President Prabowo Subianto arrived at the residence of the remains of General TNI (Ret.) Ryamizard Ryacudu at the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) office, Central Jakarta, Monday, June 1.
Based on Antara's monitoring at the location, Prabowo and his entourage of presidential security forces (Paspampres) arrived at the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) office at 08.27 WIB.
His arrival was immediately greeted by Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Deputy Minister of Defense Donny Ermawan Taufanto who were waiting in front of the main building of the Ministry of Defense.
Prabowo, wearing a black business suit, immediately entered the Ministry of Defense building with Sjafrie and Donny.
Previously, Ryamizard's body was at the Ministry of Defense building at 07.30 WIB. The arrival of the body was followed by several officials, one of which was the TNI Commander General TNI Agus Subiyanto.
The plan is for the ranks of TNI and Ministry of Defense officials to hold a final tribute ceremony for Ryamizard before he was taken to the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery (TMP) in South Jakarta for burial.
The Ministry of Defense held the last honor for General TNI (Ret.) Ryamizard Ryacudu as a form of the country's respect for his service and dedication to the nation and state.
"As a form of the last respect for the deceased's service and dedication to the nation and state, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia will carry out a ceremony of respect and interment for the body of General TNI (Purn) Ryamizard Ryacudu," said the Head of the Defense Information Bureau of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General TNI Rico Ricardo Sirait in his statement in Jakarta, Sunday, May 31.
Rico explained that Ryamizard's body was scheduled to arrive at the Ministry of Defense on Monday at 07.30 WIB to be laid to rest in front of the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (BTI) Hall of the Ministry of Defense.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Defense will hold a funeral release ceremony from the Ministry of Defense office at 11.00 WIB before being sent to the National Heroes Cemetery Park, Kalibata, Jakarta.
Ryamizard's body will be buried in a military manner at the National Heroes Cemetery Park, Kalibata.
"The military funeral ceremony will be led by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia as the Inspector of Ceremonies," said Rico.
Ryamizard is a retired high-ranking officer of the Indonesian Army who served as the Chief of Staff of the Army from 2002 to 2005.
During the reign of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo, Ryamizard was entrusted to serve as Minister of Defense in the 2014-2019 period.
Throughout his service, Ryamizard made important contributions to maintaining national sovereignty and strengthening the national defense system.
For the Ministry of Defense, Ryamizard is not only a former Minister of Defense, but also a figure who left a legacy of leadership, dedication, and strong commitment in building the country's defense.
Rico said that his various thoughts, policies, and dedication will always be part of the Ministry of Defense's journey in maintaining the sovereignty and integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.
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