Prabowo Receives Hendropriyono's Visit To The Ministry Of Defense

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (left) received a visit from TNI General (Ret.) AM Hendropriyono (right) in his office, Ministry of Defense/ANTARA/HO-Biro Public Relations Setjen Kemhan

Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto received a visit from former head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) General TNI (Ret.) AM Hendropriyono at the Office of the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) I, Jakarta.

Prabowo, in an upload on the official Instagram account of the Ministry of Defense @kemhanri, said the visit was limited to friendship.

The meeting between seniors and juniors during the (both) time as TNI AD soldiers took place familiarly, and the two discussed the development of the current situation, especially in the defense sector, "said the Ministry of Defense in a statement in his upload, Tuesday, December 5.

During the meeting, the Minister of Defense was accompanied by the Special Assistant to the Minister of Defense for Defense Management Lt. Gen. TNI (Ret.) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.

So far, there has been no further information regarding the meeting between the two, including from the Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense Brigadier General TNI Edwin Adrian Sumantha.

However, of the five photos shared by the Ministry of Defense, Prabowo and Hendropriyono met and discussed in the Minister of Defense's office.

Prabowo also directly escorted Hendropriyono into his car after the meeting.

Prabowo, who is also a presidential candidate, filled the 2024 presidential election campaign period today, with his return to office as usual.

"Your activities as Minister of Defense today are routine activities at the Ministry of Defense," said Karo Public Relations of the Secretariat General of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense Brigadier General Edwin Adrian Sumantha when contacted in Jakarta, Tuesday.

Prabowo, on Monday (4/11), also did not take leave and chose to work as usual. The Minister of Defense on Monday went to the funeral ceremony of Lt. Gen. TNI (Ret.) Doni Monardo at the Kopassus Command Headquarters Command Center, Cijantung, Jakarta.

He paid his last respects to Doni and the funeral prayer, along with a group of mourners, including the Inspector General (Irjen) of the TNI Vice Admiral TNI Suhartono and General TNI (Ret.) Wiranto.