Tambrauw Regency Government Joint Police-TNI Meeting After Arrest Of KNPB Members, As A Result, Joint Patrol

TAMBRAUW - Tambrauw Regency Government (Pemkab) held a meeting with local law enforcement officials in response to the arrest of 19 members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in Bamusbama District, Tambrauw, Southwest Papua.

Acting Regent Tambrauw Engelbertus Kocu said the activity, which was attended by the Tambrauw Police and Kodim 1810/Tambrauw, was to anticipate an unexpected situation.

"We have had a meeting together and have taken a policy to ensure that security conditions in Tambrauw must be maintained," he said in Sorong, Tuesday, June 13, which was confiscated by Antara.

Engelbertus ensures that security conditions in Tambrauw, especially in the Bamusbama District, are currently safe and conducive.

Regarding 14 health workers (nakes) who were said to have received threats from KBPB members, Engelbertus denied it.

Engelbertus explained that the work locations of the 14 health workers were in the districts of Syujak and Embun, which were far from the arrest of KBPB members in the Bamusbama District. "I make sure the 14 health workers can return to their duties because their conditions are safe and under control," he said.

Engelbertus suspects that the issue of 14 health workers has received threats because communication between stakeholders is still not optimal in Tambrauw Regency so that the latest information is still an obstacle. "In this regard, in the future the government will continue to provide comprehensive services and have a direct impact through strategic programs, so that government services are really right on target," he said.

Previously, Kapores Tambrauw AKBP Bendot Dwi Prasetio explained that the situation was safe and under control, there were no disturbances after the arrest of 19 members of the KNPB in the Tambrauw sector.

"Until now, the situation in Tambrauw, especially in the Bamusbama District, is safe and conducive," said Bendot. added to each Polsek in the Tambrauw and TNI areas for routine patrols to each district and village," he said.

"We will patrol 24 hours to all areas that can be reached, to ensure that the community is safe," he continued.

A total of 19 members of the Tambrauw KNPB sector were arrested while declaring and inaugurating KNPB members in Sarwom Village, Bamusbama District, Friday, June 9. From the results of the arrest, three of the 19 KNPB members with the initials UK, Y and WH were named suspects for committing criminal acts of treason and violating Article 106 of the Criminal Code.