TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Helicopter which brings Jambi Police Chief Inspector General Rusdi Hartono and his staff had to make an emergency landing at Tamia Hill, Muara Emat, Kerinci Regencyon Sunday afternoon, February 19, 2023.
Spokesperson for former Vice President Jusuf Kalla also straightened out the news that Inspector General Rusdi’s departure was to provide security for JK. Here are the facts.
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1. Departs on Sunday, February 19, 2023
The helicopter departed from Sultan Thaha Airport, Jambi City, with the aim of Depati Parbo Airport, Kerinci Regency, at 09.25 WIB. The helicopter with registration number P-3001 experienced an accident and had to make an emergency landing bad weather at 11.02 WIB, Sunday, 19 February 2023.
Members of the joint evacuation team from the National Police, Basarnas, and the TNI immediately searched for the Regional Police Chief Rusdi and his entourage. They deployed as many as six helicopters.
Despite having problems, the land evacuation team finally found the Jambi Police Chief’s group on Monday morning at 04.00 WIB. All passengers and crew survived, but sustained injuries. Jambi Police Chief suffered a fracture in the hand.
2. The victim will be taken to Jakarta
Head of the Public Relations Division at the National Police Headquarters Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo said the condition of the eight victims was stable, though Jambi Police Chief Inspector General Rusdi Hartono suffered a broken hand.
Dedi said the police had prepared the Jambi Police Bhayangkara Hospital. However, his party is also preparing a plane to fly the victim to Jakarta if the handling of the hospital in Jambi is not optimal.
“If the treatment at the hospital (in Jambi) is not capable, then we will fly the plane to Jakarta so that medical treatment is more efficient and effective as well as optimal handling of victims,” said Dedi Prasetyo at the National Police Headquarters, Monday, February 20, 2023.
