The government still admits AHY, the chairman general of the Democrats

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam), Mahfud MD, said that the government is still officially registering Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) as chairman of the Democratic Party.

“The official committee in the government office is AHY. AHY son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, that is him until now,” Mahfud said from the Youtube channel of the Coordinating Ministry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs, on Saturday (6 / 3/2021).

Mahfud said that the government so far could not prevent the implementation of the extraordinary congress (KLB) against the AHY camp that took place in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, last Friday.

In the government’s view, Mahfud said, the KLB’s implementation against the AHY camp was like a gathering of Democratic cadres.

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Therefore, the government cannot obstruct the event because it is in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Law Number 9 of 1998 on Freedom of Opinion in Public.

“It says that people are allowed to come together to hold a general assembly as long as they meet certain conditions. What are the conditions? The condition is not in the State Palace, which means it does not violate certain prohibitions,” Mahfud said. .

Mahfud added that the government has not been able to judge the validity of the KLB’s implementation against AHY as long as there is no report received by the government.

Therefore, Mahfud said, in the absence of an official report of the event, the KLB against AHY has had no legal problems so far.

“So if you ask us if the KLB is legal in Medan or Deli Serdang, Medan? For the government we are not talking about legal and illegitimate now because for the government there is no official report on the KLB. So there is no legal problem. now, “added Mahfud.

The KLB against Democratic Party Chairman AHY took place last Friday around 3pm WIB in North Sumatra. The KLB determined the president general who would supposedly replace AHY.

Based on transmission Compass TV, at the KLB it was decided that the head of the Presidential General Staff Office (KSP) Moeldoko would be the general chairman of the Democratic Party.

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“With the grace of Almighty God, the Extraordinary Congress of the Democratic Party considers and considers that the decision determines the first, of the two candidates, in vote stand, then Pak Moeldoko will be appointed general chairman of the Democratic Party for the period 2021-2026, “former Democratic cadre Jhoni Allen said at the KLB on Friday.