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Body of second Indonesian shot dead by Malaysian authorities arrives home
The body of a second Indonesian has been returned to the country amid the ongoing furor over a fatal shooting on Jan. 24 in Selangor state that involved armed officers of Malaysia's maritime security agency.
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Members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labor Party hold a banner reading, “Prosecute and jail Malaysian Police who shot dead Indonesian migrant workers”, during a protest at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta on Jan. 30, 2025. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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he remains of Victor Maruli Tua Simaremare, an Indonesian national who was fatally shot last month by Malaysian authorities, arrived on Tuesday afternoon at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.
Victor was the second Indonesian citizen to die following a fatal shooting incident on Jan. 24, when Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) officers opened fire on five Indonesians illegally attempting to flee the country off the coast of Tanjung Rhu Beach in Selangor state.
At around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Citizens Protection Director Judha Nugraha from the Foreign Ministry formally handed over Victor's remains to the Agency for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BP2MI) at the airport.
"Officials from both [BP2MI] and the Foreign Ministry will deliver the body to his family in Pollung village, Humbang Hasundutan regency, for burial," Judha told reporters on Tuesday.
The director said Victor, 39, underwent surgery at Idris Shah Hospital in Selangor after he was shot in a kidney, but his condition continued to deteriorate and he succumbed to his injuries on Feb 4.
Malaysian authorities did not immediately hand over his remains to Indonesian officials because of a delay in confirming his identity, as Victor did not have any identification on him at the time of the incident. Other Indonesians who were injured during the incident and admitted to the same hospital also said they did not know him.
"Authorities were eventually able to identify him through facial recognition technology and fingerprint analysis," Judha said.
