Regrets The Attitude Of The Family To Throw This Issue Regarding Suicide Officers, Indonesian Navy: Our Goal Is To Take Care Of Their Good Name, So That They Are Dear

The Commander of the Marine Corps (Dankormar) Major General (Mar) Endi Supardi (center) at the Marine Corps Headquarters, Central Jakarta, Monday (20/5/2024) (ANTARA/Walda Marison)

JAKARTA - The Commander of the Marine Corps (Dankormar) Major General (Mar) Endi Supardi explained that his party had tried to maintain the good name of the family of an Indonesian Navy officer from North Sumatra (North Sumatra) Lettu Laut (K) Eko Damara (31) who died by suicide on Saturday, April 27. The effort was made by bringing the body to the victim's hometown for proper burial. His party also ordered the marine ranks to visit the funeral process of the victim. "We ordered the Danyon health, the Regiment Commander, in this case Colonel Yuyun, we ordered him to go to Medan to follow the funeral process as a soldier was buried. Then to maintain the good name of the family there, so that the honorable family in front of his neighbor," Endi said when met at the Marine Corps Headquarters, Central Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Monday, May 20. Endi felt that his party needed to maintain the good name of the victim because Eko was part of the Indonesian Navy. Endi even opens up opportunities for families who want to ask for an explanation if Eko's death is considered unreasonable. "We also welcome the family if they want an autopsy," said Endi. However, Endi regretted the attitude of Eko's family who preferred to speak to the mass media and said that there were unproven issues. From the start of Eko's death in the bathroom until there were bruises and cigarette burns on his body. "We from the Marine Corps never said the crime scene in the bathroom. We chased from whom but he didn't want to convey it. We only conveyed it from trustworthy people, meaning it was not open," said Endi. Regarding bruises and wounds from cigarette butts, Endi ensured that this was not found based on the testimony of the party who washed Eko's body at the Papua Hospital. Endi explained that Eko committed suicide in the health room of the tactical command post located in the conflict area, Papua Mountains using long-barreled weapons. He ended his life allegedly due to several problems, one of which was in debt of up to hundreds of millions of rupiah. Endi also explained that Eko was actively gambling online.

This was said by Endi based on the results of a digital forensic examination carried out by his staff. With the opening of the Marine Corps for this information, Endi hopes that there will be no more speculation about Eko's death.