TANGERANG - The TNI lost three soldiers in the UNIFIL peace mission in Lebanon. The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army General Maruli Simanjuntak said they were not ordinary personnel, but rather soldiers of choice who were sent on international duty.
"We are mourning today. Three of our members were killed," said KSAD General Maruli during a farewell ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Saturday, April 4.
According to KSAD Maruli, the three soldiers were selected through a selection process before being deployed on a peacekeeping mission.
"These people are our best sons who we chose to go on peacekeeping missions," he said.
The TNI is now waiting for an official explanation regarding the incident that killed the three of them. Maruli said that the TNI Headquarters together with the Ministry of Defense and the government would follow up on this case.
He emphasized that the search process was important to ensure the chronology of events on the ground. "Hopefully it will be clearer how this event happened," he said.
Regarding the rights of soldiers and heirs, KSAD Maruli ensured that it would be fulfilled. In addition to the internal TNI, support is also believed to come from the UN as the mission organizer.
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