JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has ordered his ranks to pursue the perpetrators of the shooting of the Smart Air plane in Korowai, Boven Digoel, South Papua, on Wednesday (11/2).
"Of course we have ordered our ranks there to carry out the pursuit, deepening because we also have an image of the identity," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 13.
The National Police Chief also asked the ranks to complete this shooting case so that the local community could feel calm.
"We ask that the events that have occurred in the past few days, the TNI and the National Police work together to prevent further events from happening," he said.
Previously, the Kaops of the Cartenz Peace Task Force, Brigadier General Faizal Ramadhani, said that the group of perpetrators who shot at the Smart Air plane in Korowai was the KKB Kanibal Battalion and the Red Ant Battalion led by Elkius Kobak from Yahukimo
"Indeed, from the investigation it was revealed that the perpetrators of the shooting were the KKB Kanibal and Red Ant groups, which are groups from Yahukimo," he said.
He said that currently law enforcement has been carried out by deploying a team to arrest the perpetrators.
The National Police Chief also ensured that investigations and law enforcement would be carried out in a measured and professional manner to protect and restore and provide a sense of security for the community.
The incident of shooting at the Smart Air plane and crew occurred on Wednesday (11/2) when the plane carrying 13 passengers from Tanah Merah, Boven Digoel Regency arrived at Korowai Airport.
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