Former head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Hasan\nNasbi, has returned to President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s inner circle of\ngovernment. Hasan, who resigned from the PCO on 21 April 2026, has now\nbeen sworn in by Prabowo as Special Presidential Advisor on\nCommunications.<\/p>\n
The inauguration took place on Monday, 27 April 2026, or about one\nyear after Hasan submitted his resignation letter from the PCO. \u201cToday I\nhave been assigned by the President as a special advisor on\ncommunications and media,\u201d Hasan said after the inauguration at the\nPresidential Palace in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to Hasan, he will serve as an assistant to Prabowo. He will\nwork with the Government Communications Agency or Bakom, the new name\nfor the PCO, as well as the Ministry of Communications and Digital, in\ncarrying out his duties as special advisor.<\/p>\n
The goal, Hasan said, is to strengthen government communications. \u201cSo\nthat the messages intended for the public can be better, reach further,\nand be understood by society,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Hasan also mentioned his intention to clarify untrue news. \u201cThis\nincludes, of course, the government will and must also straighten out\nmatters, news, understandings, or information that is untrue about the\ngovernment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Hasan conveyed that his role does not yet include\nbeing the government spokesperson. Currently, he said, that duty is\nborne by State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi and Head of the\nCommunications Agency Muhammad Qodari.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Hasan stated he is ready if at some point he is asked\nby Prabowo to speak on behalf of the government. \u201cIf ordered by the\nPresident to step forward again, meet with media friends, we are also\nready, insha\u2019Allah. We will meet often,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n
Hasan Nasbi previously resigned from his position as Head of the\nPresidential Communications Office at the end of April last year.\nAlthough the specific reason was not revealed, Hasan\u2019s resignation\noccurred after he made a statement that sparked controversy.<\/p>\n
In mid-March, Tempo experienced a series of terror incidents. The\nterror consisted of packages containing a pig\u2019s head without ears,\nparcels with six dead rats with severed heads, and digital crimes in the\nform of doxxing against Francisca Christy Rosana, a political desk\njournalist and one of the hosts of the Bocor Alus podcast.<\/p>\n
In response to the terror, Hasan suggested cooking the pig\u2019s head.\n\u201cJust cook it,\u201d he said at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central\nJakarta on Friday, 21 March 2025.<\/p>\n
The statement was based on Cica\u2019s response on social media X, which\nHasan considered a joke. He opined that if the victim herself did not\nfeel threatened, the incident should not be exaggerated. \u201cI saw Cica\u2019s\nsocial media. She asked for pig meat to be sent. That means she is not\nthreatened. She can joke. Send pig meat then,\u201d Hasan said.<\/p>\n
Hasan also questioned whether the sent pig\u2019s head was truly a threat\nor just a joke. \u201cIs it really like that? Or just jokes? Because they\nresponded with jokes,\u201d said Hasan Nasbi.<\/p>\n
President Prabowo acknowledged that Hasan Nasbi\u2019s remark about the\npig\u2019s head terror to Tempo\u2019s office was wrong. \u201cThat was a statement\nthat I think was careless, it was wrong, I think he regrets it,\u201d Prabowo\nsaid in an interview in Hambalang, Bogor Regency, West Java, on 6 April\n2025.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hasan-nasbi-returns-to-prabowos-cabinet-after-one-year-1777294323", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }