Army chief: no misuse of helipad in Indonesia-Malaysia border

Bogor (ANTARA News) - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo reaffirmed that there was no misuse of a helipad built close to the Indonesia-Malaysia border area.

"We have monitored the situation and there was no misuse of the helipad," he said after leading a ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the Military Police for the Army in Jonggol, Bogor, West Java.

According to him, the helipad on the border of the two countries could be used by the army of the two countries to control and determine the coordinates of the border.

"The helipad is actually a previous place for the general border committee (UGB) team still in operation in Kalimantan," Agustadi said.

The army chief of staff strongly denied the use of the helipad for the smuggling of illegal logs or coal from Indonesia to Malaysia.

Regarding the helipad, it was true there was a heap of timber below the helipad. It was intentionally built to protect helicopters from mud. The helipad was only used temporarily, he said.

Ealier, it was reported that there was a helipad owned by Malaysia only seven meters from the Indonesia-Malaysia boundary. end (*)