Jokowi deflected question on the purchase of AW101s

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told reporters to ask the Indonesian Air Force on the decision to replace the Super Puma VVIP helicopters with the AW101 during a ceremony at Institut Pertanian Bogor, West Java on Nov. 28.

RAF Merlin Helicopter MOD 45149758
Photo: Sgt Ray Cooper RAF/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

“They [Air Force] bought it. I will only be using it once or twice a month.”

The purchase of the three helicopters had come under criticism since it was announced and even Vice President Jusuf Kalla refused to comment whether the change was necessary.

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