Tangerang, Banten, Feb. 21 -- A former member of West Java's Indramayu District regional legislature (DPRD) was among the 46 Indonesian victims of human trafficking repatriated to Indonesia from Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Thursday evening.

The Foreign Ministry's Director of Protection of Indonesian Citizens, Judha Nugraha, stated here on Friday that the 46 human trafficking victims came from nine provinces, with the majority hailing from North Sumatra and West Java.

"We also confirm that one of the 46 rescued migrant workers is a former member of the Indramayu District DPRD with the initial R," he revealed.

The ministry official stated that the rescued Indonesians, who had reportedly endured torture while held captive in Myanmar, were repat...