Prabowo Subianto gathers former aides and bodyguards from Kostrad-Kopassus era

President Prabowo Subianto called and met with all his former aides and bodyguards who served during his time in Kostrad and Kopassus, or when he was still active in the TNI 30 years ago, at the President’s private residence in Hambalang, Bogor Regency, West Java, on Sunday afternoon. The meeting was attended by aides and bodyguards who served with Prabowo Subianto around 30 years ago, according to Secretary to the Cabinet Teddy Indra Wijaya, in a statement via the Cabinet Secretariat in Jakarta. ‘President Prabowo Subianto called and met with all his former aides and bodyguards who served during his time in Kostrad and Kopassus, or when he was still active in the TNI 30 years ago,’ read the excerpt from Seskab Teddy. According to Teddy, some of them remain active as TNI soldiers up to now. Others have retired and are now employed by a number of companies owned by President Prabowo. During the warm gathering, Teddy said, several former bodyguards shared stories about life after they stopped accompanying Prabowo. ‘One of them also recounted that his son, whom the President funded for schooling, has now become a graduate and secured employment,’ he added. The gathering was a nostalgic moment and a display of the President’s attention to the former aides and bodyguards who accompanied him during his military service. The moment was posted on the Cabinet Secretariat’s official social media on Sunday night and drew thousands of positive online responses. ‘President Prabowo always remembers the people who were with him,’ commented @fauzankalamardhi.