Freeport Area Security Tightened Ahead Of December 1, Prevents Interruption Of Papuan KKB

Mimika Police Chief AKBP IGG Era Adhinata took a photo with a number of officers who were promoted to new positions. ANTARA/Evarianus Supar

TIMIKA - Security in the area of PT Freeport Indonesia's national vital object in the Tembagapura District, Papua will be tightened by December 1, 2021. This is done to prevent security disturbances by the Armed Criminal Group (KKB).

Mimika Police Chief, AKBP IGG Era Adhinata, said his staff will continue to build coordination with other related task forces to carry out early detection of potential security disturbances by December 1.

"By December 1, of course, we will tighten security again in coordination with the Nemangkawi Task Force and other task forces to detect the movement of armed groups," Era Adhinata told reporters as reported by Antara, Monday, November 15.

Currently, he said, the Tembagapura area and its surroundings are still quite conducive from KKB disturbances.

Although several times the sound of gunshots was heard in the area of the Freeport mine road to Tembagapura, the Mimika Police Chief emphasized that this was not a terrorist shooting by the KKB.

"So far there has never been any disturbance at all in the Tembagapura area. We continue to anticipate, if there is a disturbance we are ready. If the sounds are not from firearms, it may be from exploding garbage or other reasons. surely their group has acknowledged it and exposed it to the mass media," said Era Adhinata.

The officials who were transferred consisted of AKP Pillomina Ida Way Mramra from her previous position as Head of HR of the Mimika Police and was promoted to Head of Traffic Police of Jayapura Police.

The position vacated by AKP Ida Way was occupied by AKP Sudirman, who previously served in the Papua Regional Police.

Furthermore, AKP Ahmad Dahlan was promoted to the position of the Tembagapura Police Chief replacing AKP Menase Sayori. The AKP Menase Sayori occupied the old position occupied by AKP Ahman Dahlan, namely as Padalops Bag Ops Mimika Police.