Jakarta, Aug. 15 -- President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto affirmed his duty as head of the executive government to uphold the law in order to safeguard the nation amid massive outflows of national wealth.

"As President of Indonesia, I am responsible for the executive branch of government, and I am obliged to enforce the law for the safety of our nation. We are currently facing the reality of a significant outflow of national wealth," Prabowo stated in his State of the Nation Address during the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday.

President Prabowo described the situation as a net outflow of national wealth, stressing the urgency for swif...