ANTARA news, 9 December 2009
Chairman of the National Corruption Eradication Movement (GNPK) for Pemalang, Andi Faralay (31), died during a long march to observe world anti-corruption day here on Wednesday.
Chief of the GNPK Education Center, M Basri Busi Utomo, said Andi who died during a march towards the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Traffic Circle in Central Jakarta, possibly suffered from exhaustion.
"On the way to the HI Traffic Circle during the long march, Andi suddenly collapsed and fell unconscious. Moments later, he died," Utomo said.
He said GNPK activists had just finished a three-day national working meeting on eradication of corruption in Central Java. "We just finished it today and spent the night at the RedTop hotel," he said.
Utomo said he had immediately contacted Andi`s family. "We will take his body to Pemalang today," he added.
In the meantime, deputy chief of Metro Jakarta Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Firli denied that Andi had died because he fell when he was conducting an oration.
"When he was marching towards the HI traffic circle, the victim suddenly collapsed and died in the street," he said.
The body of the victim was taken to Budi Kemuliaan Hospital in Central Jakarta.
Source: ANTARA news
Chairman of the National Corruption Eradication Movement (GNPK) for Pemalang, Andi Faralay (31), died during a long march to observe world anti-corruption day here on Wednesday.
Chief of the GNPK Education Center, M Basri Busi Utomo, said Andi who died during a march towards the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Traffic Circle in Central Jakarta, possibly suffered from exhaustion.
"On the way to the HI Traffic Circle during the long march, Andi suddenly collapsed and fell unconscious. Moments later, he died," Utomo said.
He said GNPK activists had just finished a three-day national working meeting on eradication of corruption in Central Java. "We just finished it today and spent the night at the RedTop hotel," he said.
Utomo said he had immediately contacted Andi`s family. "We will take his body to Pemalang today," he added.
In the meantime, deputy chief of Metro Jakarta Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Firli denied that Andi had died because he fell when he was conducting an oration.
"When he was marching towards the HI traffic circle, the victim suddenly collapsed and died in the street," he said.
The body of the victim was taken to Budi Kemuliaan Hospital in Central Jakarta.
Source: ANTARA news
