JAKARTA - The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (KSAD), General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak, stated that his party was still waiting for an order from the TNI Headquarters (Mabes) regarding the shooting incident of the Smart Air plane in Papua which killed the pilot and co-pilot.
"I just got a report that there was an incident with the pilot. Yes, later we will try again how the operational instructions are in the TNI Headquarters. Later," he said in a closed interview after a sarasehan event entitled "Strengthening Basarnas in the National SAR System" at the Basarnas Central Office, Jakarta, Thursday.
When asked whether there would be a pursuit of the alleged perpetrator, he said that all decisions were at the TNI Headquarters, and the technical direction could be directly forwarded to the task force in Papua, the location of the incident.
"Yes, we are just waiting for the order," he said.
Head of Operations of the Cartenz Peace Task Force, Brigadier General Pol Faizal Rahmadani, previously said that the pilot Enggo and co-pilot Baskoro were shot dead by a group of armed criminals after the Smart Air plane landed at Karowai Airport, Wednesday (11/2) at around 11.00 WIT.
The plane with the flight number PK-SNR departed from Tanah Merah, Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, and was reported to be carrying passengers when it was fired on upon arrival at Karowai.
Faizal said that the condition of the 13 passengers was still uncertain because the reports received were still preliminary.
The Cartenz Peace Task Force is scheduled to head to the scene today, Thursday (12/2) to check and evacuate the two bodies of the plane crew, while the identity of the group of perpetrators of the shooting is still under investigation.
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