2) The Yahukimo Church said the 5 people who died in Muara Kali Brasa were not TPNPB members
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1) TPNPB stated that the 5 victims found dead in Yahukimo were not its members
September 17, 2023
Writer: Hengky Yeimo | Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
Jayapura, Jubi – Spokesperson for the West Papua National Liberation Army or TPNPB, Sebby Sambom, stated that the five victims who were found dead in the Brasa River, Dekai, capital of Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains, on Friday (15/9/2023) were not members of the TPNPB.
This was stated by Sebby Sambom on Saturday (16/9/2023). “They are not our members. They were purely civilians who wanted to return to their villages and were shot and bombed by the Indonesian military. The Indonesian military has shot dead civilians who don't know anything. "We ask the United Nations to immediately carry out an investigation into the killing of indigenous Papuan civilians in Yahukimo," said Sambom.
On Friday (15/9/2023), five civilians were found dead at the mouth of the Brasa River, Dekai. Head of the Public Relations Division of the Papua Regional Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo, stated that the bodies of the five residents were found after a firefight occurred between TNI/Polri security forces and the TPNPB armed group on Thursday (14/9/2023). Benny stated that at the same location the police found two magazines and four bullets.
On Friday, the Chair of the Yahukimo Church Fellowship or PGGY, Pastor Atias Matuan stated that the five civilians who were victims of the shooting were Darnius Heluka, Musa Heluka, Man Senik, Yoman Senik, and Kaраі Payage. According to him, they were ordinary civilians aged 15 – 18 years, and not members of the TPNPB.
Ambom said the TPNPB National Command Central Command Headquarters had received a report from the Commander of the XVI Yahukimo TPNPB-Free Papua Organization, Brigadier General Elkius Kobak, that security forces killed five indigenous Papuan civilians on September 15 2023.
"This incident occurred because the TNI and Polri monitored the movements of TPNPB members in Yahukimo using aerial cameras along the Brasa River. "Usually, [during] this time indigenous Papuan civilians [from] the Ngalik and Kesing tribes commute to [Dekai, Ibu] Yahukimo City," said Sambom.
Sambom asked the Regent of Yahukimo to take responsibility for allowing the TNI/Polri to build a number of posts in Yahukimo. "TPNPB will not let Indonesia control our territory, because we are the owners of the country," he said.
Commander of the XVI Yahukimo TPNPB-Free Papua Organization Defense Regional Command, Brigadier General Elkius Kobak also emphasized that the five victims found in the Brasa River on Friday were not members of the TPNPB. "We have confirmed that it was the TNI/Polri who planted the bomb on the road that killed five indigenous Papuan civilians," he said. (*)
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2) The Yahukimo Church said the 5 people who died in Muara Kali Brasa were not TPNPB members
We can say that they are not members of the TPNPB. They are village youth. They usually deliver food to the village. after buying it at Dekai
News Desk - Five People Found Dead in Brasa River
September 16, 2023
Jayapura, Jubi TV– Chairman of the Fellowship of Yahukimo Churches or PGGY, Pastor Atias Matuan stated that the five civilians who were shooting victims and were found dead at the mouth of the Brasa River, Dekai, capital of Yahukimo Regency, Mountain Papua, were not members of the West Papua National Liberation Army or TPNPB. This was stated by Atias Matuan when contacted on Friday (15/9/2023).
Pastor Atias Matuan, who is also the Pastor of the Kingmi Papua Church, explained that the five civilians were Darnius Heluka, Musa Heluka, Man Senik, Yoman Senik, and Kaраі Payage. According to him, the five victims were members of the Kingmi Papua Church who were only 15-18 years old, and ordinary civilians.
“We can say that they are not members of the TPNPB. They are village youth. They usually deliver food to the village. after buying it at Dekai. "When they wanted to go to the village, they walked without carrying sharp tools or weapons, but Indonesian security forces immediately shot them until they died," said Matuan.
Matuan said the families of the five victims had also explained that Darnius Heluka, Musa Heluka, Man Senik, Yoman Senik, and Kapаі Payage were not members of the TPNPB. "They are young people from the village, most of them have dropped out of school," he said.
On Friday, PGGY accompanied the family to collect the bodies of the five victims at the Yahukimo Regional General Hospital (RSUD). "After seeing their bodies with gunshot wounds to the stomach, chest and legs," said Matuan.
Matuan said TNI officers had a guard post at the Dekai urban boundary, so that residents who wanted to travel from Dekai were required to report to the security post. “Residents must report to the security post. "If they don't report it, they are considered part of the TPNPB, even though they don't carry war equipment," he said.
Matuan explained that Darnius Heluka, Musa Heluka, Man Senik, Yoman Senik, and Kaраі Payage had been buried at the Kilo Enam Public Cemetery (TPU) in Dekai. “The family agreed not to carry out a mourning [ceremony], because they died as heroes of the Papuan nation. "We immediately buried their bodies," said Matuan.
According to him, the group of mourners arrived at Kilo Enam TPU at around 11.00 WP. "When we arrived at Kilo Enam TPU, the security forces, the majority of whom were Papuan children, were digging graves. [After] the security forces left the place, we buried [the victims] and dispersed," he said.
Matuan said that if the TPNPB and TNI/Polri want to continue fighting each other to defend their respective beliefs, the armed conflict should not sacrifice civilians. "TPNPB and TNI must protect the community, so that the community does not experience victims [or] displacement," he said.
Matuan said that his party had difficulty mediating in the armed conflict, because he felt that the Indonesian security forces did not trust the Servant of God. “The Indonesian state no longer trusts [members of] the Regional People's Representative Council, governors, regents. So us wanting to step in [to] mediate [the conflict] is also difficult. I advise the public to each take care of [themselves]. "We need to convey that in the church, in the pulpit," he said.
On Friday, the Head of Public Relations for the Papua Regional Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo, stated that the bodies of the five residents were found after a firefight occurred between TNI/Polri security forces and the TPNPB armed group on Thursday (14/9/2023). Benny stated that at the same location the police found two magazines and four bullets. (*)
This article was published on jubi.id with the title: PGGY: 5 shooting victims in Yahukimo were not TPNPB members
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