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Prabowo Monitors News of Village Cooperative Manager Candidate's Death

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • President Prabowo Subianto is monitoring the deaths of three individuals during a military training program for village cooperative managers.
  • The government is evaluating the training procedures for any negligence, though no indications of organizer negligence have been found so far.
  • The deceased are believed to have had pre-existing health conditions, and the Defense Ministry has expressed condolences and committed to improving future training protocols.

President Prabowo Subianto is closely following the news of three deaths during a military training exercise for village cooperative managers. The individuals passed away during basic military training, with the latest identified as Novia Rahmadhani Sihotang, who died on June 23, 2026, after experiencing health issues during training at the Indonesian Air Force's training center in Jakarta.

(The President) monitors all.

— Prasetyo HadiMinister Secretary of State Prasetyo Hadi on President Prabowo Subianto's awareness of the deaths during military training.

Minister Secretary of State Prasetyo Hadi stated that the government is conducting a joint evaluation to identify any procedural lapses. However, he noted that no evidence of organizer negligence has surfaced yet. The reported causes of death are attributed to health factors, suggesting potential pre-existing conditions among the participants.

All processes are carried out, if there is for example a wrong procedure, we fix it. And if a wrong procedure leads to negligence, that is also part of the (evaluation).

— Prasetyo HadiPrasetyo Hadi on the government's evaluation of the training procedures.

Prasetyo emphasized that the training activities themselves are not considered overly strenuous, especially in the initial days. He conveyed the government's condolences to the families of the deceased and affirmed a commitment to refining military training procedures. The decision to potentially halt the program will be made after the evaluation results are released. The Defense Ministry confirmed that participants undergo health checks as part of the selection process, and Novia had met the requirements before commencing the training.

It wasn't strenuous yet, only the first or second day. So perhaps (those who died) had health histories.

— Prasetyo HadiPrasetyo Hadi explaining the perceived intensity of the training and attributing deaths to health factors.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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