Several Australian nationals are eligible for the compensation, but we could not award the compensation, as their application documents are incompleteDenpasar, Bali (ANTARA) - Chairperson of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) confirmed that the agency had completed the disbursal of compensation to foreign nationals that had fallen victims to past terrorism incidents in Indonesia.
"The foreign nationals have received their compensation, and last December, I had gone to Europe and the United States (for the process). The Indonesian government has been lauded for its attention to Indonesians and foreign nationals that had become victims of past terrorism acts," LPSK chairperson Hasto Atmojo Suroyo stated at the Bali Governor's Office, Denpasar, on Friday.
The chairperson remarked that out of the compensated terrorism victims, five were US nationals, four were Dutch nationals, and one was a German national.
The government could not award the compensation to several Australian nationals due to administrative issues despite their eligibility for the benefit, he revealed.
"Several Australian nationals are eligible for the compensation, but we could not award the compensation, as their application documents are incomplete," Suroyo noted.
The chairperson expressed optimism that the recipients would utilize the compensation properly as a mark of appreciation to the Indonesian government's attentiveness to victims of past terrorism acts in Indonesia.
Suroyo pointed out that the Indonesian government's continued commitment to assisting victims of past terrorism acts had surpassed that of some countries where victims of terrorism had to take their case to court to compel the government to award them compensation.
A total of 357 victims of 57 past terrorism acts in Indonesia are eligible for the compensation, he stated while adding that the recipients originated from 19 Indonesian provinces as well as foreign countries.
The government has disbursed a total of Rp59.22 billion (US$4.145 million) to 355 victims, while the administrative process for another two compensation recipients is underway and is expected to be completed this year, he added.
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