The Nemangkawi Task Force Changes Its Name To The Cartenz Peace Operation, This Is The Difference

Karo Penmas Divhumas Polri Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The National Police has decided to end the task of the Nemangkawi Task Force in eradicating the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) in Papua. Later, Operation Peace Cartenz 2022 will be formed.

"Operation Nemangkawi has ended and its name has been changed to Operation Peaceful Cartenz 2022," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan when contacted, Monday, January 10.

The Nemangkawi Task Force, continued Ramadhan, will end on January 25. Thus, Operation Cartenz Peace will be up and running immediately.

In addition, Ramadhan also stated that there were differences in the work patterns of the Nemangkawi Task Force and the Cartenz Peace Operations. The new team that was formed was more persuasive and preemptive.

"The way of acting that is put forward in the Cartenz Peace Operation is persuasive and preemptive by prioritizing the Intelligence function, Guidance function, and Public Relations function supported by other functions. (For example, red) preventive functions, Sabhara, and Gakkum," said Ramadhan.

In a release at the end of 2021, the National Police said that they had carried out 276 police operations including six centralized operations and 270 regional operations.

Two important operations include Operation Nemangkawi Papua stages I and II. From this operation, 27 people who are members of the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) have been arrested.

In addition, the National Police also succeeded in bringing 53 members and sympathizers of the KKB to surrender to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI).

The National Police conduct operations with an approach that focuses on a more persuasive humanist court or a "soft approach" in Papua, through the Bimas Noken program, the Tifa program or traditional understanding, and the Kaswari program.

In these programs, members of the National Police cooperate with relevant ministries to help provide counseling and help improve the welfare of the Papuan people.