Hiding From KKB Murder Efforts, 2 Gold Pendultors In Yahukimo From NTT And North Sumatra Selamat

One of the two survivors who survived after hiding for eight days in the forest around Tanjung Pamali, Yahukimo Regency. (ANTARA/HO-Satgas Damai Cartenz)

PAPUA MOUNTAINS - At least two gold collectors survived attacks and attempted murder by the KKB in Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains.

Head of the Cartenz Peaceful Public Relations Task Force, Kombes Yusuf Sutejo, said that the two gold collectors survived after hiding in the forest for eight days.

Two survivors of gold were Johanis Adu from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Suwito from North Sumatra (North Sumatra).

Both survived after hiding in the vicinity of the Tanjung Pamali forest before being evacuated by the Cartenz Peace Task Force on Monday, April 14. The two were hiding for fear that the KKB would find them.

The two of them came out of hiding after seeing the Cartenz Peace Task Force team in Tanjung Pamali to evacuate the bodies of their colleagues who were killed by the KKB.

"They went to the Cartenz Peace Task Force team and were then taken to Dekai," said Kombes Yusuf Sutejo to Antara, Tuesday, April 15.

The murder carried out by KKB in two districts in Papua Mountains killed 15 people, 14 of whom were from the gold mining site in Yahukimo Regency, while another came from the Bintang Mountains Regency.

"The humanitarian operation until Tuesday (April 15) is still ongoing by combing the mining locations that are reported to be still victims. Joint personnel from the TNI-Polri are still conducting sweeps at the scene to ensure that no more victims have been found," he said.