[Breaking] Deep State / Star Wars in Indonesia, or Just Soft Selling for Trillion Rupiah Bond

I think almost all ‘top 50’ law firm in Indonesia as of now [Saturday Night] put ‘emergency 24 hours’ operation, NOT ONLY BECAUSE [arresting] Jampidsus [Indonesia’s special task force prosecutor] Febrie Adriansyah [with very close relation high-rank military, active] but [unexpectedly also] the arresting of Chinese Overseas Tycoon Tan Kian [owner of 3 most luxurious building in Indonesia, Pacific Place Mall, 6-Star Hotel JW Marriot & 6-Star The Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan Jakarta] by police.

A lot of [especially] middle-class and high-class Indonesia dreamed about have a luxurry marriage reception in [ballroom of] Pacific Place Mall [cost around $90,000], or ballroom JW Marriot [$80,000], or ballroom The Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan [$75,000], a symbol of prestige.

Why unexpected? Tan Kian lookalike has ‘kartu bebas penjara’, ‘an absolute free pass from got jailed’, he’s 3rd strongest ally Tycoon - Military relation, after [1 / the strongest ally] Chinese Overseas Tycoon Aguan and [2] Chinese Overseas Tycoon Tomy Winata. From relation between Chinese Overseas, Tan Kian is very close friend of Tomy Winata, because Tan Kian helping Tomy to build [entire] SCBD complex, a 5th avenue of Jakarta, an ‘Orchard Road’ of Jakarta.

If wealthy Tycoon with very close with very very high rank military get arrested, multiple top lawyers in Jakarta may feelin’ trembling as of now. Even until next Monday.

But…. as my experience in Palace [Presidential side] and Parliament, know something ‘under radar media, sometimes very dark secret’ I try to make another conclusion: soft selling for Patriot Bond + Merah Putih Bond [and another instrument of Bond] issued by Prabowo administration.

Just months ago, Victor Hartono [7th Indonesia wealthiest] barred by immigration [just because] President Prabowo feels tantrum: only 1 [ONE] Hartono agree to buy Indonesia’s bond. Only after Victor agree to buy Bond [not only Budi Hartono], Victor got clearance and ‘free to abroad’ again.

[Again] Prabowo feel mad, if the HARTONO family very easy to pour $800 million for [Italian Football Club] Como 1907, why only 1 person inside the HARTONO to buy a bond.

Yes, Prabowo administration feeling desperate to rack up $200 million - 250 million from each [personal] Tycoon via Bond, not each [name of] familial / clan. If some conglomeration clan have 10 very crucial person, Prabowo would love if all-10 [not 1] buy bond.

So, this is ‘indirect’ terror, ‘show the muscle [by President himself, via police]’, about arresting Tan Kian [and previously Victor Hartono. Again, Victor does not get arrested, but just barred to abroad, but still, seems murky. If 7th Indonesia richest got barred by immigration, imagine poorest in Indonesia got discrimination in here.

As for special force commander, President Prabowo knows entire ‘dark secret’ almost all of tycoon in Indonesia and [very-well] know how to get information. As military, he’s not mincing word if he said ‘…..I don’t care your military high-rank backup, I’m military, I’m President’ So, it’s pretty good for very very top lawyer as of now to advice each client, each Tycoon, to make sure [accelerate to] buy Patriot Bond / Merah Putih Bond. No matter ‘kartu bebas penjara’ [free pass from get jailed] is too expensive, around $200 million. And one of very very very respected lawyer in this country, Bapak / Mister Daniel Ginting, almost 3 weeks ago already join Prabowo administration / join Danantara, as Danantara itself is the prime source to issues every [trillion investments] government Bond as of now.

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