LPSK Guarantees Safety Of Witnesses And Victims Of KKB Shooting At PTT Beoga District Camp

Hasto Atmojo Suroyo/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) is committed to protecting witnesses to the shooting incident by the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) against employees and civilians at the Palapa Timur Telematics Camp (PTT) Beoga District, Puncak Regency, Papua Province. I hope that the Papuan people are not trapped in the fear created by the shooters that killed eight employees and civilians at the PTT Camp in Beoga District. "There is no need to be afraid to provide information to the security forces so that the perpetrators can be prosecuted," he said in a statement received in Jakarta, Saturday, March 5. He explained several types of protection from LPSK that can be accessed by witnesses and victims, including physical protection, fulfillment of rights procedural, medical assistance, psychological rehabilitation ogi, as well as facilitation of restitution and compensation. However, he added, the granting of access to protection in the form of the right to compensation to victims can only be carried out for violent events categorized by the Government as criminal acts of terrorism or crimes that violate human rights seriously. He continued, LPSK encourages the Government to determine the shooting incident in Beoga District on Tuesday, March 1, as a criminal act of terrorism, so that witnesses and victims have access to protection of the right to compensation. in Papua as a form of terrorism," he said. He assured the government not to hesitate in declaring the violent incident a criminal act of terrorism, because the incident had the effect of spreading fear and disturbing public security. n persuasive in dealing with problems in Papua. "Repressive measures will only result in retaliation in the form of acts of violence. What we care about is the civilians who later become victims," said Hasto.