Supporters Of Puncak Jaya Regent Candidates Clash Again, One Person Dies

JAKARTA - The Head of the Puncak Jaya Police, AKBP Kuswara, said that the dispute between the supporters of the candidate pair for regent and deputy regent of Puncak Jaya had occurred again. The clashes killed a resident named Nonggogen Enumbi.

The attack between supporters of the candidate pair took place in Muliambutt Village.

Kapolres Puncak Jaya AKBP Kuswara menerangkan, selain aksi serang saling antara kedok pendukung juga terjadi pembakaran rumah warga di sejumlah kawasan seperti di Pruleme dan Pagaleme.

Temporary reports revealed that apart from one person's death, the action of attacking each other between supporters of candidate pair 1 and candidate pair 2 also resulted in two people being injured and 10 houses being burned down.

"TNI and Polri members are currently on standby," said Puncak Jaya Police Chief AKBP Kuswara as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 12.

Earlier on Wednesday (5/2) last week there was also a dispute between the two masses supporting the regent and deputy regent pair by attacking each other, causing 132 people to be injured, one of whom died and 32 houses burned.

The 2024 simultaneous regional elections in Puncak Jaya Regency were attended by two pairs of candidates for regent and deputy regent, namely the Yuni Wonda-Mus Kogoya pair and the Miren Kogoya-Wendi pair.