Lampung controversy

IndonesianTalk.com – What should have been a strategic leadership transition inside Indonesia’s Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) is now turning into a tense internal battle over fairness, neutrality, and organizational trust. Just weeks before the 18th National Congress (Munas XVIII), three candidates for the chairmanship of HIPMI’s Central Executive Board are openly demanding that the congress be moved out of Lampung. The candidates — Reynaldo Bryan, Afie Kalla, and Anthony Leong — argue that the province can no longer be viewed as a neutral host after the circulation of a controversial video allegedly showing public political support from local authorities toward one of the candidates, Ade Jona Prasetyo. The controversy erupted after Instagram account @Bocoraluspengusaha uploaded a digital investigation on May 14, 2026. The video, which quickly spread across internal HIPMI groups and social media circles, allegedly shows Lampung Governor Rahmat Mirzani Djausal alongside Lampung Regional House Speaker Ahmad Giri openly backing Ade…