Prabowo saves these two things if he resigns the defense minister

JAKARTA – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowofor the alleged bribery case related to the lobster seed export license. In this regard, the president of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, was recommended to resign from his post as Minister of Defense (Menhan).

“The best offer for Gerindra is with Prabowo’s gentlemanly attitude of resigning from the Defense Minister, it saves at least two things. First, the good name of Prabowo himself, who has often narrated anti-corruption. Second, Gerindra is good to keep public trust, “Indonesian Political Opinion Executive Director (IPO) Dedi Kurnia Syah told SINDOnews, Friday (11/27/2020). (Also read: Regarding the replacement of Edhy Prabowo in the KKP, Gerindra leaves it to Jokowi)

Just to point out, the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and the Minister of Defense are the two seats assigned by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to the Gerindra Party after Prabowo Subianto’s party joined the government. “This will be a dilemma, Gerindra has no negotiating power with the president over the corruption case, while the president must maintain his commitment to eradicate corruption by not placing Gerindra paintings in places where they have been injured,” Dedi Kurnia said. Syah. (Read also: The president of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries is the objective of the Parties)

He argues that it is possible for the Gerindra Party to have a dialogue with President Jokowi so that Gerindra’s part in the cabinet remains, although not in the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP). “It’s just that this condition will have an electoral impact on Gerindra, the public could significantly mistrust Gerindra, especially this is the first time that Edhy Prabowo becomes minister, with a short duration and has been caught in corruption,” he concluded.

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