Sunday, September 15, 2013

Police fire tear gas at West Papuan rally and make arrests


A google translate of article in jubi. Be-aware google translate can be a bit erratic.
Original bahasa at

TEAR GAS DISABLE KNPB Penulis DEMO: 
Aprila wiring on September 16, 2013
Editor: MUSA ABUBAR
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TEAR GAS fired WHEN POLICE FORCES (PHOTO: ARNOLD Belau)

Jayapura, 16/9 (Jubi) - Dozens Masa Peace Action West Papua National Committee (KNPB) at Expo, Waena, Jayapura, Papua, to be staged Memorial International Democracy Day which falls on September 15th repelled police officers yesterday Resort City Jayapura (Jayapura Police Station) by using tear gas.

"We give five minutes to colleagues for immediate KNPB disband because this demo is not got permission from us," said Wakapolresta Jayapura, Kiki Kurnia to Wim Rocky Medlama, KNPB spokesperson in negotiations conducted in the courtyard Expo, Waena, Jayapura , Monday (16/9).

Got five minutes from the security forces, KNPB stick with the command car in the yard Expo, Waena. Seeing the mass action does not retreat to the command car, Jayapura Police officers eventually forcibly took away the car from the action command that led to chaos. The police eventually fired tear gas towards future action to defuse the atmosphere was heating up.

"We were forced to fire tear gas as thrown by the party first demo," said Wakapolresta Jayapura, Kiki Kurnia told reporters at Expo Waena. Dozens period KNPB action is eventually retreated due to the tear gas.

After firing tear gas, five members of KNPB Jayapura Police officers secured to the Jayapura Police Station. "We did a demo to commemorate the international day of democracy but police forcibly dispersed and arrested twenty-one members of the three-point action KNPB the Housing III Waena, Sentani and Expo," said Wim Medlama via mobile Rocky told reporters. (Jubi / Aprila wiring)

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