Prabowo attends NasDem's 15th anniversary, hints at wiretapping
He also raised themes of power, betrayal and corruption as police investigate a reported illegal wiretapping case.
President Prabowo Subianto attended the peak of NasDem's 15th anniversary celebration at NasDem Tower in Jakarta on Wednesday night and addressed party leaders and cadres. He arrived at about 20:00 WIB and was greeted by NasDem Chairman Surya Paloh. In his speech, Prabowo joked, "Jangan-jangan disadap aku di sini," after looking beneath the podium. The remark came amid an investigation into alleged illegal wiretapping that CNN Indonesia reported may have targeted Prabowo and several other figures. On the same occasion, Prabowo also touched on betrayal and corruption. He said the history of human civilization is full of betrayal because power is highly tempting, and the greater the power, the greater the temptation to corrupt.