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        "msgid": "psi-hits-back-at-pdip-over-cadre-poaching-allegations-panic-and-fear-1781589159",
        "date": "2026-06-16 12:00:12",
        "title": "PSI Hits Back at PDIP Over Cadre Poaching Allegations: Panic and Fear",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) has dismissed accusations from PDIP politician Deddy Sitorus that it is actively poaching cadres from other parties, calling the claims a reflection of PDIP's panic and fear. PSI's Bestari Barus suggested PDIP should focus on political outreach rather than obsessing over former President Jokowi. He also denied any coercion in his own move from NasDem to PSI, stating he had informed both Jokowi and NasDem chairman Surya Paloh.",
        "content": "<p>The Chairman of the Central Executive Board for Political Affairs of\nthe Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), Bestari Barus, has hit back at\nremarks by PDIP politician Deddy Sitorus, who claimed PSI is\naggressively poaching cadres from other parties. He described the\ncomments as a reflection of PDIP\u2019s panic and fear in facing evolving\npolitical dynamics. \u201cWell, it\u2019s a mix of panic, fear, all sorts of\nthings,\u201d Bestari said via telephone on Monday (15\/6). Rather than merely\ncommenting on PSI, Bestari suggested it would be better for PDIP to\nencourage its chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri to conduct a political\nsafari and engage directly with the public. He also took a swipe at\nPDIP, which he considers to still be fixated on and \u2018failing to move on\u2019\nfrom the figure of Jokowi Widodo. \u201cInstead of talking about PSI, talking\nabout Mr Jokowi who they say has been forgotten, what\u2019s wrong with\nPDIP?\u201d he said. At the same time, Bestari also denied the \u2018poaching\u2019\nnarrative voiced by Deddy. He stated there was no coercion in his\ndecision to leave NasDem for PSI. Bestari claimed that before joining\nPSI, he had paid a visit to Jokowi and also bid farewell to NasDem\nchairman Surya Paloh. \u201cSo what Deddy said about me alone is not true,\nlet alone the rest. Come on, Deddy, take care of the people and do your\njob properly as a DPR member. Don\u2019t panic endlessly,\u201d he said. Bestari\u2019s\nremarks were in response to Deddy Yevri Sitorus, Chairman of PDIP\u2019s\nCentral Executive Board, who accused PSI of aggressively recruiting\ncadres from various political parties. He said the recruitment efforts\ntargeted not only PDIP cadres but also those from other parties such as\nNasDem, Demokrat, and PAN. Deddy added that PDIP continues to monitor\nPSI\u2019s movements in attempting to lure their cadres. \u201cRemember, other\nparties will also confront them because of their efforts to poach cadres\nfrom other parties. There are many visible signs of this, especially in\nthe strongholds of NasDem, Demokrat, and PAN. So they are not only\nfacing PDIP but also other parties whose cadres are being picked up to\nenlarge PSI instantly,\u201d Deddy said when contacted on Monday (15\/6).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/psi-hits-back-at-pdip-over-cadre-poaching-allegations-panic-and-fear-1781589159",
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