Prabowo Promises to Activate Sabang Free Port Again If Winning Presidential Election

Warta Jurnal. Presidential Candidate Number 2, Prabowo Subianto claimed to want to create a Sabang free port to improve the economy of the Acehnese community in particular and Indonesia in general.

"If I am given the mandate to be the President of Indonesia, Sabang Free Port is my homework and I want to realize the Sabang Free Port for the welfare of the people of Aceh and Indonesia in general," said Candidate number 2 pairing with Sandiaga Uno in Kuta Baro, Aceh Besar , Wednesday.

This was conveyed during a gathering with the Ulema and Santri / Satriwati attended by the Aceh Party General Chairperson, Muzakir Manaf and the Ex-Minister of Social Affairs, 2001-2009, Bachtiar Chamsyah, Ustadz Tengku Zulkarnain, and a thousand sympathizers in the Dayah Istiqamatuddin Darul Mu'arif Gampong (village) Lambro Bileu, Kuta Baro.

"I do not understand why until now the Sabang free port has not been active. In fact, since Soemitro Djojohadikusumo, the Minister of Trade, has stated that Sabang must be a free port," Prabowo said.

Furthermore, candidate number 2 promoted by Gerindra, PKS, PAN and Democrats also stated that if he was given the mandate to lead the Indonesian state for the next five years, the Babas Sabang port must be active.

"If I am given the mandate to lead this country, then the Sabang free port must be active as well as other ports in Indonesia," said the General Chairman of the Gerindra Party.
On that occasion, Prabowo also stressed that he would never forget the services of Aceh. And the people of Aceh are a big capital for the progress of the Indonesian nation in the present and the future.

"I will never forget the services of the Acehnese people for Indonesia. When Indonesia became independent, the Acehnese people were willing to collect gold, bracelets, jewelry and precious stones to buy the first aircraft for Indonesia named Seulawah," recalled the former Special Forces Commander General Commander .

The Chairperson of the Prabowo-Sandi Winning Team in Aceh, Muzakir Manaf, said that his party would work optimally to win the vice presidential / vice presidential candidate pair number 2, Prabowo-Sandi in Aceh.
"Mr Prabowo's visit to Aceh was the first step towards progress for Aceh. We are sure that Mr Parabowo-Sandi will get maximum votes in Aceh. Prabowo's life, Prabowo's life," said the Aceh Party General Chairman.

History of Sabang Free Port

In 1896, Sabang was opened as a free port for general trade and as a port of transit for Deli agricultural products which had been an area of ​​tobacco plantations since 1863.
Quoted from Wikipedia, in World War II in 1942, Sabang was occupied by Japan and made the base of the western defense. This caused Sabang to be closed as a free port.

Then through Presidential Decree Number 10 of 1963, Sabang was again designated as a Free Port and its implementation was handed over to the High Command of Economic Operations (KOTOE). In 1985 the status of Sabang as a Region of Free Trade and Free Ports was closed by the Government of Indonesia through Law No. 10 of 1985, citing the rise of smuggling and the opening of Batam as a Free Port and Free Trade Zone.

In 1993 Sabang's position began to be recalculated with the establishment of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Regional Economic Cooperation. In 2000, President Abdurrahman Wahid launched Sabang as a Free Port and Free Trade Area and on January 22, 2000, Presidential Instruction Number 2 of 2000 was issued concerning Sabang free port.

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