JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto asked the public to be more aware of offers to work abroad from syndicates that distribute untrusted labor. This reflects the shooting case of Indonesian citizens (WNI) in Malaysia.
The Indonesian people, according to Prabowo, must comply with the applicable rules in each country that are being visited. This was revealed by Prabowo after attending the TNI-Polri leadership meeting (rapim) in 2025.
"I remind you that you don't want to participate in illegal activities. If you infiltrate a foreign country, the risk is that a foreign country will act. So our people don't want to be deceived by syndicates who promise this, promise that," said Prabowo at The Tribrata building, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Thursday, January 30.
Prabowo admitted that he had discussed the shooting case of this Indonesian citizen with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on a state visit last Monday, January 27.
Prabowo promised that Indonesian citizens who survived the incident would be repatriated to the country.
"Of course we hope there will be an investigation, right. We are vigilant, we remind you, but we are also sure that Malaysia will carry out an investigation," he said.
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For information, officers from the Malaysian Maritime Authority Agency (APMM) shot a ship in the waters of Tanjung Rhu, Selangor on January 24, 2025, at around 03.00 am local time. This incident left one Indonesian citizen dead and four others injured.
Director of Protection for Indonesian Citizens Judha Nugraha previously said, based on the statements of two shooting victims who were undergoing treatment at a Malaysian hospital, there was no resistance with sharp weapons against the APMM apparatus.
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repatriated the body of an Indonesian citizen who died as a result of the shooting by the Malaysian Maritime Authority Agency (APMM) in Malaysia, Basri, to his family on Wednesday.
Basri's body arrived Wednesday afternoon, at 15.35 WIB, at Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru from Kuala Lumpur using AK429 flights, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, Thursday, January 30.
From there, the bodies were taken by road to Dumai Port and crossed by ferry to Rupat Island, Bengkalis Regency.
The body was officially handed over from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the family and immediately buried on the same day.
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