Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Admits Difficulties In Saving Hendri, Indonesian Citizen Who Was Kidnapped And Tortured In Myanmar With A Ransom Of IDR 500 Million

Hendri WN Indonesia is suspected of being kidnapped in Myanmar/ Photo; Jehan/VOI

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) admits that it is difficult to save Indonesian citizens (WNI) Suhendri alias Hendri who was kidnapped by a group of people in Myanmar. Because according to him this happened because the country was quasi-armed.

"Evicting Indonesian citizens from the area (Myawaddy) is very difficult because it is controlled by armed groups," wrote the Directorate of Protection for Indonesian Citizens (PWNI) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday, August 12.

In fact, he said that the Central Government of Myanmar had difficulty reaching the victims who were arrested by the gang of perpetrators.

"Myanmar's central authorities cannot reach it themselves," he said.

However, the Indonesian government through the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon will try to save victims of confinement and torture of a gang of perpetrators in Myanmar.

"The Indonesian government through the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon continues to strive so that Indonesian citizens in the area can come out safely," he said.

For information, Myanmar is being hit by civil war conflicts. Where, various battles against armed groups spread across various regions and states.

Myanmar's independent media, The Irrawaddy, reported that regime military forces were successfully pushed back by the People's Defense Force (PDF) and ethnic armed organizations (EAO) after being involved in fighting in Karen and Shan states as well as Sagaing and Mandalay regions.

Since October, resistance groups have managed to seize most of the territory in Myanmar. Generally, the captured areas are near the border.

Indonesia is also aware that the current situation in Myanmar has a long root problem.

Even some Indonesian citizens are trapped in combat situations in Myanmar.

Suhendri alias Hendri was reportedly kidnapped by a group of people in Myanmar. Hendri came to the country because he was accompanied by jobs with salaries of hundreds of millions.

Arriving at his destination, Hendri was invited by a group of men with Malaysian accents. Since then Hendri has been difficult to contact by his family. However, Hendri sometimes contacted his family in Jakarta to ask for a ransom of up to Rp. 500 million.