The high-ranking official specified that, as soon as the incident became known, the Director of the State Ceremonial personally went to the clinic where the Indonesian national was taken, as required by Foreign Affairs Ministry regulations.
Minister Schialer stated that he immediately informed President Dina Boluarte of the incident and contacted his counterpart, Sugiono, who was on an official mission outside Indonesia.
The government official conveyed the condolences of the Head of State and the Peruvian people for the murder of his compatriot, so that Sugiono could forward them to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
"I did the same, of course, with Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Minister, my counterpart, and I assured him that we will get to the bottom of what happened and why it occurred," Schialer stated, lamenting that Zetro Leonardo Purba leaves behind a widow and three minor children.
The Peruvian diplomat also emphasized that they are providing the Indonesian Ambassador to Peru, Ricky Suhendar, with the fullest possible support for handling the case.
The Minister considered that what happened to the diplomatic mission official serves as a wake-up call regarding the citizen insecurity affecting the country.
"This is therefore a call for everyone —authorities and citizens alike— to fight this serious phenomenon openly and resiliently, with the law in hand," Schialer pointed out.
On another note, the Foreign Affairs Minister expressed support for declaring the transnational criminal organization Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization, due to the funding it would provide to foreign criminal gangs such as Tren de Aragua and others of Brazilian origin, like Comando Vermelho.
"The short answer is yes. The Cartel de los Soles, by financing activities that generate terror, is indeed an organization that promotes terror, because it fosters organized crime in our country," Schialer said in response to questions from reporters.
Lastly, the government official highlighted that on September 1 the centenary of the reincorporation of the province of Tarata into Peru was commemorated, after having been unjustly held for more than four decades.
"Tarata is important, and of course this concerns our relationship with Chile," he pointed out.