Polemics Surrounding Merit Awards

THE conferring of honors of merit and orders of distinction to certain persons in celebration of National Heroes Day 2020 garnered polemic.

Tempo

November 16, 2020

The controversy occurred with regards to some names on the awardee list. One of the honored persons was the former commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI), Gatot Nurmantyo, who was conferred the Mahaputera Adipradana Star.

Head of the Presidential Secretariate Heru Budi Hartono said that Gatot expressed his willingness to accept the honor from President Joko Widodo. “He has already got his invitation,” said Heru in Jakarta on Tues

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