Riot Demo, Police Shoot Dead Two Protesters In Papua

JAYAPURA - Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri admitted that members of the Yahukimo Police were forced to take firm action against demonstrators for carrying out anarchistic actions by burning shop houses near the Kominfo office in Dekai. shot and a policeman was injured. "Two residents were reported dead, namely Yakob Dell (30 years) and Erson Weibsa (20 years), two people who suffered gunshot wounds, namely Itos Itlay and Lucky Kobak, and a member of the Yahukimo Police, were reported injured, namely Brigadier Muhammad Aldi, "Head of Papuan Regional Police Inspector General Pol Fakhiri said in Jayapura, Tuesday, March 15. Admittedly, from reports received, the demonstration against the expansion took place at around 10:00 WIT and was centered in the yard of the Kominfo Yahukimo Regency office in Dekai. But suddenly the demonstrators took action to destroy and burn shop houses around the Kominfo Yahukimo office so that members took firm action. scattered in several locations," said Inspector General Fakhiri, admitting that he could not confirm whether there was KNPB involvement in the action or not, although it was reported that many of the demonstrators were wearing KNPB uniforms. Papuan Inspector General Pol Fakhiri. Fakhiri acknowledged that in order to ascertain whether the steps taken by members of the Yahukimo Police were in accordance with the procedure or not, Wednesday, March 16, the Head of the Propam Polda Papua was scheduled to go to Dekai. applies," te In addition to the Head of Propam, according to the Kapolda Inspector General Fakhiri, his party will also send a number of Papuan Police officials to Dekai, Yahukimo Regency.