Four Workers Hostage Of KKB Evacuated To Oksibil

Gunung Bintang Police Chief AKBP Mohamad Dafi Bastomi accompanied by the Cartenz 2023 Peace Task Force visited the condition of PT IBS BTS project workers who had been evacuated from Okbab District to Oksibil/ANTARA HO Papua Police

JAYAPURA - As many as four PT Inti Bangun Sejahtera (IBS) BTS project workers who were victims of being taken hostage by the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) have been evacuated from the Okbab district to Oksibil, Gunung Bintang Regency.

The process of evacuating and picking up the four victims was led directly by the Chief of the Gunung Bintang Police AKBP Mohamad Dafi Bastomi and Deputy Cartenz Peace Operations Task Force Commissioner Joko Sulistio, involving 50 joint personnel.

Not only that, said Bastomi, the evacuation process was also attended by Deputy Regent Kris Bakweng Uropmabin, Assistant I Regional Secretariat for the Bintang Mountains Nicolaus Urobmabin, Head of Borban Village Obet Urwan and Agus Uropka as a community figure who also took part in the pick-up.

"The four employees picked up using a PK-RBP aircraft belonging to Tariku Aviation," said the Head of the Gunung Bintang Police AKBP Mohamad Dafi Bastomi as reported by ANTARA, Monday, May 15.

According to Bastomi, the repatriation of the four PT IBS employees who were victims of hostage-taking and abuse was helped thanks to the role of the local government and the local community.

"Around 09.30 WIT this morning, using the PK-RBP aircraft, a joint team with the Deputy Regent and Assistant I of the Regional Secretariat and representatives of community leaders succeeded in picking up the four employees who were previously in the Okbab District and arrived in the Oksibil District at around 10.50 WIT,” he said.

 

As for the four employees who were evacuated, namely on behalf of Asmar and Feryan Erlangga who were injured by sharp objects but are still conscious and brothers Peas Kulka and Senus Lepitalem are in good condition.

After being evacuated to a safe place, the four victims are currently at the Oksibil Hospital to receive further medical treatment.

"We will also continue to increase monitoring related to the security and order situation in all areas of Gunung Bintang Regency to prevent something like this from happening," said Bastomi.