Indonesian President Prabowo treads carefully on reshuffle demands

President Prabowo Subianto (front, centre left) and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (front, centre right) pose with Rad and White Cabinet ministers in front of the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 21, 2024. - Photo: AFP

JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto has cautiously responded to a set of demands from a group of retired Indonesian Military (TNI) officers, who called for the removal of ministers linked to his predecessor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the replacement of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, eldest son of the former president.

A group of retired military officers, under the banner of “Retired TNI Soldiers Forum”, issued a public statement last week as their response to the current political situation.