Penang – The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, in coordination with the Indonesian Consulate General in Penang and the Malaysian Police, has successfully rescued an Indonesian citizen who was kidnapped in the Penang area.
"By coordination with the Indonesian Consulate General in Penang and the Malaysian Police, a woman with initials F was successfully rescued on September 15, 2023," the Protection Director of Indonesian Citizens and Indonesian Legal Entities (PWNI-BHI) of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Judha Nugraha said in a written statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday.
According to Nugraha, based on the report, the Indonesian Embassy on September 15 received a complaint of kidnapping and torture against an Indonesian citizen with the initials F.
"The Indonesian Embassy immediately investigated the report, and followed up by reporting to the Malaysian Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM)," Nugraha remarked.
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The rescue operation took place approximately 400 kilometers away in the Klang Valley, where the victims had reportedly been abducted while in Penang.
The incident occurred eight days ago, but within the following 48 hours, law enforcement rescued the victims upon receiving a report from one of the victims’ Indonesian husbands.
The husband provided crucial information, revealing that the kidnappers, all of Malaysian nationality, had demanded a ransom of RM540,000 (IDR 1,7 billion) for the safe release of the two foreign nationals.
Moreover, the police asked a woman with the initials F to show them who the people suspected of being involved in the kidnapping were. Of the 13 people shown by the police, the woman was able to recognize 10 people who were allegedly involved.
On September 22, after the investigation was completed, the woman was handed over by PDRM to the Indonesian Consulate General in Penang to be accommodated at the Consulate General's shelter.
A woman with the initials F is currently in good condition and is recovering from bruises. The Indonesian Consulate General in Penang is said to continue assisting the woman and monitoring the legal process in Malaysia.
