Dwipayana Calls The President Never Angry Sudirman Said For Reporting Setnov

Ari Dwipayana Presidential Staff (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana said President Joko Widodo had never scolded Sudirman Said for reporting former DPR Speaker Setya Novanto to the Council's Honorary Court (MKD) for asking PT Freeport's shares.

"It is not true that President Jokowi scolded Sudirman Said for reporting Setya Novanto (Chairman of the DPR at that time) to the MKD in 2015," said Ari Dwipayana in a short message in Jakarta, Saturday.

He said that in fact, the President, as stated by Sudirman Said on December 7, 2015 at the Palace, really appreciated the open process that had been carried out by the MKD and continued to follow from various media and staff.

"The president also advised to continue educating the public because ethical issues are important to the public," said Ari.

Ari said the facts could be checked in the mass media coverage at that time.

Previously, Sudirman Said, who is a former Minister of Energy, Mineral Resources (ESDM) in the era of the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla Working Cabinet, admitted that he had been scolded by President Jokowi for reporting Setya Novanto to MKD on the case of requesting PT Freeport shares by using Jokowi-JK's name, whose case was previously known to the public with the term "Papa Asks for Shares".

Sudirman's confession was made after previously the former Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Agus Rahardjo also admitted that he had been asked by the President to stop the alleged corruption case of electronic ID cards involving Setya Novanto.

Sudirman Said himself is currently the Deputy Captain of the National Team for Winning the pair Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar.