JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto believes Malaysian law enforcement officials are investigating well the case of the shooting of Indonesian citizens by officers from the Malaysian Maritime Strengthening Agency (APMM).
The APMM, which was tasked with maintaining the security of Malaysian waters on Friday (24/1) last week, shot at five Indonesian citizens who were sailing on a passenger ship in the waters of Tanjung Rhu, Selangor. As a result of the shooting, one Indonesian citizen died, and four others were injured.
"We are also confident that Malaysia will carry out its best investigation," said President Prabowo as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, January 30.
The President said he had discussed the issue in general with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim when the two met in Kuala Lumpur, Monday (27/1).
"We are talking about the outline," said the President.
On a separate occasion, authorities in Malaysia said the shooting occurred because there was resistance from five Indonesian citizens who were targeted by APMM in Tanjung Rhu. However, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied statements that stated there was resistance.
The Director of Protection for Indonesian Citizens (PWNI) of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judha Nugraha on Wednesday (29/1) said there was no resistance from the statements of the survivors.
Information from the victims was received directly by the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur who met the four Indonesian citizens at Serdang Hospital and Klang Hospital in Malaysia on Tuesday (28/1).
Two of the four victims when met by the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur were already in a stable condition so they could tell the chronology of the shooting incident. Both said there was no resistance with sharp weapons from Indonesian citizens passengers against the APMM apparatus.
Judha said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the authorities in Malaysia to conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting incident, including the possibility of excessive use of force.
The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur continues to gather more complete information to obtain clearer incident constructions, as well as ask BRI lawyers to review and prepare legal steps in the future.
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