Jimly Asshiddiqie Represents Salim Said's Family: We Are Thankful

JAKARTA - Member of the DPD RI Jimly Asshiddiqie representing the family of the late Prof. Salim Said thanked relatives and the community who visited the funeral home.

"On behalf of the extended family, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you, ladies and gentlemen, both those who came to the funeral home from last night and those who had performed the funeral prayers at the mosque after the midday," said Jimly at the Tanah Kusir TPU, Jakarta, Sunday.

In addition, he also expressed his gratitude to relatives and the people who attended the funeral of the deceased at the Tanah Kusir TPU.

"Similarly, we also thank all those who pray for the deceased, both those in Jakarta, in areas outside Jakarta, and abroad, God willing, there will be so many who pray for the deceased," he said.

Meanwhile, he said that if there was a mistake made by the deceased, then please let it go.

However, he continued, if there are problems that are not easy to pass, then the family of the deceased is ready to communicate.

"The family is ready to communicate how to find a solution, so that all affairs of the deceased while they were still alive can really be resolved everything, and it's just a matter of God SWT's assessment of all the deeds of the deceased during life," he said.

Prof. Salim Said during his lifetime was a press and film figure in Indonesia, academics, scholars, Indonesian ambassadors, members of the MPR Workers Agency (BP-MPR), bookwriters, and military observers.

Prof. Salim died at the age of 80 at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta on Saturday (18/5) at 19.33 WIB.

The news of the death of the late Salim Said was first conveyed by his wife, Heraway.