Puan Asks The Government To Find And Evacuate Indonesian Citizens Detained In Myanmar

Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani. (Ist)

Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, asked the government to ensure the safety of an Indonesian content creator detained in Myanmar because he was accused of funding the country's rebellion.

According to him, the Government is obliged to provide assistance and protection for Indonesian citizens (WNI) who are abroad.

"If that was a content creator who was then still looking for or not, it still had to be evacuated. Well, it is the duty of the government to protect any citizen who is abroad, especially if it is in a conflict area," said Puan, at the DPR RI Building, Tuesday, July 1.

Previously, news about Indonesian citizens being detained in Myanmar appeared in a meeting of Commission I of the DPR with Foreign Minister Sugiono on Monday, June 30, yesterday.

Member of Commission I of the House of Representatives Abraham Sridjaja said that one Indonesian celebrity was detained by the Myanmar military junta for being accused of financing the Myanmar rebels. He also admitted that he had communicated with the Director of Protection for Indonesian Foreign Affairs, Judha Nugraha, regarding this issue.

Puan emphasized that the government must be able to evacuate Indonesian citizens who are in conflict areas, such as Myanmar.

"All citizens who are in conflict areas, of course, the state is obliged to protect and then it is mandatory to be able to evacuate all citizens who are in conflict areas," he said.

Puan also emphasized that the Indonesian House of Representatives has asked the government to seek and protect Indonesian citizens trapped in conflict countries.

"We from the DPR have asked the government to seek and protect anyone who is abroad, especially in conflict areas," said Puan.