Gatot Nurmantyo did not attend the Bintang Mahaputera award. Judged as a subtle refusal. Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Prosperous Justice Party politician Nasir Djamil evaluated the decision of former TNI commander, General (retired) TNI Gatot Nurmantyo not to visit the State Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (11/11/2020), as a form of refusal to subtly bestow the title of Mahaputera Star by President Joko Widodo.

“I think so, subtly refusing to accept it (Bintang Mahaputera),” Nasir said in a virtual discussion on Sunday (11/15/2020).

Nasir believes that this decision has also been based on the thoughts and results of consultations with his colleagues.

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From this, Nasir said, Gatot concluded that he refused to be subtle by not attending the title ceremony.

“Because he’s in a relationship, of course he asked his friends about his wish, eventually it was concluded that he refused to be subtle by not attending the award,” Nasir Djamil said.

Additionally, Nasir said that Gatot realized there would be big consequences when he turned down the title.

The consequence is the appearance of negative and positive perceptions of the attitude you adopt.

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However, Nasir continued, Gatot could also consider this perception. So he made the decision not to go to the State Palace.

“Of course there are many positive and negative perceptions. I think Pak Gatot has already thought and considered that there will be positive and negative perceptions,” Nasir Djamil said.

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, reportedly stated that former TNI commander Gatot Nurmantyo did not reject President Joko Widodo’s award of the Mahaputera Star honor.

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Mahfud said that Gatot only did not attend the honorific inlay, he did not reject the award. That is why Gatot still received the Mahaputera Star mark of honor.

“He said he was here, yes, he said he accepted this, so he just couldn’t attend the incorporation,” Mahfud said at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday (11/11/2020).

The head of the Presidential Secretariat, Heru Budi Hartono, said that Gatot was not present at the State Palace due to the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Perhaps the contents are some, he does not agree because (now it remains) the condition of Covid and he must pay attention to TNI, in his letter like this. It is his right,” Budi said at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday ( 11/11/2020).