Kapolda Papua: Nabire Becomes The Entrance Of Firearms And Ammunition For KKB

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw showed the Philippine senpi who was suspected of being given to the KKB. (Evarukdijati / Antara)

JAKARTA - Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol Paulus Waterpauw stated that his party indicated that Nabire was currently used as the entrance for the delivery of firearms and ammunition for armed criminal groups (KKB).

This allegation was strengthened by the arrest of several perpetrators who supplied firearms and ammunition, including those committed by members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) and security forces.

Investigations are still ongoing and hope to be revealed by arresting the parties involved, said Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw in Jayapura, Tuesday evening.

When giving a statement during the year-end reflection, the Papua Police Chief stated that he would continue to investigate the supply chain for firearms and ammunition because at this time there had been found supplies of senpi from the Philippines brought from Sanger Talaud, North Sulawesi.

"We will work with various parties to uncover the network considering that from the statement of MS who took senpi from Sanger, the weapon was received from a resident of Sanger, RB, a woman who previously communicated with YZ, a resident of Nabire, who is currently still being sought by members," said Waterpauw. reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 6.

Admittedly, initially the weapons possessed by the KKB came mostly from seizures from security forces serving in the interior, but now they already have parties supplying them, including members of the KNPB who are in charge of finding weapons and ammunition.

And if you have received the logistics, both senpi and ammunition, it will be taken to Nabire to be handed over to an appointed person who will later forward it to the KKB around the area.

From Nabire, we can now travel overland to Enarotali and Timika and Intan Jaya, although not all of them can be accessed by motorized vehicle.

The community is also expected to help by providing information considering that it is very dangerous because the impact is not only on the security apparatus but also on civilians, said Waterpauw, adding that during 2020 there were 49 shooting cases of 17 people who died, 12 of them civilians and four members of the TNI and one member of the Police. .

Waterpauw said, during 2021 it is predicted that there will be a number of social security disturbances carried out by KKB and political criminal groups (KKP) in several areas, there are exodus student actions and the Papuan student alliance (AMP) voicing Free Papua where they are studying as well as demands for rejection of special autonomy and referendum request.