"We hope that the Malaysian government could clarify what really happened to erase allegations that the organs of the three murdered Indonesian citizens had been removed," Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government is waiting for clarification from Malaysian authorities regarding the death of three migrant workers who allegedly fell victim to organ thefts, a minister said.

"We hope that the Malaysian government could clarify what really happened to erase allegations that the organs of the three murdered Indonesian citizens had been removed," Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said here Tuesday.

The minister added that he had asked the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta to gather information from relevant parties in Malaysia on the death of the three migrant workers in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan.

"The Malaysian ambassador in Jakarta has promised to provide the Foreign Ministry with the information soon," he said.

Marty noted that information from the Port Dickson hospital, which conducted autopsies on the three murdered migrant workers, as well as from the police in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, had thus far provided the most important information.

To obtain this information, the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur had contacted the hospital, whose officials said the autopsy had been conducted in Malaysia, he said.

"Now we need a repeat autopsy to see if stitches on the three bodies resulted from an autopsy or gunshot wound. This (autopsy) will shed light on the alleged organ theft," he said.

The three migrant workers, identified as Herman (34), Abdul Kadir Jailani (25) and Mad Noor (28), were killed after Malaysian police opened fire on them. They allegedly has resisted when police approached them.

The Malaysian police were suspicious of the migrant workers since they wore head covers, masks and carried matches, according to officials.

The bodies of the construction workers in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, arrived in their home villages in East Lombok district, West Nusa Tenggara province, on April 12 and were buried there.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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