3) 1st December commemorations in various locations across Indonesia responded by police repression
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1) Police hunt for shooter in double killing in Papua Highlands
Police are intensifying security patrols in Yalimo regency, Papua Highlands, following the shooting of two civilians last week, as they seek to stabilize the situation and capture the shooter. “We are […] on the hunt for Aske Mabel, who is suspected to be the shooter,” said Brig. Gen. Faizal Ramadhani, the chief of the police’s Operation Cartenz Peace, in a written statement on Sunday, as reported by tempo.co.
“The patrol at the borders of Yalimo regency is also being tightened by checking vehicles entering and exiting [the regency] to prevent other potential threats.” The patrols are focusing on the regency’s Hobkama village in Elelim district, where the shooting took place. The two victims, a 36-year-old and a 33-year-old, were woodworkers from East Luwu, South Sulawesi. They were attacked while cutting logs in the village on Jan. 8.
Witnesses said that in addition to being shot, the two victims had also been slashed by sharp weapons. They died of their wounds.
Suspect Aske Mabel is a former police officer, ranked second brigadier, who defected from the police and joined a faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) led by Jeffrey Pagawak Boamanak. However, TPNPB-OPM spokesman Sebby Sambom claimed Aske was not part of the OPM. The movement does not consider Jeffrey a member, after he allegedly embezzled Rp 1.9 billion (US$116,643), claiming that the money would be used to purchase weapons. The weapons, the OPM says, never materialized.
Sebby said Jeffrey and Aske had murdered several people in Papua claiming it was for the movement. The latest murder was the sixth incident. “It was the sixth incident in the Yalimo regency area, all were carried out by Aske Mabel on orders from Jeffrey,” Sebby said.
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2) Indonesian police and military launch large-scale patrols in Papua's Yalimo after deadly shooting; two civilians dead
JAKARTA, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Indonesian police and military forces have launched large-scale patrols in Yalimo on Monday (Jan 13), Papua, following a shooting incident that left two civilians dead last Wednesday.
The patrols, which first began on Friday, are aimed at stabilising security in the region, with authorities also seeking public assistance to track down those responsible.
The operation, led by Yalimo Police chief Commissioner Joni Samonsabra, is part of the joint police and military taskforce, Operation Damai Cartenz.
"It is not just patrols, we are actively pursuing the perpetrators of the shooting,” he said in a statement on Monday.
The taskforce is also tightening security in Yalimo, including vehicle inspections at key entry and exit points, to prevent similar incidents.
"We strongly condemn these recurring shootings and are committed to restoring peace in Yalimo by collaborating with all elements of society,” he added.
Operation Damai Cartenz head Brigadier-General Police Faizal Ramadhani confirmed that two woodcutters were killed in an attack by the armed criminal group led by Aske Mabel.
Their bodies were evacuated on Thursday, he noted in a separate statement. - Bernama
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