Delkaration Supports Ganjar, Former KSAU Alludes To KPU And Distribution Of Social Assistance Without Ethics

Documentation. Former KSAU Marshal TNI (Ret.) Agus Supriatna with Ganjar Pranowo on the sidelines of riding and gymnastics with volunteers. (ANTARA/HO-GRC)

JAKARTA - Former Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) as well as supervisor of Elang Indonesia Maju, Marshal (Ret.) Agus Supriatna, declared support for pair number 3, Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD.

"We provide this support in full and immovable to the Ganjar-Mahfud pair," Agus said in a statement received in Jakarta, Wednesday, February 7, which was confiscated by Antara.

Elang Indonesia Maju is an organization consisting of a number of retired high-ranking Indonesian Air Force officers.

The declaration of support was attended by around 100 retired with the reading of statements from retired journalists who were concerned about the current social and political situation in Indonesia.

Agus assessed that currently democracy in the country, which was built hard since the 1998 Reformation, has experienced setbacks.

Moreover, Agus said, the current practice of law and power is carried out without ethics, as stated in the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) Number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 regarding the age limit for presidential and vice presidential candidates.

"It turns out that the KPU (General Election Commission) violated ethics as well. The distribution of social assistance (social assistance) was carried out without ethics. People without ethics must not be right. The only thing we do is fight those people," added Agus.

He added that the economic difficulties felt by the wider community, the misuse of power infrastructure for certain interests, and political practices that are increasingly away from ethical and moral values have undermined the nation's foundations.

According to Agus, Purnawirawan felt compelled to participate in efforts to save the values that had been fought for.

Therefore, he continued, the retired Indonesian Air Force officers saw the figure of the candidate pair Ganjar-Mahfud as a complete and needed leadership representation in this critical situation.

Meanwhile, the Head of the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar-Mahfud, Arsjad Rasjid, reminded that the 2024 presidential election is not only about the transfer of power, but also about the continuity of the fate of the democracy of the Indonesian people.

Moreover, continued Arsjad, various forms of partiality and pressure by government officials and law enforcement officers have tarnished the principle of neutrality.

He added that people are not encouraged to move forward with integrity politics, but instead to be treated with worrying democratic practices.

"It's hard to imagine this will happen today, after more than two decades we've gone through reform," he said.

The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia has determined three participants in the 2024 presidential election, namely the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar pair number 1, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka number 2, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD number 3.

The campaign period for the 2024 presidential election will take place from November 28, 2023 to February 10, 2024, then the voting schedule will be on February 14, 2024.