Prabowo, Gibran, and Puan Pray at the Lubang Buaya Death Well

President Prabowo Subianto offered prayers in front of the Lubang Buaya death well at the Pancasila Sakti Monument, East Jakarta. The moment occurred during his inspection of the historic site.

Observations at the location on Thursday (1/10/2026) showed that the ceremony commenced at 08:00 WIB and concluded at 08:22 WIB. President Prabowo was dressed in a grey suit and wore a traditional peci.

After the ceremony concluded, Prabowo left the podium and shook hands with various officials and members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI).

He then walked towards the death well located not far behind the podium. Vice President Gibran Rakabulating, Speaker of the MPR Ahmad Muzani, Speaker of the DPR Puan Maharani, Speaker of the DPD Sultan Baktiar Najamuddin, Minister of Defence Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, and Minister of Culture Fadli Zon were seen accompanying Prabowo at the well pavilion. Prabowo appeared to pray solemnly for a short period.

Members of the Red and White Cabinet in attendance included Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security Djamari Chaniago, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni, and Chairman of the National Economic Council Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

Also present at the location were the Commander of the TNI General Agus Subiyanto and the Chief of the National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, as well as the Chief of Staff of the Army Maruli Simanjuntak, the Chief of Staff of the Navy Admiral Muhammad Ali, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Air Marshal Tonny Harjono.

For context, every 1st of October, the Indonesian people commemorate Pancasila Sanctity Day. Pancasila Sanctity Day was established by Indonesia’s second President, Soeharto, following the G30S/PKI events in 1965.

Pancasila Sanctity Day is observed to remind the nation that Pancasila, as the state foundation, stands firm against various attempts to overthrow it. This commemoration also serves as a mark of respect for the fighters who fell during the G30S incident.

Pancasila was formulated by the first President, Sukarno. The values of Pancasila were extracted by Bung Karno from the daily lives of the Indonesian people.