Pratikno: My Relationship with the President is Professional
State Secretary Pratikno struggles to repel a barrage of accusations over his alleged involvement in several cases, ranging from the Constitutional Court’s ethical infringement to BTS corruption.
Hussein Abri Dongoran
January 29, 2024
PRATIKNO was not initially President Joko Widodo’s first choice for the position of Minister of State Secretary. According to several sources, Jokowi initially wanted Cornelis Lay, a professor at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta, to occupy that position. Cornelis brought Pratikno to Jokowi before the 2005 Solo mayoral election.
After becoming State Secretary Minister, Pratikno remaine
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