"We will investigate to know what really happened."Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Indonesia will investigate the sequence of events that led to the shooting death of "Indonesian migrant workers" by Malaysian police on September 7, according to House Speaker Marzuki Alie.
"We will investigate to know what really happened," he said here on Friday.
Marzuki added that he did not yet have details about the chronology of events that led to the incident.
"The House of Representatives will conduct an investigation into the incident in order to determine its stance", he stated.
"However, according to foreign minister Marty Natalegawa, the incident was related to a criminal case," Marzuki explained.
Therefore, he added, if the Indonesian citizen was involved in a crime it would be difficult for Indonesia to defend the victim.
"However, it would be our obligation to provide defense if our citizen is put on trial," Marzuki pointed out.
When asked about the exact number of migrant workers killed in the incident, Marzuki said he had yet to receive details about the casualties.
"So far, only one Indonesian migrant worker has been confirmed (among the dead in the incident," he stated.
It was reported earlier that the Malaysian police had shot four Indonesian migrant workers to death in Ipoh, Perak, on September 9.
(Uu.H-YH/INE/KR-BSR)
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