REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SOLO -- An Indonesian citizen, 44-year-old Yuli Hastini, was one of the passengers aboard the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines MH17 flight that crashed in Ukraine on Thursday.
Yuli was traveling home to Solo, Central Java, with her Dutch husband, Johny Poulissen (47), and two children, Arjuna Marten Poulisse (5) and Srikandi Poulissen (3), Yuli's brother-in-law, Awang Nuryanto, stated here on Friday.
He said the family came to know about the tragedy after receiving a manifest copy from Jakarta.
"Only Yuli Hastini was an Indonesian citizen while her husband and children were Dutch citizens," he added.
He remarked that Yuli and her family wanted to enjoy Lebaran, the Islamic post-fasting holiday, and visit the grave of her mother to pay respect.
"My wife, Woro Pamiluti, is the younger sister of Yuli, and she has left for Jakarta to represent the family," he added.
He stated that before departing for Indonesia, Yuli informed Woro that she will visit the grave of her mother because she could not return home to attend her funeral.
Yuli last returned home in November 2013 when her mother was very ill and accompanied her for a week before returning to the Netherlands to work.
Several days after she left for the Netherlands her mother died, and so she could not be part of her funeral, he explained.
"Yuli stayed with her husband and two children in the Netherlands. She worked in a pharmaceutical company for the past seven years," he stated.
He said her family hoped her body could be flown to Indonesia, but they had yet to discuss about it with the family in the Netherlands.
The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was carrying 298 people including 15 crew members and 12 Indonesian citizens when it crashed in Ukraine after apparently being shot down, according to reports.
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