Changi Airport incident involving RI presidential adviser settled: FM

by uusjio | March 24, 2008 at 05:17 pm
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"We have done some checking and according to a clarification from two Indonesian Embassy officials in Singapore, the interrogation incident at Changi airport has been settled," the minister said at a hearing with the House Commission I which deals with foreign and defense affairs here on Monday.

He said his ministry had sought the clarification after it received information on the interrogation of Buyung and Saleh at Changi aiport.

"The point is that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to pay attention to Indonesian citizens abroad, whoever they are, including Adnan Buyung Nasution and Abdurrahman Saleh who at that time used regular green passports," the minister said.

It was reported earlier Buyung and Abdurrahman Saleh arrived at Changi Airport on Thursday night and were immediately taken by military personnel to an immigration room for two hours of questioning.

Buyung and Abdurrahman reportedly flew to Singapore for medical purposes.

A number of Commission I members asked the government to file a note of protest over the incident.

In the meantime, Singapore apologized ...

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