Helmud Hontong | |
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 Official portrait of Helmud Hontong as Vice-Regent | |
| Vice Regent of Sangihe Islands Regency | |
| In office 22 May 2017 – 9 June 2021 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Governor | Olly Dondokambey |
| Regent | Jabes Gaghana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1962 Mahengetang, North Sulawesi |
| Died | 9 June 2021 (aged 58) On flight from Denpasar–Makassar |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Spouse | Rahel Sasamu |
| Children | Geral Imanuel Hontong |
Helmud Hontong (9 November 1962 – 9 June 2021) was an Indonesian politician and the vice-regent of the Sangihe Islands Regency from 2017 until his sudden death on 9 June 2021 during a flight from Denpasar to Makassar.[1][2] He had previously served two terms as representative in the regency's parliament from 2009 to 2017.[1] He opposed a plan by PT Tambang Mas Sangihe to develop a gold mine in the regency and issued a formal letter to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources requesting to convert the mine concession with a Community Mine on 20 April 2021.[3][4]
Helmund travelled with his adjutant on a Lion Air transit flight between Denpasar to Makassar on his way to Manado. After taking off, he coughed and started bleeding from his mouth and nose. When the plane arrived in Makassar, he was declared dead by a medical team at the airport.[5]
- ^ a b "Profil Wakil Bupati". Pemerintah Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe (in Indonesian). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Kronologi Meninggalnya Wabup Sangihe dalam Penerbangan Denpasar-Makassar". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ SHNet, Redaksi (21 April 2021). "Wakil Bupati Kabupaten Sangihe Tegas Menolak Pertambangan Emas". SHNet. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Helmud Hontong ESDM" (in Indonesian). 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Fakta hingga Kronologi Detik-Detik Wabup Kepulauan Sangihe Meninggal di Pesawat". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.