DVI Team Invites Families To Submit Passenger Data Of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182

JAKARTA - Police Public Relations Division Karo Penmas, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, has invited the families of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 passengers to submit supporting data. This is done so that there will be more comparative data in the identification process.

"You can (hand over, red). More and more (data submitted, red) greatly helps the DVI Team to identify victims," Rusdi told reporters at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta, Tuesday, January 12.

Rusdi explained that currently the DVI Team had obtained 111 DNA samples, even so, these samples did not cover all the passengers who boarded the plane. Because of the hundreds of samples, only 45 passengers came.

"Not (all of them, red). (Currently, red) only 45 passengers are less than 17. So one victim can have two DNA samples, so the number is quite a lot," he said.

"The more, the better. Later the DVI Team can use it for final identification. Now we can still use fingerprints and other data," Rusdi added.

Previously reported, the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane on the Jakarta-Pontianak route had lost contact shortly after taking off from Soekarno Hatta Airport on Saturday, January 9, 2020. News of the plane's lost contact was followed by certainty that the plane crashed near Male Island .

In total, the plane carried 62 people including 12 crew members and 50 passengers. The 50 passengers consisted of 40 adult passengers, seven children and three babies.

Currently, the team has identified four passengers, including Okky Bisma who is a steward and Fadly Satrianto who is a copilot or extra crew on the flight.

While the other two people were passengers on behalf of Asyhabul Yamin and Khasanah.