Gibran joins Prabowo at Palace after expressing intention to resign

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka attended a National Heroes Day award ceremony at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, hours after telling President Prabowo Subianto he intended to resign.

As footage monitored online showed Prabowo and Gibran walking side by side ahead of the ceremony.

Gibran later stood alongside with the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani, Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra, and Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Bahlil Lahadalia.

Earlier, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said Gibran had expressed his intention to resign during a meeting with Prabowo on Tuesday morning that lasted about two and a half hours.

"During the discussion, the vice president, expressed his intention to resign amid the evolving situation," Hadi told reporters at the Jakarta Presidential Palace on Tuesday.

Minister Hadi denied reports that Prabowo had rejected Gibran's intention to step down, saying the president had instead offered him several suggestions.

"We would also like to clarify that it is not true that the president rejected the intention during the meeting. Rather, the president offered several suggestions during their discussion," Hadi said.

Gibran had also asked for an opportunity to prove the authenticity of documents in his possession through legal proceedings at the State Administrative Court (PTUN), Hadi said.

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