Seconds Of Burning Office Houses To Denkesyah Office During Delivery Riots Lukas Enembe's Body

JAKARTA - The procession of the corpse of former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe led to chaos. Masses burned the Denkesyah Office, Kios Manset and Housing of the Office of the Head Office of Kasi Korem 172/PWY Jayapura. The arson began when a group of corpse carriers passed in the Waena Red Light. Suddenly the masses threw stones at the security forces guarding the front of the Gapura Entering Dormitory Korem 172/PWY Waena. "Responding to the action, members made warning shots and a number of efforts to control the situation," said Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo, Friday, December 29. However, the masses actually acted more anarchically. They burned several buildings around the Waena Red Light, including the Denkesyah office, kios, and housing of the Office of Kasi Korem 172/PWY Jayapura at around 17.50 WIT. The anarchist-mass action did not stop there. They also burned kiosks that were close to the Waena Red Light. The fire grew bigger and faster spread because the kiosks contained flammable items. "At 18.10 WIT, one unit of the Papua Police AWC arrived at the scene to help outage. The collaboration between the police and firefighters continued with the arrival of two joint members of the TNI/POLri SSK and three fire engines," said Benny. Several hours passed, the fire was finally extinguished at around 20.30 WIT. Although there were no casualties, material losses are estimated to reach Rp. 2 billion.

"Police officers are currently collecting data related to business actors and affected victims. In addition, intensive investigations are being carried out to reveal the motives and masterminds behind this incident," said Benny. Apart from that, the police appealed to the public to remain calm and not be provoked. Then, they were asked to work together in providing information that could help the investigation process further.