2) The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) claims to have shot four BIN officers disguised as teachers in Yahukimo
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1) Communion of Churches rejects military expansion, strategic projects in Papua
Suara Papua – February 2, 2026
Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) strongly condemns and firmly rejects military expansion and national strategic projects in Papua, which it considers to be tools for state oppression, the seizure of indigenous land and the continuation of internal colonialism against the Papuan people.
This statement was made by PGI General Chairperson Reverend Jacklevyn Frits Manuputty following a PGI Full Working Council (MPL) meeting in Merauke from January 30 to February 2, which was attended by representatives from 105 member Synods, 30 regional PGIs from across Indonesia as well as ecumenical bodies and PGI partner institutions.
Manuputty stated that after conducting a study and listening to the voices of the indigenous Papuan communities, churches in Papua and the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), the PGI asserts that it rejects national strategic projects (PSN) in Papua.
"Churches in Indonesia support the indigenous people who reject national strategic projects or PSN in the land of Papua", he said in an official statement received by Suara Papua on Monday February 2.
Not only were PSNs rejected, Manuputty also firmly stated that the PGI rejects military expansion in Papua.
"Churches in Indonesia reject militarism and authoritarianism in Indonesia, and encourage respect for democracy and human rights. Also all churches in Indonesia reject militarism and authoritarianism in Indonesia, and encourage respect for democracy and human rights", Manuputty asserted.
In his statement, Manuputty emphasised that the declaration by participants of the 2026 PGI MPL in Merauke was for the sake of human dignity and the integrity of God's creation.
As reported earlier, Catholics and Protestants from the group Merauke Solidarity held a spontaneous action at the opening session of the 2026 PGI MP at the Hiad Sai Sports Hall in Merauke on Friday January 30.
During the spontaneous action, Merauke Solidarity urged the PGI to stand with indigenous peoples as victims in opposing PSNs and military expansion in Papua.
[Translated by James Balowski. The original title of the article was "PGI Dukung Masyarakat Adat Tolak Ekspansi Militer dan PSN di Papua".]
Source: https://suarapapua.com/2026/02/02/pgi-dukung-masyarakat-adat-tolak-ekspansi-militer-dan-psn-di-papua/
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2) The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) claims to have shot four BIN officers disguised as teachers in Yahukimo
February 3, 2026 in Politics, Law and Security, Lapago Reading Time: 2 mins read
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Author: Larius Kogoya - Editor: Arjuna Pademme
Nabire, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), Defense Command (Kodap XVI Yahukimo), claimed to have shot dead four State Intelligence Agency (BIN) officers disguised as teachers in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Highlands, on Monday (February 2, 2026).
TPNPB Operations Commander (Kodap XVI Yahukimo), Major Kopitua Heluka, stated that his team successfully shot dead four Indonesian government military intelligence agents posing as teachers, including a native Papuan.
He said the shootings were carried out because all Indonesian military intelligence agents had crossed the red zone or war zone in Yahukimo and had not heeded the TPNPB's warnings regarding the suspension of civilian activities such as schools, hospitals, offices, drivers, and so on.
"We were forced to issue closure orders and execute all schools, hospitals, and offices because all workers were no longer truly serving civilian functions. However, we discovered that much of the data we received had been infiltrated by BIN members," said Kopitua Heluka in a press release received by Jubi in Nabire, Central Papua, Tuesday (February 3, 2026).
Major Kopitua Heluka appealed to all Indonesian immigrants and indigenous Papuans who cooperated with the Indonesian government to leave Yahukimo immediately.
He has received data that BIN members are recruited not only from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri), but also from civilian roles such as teachers, health workers, civil servants, and traders. Therefore, his office will not hesitate to execute them if they are found on the streets.
"We also urge all Indonesian immigrants not to stay in Yahukimo because there is no guarantee of your safety from the Indonesian military. Therefore, please return immediately to your hometowns in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and your respective hometowns," he said.
Meanwhile, TPNPB-OPM spokesperson Sebby Sambom emphasized to President Prabowo Subianto that the TPNPB will never hesitate, be afraid, and will not retreat even a step from the battlefield in order to regain the independence of the Papuan people. Therefore, all civilian activities must be immediately shut down to avoid civilian casualties.
"To the entire international community and the UN, urge President Prabowo Subianto to resolve the political dispute and armed conflict between the TPNPB and the Indonesian government," said Sebby Sambom.
He emphasized that President Prabowo Subianto should be open to sitting down with the Papuan people for peace negotiations, as the armed conflict and Indonesian military operations have resulted in thousands of civilian deaths and hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their ancestral lands due to the war.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Cartenz Peace Operations Public Relations Task Force (ODC), Senior Commissioner Yusuf Sutejo, stated that his team was still investigating the information and could not yet confirm the TPNPB's claim. However, he confirmed that security conditions in Yahukimo were conducive.
"This [claim] is intended to instill fear in the Papuan people. There are no BIN members disguised as teachers," Senior Commissioner Yusuf Sutejo told Jubi via text message on Tuesday (February 3, 2026).
He stated that the presence of security forces was actually to ensure the safety of the Papuan people. "The ones killing and torturing people were the Armed Forces (KKB) themselves," he said.
Commissioner Yusuf stated that the government was building hospitals and schools to ensure the health and education of Papuans. "However, it is the KKB itself that is making Papuan children ignorant, because schools have been destroyed and terrorized by the KKB," he said. (*)
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