JAKARTA - Former Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono was buried in a military manner at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery (TMP) in South Jakarta, Sunday afternoon as a form of respect for his service and dedication to the nation and state.
The body of the deceased arrived at TMP Kalibata at 11.19 WIB after being previously interred at the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) Building, Jakarta, on Sunday morning.
The funeral procession, as reported by Antara, began with the handover of the body from the family to the state for military burial.
Military honors and a salvo of gunfire also accompanied Juwono's funeral procession.
The funeral ceremony was held solemnly with the presence of family, relatives, and a number of national officials and figures, including Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam) Djamari Chaniago, Chairman of the National Police Reform Acceleration Commission Jimly Asshiddiqie, and Deputy Minister of Environment of Indonesia Diaz Hendropriyono.
The late Juwono Sudarsono died on Saturday (28/3) at 13.45 WIB at Pondok Indah Hospital, South Jakarta.
During his life, Juwono held various positions, including Minister of State for the Environment in the VII Development Cabinet during the era of President Soeharto (1998), Minister of Education and Culture in the Reform Cabinet during the era of President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (May 1998-October 1999), Minister of Defense in the National Unity Cabinet during the era of President Abdurrahman Wahid (October 1999-August 2000).
Furthermore, the Minister of Defense of the United Indonesia Cabinet in the era of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (21 October 2004-20 October 2009) and the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom in the era of President Megawati Soekarnoputri (12 June 2003-October 2004).
The ceremony was closed with a procession to lower the body into the grave and a joint prayer, followed by a flower shower by the family as the last honor.
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