2) Police crackdowns on liquor sellers win Papuan community support
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1) West Papua liberation army, TPNPB, denies taking a Susi Air pilot, passengers hostage
News Desk March 16, 2021 9:29 pm
West Papua No. 1 News Portal | Jubi
Jayapura, Jubi – The command headquarters of West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) denied their involvement in an incident in which an armed group reportedly held hostage to a Susi Air pilot and three passengers in Wangbe airport in Puncak Regency in Papua province.
The spokesperson of TPNPB, Sebby Sambom, told Jubi on Monday that he received an audio communication, in which a TPNPB military commander, Murib, explained to someone, in Lanny language, that he did not know anything about any flight that had been held at a gunpoint.
Sambom said he also communicated with Goliat Tabuni, TPNPB’s highest commander, and operation commander, Lekagak Talenggen. “Murib, Lekagak Telenggen, General Goliath Tabuni, all said they had yet to receive any reports [that TPNPB was involved in the incident]” he said.
Sambom accused the Indonesian Military of engineering the narrative .
“From the narrative in the media, it was clear that the armed group took the pilot hostage and demanded village funds. From such a sentence, it was clear, it was TNI or the police propaganda,” Sambom said.
Since last year, media reports in Indonesia have published several statements from TNI, the National Police, or local officials accusing TPNPB of robbing “village funds”. Village funds is an annual allocation of Rp 1 billion for each village from the government, mandated by a law.
The spokesperson of TNI’s United Defense Area Command (Kogabwilhan) III, Col. IGN Suriastawa issued a press release, saying that TPNPB took a Susi Air pilot and three passengers hostage at the airport. The information came from the testimony of the pilot, Capt. Ian John Terrence Hellyer, a New Zealand citizen.
Hellyer said he and three Papuan passengers was held by about 30 armed people in Wangbe at 6:20 am local time. The three native Papuan passengers were Ricky Dolame, Arikala Dolame, and Arike Wandikbo.
The hostage situation ended after the passengers and the armed group negotiated their release. At 8:36 am local time, the plane flew back to Moses Kilangin Airport in Timika ini Mimika Regency. The pilot and the three passengers were all safe.
Reporter: Benny Mawel
Editor: Dewi Wulandari
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2) Police crackdowns on liquor sellers win Papuan community support
9 hours ago
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - A community-based organization called Solidarity against Liquor and Drugs (SAMN) has declared its support for police crackdowns on liquor sellers in Papua province.
The Jayapura city police's ongoing efforts against liquor sellers, for instance, need to be appreciated, SAMN Papua chairman Anias Lengka said here on Tuesday.
The anti-liquor raids the police routinely conduct in the Papuan capital have helped prevent young Papuans from being dragged into alcohol addiction and abuse, he remarked.
"We have observed an upward trend in traffic accidents, cases of domestic violence, and acts of crime, such as robbery, owing to excessive liquor consumption," he said.
In dealing with this challenging reality, SAMN Papua supports the Jayapura city police's ongoing crackdowns on liquor sellers, he added.
Alcohol addiction and abuse have often made many less fortunate people suffer, he remarked.
ANTARA has earlier reported that alcohol consumption remains a grave problem in Papua, although the production, distribution, and sale of liquor has officially been banned in the province since 2016.
In response, local police have continued to crack down on liquor producers, distributors, and sellers in the province.
The Papuan government prohibited the production, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 2016, in accordance with Regional Government's Regulation Number 15 of 2013.
The regulation is aimed at safeguarding Papuans from the detrimental impact of alcohol consumption, such as loss of consciousness, domestic violence, and crime.
Alcohol consumption has also led to deadly traffic accidents in the province, according to police. In 2019, Papua police reported that the death toll from traffic accidents in Papua had reached 72.
The 2019 fatality rate was higher than in 2018, when the figure stood at 58, and the Papua police claimed that alcohol consumption was one of the factors apart from bad driving habits (RRI, 2019).
According to Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, it is good for the province to be free from liquor use for the sake of ensuring secure and comfortable lives for its people. (INE)
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The Jayapura city police's ongoing efforts against liquor sellers, for instance, need to be appreciated, SAMN Papua chairman Anias Lengka said here on Tuesday.
The anti-liquor raids the police routinely conduct in the Papuan capital have helped prevent young Papuans from being dragged into alcohol addiction and abuse, he remarked.
"We have observed an upward trend in traffic accidents, cases of domestic violence, and acts of crime, such as robbery, owing to excessive liquor consumption," he said.
In dealing with this challenging reality, SAMN Papua supports the Jayapura city police's ongoing crackdowns on liquor sellers, he added.
Alcohol addiction and abuse have often made many less fortunate people suffer, he remarked.
ANTARA has earlier reported that alcohol consumption remains a grave problem in Papua, although the production, distribution, and sale of liquor has officially been banned in the province since 2016.
In response, local police have continued to crack down on liquor producers, distributors, and sellers in the province.
The Papuan government prohibited the production, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 2016, in accordance with Regional Government's Regulation Number 15 of 2013.
The regulation is aimed at safeguarding Papuans from the detrimental impact of alcohol consumption, such as loss of consciousness, domestic violence, and crime.
Alcohol consumption has also led to deadly traffic accidents in the province, according to police. In 2019, Papua police reported that the death toll from traffic accidents in Papua had reached 72.
The 2019 fatality rate was higher than in 2018, when the figure stood at 58, and the Papua police claimed that alcohol consumption was one of the factors apart from bad driving habits (RRI, 2019).
According to Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, it is good for the province to be free from liquor use for the sake of ensuring secure and comfortable lives for its people. (INE)
Related news: Papuans should steadfastly uphold Indonesia's sovereignty: Dani leader
Related news: Brimob ordered to gain comprehensive understanding of Papuan culture
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