Former Indonesian marine regrets joining Russian mercenary group

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Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry is closely monitoring the case of a former marine who reportedly joined Russian forces as a mercenary and is now seeking help to return home.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2jby7du7  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry is closely monitoring the case of a former Marine

00:09who reportedly joined Russian forces as a mercenary

00:12and is now appealing for government assistance to return home.

00:16Ministry spokesperson Roliansya Soemirat confirmed on Tuesday

00:21that embassy officials have established contact with the individual

00:24and are monitoring his whereabouts.

00:26Local media reports have identified the man as Satria Artakumbara

00:30who is reportedly still positioned on the front lines of the conflict zone.

00:56I want to come to this only to find a gift.

01:00Wa kaffabillahi sa'idah.

01:02And cukuplah Allah sebagai saksi.

01:03With this, I want to make sure the heart of Bapak Prabowo Subianto,

01:08Bapak Gibran, Bapak Sugiyono,

01:12I want to make sure the heart of Bapak to help me finish my contract.

01:18It was reported that Satria went absent without leave in June 2022.

01:38A military tribunal convicted him in absentia of desertion.

01:41Satria was dishonorably discharged in April 2023

01:45and also sentenced to one year in prison.

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