REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Vice presidential candidate of presidential candidate President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), KH Ma’ruf Amin lauded the decision of Yusril to provide legal services to the government camp. He claimed Yusril once conveyed his wish to join the camp.

“Alhamdulillah (thank God), I met him (Yusril) a long time ago and he said he wanted to join,” said Ma’ruf on Tuesday (Nov 6).

According to Ma’ruf, Yusril will strengthen support for the number 01 pair. He was grateful there is a new support to face 2019 presidential election.

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Previously, Yusril said chief of National Campaign Team (TKN) of the Indonesian Working Coalition (KIK) Erick Thohir asked him to be the camp's lawyer a week ago. The former minister of justice and human rights took the offer as he thought the law must be enforced fairly for anyone without exception.

Yusril who defended Prabowo Subianto camp in 2014 presidential election lawsuit in the Constitutional Court claimed the service to Jokowi-Ma'ruf would be given for free. He asserted he took side to the law and justice and would defend his clients when there was violation of their rights.

Furthermore, Yusril would give advises and correct legal considerations to prevent his clients from taking bad decision.

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