Ini Identitas 1 Pentolan KKB Yahukimo Yang Ditangkap Polri

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, Monday, March 20. (Rizky A-VOI)

The National Police have arrested one of the alleged leaders of the Papua Armed Criminal Group (KKB) with the initials KTH alias PH.

"On Friday, May 19, 2023, at 13.30 WIT, one of the suspected (leading) KKB groups with the initials KTH alias PH was arrested," said Karopenmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan in a press conference as monitored in Jakarta, Sunday, May 21, which was confiscated by Antara.

Ramadhan said KTH alias PH was suspected of being involved in a number of crimes committed by the KKB in the jurisdiction of the Yahukimo Police, Papua Mountains.

The crimes include the murder of members of the TNI on November 4, 2022 and the shooting of members of the Yahukimo Police, which resulted in Brigpol Usdar's death, on November 29, 2022.

"(In addition) the shooting of Brimob members of the Preventive Task Force on November 30, 2022 (and) the shooting of the Yahukimo Police on December 30, 2022," said Ramadhan.

Regarding the shooting of Brimob members on November 30, 2022, Ramadhan said KTH had been named a suspect because two pieces of evidence of involvement were found in the case.

"Currently, the leadership of the KKB KTH group alias PH has been handed over to investigators of the Cartenz Peace Operations investigation team and secured at the Directorate General Building of the Papua Police," he explained.

The arrest of KTH alias PH was investigated through the US, the suspect in the shooting of Brimob members on November 30, 2022, who had previously been arrested by the police.

"The investigation team assisted by Yahukimo Police investigators confirmed by showing the photo of KTH alias PH to the US," said Ramadhan.

The US later confirmed that the person in the photo was the KKB leader with the initials KTH alias PH. In addition, Ramadhan said the identity of KTH had also been confirmed based on population data tracing.