KKB Funds Revealed, Sourced From Village Apparatus To Robbery Results

JAKARTA - The Cartenz Peace Task Force said that the source of the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) funds came from village officials. The money earned was used for operations such as the purchase of firearms (senpi). "There is a case of arresting the perpetrator who has senpi and ammunition that mentions the source of his money from village officials," said Head of the Cartenz Peace Operations Public Relations Task Force Kombes Donny Charles Go when confirmed, Friday, June 9. However, it was not detailed about the technicality of giving money by village officials to KKB. Including, the figure who gave money or funds to the KKB. So far, it has only been conveyed that there are other ways that KKB has used to earn money. They are said to have not hesitate to rob the village funds that have just been taken from the bank. "The perpetrator is KKB and has been caught. The perpetrator admitted the results of the robbery to buy senpi," Donny said. KKB is a separatist group in Papua. They seemed not to hesitate to injure or even kill someone. The joint TNI-Polri apparatus continued to take action against the KKB. Not long ago, several members of the separatistical group were arrested. One of them is KTH alias PH who is suspected of being the KKB leader. He was involved in a number of crimes committed by KKB in the Yahukimo Police jurisdiction, Papua Mountains. These crimes include the murder of TNI members on November 4, 2022 and the shooting of Yahukimo Police members, which resulted in Brigpol Usdar's death, on November 29, 2022.

Then, KB. He is a member of the KKB who was involved in the shooting of Brimob members in November 2022. The arrest of KB took place in one of the houses in the Echelon 4 Housing area, Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency.