Nine Indonesians were among those detained when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla on Monday
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenJohannes NugrohoPublished: 6:00pm, 22 May 2026Updated: 6:02pm, 22 May 2026After three agonising days with no word from his son, Warsono finally saw the face he had been waiting for.
“To my great relief, I could see he was in one piece, albeit somewhat worse for wear,” he said, adding that his son had bruises on his hands from being tightly zip-tied and, according to Andre, roughed up by Israeli officials.
The action has drawn condemnation from Jakarta, press freedom groups and several foreign governments over the detention and alleged mistreatment of activists and journalists.
Andre, who works for Tempo TV, was one of four Indonesian journalists aboard vessels in the civilian convoy. The other three were Bambang Noroyono and Thoudy Badai from Republika and iNews’ Heru Rahendro.
