Jakarta, Sept. 4 -- Indonesia is urging Peru to investigate the fatal shooting of an embassy staff member in Lima while stepping up protection for his family and other Indonesian citizens in the country.

"The embassy is taking care of the victim's family, including moving them to a safer place," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vahd Nabyl Achmad Mulachela said in a statement here on Thursday.

Local police are now guarding the family. The Indonesian Embassy has also opened a 24-hour hotline and WhatsApp group to help Indonesian nationals in Peru stay informed and safe, he added.

The victim, Zetro Leonardo Purba, a junior officer at the Indonesian Embassy in Lima, was shot and killed near his home on Monday (September 1).

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