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Jokowi’s in-law dies in Surakarta
The brother-in-law of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Didit Supriyadi has passed away on Tuesday in Surakarta after being treated for two weeks in a local hospital.
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Didit Supriyadi (left) carries his daughter Selvi Ananda (center) during a Javanese cleansing procession before Selvi's wedding to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka. (JP/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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he in-law of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Didit Supriyadi has passed away on Tuesday in Surakarta after being treated for two weeks in a local hospital.
Didit, whose daughter Selvi Ananda is married to Jokowi’s eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka, died at 9 a.m. on Tuesday while being treated at Dr. Moewardi Hospital in Surakarta, Central Java, said Haryanto, the older brother of First Lady Iriana.
However, he had no information yet on Didit’s illness.
“He had been sick for quite sometime. But I don’t know what his was illness yet. The President visited him in the hospital when he went home to Surakarta on Sunday,” Hariyanto said on Tuesday.
He added that Didit had previously been taken care of in the hospital a month ago. Didit had returned home for a couple of days after two weeks in the hospital, before passing away.
A friend of Jokowi’s family, Quirinto Endi, also said Selvi’s family could not give information regarding her father’s death yet as the family was still focusing on the funeral service for Didit.
No information has been given yet regarding when Jokowi will fly to Surakarta to attend his in-law’s funeral.
