Friday, October 28, 2022

1) Police probe village fund transfer to West Papua's armed group


2) Cartenz Task Force Shot Papuan Armed Group Member in Kiwirok
3) Jayapura: Deputy minister leads undersea ceremony on Youth Pledge Day  
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1) Police probe village fund transfer to West Papua's armed group 
 6 hours ago


Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) - The West Papua Provincial Police is investigating an alleged transfer of village funds to an armed criminal group in the province.

Director of the Special Criminal Investigation Unit of the West Papua Provincial Police Senior Commissioner Romilus Tamtelahitu confirmed on Friday that Chief of the West Papua Provincial Police Inspector General Daniel Tahi Monang Silitonga had given directives to his men to probe the case.

"(The investigation of) the (alleged) transfer of village fund to support the activities that are against NKRI (the Unitary Republic of Indonesia) is one of the priority agendas of the West Papua Provincial Police in accordance with the provincial police chief's directives and commitment," he noted.

He remarked that a joint team of personnel from the provincial police is conducting in-depth investigation into the use of village funds in two areas that frequently become a target of attacks by the armed criminal group and are affiliated to the West Papua National Committee (KNPB).

"The joint team is investigating thoroughly the use of village funds in Maybrat and Teluk Bintuni districts where attacks on state apparatuses and civilians occurred in the past couple of years," he remarked.

Tamtelahitu said several villages in the two districts had become the target of investigation into the use of village fund because they are believed to be the stronghold of KNPB.

"There has been an indication of several villages abusing village funds to support activities that are against the state ideology of Indonesia," he said.

On October 21, 2022, the Maluku Provincial Police arrested six people suspected of smuggling several firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition from Maluku to Papua.

Director of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Maluku Provincial Police Senior Commissioner Andi Iskandar said that based on preliminary investigation, the suspects intended to smuggle the firearms and ammunition to meet orders from Papua's residents.

"It is true, (they) planned to smuggle firearms and ammunition from Maluku to Papua after they received orders from Papuan residents," he said.

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Reporter: Hans Arnold K, Suharto
Editor: Sri Haryati


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2) Cartenz Task Force Shot Papuan Armed Group Member in Kiwirok

Translator Dewi Elvia Muthiariny
 Editor Mahinda Arkyasa 
28 October 2022 23:19 WIB



TEMPO.COJakarta - The Cartenz Peace Task Force personnel shot a member of the Papuan armed criminal group (KKB) who carried one firearm in Kiwirok, Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua. Chief of the Pegunungan Bintang Police, Adj. Sr. Comr. Cahyo Sukarnito, confirmed that the incident occurred at around 06:48 AM local time.

"The shooting of KKB was taken after the sniper of the Preventive Task Force of the Kiwirok Post monitored the presence of three suspected KKB members carrying one firearm towards the end of the upper runway," said Cahyo on Friday, October 28, 2022.

After seeing this, the mobile brigade or Brimob member shot the gun bearer down. It was suspected that the person died. His body and weapon were seen carried by his colleagues.

According to Cahyo, the presence of three KKB members was monitored from the air via drones flown by Brimob members who were guarding the airport.

As a result of the incident, Cahyo reported, the police helicopter which was going to withdraw personnel in Kiwirok was canceled due to poor weather. “[The poor] weather is also the factor that caused the helicopter to cancel the flight to Kiwirok,” he said.

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3) Jayapura: Deputy minister leads undersea ceremony on Youth Pledge Day  
6 hours ago
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, John Wempi Wetipo, led an undersea ceremony to mark Youth Pledge Day in Jayapura, Papua, on Friday.

"Papua has a great sea, so (through this ceremony,) we invite youth to interpret the Youth Pledge Day by participating in preserving the underwater nature," Wetipo remarked.

During the underwater ceremony, he was accompanied by the Commander of Navy Base X of Jayapura, Brigadier General Feriyanto Marpaung; Papua Water Police Directorate’s Senior Commissioner Andi Anugra; and the diver community.

The underwater ceremony involved the raising of the national flag at Tandjung Kayu Batu, Jayapura, at a depth of 12 meters, and saw participation from 63 divers.

Wetipo said that the underwater ceremony aimed to invite youth in Papua to participate in preserving marine life in the region.

He also invited young people in Papua to use their youth well and not be easily provoked by ideas that go against the Republic of Indonesia.

"Now is the age of digitalization; it is hoped that young people will take advantage of technological advances with positive things and not old-fashioned minds that can trouble themselves," the deputy minister emphasized.

Wetipo, the former district head of Jayawijaya, said he expects that the Papua young generation will continue to develop themselves with knowledge and be willing to work hard since the new autonomous regions (DOB) in Papua have been established. Under the DOB Law, Papua will be expanded into three provinces and a lot of new workers will be needed in the provinces.

Papuan youth must be able to fill these employment needs and have the same competency as the young people out there, he said.

According to him, it is time for Papuan youth to become heads instead of subordinates. For this reason, on Youth Pledge Day, he said he expected all components of the nation's youth to unite in building Papua and Indonesia.

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Reporter: Evarukdijati, Kenzu
Editor: Sri Haryati

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