Areas And Geographical Conditions, Search For Susi Air Pilots In Papua Involves TNI Organic Units

Kapendam XVII/Cenderawasih Colonel Kav Herman Taryaman/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The TNI and Polri continue to search for the whereabouts of Susi Air pilot Captain Philip Mark Mahrentens who has not been found. Kapendam XVII/Cenderawasih Colonel Kav Herman Taryaman said his party had given BKO soldiers of the TNI to the Police in the law enforcement process.

"We, the TNI, are assisting the National Police in the law enforcement process for the KST action that brought and took Susi Air's Pilot hostage," Colonel Kav Herman Taryaman told VOI, Thursday, April 13.

Furthermore, Kapendam XVII/Cenderawasih revealed, in an effort to search for Susi Air pilots, it will continue to be maximized according to the direction of Pangdam XVII/Cenderawasih Major General TNI Muh. Saleh Mustafa.

"In order to maximize the search for Susi Air pilots, the TNI has tricked the TNI organic unit and the assignment unit currently serving in Papua," he said.

The TNI organic unit was deployed due to extensive considerations of the area, geographical conditions and anticipating other possibilities from the Group of Terrorist Separatists (KST).

"So the TNI soldiers who are assigned to the National Police for law enforcement in the search for pilots are normative as needed. However, we, the TNI, have tricked the organic unit and the task force in Papua to maximize this search," he said.

Therefore, if it seems that very many TNI are involved in the pilot search process, because it is to maximize the search for pilots.

"Hopefully the TNI and other officers will be given safety and success in the search for Susi Air Pilots, including to protect the public from the threat of KST," he said.