Called An Intelligence Agent When Killed By The Papuan KKB, Kapendam Denies Calling Michelle A Humanitarian Volunteer Crisis

Kapendam XVII Cenderawasih Lt. Col. Inf Johanis Parinussa. (ANTARA/HO/Personal Document)

PAPUA - Kapendam Kodam XVII Cenderawasih Lt. Col. Inf Johanis Parinussa said the KKB had killed Michelle Kurisi Ndoga who worked as a humanitarian volunteer. The victim Michelle Kurisi Ndoga who was killed by the KKB group was a civilian and was not involved in the intelligence field of the TNI. "The TNI has never made indigenous Papuans (OAP) as agents or spies and victims of pure civil society," said Kapendam Parinussa in Jayapura, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, August 30. It is said that the victim Michelle Kurisi Ndoga is a civil society that wants to help refugees in Nduga, Papua Mountains. In addition to the KKB victims, they have killed civilians, including those carried out against the returners in Kawe Village, Awibon District, Bintang Mountains Regency. "Two survivors were recorded dead and five others injured," Parinussa said. Meanwhile, the Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo, acknowledged that there was a statement by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) who had shot Michelle Kurisi Ndoga in Kimbim, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Mountains, last Tuesday. The narrative states that Michelle Kurisi Ndoga is an Indonesian State intelligence agent who is the target of the shooting. "This murder occurred after he was interrogated about his purpose on his way to Kuyawage to collect data on the displaced Nduga people," said Kombes Benny.

The Head of Public Relations stated that his party was still conducting further investigations and investigations to verify the truth of this information. "We are still conducting a thorough investigation to reveal the truth of this information," said Head of Public Relations Kombes Benny.