2) Joint forces sweep TPNPB’s base in the Bintang Mountains
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Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Bintang Mountains Regency, Mountainous Papua Province, allegedly opened fire on a caravan-type Ikaros plane with call sign PK-HVV on Monday, January 9, 2023, resulted in the plane canceled landing in Oksibil. The armed group also burned down the Oksibil 1 Vocational School.
Spokesperson of the Papua Police Sr. Comr. Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo said the shooting was allegedly carried out by the TPNPB Defense Area Command XXXV troops led by Ananias Atimin Bintang.
“The incident occurred at around 10:45 a.m. Papua time, when the plane piloted by Captain Tohirin was about to land on Oksibil from Tanah Merah. But it was shot so it canceled landing,” Benny said in Jayapura City on Monday.
Benny said he could not confirm yet whether there were casualties in the incident as he was still waiting for reports from Oksibil Airport officials. “What is clear is that the plane was a cargo plane carrying merchandise,” he continued.
Benny said his party would investigate and explore the escalation of armed group activity in the Bintang Mountains. “We will conduct a thorough investigation into the case that occurred at Oksibil Airport. We will also count the losses due to the action,” he said.
Meanwhile, Bintang Mountains Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Muhammad Dafi Bastomi said his party guaranteed the safety of flights to and from Oksibil. “Until now we still have not received information about which side was hit by gunfire but we will ensure flight activities at Oksibil Airport, both planes arriving at and departing from Oksibil,” said Bastomi. (*)
Jayapura, Jubi – Joint forces have swept locations suspected of being the headquarters of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) led by Ananias Atimin Bintang. The sweeping was carried out following the shooting of a cargo plane and the burning of a school in Bintang Mountains Regency, Mountainous Papua Province on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Bintang Mountains Police chief Adj. Sr. Come. M Dafi Bastomi said the shooting of a caravan type aircraft PK-HVV and the burning of Oksibil 1 Vocational School on Monday was allegedly carried out by TPNPB XXXV Defense Area Command led by Ananias Atimin Bintang. Bastomi said joint Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police officers were now sweeping the area suspected of being the armed group’s base.
“Currently, joint TNI and police officers are checking the scene and securing it to anticipate further attack,” Bastomi said when confirmed by telephone on Monday.
According to Bastomi, the PK-HVV plane on Monday afternoon had landed at Theys Hiyo Eluay International Airport in Sentani, Jayapura Regency. The officers then found a number of gunshot holes in the fuselage.
“We cannot confirm the casualties and material damage yet. We are still waiting for confirmation from Tanah Merah Airport, Boven Digoel Regency,” he said.
Bastomi emphasized that his office would guarantee flight safety in Bintang Mountains. He said security forces would investigate the attack
JAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-graft agency arrested the outspoken governor of its restive easternmost Papua province on Tuesday (Jan 10), officials said, after accusing him of accepting bribes in return for infrastructure contracts.
Lukas Enembe was last week accused by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of taking 1 billion rupiah (US$64,164) from a construction firm for concessions that included a road and facilities at a preschool. He has denied the allegations.
Enembe is a prominent local politician who has locked horns with the central government over its policies in the special autonomous region.
He was flown to the capital Jakarta for interrogation, KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri told Metro TV. Enembe's lawyer confirmed the arrest and told Reuters his client would cooperate with authorities.
Tensions have simmered for decades in resource-rich Papua, where a low-level struggle for independence has been waged since its 1969 annexation by Indonesia following Dutch colonial rule.
Footage from local news showed a scuffle between security and several people gathered outside the police station where Enembe was initially held.
Some activists believe he is being targeted by the state for opposing the creation of new provinces in the Papua region.
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