Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Asks TNI To Improve Post-Attack Coordination In Papua

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin asked the Indonesian National Army (TNI) to improve coordination with various parties regarding the security conditions following the attack on the TNI post by armed criminal groups (KKB) in Puncak Regency. How can this matter be handled properly, coordinated properly with security and local government stakeholders," said Vice Presidential Spokesman Masduki Baidlowi in his statement quoted by Antara, Friday, January 28. Masduki said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received representatives The Papua Provincial Government, led by Regional Secretary Ridwan Ruikutun at the vice president's official residence in Jakarta, Friday. During the meeting, Vice President Ma'ruf expressed his condolences regarding the attack on the TNI post in Puncak Regency, which resulted in the death of three TNI soldiers. The Vice President expresses his condolences and hopes for all ranks of the TNI in Papua must remain vigilant, not emotional, so that later it does not cause a violation of the law," he explained.

As previously reported, three soldiers from the Kodim Yonif Raider 408/Suhbrastha Task Force were killed after a shootout with KKB in Tigilobak Village, Gome District, Puncak, Papua, Thursday, January 27.

The three soldiers who died were Serda M. Rizal Maulana Arifin, Private Tupel Alomoan Baraza and Pratu Rahman Tomilawa. The funeral of the three soldiers is planned to be led directly by the Chief of Army Staff (Kasad) General TNI Dudung Abdurachman, Pangdam II/Sriwijaya Major General TNI Agus Suhardi and Pangdam XVI/Pattimura Maj. Gen. Richard Tampubolon. "As a form of respect and love for his fallen soldiers, it is planned that Kasad General TNI Dudung Abdurachman will directly lead the funeral ceremony for Serda M. Rizal Maulana Arifin in Bandung," said the Head of the Information Service of the Indonesian Army. (Kadispenad) Brigadier General Tatang Subarna. Meanwhile, the funeral of Pratu Tupel Alomoan Baraza will be led by Pangdam II/Sriwijaya TNI Maj. Gen. Agus Suhardi in Jambi and Pratu Rahman Tomilawa by Pangdam XVI/Pattimura Maj. Gen. Richard Tampubolon in Central Maluku.