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Prabowo camp to file police report over punch footage

Fit and proper: The Gerindra Party-led coalition’ s presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (second left) and his running mate Hatta Rajasa (second right) greet journalists and their supporters after their medical checkups at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta on Friday

Ina Parlina and Sita W. Dewi (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Sat, May 24, 2014

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Prabowo camp to file police report over punch footage Fit and proper: The Gerindra Party-led coalition’ s presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (second left) and his running mate Hatta Rajasa (second right) greet journalists and their supporters after their medical checkups at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta on Friday. (JP/Jerry Adiguna) (second left) and his running mate Hatta Rajasa (second right) greet journalists and their supporters after their medical checkups at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta on Friday. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)

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span class="inline inline-none">Fit and proper: The Gerindra Party-led coalition'€™ s presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (second left) and his running mate Hatta Rajasa (second right) greet journalists and their supporters after their medical checkups at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta on Friday. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)

The Gerindra Party is preparing to file a police report following footage on YouTube showing its chief patron and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto allegedly punching an unidentified man.

The footage, uploaded by Jenita Jernih on Thursday, showed Prabowo and his running mate Hatta Rajasa fight their way out of the crowd to register their presidential candidacy at the General Elections Commission (KPU) headquarters on Tuesday.

On his way through the KPU'€™s exit gate, Prabowo suddenly turned around and appeared to throw his right fist at a man in a blue shirt.

Gerindra legal team head Habiburokhman said on Friday that such an incident never happened.

'€œI was there. No one was punched. The situation was very crowded,'€ he said.

He urged the police to identify those distributing the video.

'€œWe'€™re going after those who spread the lies. They have violated the Information and Electronic Transactions Law for distributing slanderous allegations through electronic means,'€ Habiburokhman added.

As of Friday evening, the footage had been viewed over 16,000 times and had garnered 53 likes and 94 dislikes.

This is not the first time Prabowo'€™s temperament has been placed in the spotlight.

Last month, media outlets published a report citing an unidentified witness that Prabowo had furiously thrown his cell phone at United Development Party (PPP) deputy chairman Suharso Monoarfa after the party revoked its support for Prabowo.

Elsewhere on Friday, Prabowo and Hatta took turns undergoing a series of psychological and physical examinations as registration requirements for presidential candidates.

Prabowo and Hatta arrived at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta at 6:25 a.m. The 10-hour examinations were overseen by a team of 80 senior specialists and 50 nurses.

'€œThe nurses were amazing. Two patients were overseen by a lot of professors. Everything was thoroughly checked. Our mental and physical condition was examined. Hopefully we will pass the test,'€ Prabowo told journalists afterward.

Meanwhile, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) vice presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla held talks with Hasyim Muzadi, former chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia'€™s largest Muslim organization, in Depok, West Java.

Kalla and Hasyim discussed the decision by several top NU figures to join Prabowo'€™s camp.

'€œLet them build their political careers. The most important thing for them is to not pledge their support on behalf of NU,'€ Hasyim said.

Kalla also visited the residence of former Army chief of staff Gen. (ret) Ryamizard Ryacudu in East Jakarta.

Ryamizard, a family friend of PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, said he would fully support Kalla and PDI-P presidential candidate Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo.

Jokowi and Kalla finalized on Friday the structure of their campaign team, assigning PDI-P secretary-general Tjahjo Kumolo as head of the team.

Former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) director AM Hendropriyono, former BIN deputy director As'€™ad Said Ali and former chairman of the Military Intelligence Agency (BAIS) Ian Santoso are listed as members of the team'€™s steering committee.

NasDem Party politician Victor Bungtilu Laiskodat is also included as member of the presidential campaign body alongside top PDI-P politician and Megawati'€™s daughter Puan Maharani.

Victor was implicated in the alleged brutal abuse of Susandhi '€œAan'€ Sukatma in December 2009. Susandhi, allegedly beaten by his superiors at Artha Graha Group headquarters in Jakarta, is a former employee of PT Maritim Timur Jaya, a fishery unit of the Artha Graha Group '€” a business conglomerate controlled by tycoon Tomy Winata.

Victor, who was then Maritim Timur Jaya president director, repeatedly denied his involvement and accused Susandhi of defamation and slander. Victor was never charged.

Jokowi-Kalla'€™s campaign team

'€¢ Advisory board: Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar, NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh, Hanura Party chairman Wiranto and Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI) chairman Sutiyoso.

'€¢ Steering committee: Sidarto Danusubroto, Hasyim Muzadi, Abdul Aziz Mansyur, Dimyati Rais, Puan Maharani, Gen. (ret) AM Hendropriyono, As'€™ad Said Ali, Gen. (ret) Luhut Panjaitan, Admiral (ret) Tedjo Edi, Lt. Gen. (ret) Farid Zainuddin, Rear Marshall (ret) Ian Santoso, Pramono Anung, Sutrisno Bachir, Andi Muawiyah Ramly, Nurhayati Said Aqil Siradj.

'€¢ Director: Tjahjo Kumolo

'€¢ Presidential campaign body: Puan Maharani, Victor Bungtilu Laiskodat, Marwan Jafar, Gen. (ret) Chairuddin Ismail

'€¢ Secretary: Andi Widjajanto with the assistance of secretaries-general of coalition parties.

'€¢ External relations: Ahmad Basarah, Siti Nurbaya, Hanif Dahiri, Saleh Husin

'€¢ Treasurer: Didit MP

'€¢ Spokespersons: Hasto Kristianto, Abdul Kadir Karding, Anies Baswedan, Ferry Mursyidan Baldan, Sarifuddin Sudding.

'€¢ Expert team head: Sukardi Rinakit

'€¢ Debate team head: Maruarar Sirait

'€¢ Fund-raising team head: Gen. (ret) Fachrul Rozi

'€¢ Vote-raising team head: Bambang Wuriyanto

'€¢ Witnesses head: Djarot S. Hidayat

'€¢ Promotional team head: Aria Bima

'€¢ Media team head: Saur Hutabarat

'€¢ Social media team head: Romanus Sumaryo

'€¢ Creative team head: Triawan Munaf

'€¢ Legal team head: Hendro Yoso

'€¢ Special legal team: Gen. (ret) Da'€™i Bachtiar

'€¢ Volunteering team head: Eriko Sutarduga


Prabowo-Hatta'€™s campaign team

'€¢ Director: Mahfud MD

'€¢ Deputy: Gen. (ret) George Toisutta

'€¢ Executive chairman: Zulkifli Hasan

'€¢ Secretaries: Ahmad Muzani, Idrus Marham, Taufik Kurniawan, M. Romahurmuziy and Taufik Ridho

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