Prabowo Recalls Youth in Kopassus, Supported by Koppasandi
NasionalIndonesia . Presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto remembers his youth when he received support from Koppasandi (Command of the Prize-winning Ulama-Sandi), in the courtyard of GOR Soemantri, Jakarta, Sunday (11/11). "I was shocked by the plans for the Koppasandi Declaration. It reminded me when I was young, I was in Kopassandha," Prabowo said during his speech. Kopassandha or the Sandi Yudha Forces Command is the name of the special forces regiment before changing to Special Forces Command (Kopassus). In 1976, Prabowo was noted to have been involved in the Operation of the Nanggala Team in East Timor as one of the Kopassandha Group I Platoon Commander. After Kopassandha changed to Kopassus, Prabowo then reached the position of Kopassus General Commander in 1995. "So I thank you for this declaration, this is of course the follow-up of the Ulema Ijtak and the continued support of our brothers who are currently in the holy land, Haji Habib Muhamma...