Senior aide denies Jokowi used law enforcers to intimidate opposition

President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (left) shakes hands with House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (second right) on Aug. 16, 2024, while talking with People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo (second left) and Regional Representative Council (DPD) Speaker La Nyalla Mattalitti (right) after delivering his State of the Nation address during the annual MPR plenary session at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta. - Photo: Antara

JAKARTA: A senior aide to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has denied an allegation that the outgoing president had resorted to using law enforcement agencies to intimidate politicians within and outside of his government into supporting his agendas.

Coordinator of President Jokowi's special aides Ari Dwipayana said in a press statement published on Saturday (Aug 17) that the claim made by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary general Hasto Kristiyanto alleging that the President marshaled law enforcers to do his bidding was false and unsubstantiated.