The Body Of The Fallen Helicopter Crew, Brigadier Khoirul Anam, Is Buried In Magetan

The coffin of Brigadier Anumerta Muhammad Khoirul Anam/ANTARA

MAGETAN - The body of First Brigadier Posthumously Muhammad Khoirul Anam, the victim of the Polairud NBO-105/P-1103 helicopter crash at the National Police Headquarters in East Belitung will be buried in Magetan Regency, East Java on Thursday, December 1.

"At the request of the family, the body of First Brigadier Posthumously Khoirul Anam will be laid to rest at the funeral home for one night and will be officially buried on Thursday tomorrow", said Middle Policy Analyst for the Baharkam Police Police Commissioner Agusman when handing over the body to the family at the funeral home in Milangsari Village, District Panekan, Magetan was reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 30.

The body of the executing technician was handed over by the National Police Headquarters to the family after being flown from the Air Force Command Headquarters, Pondok Cabe, South Tangerang. The release of the repatriation of the bodies was led by the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

Commissioner Agusman said that because he died in the line of duty and for his services, Brigadier Police 2 Muhammad Khoirul Anam was promoted to one level.

"Briptu Posthumously Khoirul Anam also received an extraordinary one-level promotion from the previous Bripda to become Briptu and insurance rights have been handed over to the family", he said.

Brigadier Posthumous Khoirul Anam is the first son of three children from the couple Suyanto and Sugiarti.

Representatives of the family expressed their gratitude to the ranks of the National Police who had assisted in the process of evacuating and repatriating the bodies of the victims.

"Our family and I would like to thank all levels of the National Police Institution who have assisted the evacuation process and helped our child return home", said the victim's father, Suyanto.

Meanwhile, the sobs of the family of First Brigadier Posthumous Khoirul Anam accompanied the arrival of the body at the funeral home. Parents and family could not contain their tears after seeing their child sent home because he died while carrying out his duties.

According to information, First Brigadier Posthumously Khoirul Anam officially became a member of the National Police in 2018. He was assigned to handle aircraft engineering at Police Headquarters. The victim is an alumnus of the Maospati Magetan Aviation Vocational School. After that, he studied at the East Java Police of State Police School (SPN) and graduated to become the 47th National Police SPN Polda East Java.

As previously reported, the Air Police helicopters lost contact in the waters around Manggar, East Belitung, on Sunday, November 27 at 13.26 WIB. The helicopter was carrying four Polri personnel, two others, namely the Co-pilot of the helicopter, Brigadier Lasminto, and the executing technician, Brigadier Posthumous Khoirul Anam, who had been handed over by their families, one body is still in Belitung, and one body has not been found.