Lecturer UII Yogyakarta Reported Missing After Visiting The Norwegian Campus

Documentation - Lecturer UII Yogyakarta Ahmad Munasir Rafie Pratama reportedly lost contact after visiting the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). (ANTARA/HO-Humas UII)

YOGYAKARTA - A lecturer at the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta named Ahmad Munasir Rafie Pratama (AMRP) reportedly lost contact after participating in global mobility activities at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) in Norway. "UII continues to track in various ways and coordinate with many parties. UII asks for prayers from all parties so that AMRP's existence is immediately known in a healthy and good condition," said UII Chancellor Fathul Wahid in a statement received in Yogyakarta, Saturday.Fathul explained that the visit to the Norwegian state campus was carried out by a team from UII Yogyakarta consisting of four people, including himself, Ahmad Munasir, and two other people. The visit to Norway was to strengthen the cooperation relationship between UII Yogyakarta and USNNorwegia, with funding support from the European Union through the Erasmus+ scheme. After a week of activities in USN since Sunday (5/2), the UII team then left Norway through GarrmotenOslo Airport (Oslo) Airport on Sunday (12/2).Fathul admitted to meeting Ahmad Munasir last time in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday night (11/2). "The team is divided into three different flights. AMRP is alone on the flight back to Indonesia, via Istanbul, Turkey," said Fathul. According to the plan that was conveyed verbally, Ahmad Munasir told Fathul that his return route to Indonesia was Oslo-Istanbul-Riyadh-Istanbul-Jakarta. Ahmad Munasir did not share his flight information in detail to his colleagues and to his wife. The trip to Riyadh was carried out because some tickets were paid for by a conference committee in Saudi Arabia that required the route. Prior to Oslo, said Fathul, Ahmad Munasir had given a key speech at an international conference in Jeddah. Fatul explained that Ahmad Munasir's last communication with his wife was recorded on Sunday afternoon (12/2) on his way home, which was at Oslo Airport a while before boarding. The plane headed to Istanbul. "Waiting for boarding," read Ahmad Munasir's message to his wife. Until now, Ahmad Munasir has never sent any more messages to his wife and colleagues. "Since then, AMRP has never sent messages again. Various attempts to contact through various online channels, including email, have been sought; but not one has been responded to by AMRP," added Fathul.