JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will quit US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace if it does not benefit Palestinians, a government statement said, as the country’s involvement faces scrutiny following the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The former general has come under mounting criticism from Muslim groups for his decision to join the board.
Prabowo told leaders of local Muslim groups this week that Indonesia’s membership of the Board of Peace aimed to achieve a lasting peace in Gaza, according to a statement by the government communication agency on Friday.
• In a statement this month, the Indonesian Ulema Council, urged the Indonesian government to withdraw its membership from the board, calling it ‘ineffective in realizing true peace in Palestine.’
• President Prabowo attended the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington last month, and pledged to send 8,000 troops to Gaza under the International Stabilization Force.
