Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) has said that calls to impeach Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka must not be entertained since he was voted into office democratically.
"The people's decision to vote for President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is final; it was produced through the democratic process and reflected the people's choice," Lemhannas Head Ace Hasan Syadzily announced at a press conference here Tuesday.
The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) also inducted Prabowo and Gibran into office on October 20, 2024, without disputing the election results, he added.
Syadzily said that based on those factors, the agency will not heed any calls to impeach Gibran.
The Lemhannas head also urged all people and parties to respect the Constitution and the democratic process that brought the vice president into office.
Earlier, several retired military officers under the "Forum Purnawirawan Prajurit TNI" submitted an eight-point statement to President Prabowo.
While declaring their continued support for Prabowo's Asta Cita vision, the retired officers called for the "return to the original 1945 Constitution."
They asked the President to stop mining activities that violate the Constitution and ban the entry of Chinese workers into Indonesia.
The retirees then called for reshuffling the Red and White Cabinet and making the police subservient to the Home Affairs Ministry again. They also asked the MPR to replace Vice President Gibran.
They further demanded the cessation of National Strategic Projects (PSN) in Pantai Indah Kapuk in North Jakarta and Banten, as well as Rempang Island in Riau Islands province.
In addition, they sought the suspension of the development of the new national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan.
Among the main figures who lent their signatures to the statement were former vice president, General (retd.) Try Sutrisno, and former religious affairs minister, General (retd.) Fachrul Razi.
Former military chiefs of staff—General (retd.) Tyasno Soedarto, Admiral (retd.) Slamet Soebijanto, and Marshal (retd.) Hanafie Asnan—also endorsed the statement.
