Prabowo Warns Parties Funding Demonstrations

President Prabowo Subianto has claimed to be aware of parties that are paying individuals to hijack demonstrations. Prabowo issued a stern warning to these parties.

This was stated by Prabowo during the Peak of the XVII National Farmers and Fishermen Week (Penas) in Gorontalo, held yesterday, Wednesday (25/04/2026). The event was attended by ministers, officials, and regional heads.

Prabowo touched upon several issues in his speech, including the demonstrations that have occurred in several regions recently. Prabowo stated that he knows the actors behind these protests.

Prabow mentioned that these parties dislike him and emphasised that he is aware of corrupt individuals. “Polite or not, they are thieves; polite or not, they are corrupt. Pretending to be rich, pretending to have lots of money, if that money is stolen from the people. I have been an Indonesian for a long time, I know all of that, brothers. They do not like Prabowo because Prabowo understands,” said Prabowo.

Prabowo noted that these parties are also involved in providing payments for recent protests. He issued a warning to those involved.

“Ladies and gentlemen, be careful. I am giving a warning to them. I know who is paying for the protests, I know that. But it is fine, go ahead with the protests. When asked, the protesters themselves do not understand. What are they protesting for? ‘We were paid 200,000 Rupiah,’ something like that. I do not understand,” he said.

Prabowo expressed confusion as to why some parties do not support his administration’s efforts to compete with other nations. He expressed hope that the government, the people, and all elements of the nation would remain united, much like a football team.

“Brothers and sisters, if we feel like we are in a match, we are supporters, we support one team. Let us move forward, forward, forward. Our country is competing with many other nations. This nation should be united. If there is a deficiency, if a teammate is lacking, if our team is playing poorly, we should still support them. Once the match is over, then we can provide corrections,” he said.

“Do not play with the ball, make a mistake, and then be heckled while playing in the middle of the field. It is our own teammate, our own eleven players. It seems as though we are not proud of what our own nation produces,” he added.