Monday, November 9, 2020

1) Rufinus Tigau was Shot for No Reason

 


2) Armed Papuans stealing village funds has become a homework: police  
3) Armed Papuan criminals disrupt endeavors to improve locals’ welfare 

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Note. In the first Antara article “Armed Papuans stealing village funds has become a homework: police “, the police claim that Rufinus Tigau who was killed by  security personnel on October 26, 2020,   was a member of an  armed criminal group r. However, local residents, a church pastor and spokesperson Sebby sambon denied he was involved with the TPNPB. One has to be aware of the security forces use of propaganda in many the  incidents that take place in West Papua.

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Extracts from the article (Rufinus Tigau was Shot for No Reason) below.


The residents of Jalae denied this. According to residents, Rufinus Tigau was a church officer or catechist. Shot without any mistakes, without any good reason.
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Pastor Marthen Ekowaibi Kuayo, Pr, Diocesan Administrator for Timika Diocese, previously confirmed that Rufinus Tigau is the Catechist of Stase Jalae, St. Michael Bilogai. Rufinus was not involved in TPNPB activities in the Intan Jaya district.


Sebby Sambon, a spokesman for the TPNPB, also denied his involvement in the Intan Jaya TPNPB.

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1) Rufinus Tigau was Shot for No Reason



Rufinus Tigau, Catechist of the Parish of St. Michael Bilogai, Dekenat Moni-Puncak, Diocese of Timika, during his life in Jalae village, Sugapa district, Intan Jaya regency. (Special - SP)


ENAGOTADI, SUARAPAPUA.com – The latest facts were revealed through the release of the shooting chronology of Rufinus Tigau, a Catholic catechist or preacher from the Bilogai Parish, Dekenat Moni-Puncak, Timika Diocese.

Timika Diocese revealed that according to witness statements in Jalae village, Sugapa district, Rufinus Tigau was shot dead by TNI members in Jalae village after answering questions from security forces, Monday (26/10/2020) morning.


“Members of the combined military/police apparatus asked about the house in front of them (Rufinus’ house) and who was in the house. After answering that those in his house were his wife, child, and an old mother, Rufinus was shot with several shots by the joint apparatus who asked, “quoted from a release from the Timika Diocese which was distributed to the media, November 1, 2020.

According to the security apparatus, as reported by a number of media, Rufinus fought back during the raid in Jalae village. This is different from the testimony of residents summarized by the Timika diocese.

Rufinus was also labeled a member of the KKSB (Armed Separatist Criminal Group). The term KKSB is commonly used by security forces to refer to the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).

Because he was accused of being involved in the KKSB group, the security forces recorded him as a “target”. In fact, Rufinus was mentioned as a member of the TPNPB.

The residents of Jalae denied this. According to residents, Rufinus Tigau was a church officer or catechist. Shot without any mistakes, without any good reason, only responds well to the joint forces after introducing his identity.

According to the Timika diocese’s report, Antonius and Julius were forced to dig a half meter deep hole to bury Rufinus.

Rufinus’ body was buried next to his house after being hit by several bullets belonging to the joint apparatus who carried out sweeping that morning in Jalae village. At around 14.00 WIT, the family dug the grave again to be buried properly, preceded by a short service.

The shooting took place after dawn at around 04.00 WIT, the sound of a series of weapons was heard. The sound of gunfire was heard for a long time, even as far as Bilogai.

Pastor Marthen Ekowaibi Kuayo, Pr, Diocesan Administrator for Timika Diocese, previously confirmed that Rufinus Tigau is the Catechist of Stase Jalae, St. Michael Bilogai. Rufinus was not involved in TPNPB activities in the Intan Jaya district.


Sebby Sambon, a spokesman for the TPNPB, also denied his involvement in the Intan Jaya TPNPB.

Sebby Sambon, a spokesman for the TPNPB, also denied his involvement in the Intan Jaya TPNPB.


After completing high school, Rufinus Tigau continued his education in Jakarta. Precisely on the campus of the State Finance Polytechnic STAN (State College of Accountancy). This is because he was selected in the Papua Special Affirmation program.

During his education in the diploma one study program in the field of state finance at the official university under the Education and Training Agency of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, as reported by orangmudakatolik.net, he was classified as the calm and most diligent student.


Not only on campus, Rufinus is also active in various extracurricular activities. In addition to the OMK (Catholic Youth), he is diligent in PKN STAN Catholic Student Family (KMK) activities.

In fact, Rufinus was a member of the Way of the Living Cross tablo player at the Church of Sts Parish. Matthew Evangelist, Bintaro.

After finishing college in 2014 he chose to return home.

In this village, the young man was always active in religious activities. Until finally he was appointed as a catechist in 2015.


Rufinus was appointed as a catechist by the parish priest of Saint Michael Bilogai, Father Yustinus Rahangiar, Pr. Rufinus replaces Catechist Frans Wandagau who died.

As a catechist, Rufinus helps the Pastor at Jalae Station because Pastor Yustinus and other priests serving the people in Jalae do not understand the local language and other matters related to the local cultural context.

Catechists Rufinus also usually serve in the Bilogai Parish Church during Christmas and Easter celebrations. The main task is translating the content of the Pastor’s sermon into the local language (Migani). That way Catholics who don’t know Indonesian can easily understand the delivery of sermons or reflections in celebration of worship.


“After we finished college, Rufinus Tigau returned to Sugapa, Intan Jaya. He became a catechist or preacher in the Diocese of Timika to help Pastors in Bilogai parish. He translates catechesis material into their language, “said Salomina Gobay, a classmate at PKN STAN.

“Rufinus also serves people in his village. Rufinus is an educated young man from his village. ”

 

Reporter: Markus You


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2) Armed Papuans stealing village funds has become a homework: police  
59 minutes ago

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw highlighted that the armed Papuan criminal groups' thievery of village funds had turned out to be a homework for Indonesian police and military personnel stationed in Papua Province.

The armed Papuan criminals purchase weapons through the robbed village funds, Waterpauw noted in a statement that ANTARA quoted in Jakarta on Monday.

"The village funds are robbed once the cash is received by village heads. This has become our homework," he noted, adding that the situation further exacerbates with certain village heads embezzling the funds.

Waterpauw urged village heads to utilize the funds as mandated by law and regulations.

The inspector general also drew attention to the armed Papuan criminal groups' efforts to recruit local university and secondary school students, who have received indoctrination and black campaigns on Indonesia.

In its efforts to thwart the recruitment process of notorious armed groups, the Indonesian police recently exposed one of the recruits named Rufinus Tigau.

Tigau, who was killed in a gun battle with security personnel on October 26, 2020, reportedly joined a notorious armed group based in Intan Jaya, Papua, a year ago.

"Rufinus Tigau is an armed criminal group member. His group has become a primary target of a joint team of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and police personnel,” National Police spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Awi Setiyono, had stated on October 29, 2020.

The Nemangkawi Task Force targeted the armed Papuan criminal group since its members, including Rufinus Tigau, who had reportedly joined the group a year back, repeatedly heckled residents of Jalai Village in Sugapa Sub-district, Intan Jaya District, he noted.

"These armed criminals also robbed the villagers' properties and did not hesitate to kill them," he noted while quoting Tigau’s stepfather Antonius Abugau as saying that Tigau had grown up in a pious Catholic family.

However, Tigau changed drastically after joining the armed criminal group, Abugau revealed in a recent interview with the Nemangkawi Task Force's investigators, according to Setiyono.

"Abugau spoke of his stepson having changed after joining the armed criminal group. His group had repeatedly robbed the locals' properties, threatened local youths, and also killed a tribal leader last August," he noted.

The tribal leader was reportedly murdered while attempting to defend 'mama-mama' (Papuan women) merchants at a local traditional market from the criminal group's oppressions, Setiyono quoted Abugau as telling the task force personnel.

The Indonesian province of Papua continues to bear witness to a vicious cycle of violence, with armed groups in the districts of Intan Jaya and Nduga continuing to target civilians and security personnel over the past two months.

Intan Jaya recorded its goriest month in September this year, with armed groups launching a series of attacks in the area that claimed the lives of two soldiers and two civilians and injured two others.

The notorious armed groups in the Indonesian province have continued their acts of terror in October.

On October 9, 2020, an armed group ambushed a joint fact-finding team (TGPF) set up by the government to investigate a recent shooting in Mamba Village, Sugapa Sub-district.

In the incident, the TGPF member -- Gadjah Mada University (UGM) lecturer Bambang Purwoko -- was shot in the leg, while TNI soldier First Sgt Faisal Akbar of the Hitadipa Task Force sustained injuries on his waist. 
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Reporter: Benardy F, Rahmad Nasution
Editor: Fardah Assegaf

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3) Armed Papuan criminals disrupt endeavors to improve locals’ welfare 
 1 hour ago

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Notorious armed Papuan criminal groups operational in the administrative areas of Intan Jaya have recurrently hindered the district government's ongoing efforts to improve the well-being of local communities.

The armed criminals have often robbed a part of the village funds after receiving information of the local village authorities having received the cash, Intan Jaya District Head Natalis Tabuni was quoted by ANTARA as saying on Monday.

The funds forcibly obtained from the local village authorities are used for procuring guns and ammunition, Tabuni noted, adding that once information leaked of the fund disbursements, the criminal groups would wait in their targeted villages.

"They will demand a part of the village funds from the village administrative officials that they meet. If the authorized officials refuse to give the cash, they would threaten them at gunpoint," he revealed.

These notorious armed gangs' criminal records are no secret in Papua Province.

On October 29, 2020, the Indonesian police had exposed the cruelty of an armed criminal group that Rufinus Tigau, who was killed in a gun battle with security personnel on October 26, 2020, had joined a year ago.

"Rufinus Tigau is a member of an armed criminal group that has become a primary target of a joint team of Indonesian Military (TNI) and police personnel," National Police’s spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Awi Setiyono, stated on Oct 29.

The Nemangkawi Task Force targeted the armed Papuan criminal group since its members had repeatedly heckled residents of Jalai Village in Sugapa Sub-district, Intan Jaya District. They also robbed the villagers' property and were brazen in killing them.

Last August, this armed group had killed one of the local residents, who was a tribal leader attempting to protect 'mama-mama' (the Papuan women) merchants at a local traditional market from the criminal group's oppressions, Setiyono revealed.

The Indonesian province of Papua has continued to bear witness to a vicious cycle of violence, with armed groups in the districts of Intan Jaya and Nduga continuing to target civilians and security personnel over the past two months.

Intan Jaya recorded its bloodiest month in September this year, with armed groups mounting a string of attacks in the area, which left two soldiers and two civilians dead while two others injured.

The acts of terror by notorious armed groups in the Indonesian province had continued in October.

On October 9, 2020, an armed group ambushed a joint fact-finding team (TGPF) formed by the government to probe a recent shooting in Mamba Village, Sugapa Sub-district.

One of the fact-finding team's members and a soldier were injured in the attack.

According to records of the Papua police headquarters, over the past nine months, armed groups operating in Intan Jaya were involved in 17 cases of violence against civilians and security personnel.

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw revealed recently that six armed groups are currently active in Intan Jaya's areas, including Hipadipa Sub-district. They are led by Sebinus Waker and reportedly possess 17 rifles. 
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Reporter: Benardy F, Rahmad Nasution
Editor: Fardah Assegaf

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