Papuan Police Chief Says Mako Brimob III Will Be Built In Timika

Illustration, Brimob personnel combed the location suspected of hiding suspected terrorists. (Between-M Hamzah)

Papuan Police Inspector General of Police Mathius Fakhiri revealed that the Brimob III Troop Command Headquarters in Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua would be built. "It is true that currently various preparations for the construction of the Mobile Brigade Headquarters which will be occupied by Brimob III troops have been carried out. I have reviewed the land that will be built by the Mobile Brigade Headquarters III in Timika, Sunday (April 30)," said the Kapolda in Jayapura, Tuesday, May 2, confiscated by Antara.

The Regional Police Chief said that the Brimob III troops were immediately brought by the Brimob Corps Commander who would oversee the provinces in eastern Indonesia, namely Maluku, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, and Papua. With Brimob troops in Timika, continued the Kapolda, if there is a need for urgent personnel to no longer be brought in from outside Papua because apart from the shift made by the Papuan Police, there is also assistance from Brimob III Troops.

Selain di Timika, pasukan Brimob juga ada di Langsa Aceh, yakni Brimob I, sementara Brimob II berkedudukan di Kabupaten Penajam Paser Utara, Kalimantan Timur."Pasukan Brimob dipimpin jenderal berbintang satu, " jelas Mathius.

In addition to visiting the construction site for the Brimob III Troops Headquarters, the Papuan Police Chief also visited a five-hectare land prepared for the construction of the Bhayangkara Hospital in Timika.