Desmond Was Raided By A Banteng Cadre For Considered Hina Soekarno, Secretary General Of PDIP: Naturally, His Statement Is Memang Kesawat

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto in Surabaya/PHOTO: DOK PDIP

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto considers it natural that the raid by PDIP Purworejo cadres against Gerindra politician who is also Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Desmond J Mahesa, was considered insulting Soekarno. Because according to him, Desmond's statement alluding to the diction of 'ntut' and'smoking' when commenting on the state should apologize to Soekarno and his family is really very painful. "If I read Desmond's statement, it would hurt," said Hasto to reporters, Friday, November 11. Hasto reminded that being a leader, including a member of the DPR RI, must have maturity. And must reflect self maturity so that the attitude conveyed also shows the qualification of statesmen. "Well, what Desmond said was very disappointing and showed how between the mind and nature is not connected," said Hasto. Hasto also hopes that the Gerindra Party DPP will seriously respond to what Desmond has stated and done. Moreover, he emphasized that the Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Board of Trustees had done things that were inappropriate repeatedly. "We certainly hope that, even though PDIP does not intend to interfere with the households of other political parties, but in order to build a harmonious relationship, of course, this painful statement can be given an action, because it shows inappropriate attitudes as a member of the DPR RI, and it has been repeatedly carried out by Desmond's brother," explained Hasto. Therefore, Hasto taught the actions of PDIP cadres who raided Desmond during a working visit in Purworejo. According to him, Desmond's statement hurt not only PDIP cadres but also soekarno's admirers. "This time, the party took this seriously and really what was conveyed had touched things that hurt, not only PDI-P cadres, but also those who understood that Bung Karno was a proclaimer and a fighter who had pioneered efforts to gain Indonesian independence from a young age," concluded Hasto. Previously, Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Board of Trustees Desmond J Mahesa apologized for his statement which was deemed offensive to Soekarno. He clarified that the sentence that was deemed inappropriate was not a direct statement from him but was quoted as joking. "So, yesterday I was interviewed about Bung Karno's award. I appreciate the award, but I said that the award did not discourage Bung Karno, without that award, Indonesia was Bung Karno. Well, there were notes of you who used to be nosy saying harsh words. I laughed like that, "said Desmond, Friday, November 11. "You think that's how it is, and it's written as if it were my words and they were offended by demanding that I apologize," he continued. However, Desmond considered his words to be inappropriate as a joke. Therefore, he apologized if his words seemed to insult the Soekarno family. "Yes, because that's harsh, even though it's not from my mouth, I also feel this is not feasible and I apologize," said Desmond.