Prabowo will be accompanied by a doctor during his visit to the USA.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto, will be accompanied by a doctor to fulfill the invitation to the meeting of the Minister of Defense of the United States, Mark Esper, from October 15 to 19, 2020.

“He was accompanied by a doctor during the visit,” Indonesian Defense Minister spokesman Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said in his statement on Friday (09/10/2020).

Dahnil said, Prabowo also always implemented health protocols every time he visited the country in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Before leaving for Uncle Sam’s country, Prabowo will also undergo a test. swab First.

“In each visit abroad, the Minister of Defense always applies strict health protocols, generally when he leaves swab followed by other health checks, “Dahnil said.

Prabowo will reportedly visit the United States after receiving an invitation from the United States Minister of Defense, Mark Esper, to visit the United States on October 15-19, 2020.

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Prabowo received the invitation not after the US State Department reportedly decided to issue a visa to Prabowo.

The granting of this visa was first reported by the main US political media, Politico, on Tuesday (6/10/2020), citing a source within the US State Department.

After the US visa is voided, Prabowo is reported to be visiting Uncle Sam’s country later this month.

“Prabowo is expected to visit later this month,” Politico wrote as quoted by Kompas.com, on Wednesday (7/10/2020).

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It is known, in 2000, the New York Times said that the US State Department rejected a visa for Prabowo Subianto, whose last rank in the army was Lieutenant General, to attend his son’s graduation in Boston.

However, the United States never explained why Prabowo’s visa application was rejected.

Prabowo told Reuters in 2012 that he was still being denied a US visa due to allegations that he instigated riots that killed hundreds after Suharto’s overthrow.

He denied any wrongdoing.