JAKARTA - Secretary of State Prasetyo Hadi denied the news that Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno was ill and would resign from his post.
Prasetyo said he had never heard of the information.
"I haven't heard. All I know is that he is healthy," said Prasetyo at the Merdeka Palace grounds, Jakarta, Tuesday, August 11.
He also emphasized that there was no information regarding Pratikno's plan to resign from the position of Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs.
"There is no news that he is sick and also resigning," he said.
The statement was made when Prasetyo answered a reporter's question on the sidelines of reviewing the rehearsal for the 81st anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia at the Merdeka Palace.
Prasetyo did not provide further explanation regarding the origin of the news or Pratikno's latest activities.
However, Pratikno, who was contacted by phone on Tuesday, August 11, also denied the news of his resignation. "No. One, he is not sick, he is not retiring. He is still on duty," said Pratikno.
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