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Jokowi to visit crash site in Medan
President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo is scheduled to visit the crash site of an Air Force-operated Hercules C-130 aircraft in Medan, North Sumatra, and to inspect firsthand the recovery and identification of victims' bodies at the Adam Malik General Hospital
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span class="inline inline-center">President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo is scheduled to visit the crash site of an Air Force-operated Hercules C-130 aircraft in Medan, North Sumatra, and to inspect firsthand the recovery and identification of victims' bodies at the Adam Malik General Hospital.
'The President is scheduled to depart at 1 p.m.,' Bukit Barisan Military Command chief of staff Brig. Gen. Cucu Sumantri said in Medan on Wednesday.
'Security has been prepared on the eve of the President's visit,' he said as quoted by Antara news agency.
North Sumatra Police chief Insp. Gen. Eko Hadi Sutedjo said that the police had coordinated with other security authorities to make preparations ahead of the visit.
'We will give a report on what the police have done in handling the tragedy,' he said.(++++)
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