Jokowi Responds To SBY's Concerns About The Cawe-cawe Of The 2024 Presidential Election, Affirms That The Bureaucratics Remain Neutral

President Jokowi/PHOTO via Instagram @jokowi

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo responded to concerns by the Sixth President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) about the jokes as a political stance he took ahead of the 2024 General Election.

SBY's view, who is also the Chairman of the Democratic Party's High Council oncawes, was outlined through a book entitled "Pilpres 2024 & Cawe-cawe Presiden Jokowi" which was launched on June 26, 2023. The book is specifically intended for Democratic Party cadres.

President Jokowi emphasized that the government will continue to provide support for the implementation of the 2024 General Election, both in terms of security and logistics distribution.

"I think I have repeatedly said that the general election organizer is the KPU. The government provides support, both in terms of security and helping in logistics distribution," Jokowi said with a smile while answering reporters' questions at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, July 3.

In addition, Jokowi again emphasized the neutrality of the TNI-Polri apparatus and the state civil apparatus (ASN) which was maintained.

"We really have to maintain our bureaucracy and keep it neutral. So there's no need, there's no concern about that," said the President.

Based on the information gathered, the book written by SBY consists of 24 pages. On the title of the book there is the words 'The President Can Do No Wrong'.

"What I want to express in this article is entirely my views and opinions. Those who agree with me are'monggo', who don't agree, of course I respect. That is the beauty of our constitution, the 1945 Constitution which guarantees and protects free speech," SBY wrote on the first page of the book.