Prabowo: Leaders who lie to people commit a sin; launches B50 biodiesel program

President Prabowo Subianto defended his administration against accusations of misleading the public, stating that leaders who deceive their citizens commit a sin and betray the nation. He made these remarks during the launch of the mandatory B50 biodiesel program in Karawang, West Java.

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It is a sin for the government to lie to its people, it is a sin for leaders to lie to their people, and it is treasonous for leaders to betray the interests of the nation above all else.

Prabowo highlighted his government's achievement of food self-sufficiency within its first year, despite what he described as mockery and obstruction from critics. "There are even many people who consider themselves smart who are mocking, obstructing, and accusing us, the government, of lying to the public that we have not achieved food self-sufficiency," he stated.

During the same event, Prabowo officially launched the B50 biodiesel program, which mandates a 50% blend of palm-oil-based biodiesel into all diesel fuel sold in Indonesia. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia emphasized the policy's significance in reducing the country's dependence on foreign diesel imports. "With the implementation of B50, thank God, we will no longer import diesel products into our country," Bahlil said.

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There are even many people who consider themselves smart who are mocking, obstructing, and accusing us, the government, of lying to the public that we have not achieved food self-sufficiency.

According to Bahlil, Indonesia consumes approximately 38 to 40 million kiloliters of diesel annually, with imports accounting for 3 to 4 million kiloliters each year. The B50 program aims to eliminate this import requirement.

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With the implementation of B50, thank God, we will no longer import diesel products into our country.