Prabowo Asks TNI to Prepare Plane to China to Take Cores Alkes

Prabowo Asks TNI to Prepare Plane to China to Take Cores Alkes

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto asked TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto to provide TNI aircraft to take medical equipment in Shanghai, China. Medical devices will be used in Indonesia to tackle the corona virus (Covid-19).

Prabowo's request was outlined in the Minister of Defense's Letter number B / 667 / M / III / 2020 addressed directly to the TNI Commander.

"Please ask the TNI Commander to provide aircraft support in the context of taking medical devices in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China," the letter received by CNNIndonesia.com and signed by Prabowo directly.

In the letter explained several medical devices that want to be taken from China. Among them, disposable masks, N95 masks, protective clothing, goggles, gloves, shoe covers, infrared thermometers and surgical caps.

These tools will be used by the Ministry of Defense Medical Team and the TNI to prevent and control the spread of the corona virus.

When confirmed, the Special Staff of the Minister of Defense for Public Communication and Inter-Institutional Relations, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said the plane requested by Prabowo was scheduled to depart in the next 1-2 days.

"One or two days (departed)," said Dahnil.