Pangdam Targets Activities At Intan Jaya Bilorai Airport Normal In 2 Days

Pangdam XVII/Cenderawasih Major General Izak Pangemanan accompanied by Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol Mathius Fakhiri in Jayapura, Thursday. (ANTARA/Evarukdijati)

PAPUA - Pangdam XVII/Cenderawasih Major General Izak Pangemanan estimates that the normal BIliorai Airport operation will be maximized in the next two days.

He said that currently the airport's public flight operations in Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua are still not as usual after the terror of the armed criminal group (KKB).

"Hopefully in one or two days when the security situation has recovered, the airport can operate normally," said Military Commander Major General Izak Pangemanan in Jayapura, Papua, Thursday, January 25, as reported by Antara.

The National Police recorded 199 crimes committed by KKB in Papua throughout 2023. From that terror, 146 people became victims.

Meanwhile, there were 234 crimes committed by the Political Criminal Group (KKP) throughout 2023.

According to the Pangdam, security recovery efforts are currently still being carried out by the security forces on duty in Sugapa so that in order to avoid shooting, his party does not recommend that planes carrying civilians fly to Sugapa.

"The policy is only temporary because if the security situation in the area has been declared cured, flight activities to and from Sugapa will return to operation," said Izak.

Meanwhile, Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol Mathius Fakhiri admitted that he had added troops from the Cartenz Peace Task Force and the Papuan Police Mobile Brigade to help restore the security situation in Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua.

The addition of troops has been carried out to strengthen personnel in the area to restore security in the area, which since Friday 19 January, has experienced security disturbances due to the shooting by the KKB.

"Currently, the troops from the Cartenz Peace task force and the Papuan Police Mobile Brigade are already in Sugapa, so it is hoped that in the next one or two days the security situation in the area will return to conducive," hoped the Papuan Police Chief.