JakartaGlobe-Apr 1
The Constitutional Court has summoned four ministers from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s cabinet to deliver testimonies in the election dispute trial, as requested by defeated presidential candidates, a spokesperson said on Monday. The four cabinet members — Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy, Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini — are scheduled to testify on Friday. Court spokeswoman Enny Nurbaningsih said testimonies from the cabinet members would be crucial because they have been mentioned multiple times in the motion filed by Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo, both defeated in the Feb. 14 election. The two candidates alleged that election winner Prabowo Subianto had been given an unfair advantage by the Jokowi government In the form of an Intensified government social assistance program ahead of the election. Prabowo has teamed up with the president’s son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as his running mate. Given the president’s thinly veiled support for Prabowo’s candidacy, the increased government assistance provided to the people before the election could influence voters in a way that favors Prabowo, the plaintiffs argued. Prabowo secured an outright win in the election with 58.58 percent of the vote. Read more at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/court-summons-4-jokowi-ministers-to-testify-in-presidential-election-dispute-trial
