Bad Predictions From The Papua Police Chief, KKB Cased Into Threats In 2023

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Mathius D Fakhiri (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - For the Papuan Police, the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) is still a threat in 2023.

"It is true that the KKB and other groups that are trying to separate Papua from the Republic of Indonesia are still coloring the disturbances of security and social order in Papua," said Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius D Fakhiri in his statement, in Jayapura, Wednesday, December 28.

Inspector General Mathius hopes that the active role of regional heads and religious leaders, community leaders and youth will provide understanding of these groups so as not to interfere with the development.

The participation of regional heads and their devices is very much needed, considering that many of them still have kinship with KKB members. "With various approaches taken, it is hoped that it can invite KKB members to no longer interfere and jointly build their regions," said Fakhiri as quoted by Antara. Papua Police Chief hopes that with the expansion of Papua into four provinces, regional leaders and representatives of the people in the DPRD will be more active in providing understanding to the public about the importance of development that has an impact on the welfare of the people in the region. Without the role of the local government, according to him, it will be difficult to make them aware and it is feared that it will continue to interfere with both civilians and members of the TNI-Polri.

"Hopefully with participation, KKB members will no longer interfere, even join the community to develop their area, so that security and security in the Papua Regional Police are safe," said Inspector General Fakhiri as well. The three new autonomy regions (DOB) for division from Papua are Papua Mountains Province, Central Papua, and South Papua Province.