15 Tukang, Who Had Been Threatened With Being Killed By KKB Egianus Kogoya, Managed To Be Evacuated, Is Now In Timika Papua

The evacuation process deployed three helicopters belonging to the TNI-Polri. And the Cartenz Peace Task Force Kombes Faizal Rahmadani. (ANTARA/Evarukdijati)

PAPUA - The joint TNI-Polri team succeeded in evacuating 15 builders who were threatened with being killed by an armed criminal group (KKB) led by Egianus Kogoya in Paro, Nduga Regency. Damai Cartenz Dansatgas Kombes Faizal Rahmadani confirmed that the 15 builders who built the puskesmas and houses of their officers in Paro had been evacuated and arrived in Timika. "They just arrived in Timika and will immediately have their health checked," said Kombes Faizal to ANTARA, Wednesday, February 8. It is said that the evacuation process was carried out after the team led by the Nduga Police Chief AKBP Rio Aleksander Penelewan arrived in the vicinity of the location of the 15 handymen who were secured by the community in the area. They fled and were rescued by residents onto the mountain, after being threatened with being killed by the KKB led by Egianus Kogoya. "The construction workers were on the mountain and had communicated because there was a signal, so their position was known and after being secured they were immediately evacuated to Kenyam, the capital of Nduga Regency," said Kombes Faizal, who is also the Directorate of Criminal Investigation of the Papua Police. The 15 building workers, namely Gregorius Yanwarin, Domianus Wenehen, fine Belyan, Ical Behuku, Simon Walter, Martinus Yanwarin, Gerardius Ruban, Fransiskus Rendi Ruban, Yogi Parlahutan Siregar, Refalino Walten, Antonius Heatubun, Martinus Heatubun, Andreas Kolatlena, Amatus Ruban and Walterius Emanuel Heatuban.