Commander-in-Chief Andika Perkasa Affirms TNI Ready To Assist In Autopsy On Brigadier J's Body: So No One Intervenes

TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa/IST PHOTO

JAKARTA - TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa said his party was ready to help the National Police to re-autopsy the body of Brigadier Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat or Brigadier J.

"So I, the TNI, are ready to help," said Andika at Mako Kolinlamil Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, July 22.

The TNI has three class A hospitals as well as various lower class hospitals spread across a number of areas. With this potential, he said, the TNI was ready to assist in the exhumation of Brigadier J.

The TNI will prepare a hospital, a team of senior doctors, and the best medical equipment needed for the exhumation (grave digging).

"We will definitely present doctors and all the necessary medical equipment, which is the best, because this is a humanitarian mission," said General Andika.

However, said General Andika, his party has not officially received any requests related to this, either from Brigadier J's family or the police.

If the TNI is asked for assistance in this regard, he said, his party will directly supervise the objectivity of the process, both from the selection of hospitals and the team of doctors who will be involved to help. He emphasized that he would ensure that the process was not interfered with by anyone.

"So that they can provide an assessment or for example the contribution in terms of science is maximized and more importantly it is controlled in the sense that there is no intervention at all so that they can provide a truly objective opinion," said the TNI Commander.

The Navy (TNI) itself has confirmed its readiness to carry out a re-autopsy on the body of Brigadier J.

"The Navy has the ability to carry out autopsies carried out by doctors with autopsy capabilities from the Navy Hospital (RSAL)," said Head of the Navy Information Service (Kadispenal) Admiral TNI Julius Widjojono.

In addition to serving as a health team, the Indonesian Navy also carries out duties outside of the Navy.

"If there is a request for assistance and of course it requires a decision from the TNI Commander as a user of TNI power," he said.

If there is a request for assistance and has received the blessing of the TNI Commander, the Indonesian Navy will provide the assistance professionally and proportionally.