Jokowi: corruption professor, Soeharto, former father-in-law of Prabowo

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The spokesman of the national campaign team, Joko Widodo-Ma 'Amin ruf, Ahmad Basarah, said that rampant corruption in Indonesia had begun in the era of President Soeharto. That's why he called Suharto a corruption professor in Indonesia.

This was conveyed by Basarah in response to the statement of presidential candidate number 02, Prabowo Subianto, who said that corruption in Indonesia was comparable to stage four cancer.

"Thus, the teacher of Indonesian corruption, according to MPR-TAP number 11 of 1998, was former president Soeharto and ex-brother-in-law Pak Prabowo," said Basarah after having participated in discussions at the Megawati Institute in Menteng, Jakarta, Wednesday (11/28/2018).

Therefore, said Basarah, referring to corruption issues, Prabowo seemed to splash water on his bones splattered on his face. Because, according to Basarah, Prabowo was part of the power of the New Order.

Also read: Prabowo's value for PSI politicians does not deserve the call of corruption in Rotary, such as stage 4 cancer

Basarah added that the eradication of corruption is currently a common duty for the Indonesian people.

"Therefore, our country has made corruption an extraordinary crime, so let's tackle it in an extraordinary way, not only by blaming one party and the other, it's our duty to us together," he said. the political leader of the PDI-P.

Prabowo had previously participated in the event "The World in 2019" organized by The Economist at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Singapore, Tuesday (27/12/2018).

In this case, Prabowo was invited to be the main speaker.

In his address, party chairman Gerindra said that Indonesia desperately needs smart and honest people to build a healthy democracy.

Read also: In Singapore, Prabowo calls corruption in Indonesia four

"What seems most urgent to me is to form a team of the most intelligent and intelligent nation with great integrity to reform and form a clean and anti-corruption government," Prabowo said in his statement. press release on Wednesday (28/11/2018).

According to Prabowo, Indonesia has entered a situation of extreme corruption. Because representatives of the state, members of the board of directors, ministers and judges, the Commission for the Elimination of Corruption (KPK) was intercepted.

"The biggest problem in Indonesia right now is endemic corruption, which I think is like a stage four cancer," he said.