Prabowo: There Are Among Us Those Who Help Those Who Steal State Funds
We must admit that within our bureaucracy, within our ministries and agencies, within our institutions, there are individuals entrusted with duties and honours by the state, yet they use their authority and power to assist those who steal from the nation’s money,” said Prabowo on Friday (10/4/2026).
This was stated during the Handover of Administrative Fines and State Financial Recovery as well as the Results of the Sixth Phase of Forest Area Reclamation valued at Rp11.4 trillion at the Attorney General’s Office complex in Jakarta.
Prabowo appreciated the work of the Task Force for Forest Area Regulation (Satgas PKH), which has successfully saved state finances amounting to Rp371 trillion. He called for the cessation of improper practices.
“Since I received the mandate from the people, I have continuously urged and invited, persuasively and with a humane approach, as fellow Indonesians, as fellow sons of the Archipelago, I invite: ‘Let us close down these improper practices’,” he said.
“Deceiving the people, deceiving superiors, backing improper practices, smuggling, illegal mining, illegal plantations. I urge, all those entrusted by the people, let us carry out the duties given to us by the people properly,” added Prabowo.
He reiterated that working in government is a sacrifice and service. He emphasised that no one should interfere with the work of the Satgas PKH, which he established through Presidential Regulation Number 5 of 2025 in January, or three months after his inauguration.
“If anyone threatens members of Satgas PKH, they are threatening the President of the Republic of Indonesia. If anyone obstructs Satgas PKH, they are obstructing the President of the Republic of Indonesia. And believe me, I will use all the authority and power given by the 1945 Constitution to the President of the Republic of Indonesia; I will use it for law enforcement without discrimination, without regard to who,” he asserted.
He stated that the task of safeguarding state finances is still long. He asked the Satgas PKH team to also utilise all their authority.
“Brothers and sisters, once again, our work is still heavy, the work is still long. Leaks are still occurring, smuggling is still happening. Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, Chief of Police, Minister of Finance, you have institutions tasked with stopping smuggling. Use all available authority to enforce that,” he revealed.