President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo stood up for Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, who is also the chairman of Gerindra Party, after the latter was criticized for traveling abroad frequently. Prabowo visited several foreign countries to look into military equipment for purchase in an effort to modernize Indonesia’s primary weapons system (Alutsista). The President, however, reminded Prabowo to crack down on mark-ups. The President also said there’d be a limited cabinet meeting next week to discuss the matter.

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