Papuan Police Send 2 Mobile Brigade Teams To Help Secure Yalimo After Riots Supporting Regent Candidates

JAYAPURA - The Papuan Police sent two Mobile Brigade teams to assist the Yalimo Police in securing their territory after the riots. The previous arson was carried out by a mass of supporters of the Candidate Pair for Regent and Deputy Regent Yalimo Erdi Dabi-Jhon Wilil.

"Currently, Brimob members have been shifted to Elelim, the capital of Yalimo Regency by plane", said Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri in Jayapura, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, June 30.

According to the Head of Regional Police, the land road cannot be passed because a bridge was burned. In addition, the crowd cut down trees, then spread them in the middle of the road making it difficult to reach Yalimo.

Even though the security and security situation in the area is relatively conducive, TNI/Police personnel are still on guard.

The Head of Regional Police admitted that the arson action by supporters of candidate pair number 01 in the Yalimo Regent and Deputy Regent Election was unexpected.

Initially, the public watched the trial of the election dispute decision at the Constitutional Court. After reading the verdict, the masses were angry that they set fire to some government and public facilities.

Mobs in Yalimo District set fire to eight government offices as a reaction to the disqualification of the Erdi Dabi-Jhon Wilil pair by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, June 29.

It is acknowledged that there was a prediction error made by the Yalimo Police because the security forces believed that the Erdi Dabi-Jhon Wilil pair would win in the Constitutional Court so that there would be no overreaction from their supporters.

"The police chief believes that there will be no problems so that he returns the BKO (Operations Control Assistance) in Yalimo so that there is only 103 TNI/Polri personnel in this district, 40 of whom are members of the Yalimo Police", said Inspector General Fakhiri.

To reduce the follow-up actions, his party has communicated with Erdi Dabi and community and religious leaders in Yalimo.

"Hopefully the security and security situation will soon return to being conducive", said the Papuan Police Chief.