All Indonesian citizens Successfully released, the TNI Still Stationed on Tarakan

All Indonesian citizens Successfully released, the TNI Still Stationed on Tarakan

Pangkostrad Lt. Gen. Edy Rahmayadi on the show Pamtas Satgas Serpas RI-Papua New Guinea infantry battalion The 330 Raider Kostrad.

Jakarta, Post Compass — though all CITIZENS are held hostage Abu Sayyaf armed groups have already been freed, the Quick reaction of the Beater (PPRC) who were stationed at Tarakan, Borneo Utara, will still hold was alerted.

It was delivered by Lt. Gen. TNI Pangkostrad Edy Rahmayadi as the head of the rescue operation the CITIZENS held hostage Abu Sayyaf armed group in the southern Philippines.

"The troops will still was alerted at Tarakan. I am still waiting for orders from the Commander of the TNI associated send troops, "said Edy moments after landing along the four CITIZENS in 3rd Halim Perdana Kusuma, Jakarta, Friday (5/13/2016).

When asked if installation PPRC on Tarakan associated joint patrols between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, which became the result of the trilateral meeting in Yogyakarta, Edy claimed to have no authority to answer that question.

"I don't know if the installation joint security patrols PPRC related third-country waters or not, try just ask directly to the Commander of the TNI because that authority," said Edy.

Earlier as much as 3,274 TNI PPRC personnel departed TNI Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo of Lanud Halim Perdanakusuma, East Jakarta.

Initially, the AIR FORCE says, the aim of the Chair to hold the idle exercise of operations safeguards national vital objects at Tarakan, Borneo Utara, Thursday (3/3/2016).

In that exercise, a unit of the INDONESIAN NAVY, Kostrad, the good Kopassus, the INDONESIAN AIR FORCE, as well as AL, including the combat fleet of the Eastern Cluster (Guspuraltim) integrated in a single exercise.

PPRC TNI was the army Club. TNI to face emergency conditions throughout the region, SO that moves over the decision of the political authorities.

Although the party had denied the existence of the TNI PPRC on Tarakan to prepare freed hostage, until now the AIR FORCE fleet through the PPRC his ship participated in the liberation of the CITIZENS held hostage Abu Sayyaf armed groups.

In the liberation of four CITIZENS, Thursday (5/12/2016), PPRC undertook to patrol to the Data Island to look for the latest developments the CITIZENS taken hostage four conditions.

They also undertook to do pick-up and safeguards when the process of handover of four CITIZENS who were taken hostage in southern Philippines waters takes place using KRI Surabaya and KRI Ajak.