Hashim clarifies links to fake CIA agent Gaurav Srivastava

Presidential Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Hashim Djojohadikusumo has issued a clarification regarding reports linking him to a fraudster posing as a CIA agent, named Gaurav Srivastava. “In connection with the circulating news, we are providing this clarification to straighten out the facts and give a complete picture of the event being reported,” said Hashim’s spokesperson, Ariseno Ridhwan, in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday. He explained that on 7 December 2020, then-Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto hosted then-US Secretary of Defence Christopher C. Miller for dinner at Prabowo’s residence in Kertanegara, Jakarta. “The meeting was part of the US Secretary of Defence’s official visit to Indonesia. Mr Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo was present at the dinner,” he said. A limited meeting between Prabowo Subianto and Christopher C. Miller also took place as part of the agenda. “Gaurav Srivastava was present as part of the US delegation in that limited meeting,” Ariseno added. He stated that the clarification was issued so that the public could obtain a complete picture of the reported event and not draw conclusions based on partial information. “We hope this clarification can serve as supplementary information for the public so that the event is understood in its entirety based on the actual facts,” Ariseno said.