Deputy Regent Of Serang Pandji Tirtayasa Dies

SERANG - Deputy Regent of Serang, Pandji Tirtayasa, died after being treated at Siloam Semanggi Hospital, Jakarta, on Wednesday (27/9) at around 16.50 WIB.

Head of Diskominfo Serang Regency, Haerofiatna, said that before he died, Padnji Tirtayasa was treated at Siloam Hospital, Semanggi, Jakarta.

"Innalillahi wa innailaihi rojiun, has passed away to the grace of our leader. Previously he was treated at Siloam Hospital, Jakarta," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 27.

The politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) is known to have lung disease. Over the past few months, he has been treated intensively.

Deputy Regent Pandji's body will be taken to the funeral home at the Deputy Regent's Office tonight and is planned to be buried in Cintanggung, Serang, Banten.

"Tonight it will be brought to the official residence, please pray that the deceased will be accepted by his Islamic faith, forgiven for all his mistakes and behavior and placed in a noble place," he said.