Thursday, November 29, 2012

1) Papua Police Chief Entourage Ambushed


1) Papua Police Chief Entourage Ambushed

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1) Papua Police Chief Entourage Ambushed
Thursday, 29 November, 2012 | 12:26 WIB
TEMPO InteractiveTimika:The Papua Regional Police chief ‘s entourage was ambushed by an unknown group on Nov. 28, between Makki District in Jayawijaya Regency and Tiom District in Lanijaya Regency, Papua.

The police who were with the entourage spotted a suspicious group of approximately 40 civilians carrying firearms. When they started to pursue the group, they were met with bullets. The inevitable shootout ensued. The police chased them until they disappeared into the forest.

The entourage continued their journey and arrived safely in Tiom. The public relations officer, Asst. Comm. I Gde Sumarta, confirmed the incident on Nov. 28 night, "Yes, the regional police chief entourage was ambushed, but there were no casualties. We do not know yet whether there were any on the attackers’ side because it was dark," said Sumarta.

The Papua Regional Police chief and his group were in Tiom in connection with an attack that killed three police officers on duty at the Pirime police station. The police are still pursuing the armed civilian group.

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RNZI Posted at 06:07 on 29 November, 2012 UTC
A New Zealand Green Party MP has questioned the government over the impact of the New Zealand police training programme in Indonesia’s Papua region.
The questions came shortly after a rally was held outside parliament to mark December 1st, West Papuans’ Flag Day, the anniversary of independence from the Netherlands.
Johnny Blades reports
“The Green MP Catherine Delahunty says New Zealand is not doing enough to pressure Indonesia to rein in its security forces in Papua, as human rights abuses there continue. The police minister Judith Collins said the government is looking at the merits of another community policing programme in the Papua region. ’A scoping design is currently being undertaken or about to be completed. On that basis I would have thought that any interaction of the New Zealand police who I believe are the finest police anywhere in the world would be of an advantage, and I would have thought that member would have supported it.’ However Ms Delahunty says any collusion with Indonesia’s security forces is unhelpful for Papuans. After her questions to the government on Papua had concluded, she made a move to observe the Papuan independence claim in parliament but was blocked. ’Mr Speaker I seek leave to table the Morning Star flag of West Papua.’ Speaker Lockwood Smith: ’ Leave is sought to table that flag, is there any objection? There is objection.’”

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