Menko Luhut Criticizes Officials Who Comment on President Jokowi's Impeachment: "Not Right"

Menko Luhut Criticizes Officials who Commented on Jokowi's Impeachment

- Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, responded to the strong impeachment issue of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) after the Petition 100 meeting. Luhut, who often holds interim positions from the president, questioned the purpose of the impeachment issue against the President. The former three-star general also criticized officials who joined in commenting on the impeachment.

Luhut Questions Impeachment

"What is it that wants to be impeached? I don't understand that, and to be honest, I'm also sad," said Menko Luhut quoted from Instagram @luhut.pandjaitan, Thursday, January 18, 2023.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "Man aged 76 years old regrets that the impeachment issue has widely circulated. He sees that there are several government officials who are involved in commenting on the issue."

Menko Luhut Criticizes Officials Who Comment on President Jokowi's Impeachment:

"Why is it becoming so crowded? We are all talking and even government officials are commenting, I don't think it's right," he said."

The following is the translation of the text from 'Bahasa' to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: General of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) also questions the impeachment process if it is done at this time. Considering that there will be a presidential election (Pilpres) on February 14, 2024. "Even if the impeachment is done now, can the process be carried out? It's not possible because there are so many political parties, so why should we create unnecessary political turmoil," he said.

It is known that President Jokowi's term will end in October 2024. "Well, now it's only February 14th, the presidential election, so let's vote according to our own conscience," concluded Minister Luhut.

Menko Luhut also urges the public to wisely exercise their right to vote. Amidst the rapid flow of information leading up to the 2024 Election, he stated, "I understand that amidst the rapid spread of information today, news and rumors are popping up like mushrooms during the rainy season. Therefore, I urge all Indonesian citizens who will choose a new leader on February 14th to use their voting rights wisely," he requested.

"He advised the public to filter factual and valid information. "Use our minds to filter and select factual and valid information. Recognize a leader based on their actions, not just from the judgment and opinion of one or a few people," added Minister Luhut."

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