1) No separatist flag on July 1
2) Officer, civilian killed in Puncak Jaya ambush
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1) No separatist flag on July 1
The Jakarta Post | National | Thu, June 27 2013, 7:35 AM
Paper Edition | Page: 4
Lambertus Pekikir, the leader of Free Papua Movement’s (OPM) military wing, the Papua Liberation Army Front (TPN) said that the organization will unilaterally proclaim the independence of Papua on July 1.
Lambertus said, however, the occasion would be celebrated solemnly.
“There will be no flag hoisting ceremony only mass prayers and a gathering at our headquarters,” Lambertus said as quoted by tempo.co.
He said that if any Morning Star flag, the symbol of the separatist movement, is visible in and around the capital of Papua, Jayapura, none of his men would be responsible for the consequences.
Traditionally, the Morning Star flag is hoisted during the anniversary of the OPM on Dec. 1 every year.
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2) Officer, civilian killed in Puncak Jaya ambush
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura | Archipelago | Thu, June 27 2013, 7:48 AM
Paper Edition | Page: 5
Another violent incident occurred in Papua when a group of seven men carrying rifles and sharp weapons attacked three Indonesian Military (TNI) members in Jigonikme village, Ilu district, Puncak Jaya regency on Tuesday.
A member of Nabire Infantry Battalion, Second Let. Wayan Sukarta, and Tono, a public minivan driver, were killed in the incident.
“Second Let. Wayan was shot in the head and right leg along with slash wounds on his left shoulder and right thigh and a cut on his left cheek, while Tono suffered slash wounds on the back of his head and back,” Papua Police chief spokesman Comr. I Gede Sumerta Jaya said in a press release.
The armed group also took the FN revolver owned by Wayan and set fire to the car he was using.
Based on the chronology of events, Wayan and two of his men, Second Pvt. Andi and Supiyoko, were returning from a visit to the Jigonikme village head using a Ford Ranger driven by Tono and his assistant who has not been identified. They intended to return to their post in Ilu.
Along the way, at a corner of a bridge on the highway from Tolikara to Puncak Jaya regency, or eight kilometers from their post in Ilu at around 2 p.m. local time, the group of armed men suddenly attacked them.
The three Indonesian Military (TNI) members who were inside the vehicle returned fire and during the gunfire second privates Andi and Supiyoko went to get help at the Ilu post.
However, as help arrived at around 4 p.m., Wayan and Tono were already dead and their car destroyed. Tono’s assistant, who remains anonymous, is yet to be found, as well as Wayan’s revolver.
When reached by the Post, Cenderawasih Military Command chief spokesman Col. Jansen Simanjuntak acknowledged he had not received the information.
“I have not yet received the information. I will check it first to the regency commander in Puncak Jaya,” he said.
The incident only adds to a series of violence in the province this year. In February, eight soldiers and four civilians were killed in two separate incidents in Puncak Jaya when unknown gunmen fired shots at a helicopter trying to evacuate dead soldiers.
In April, a police officer was killed and two of his relatives were wounded when unknown assailants attack their home in Yapen.
Members of the Free Papua Movement’s (OPM) military wing and the Papua Liberation Army Front (TPN) are usually blamed for the attacks.
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