Today's Top 3 News: Police Arrest Indonesia's Drug Cartel Fugitive in the Philippines
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17 May 2024 16:51 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Friday, May 17, 2024. Here are the highlights: Police Arrest Indonesia's Drug Cartel Fugitive in the Philippines; Indonesian Minister Alleges Systematic Efforts to Obstruct Aid to Gaza; and List of 15 NATO Member Countries That Back Palestine's Bid for UN Membership.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Police Arrest Indonesia's Drug Cartel Fugitive in the Philippines
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) together with the Indonesian National Police's International Relations Division and the Philippine police have arrested a Mexican drug cartel fugitive, Gregor Johann Haas. The Australian national who is suspected of frequently smuggling drugs in Asia was arrested in Cebu, Philippines, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
Head of the BNN Public Relations and Protocol Bureau, Brigadier General Sulistyo Pudjo Hartono, explained that Gregor is still detained in the Philippines. However, the man will soon be extradited to Indonesia. "To take responsibility for his actions and reveal the (drug) network in Indonesia," he said when met at the BNN Office, Cawang, East Jakarta on Thursday.
2. Indonesian Minister Alleges Systematic Efforts to Obstruct Aid to Gaza
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi strongly denounced the Israeli citizens' blockade of humanitarian aid from the international community, including Indonesia, to Palestine in the Gaza Strip.
“I believe this is a systematic effort to obstruct humanitarian aid to Gaza,” Retno said after accompanying President Joko Jokowi Widodo to receive a state visit to the Bogor Presidential Palace, on Friday, May 17.
3. List of 15 NATO Member Countries That Back Palestine's Bid for UN Membership
A total of 15 NATO member countries backed Palestine in its bid to become a full member of the United Nations (UN). This support comes after the UN General Assembly on May 10, 2024, adopted a resolution to provide extended rights for Palestine at the UN.
Quoting Reuters, the UN General Assembly acknowledged that Palestine had met the requirements to become a member of the UN. They also recommended that the UN Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably."
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