1) Boyfriend Suspected in Fatal Shooting of Papuan Pastor
2) On patrol with a shark ranger in Indonesia's marine treasure trove
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1) Boyfriend Suspected in Fatal Shooting of Papuan PastorBanjir Ambarita | November 24, 2012
Jayapura. Police suspect that 38-year-old Federika Metelmetti, the pastor of the Bethlehem Pentecostal church in Papua’s Boven Digoel district who was found on the street dead with a gunshot wound, was killed by her boyfriend.
Federika and her boyfriend, a police officer who serves with the Boven Digoel Police, were seen fighting before her body was discovered at 4 a.m. near the Kalimanak subprecinct police station in Boven Digoel on Wednesday.
It was believed that the boyfriend shot Federika out of jealousy because she had another lover.
Police officers have already arrested the boyfriend and named him a suspect.
Papua Police spokesman I Gede Sumert Jaya confirmed on Thursday night that the clergywoman had been fatally shot in Boven Digoel.
“A female pastor was shot dead and a .45 caliber bullet was found on her body,” Sumert said.
He added that the victim sustained a gunshot wound to her right shoulder which penetrated the back, and a broken left jaw caused by a blunt object.
“Aside from being shot, the victim was also battered,” he said, adding that the victim was about five months pregnant.
Sumert said that investigators were still trying to determine the killer’s motive.
Federika was the pastor of the Bethlehem Pentecostal church in Boven Digoel for the last 10 years.
“The victim was a resident of Tanah Merah,” National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Thursday. “Police officers investigating the crime scene found a 45-millimeter shell casing, helmet, bag and sandals owned by the victim.”
Boy said that the victim’s body had been taken to a hospital for an autopsy.
He added police had not yet determine d the motive of the shooting but they were questioning two witnesses.
Liputan6.com reported on Thursday that a military commander in Merauke district claimed that Federika had been shot by a close friend.
Federika and her boyfriend, a police officer who serves with the Boven Digoel Police, were seen fighting before her body was discovered at 4 a.m. near the Kalimanak subprecinct police station in Boven Digoel on Wednesday.
It was believed that the boyfriend shot Federika out of jealousy because she had another lover.
Police officers have already arrested the boyfriend and named him a suspect.
Papua Police spokesman I Gede Sumert Jaya confirmed on Thursday night that the clergywoman had been fatally shot in Boven Digoel.
“A female pastor was shot dead and a .45 caliber bullet was found on her body,” Sumert said.
He added that the victim sustained a gunshot wound to her right shoulder which penetrated the back, and a broken left jaw caused by a blunt object.
“Aside from being shot, the victim was also battered,” he said, adding that the victim was about five months pregnant.
Sumert said that investigators were still trying to determine the killer’s motive.
Federika was the pastor of the Bethlehem Pentecostal church in Boven Digoel for the last 10 years.
“The victim was a resident of Tanah Merah,” National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Thursday. “Police officers investigating the crime scene found a 45-millimeter shell casing, helmet, bag and sandals owned by the victim.”
Boy said that the victim’s body had been taken to a hospital for an autopsy.
He added police had not yet determine d the motive of the shooting but they were questioning two witnesses.
Liputan6.com reported on Thursday that a military commander in Merauke district claimed that Federika had been shot by a close friend.
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2) On patrol with a shark ranger in Indonesia's marine treasure trove
By Ed Flanagan, NBC News
RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia – The remote Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat is home to an underwater treasure trove of coral reefs and tremendous biodiversity, miles away from polluted urban centers and human encroachment.
The faraway islands in Western Papua, regarded by many marine experts as having the potential to help restore the world's ailing coral reefs, are vulnerable to the unchecked exploitation of a lucrative treasure that is rapidly disappearing from Indonesia's waters: sharks..............
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