Manokwari, Jubi – The West Papua Police confirmed there were 14 construction workers of the TransBintuni-Maybrat road allegedly shot by the National Liberation Army of West Papua (TPNPB).
Spokesperson of the West Papua Police Sr. Come. Adam Erwindi said on Friday night, September 30, 2022, that nine workers managed to save themselves in the shooting incident.
“Six people fled to the TNI post while three others parted in the old Majnik river towards Maght Village,” Adam said.
Meanwhile, four workers have died in the incident and one reportedly missing. The dead victims are Sitinjak, 25, a citizen of Sorong; Om Kumis, 55, who lived in Pinrang, South Sulawesi; Halim, 20, who lived in Sorong; and a woman named Reva, 28, also a citizen of Sorong.
Adam said the police had identified the perpetrators, “The chief has ordered us to arrest the perpetrators and held them responsible.”
The 14 workers were working on the Trans Bintuni-Maybrat road project under PT Doreri Makmur, including the Moskona-Maybrat road, which is funded by the West Papua Provincial Budget from the Public Works and Public Housing Office with a value of Rp 9.72 billion, as quoted from LPSE West Papua.
“At the scene, our team found two damaged heavy equipment with partially burned glass and three burnt trucks,” Adam further told Jubi via Whatsapp on Saturday.
Following the evacuation of victims, the joint security forces arrived at Teluk Bintuni Regional Hospital on Friday at 9 p.m. Papua time. Teluk Bintuni Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Junov Siregar said the evacuation went smoothly and all team members returned safely.
“Only one female victim is still being sought,” said Adam Erwindi. “Four victims died, two of whom were found burnt. The four victims also suffered many wounds from sharp weapons,” he added. (*)
"Based on current data, Papua Province contributes the most (number of) malaria cases, which is 81 percent nationally," the ministry's Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Maxi Rein Rondonuwu stated at the launch of the 2022 Malaria Eradication Month in Jayapura District, Papua, followed online here on Monday.
According to the report from the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health, the number of positive cases of malaria in Indonesia currently stands at 248,860. Of the figure, 229,015 have been treated successfully.
Moreover, the number of detected suspects reached 1,758,104 from the tested specimens totaling 1,745,258.
Rondonuwu stated that malaria was, so far, eradicated in only 362 of the total 514 districts and cities in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, five regions with the highest number of malaria cases are located in Papua Province: 77,379 cases in Mimika District, 27,436 cases in Jayapura City, 17,676 cases in Jayapura District, 12,099 cases in Yahukimo District, and 10,804 cases in Keerom District.
According to Rondonuwu, reduction in cases of malaria in Papua cannot be achieved only through ordinary activities.
"There must be extraordinary movements, starting from case finding by cadres, including in schools and communities," he remarked.
The Malaria Eradication Month National Movement and the Gebrak Siamal program were implemented by the ministry by involving all parties, from the regional governments, communities, to cadres in primary health facilities, through the signing of an agreement to eradicate malaria.
All cadres are tasked with guiding the community to prevent malaria by cleaning mosquito breeding places at all residential areas.
In addition, the Ministry of Health initiated the Stop Open Defecation Movement in all districts in Papua.
"Sanitation greatly affects malaria prevention," he stated.
The ministry also distributed insecticide-treated mosquito nets in areas where there are still many Anopheles mosquitoes that cause malaria.
"Nationally, the target is malaria eradication by 2030. However, especially in Papua, we accelerate it to 2027 to achieve (malaria) eradication and fully stop open defecation," Rondonuwu remarked.
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Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Peace Network (JDP) asked the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) not to attack civilians, JDP spokesperson Cristian Yan Warinussy responded to the shooting incident allegedly carried out by the TPNPB against 14 road workers in Moskona, Bintuni Bay Regency, West Papua, on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
“We call the perpetrators to stop targeting civilians in the Moskona area, Maybat area and its surroundings,” Warinussy said via WhatsApp message to Jubi on Friday, September 30.
The attack on Thursday killed four workers, namely Sitinjak (25), Om Kumis (55), Halim (20) and Reva (28).
Warinussy said the Papua Peace Network deeply regretted the attack and hoped that the regents of Bintuni Bay and Maybrat could cooperate with the commander of the XVIII/Kasuari Military Region Command and the West Papua Police chief to open access to health services, as well as legal and social protection for civilians at the location of the attack.
“We urge the administrations to ensure the protection of civilians in Bintuni Bay and Maybrat, and support law enforcement measures against anyone guilty n the incident,” he said.
Warinussy further emphasized the importance of dialogue in peacebuilding in Papua. He called on the TNI commander and National Police chief to ensure that any security operations do not target civilians from the North Moskona to the West Moskona regions. (*)
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