Residents Raise Red And White Flags Half Mast Welcoming TNI Victims Of KKB Papua

Residents fly half -mast flags/Photo: Between

KENDARI - All residents of Anggotoa Village, Wawotobi District, Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province, fly the Red and White flag at half-mast in welcoming the arrival of the body of the late Marine First Lieutenant Muhammad Iqbal, who died in an attack by Papuan armed groups, Saturday afternoon, 26 March. Angggotoa, Liyasmon, who was met at the funeral home in Konawe, Monday, March 28, said that the residents were raising the red and white flag at half mast as a form of respect for the best local hero, who was killed by an armed group led by Egianus Kogoya in Papua, Saturday evening using a gun. "This is a directive from the military, after we received a directive from the military, we, the local government, directed the public to fly the Red and White flag at half-mast," he said, quoted by Antara.

According to him, the young first officer of the Indonesian Navy's Marine Corps is known to be good at socializing to the community and never bothers the local village government. "The deceased is the best son from Anggotoa Village. He is very good, pious, never bothers the government, so far he has been in this village, we categorize him as the best son," he said. Iqbal is the youngest of four siblings, born in the village Anggotoa, on November 26, 1994, the children of a parental couple named Hartini and Maris. Until this news was published at 17.08 WITA, family and relatives were still gathered at the funeral home waiting for the arrival of Iqbal's body.