In response to press queries on Indonesian media reports on the naming of an Indonesian naval vessel, the KRI Usman Harun, after the two Indonesian marines, Osman Hj Mohd Ali and Harun Said, who were convicted and executed in Singapore for the 10 March 1965 bombing of MacDonald House, the MFA Spokesman said:
“The two Indonesian marines were found guilty of the bombing which killed three people and injured 33 others. Singapore had considered this difficult chapter in the bilateral relationship closed in May 1973 when then-PM Lee Kuan Yew visited and scattered flowers on the graves of the two marines.
Minister for Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam spoke to Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Marty Natalegawa to register Singapore’s concerns over the naming of the navy ship and the impact this would have on the feelings of Singaporeans, especially the families of the victims.”
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
5 FEBRUARY 2014