The thing that was missing was the Trade Minister`s laptop
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said Indonesian military data were not missing as previously reported to have been stolen in the Lotte Hotel in South Korea.

"The thing that was missing was the Trade Minister`s laptop," Djoko Suyanto said here Monday.

The laptop contained data of six corridor economic cooperation between Indonesia and South Korea that would be developed to boost Indonesia`s economic development, Djoko said.

Indonesia had previously discussed a similar cooperation with Japan and India, he said.

Djoko said, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, was not bringing any data about Indonesian Military to South Korea.

"Therefore, no data of Indonesian Military were missing," Djoko said.

"I have no idea whether the data of the cooperation has been taken or not," Djoko said responding to a question about suspected economic intelligence.

Previously, South Korean media reported that the Indonesian delegation`s laptop had been stolen in the Lotte Hotel near the City Hall in Sogong-dong, where the 50-member Indonesian delegation was staying.

Two men and a woman who looked like Asians were suspected as the burglars who broke into a VIP room where the Indonesian delegate was staying on 19th floor.

According to a Namdaeum Police Officer, when the incident happened on Wednesday evening (Feb 16), the internal security guards were not guarding in the hotel as they were with the delegation outside the hotel.

The police had received a report from an Indonesian delegate saying the three suspects had copied the data into a USB from the laptop and left.

According to the police, the suspects might have specific targets, including data on the Indonesian military.

In South Korea, the Indonesian delegation met with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak to discuss increased economic and military cooperation.

South Korea planned to sell T-50 Golden Eagle training jets and according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) Indonesia planned to buy 16 of those jets, in addition to Russian Yak-130 and Czech L-159B jets.

The Indonesian delegation has returned to Indonesia on Thursday (Feb 17).
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Editor: AA Ariwibowo
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