Prabowo also gave amnesty to drug addicts, elderly to disabilities

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto gave 1,178 prisoners amnesty. The Minister of Law (Menkum) of the Republic of Indonesia, Supratman Andi Eightas, said the prisoners of the recipient of amnesty with a variety of cases and conditions stumbled some cases of drugs, high treason, age of the elderly to disability. “There are narcotics users, then there is a high treason without weapons in Papua as many as six people. Then there are people in a mental disorder of 78 people. Then 16 palliative sufferers,” Supratman explained on a press conference at his office, Kuningan, South Jakarta on Friday (1/8/2025). In addition, there are also prisoners from the intellectual side of one person, prisoners of over 70 years 55 people. Then there was Yulian Paonganan punished for insulting the 7th president of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) while he was still in office and included PDIP secretary General Tak Hasto Kristiyanto who received amnesty. Browse to continue with Content Supratman also emphasized that the giving of amnesty and abolition was an idea that has always been raised by Prabowo. When he elicited the idea, Supratman emphasized that Prabowo never discussed the matter of people per person. ‘That the idea of amnesty and abolition was from the beginning. But never talk about people, ‘he said. From the beginning, he expressed his desire that Prabowo served as president to maintain the integrity of the nation. Supratman also said that Prabowo always emphasizes the issue of reconciliation to unite to build Indonesia. “From the beginning, the president really wanted, because he always thought of the integrity of the Republic of Indonesia, so he always emphasized integrity and we really need to unite to build this nation,” Supratman explained. “That’s why the president always wanted reconciliation,” he added. Supratman said Prabowo often expressed the importance of togetherness to promote the country. Therefore, Supratman embraced Prabowo’s desire through synergization between ministries/related institutions. “(The desire of togetherness and reconciliation) from his heart is always the case. That’s what we translate from the Ministry of Law, and eventually we work with all relevant ministries,” Supratman said. (AUD/AUD)