KKB Which Holds 4 BTS Workers Is Different From The Susi Air Pilot Case

JAKARTA - The Armed Criminal Group (KKB) has again acted by holding four Telkomsel BTS Tower project workers hostage. However, the perpetrators are suspected to be different from the Egianus Kogoya group who detained Susi Air pilot Captain Philip Mark Mehrtens.

This allegation is because Egianus Kagoya often acts up in the Nduga, Yahukimo, Lany Jaya and Puncak Regencies.

"Still under investigation, the location is different from the EK (Egianus Kogoya) area," said Head of the Public Relations Task Force for Damai Cartenz Ops Kombes Donny Charles Go to VOI, Saturday, May 13.

The process of identifying the perpetrators of the hostage-taking has been carried out. However, the Cartenz Damai Ops Task Force has not been able to find out their identities.

However, from the statements of the two victims who have been released, the characteristics of the perpetrators are known.

"Only the characteristics of the perpetrators, but they don't recognize them," said Donny.

Meanwhile, KKB took four BTS tower construction workers hostage in the Okbab District, Bintang Mountains Regency, Papua Mountains Province, Friday, 12. The separatist group asked for a ransom of IDR 500 million.

The four employees who were held hostage, namely Asmar and Fery, employees of PT Inti Bangun Sejahtera (IBS), both were reported to have been injured, then Peas Kulka (Staf of Okbab District) and Senus Lepitalem, Borme District.

The hostage-taking began when six BTS workers accompanied by the Head of the Information and Communication Office of the Bintang Mountains Regency, Alverus Sanuari, departed from Oksibil to Okbab District using an Elang Air plane.

Arriving at the Okbab Airport, suddenly a KKB member was approached who was carrying a sharp weapon and committing violence against three workers.

The two injured were Alverus Sanuari and Benjamin Sembiring. They were released with the Head of Infokom, then returned to Oksibil for medical treatment at the hospital for their injuries.