Press Statement of President of the Republic of Indonesia After the Meeting with Infrastructure Stakeholders at the Commemoration of the 78th Anniversary of Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, December 4, 2023
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
First of all, I would like to express on behalf of myself and the Government my condolences, the deepest sympathy, to all of the family of General Doni Monardo. May Allah the Almighty bless him with mercy, grant him the highest place, and may his noble soul rest in peace.
Reporter
Mr. President, Mr. Agus Raharjo [Former Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission] once mentioned that you had ordered him to stop investigating the e-KTP case, how do you respond to that?
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Firstly, try to read the news, if we read the news in November 2017, back then I asked Mr. Setya Novanto to follow the legal process, okay? Everything is on the news. Secondly, the fact is that the legal process continued to unfold. Thirdly, Mr. Novanto has been given a severe sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment. So what’s the point of making this noise? What’s the interest in it? For what purpose? That’s all.
Reporter
But is it true that the meeting actually happened, Pak?
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
I have asked to check, I had tens of meeting every day, I have asked to check it out in Setneg [Ministry of State Secretariat], it never happened. The agenda didn’t exist in Setneg. So, please check, you can check it out again.
Reporter
Regarding the rumor about interpellation, Pak, what do you think?
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
I don’t want to respond to it.
Reporter
Pak, related to Cak Imin’s statement, he said that he was supposed to get the quota for Minister of Defence, but then it was given to Pak Prabowo, any comment Pak?
President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo)
Ministry, Minister is the prerogative of the President, there is no such thing as quotas, there isn’t any.
(AY/LW)