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Calls grow for KPK to continue probing Kaesang over jet trip
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son Kaesang Pangarep's visit to the antigraft body to clarify his private jet trip to the United States should not stop the graft busters from probing him on the allegations of receiving unlawful gifts, antigraft activists urge.
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Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep says goodbye to journalists after providing a clarification regarding his flight aboard a private jet at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta, on Sept. 17, 2024. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son claims that he took a private jet belonging to a friend while traveling with his wife, Erina Gudono, to the United States on Aug. 18. (Antara Foto/Reno Esnir)
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ressure is growing on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to continue investigating Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, following his move to clarify his private jet trip abroad with the antigraft body, which activists say still leaves many unanswered questions.
Kaesang visited the KPK building in Jakarta on Tuesday to explain that he and his wife were on a trip to the United States using a private jet owned by a friend.
Members of the public had been scrutinizing an Instagram post by Kaesang’s wife Erina Gudono, which showed a window of a supposed private jet and alleged that the couple received the trip as an unlawful gift because of Kaesang’s capacity as the son of President Jokowi.
“I came to the KPK as a good citizen, because I’m not a state official,” said Kaesang, who also chairs the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI).
“I clarified that for my trip in August I was hitching a ride on a friend’s plane,” he continued.
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During his visit, Kaesang filed a report with the antigraft body, according to KPK deputy for graft prevention Pahala Nainggolan.
