Affirming That Papua Is Conducive, The Kapolda Has Map Areas Prone To Terror KKB

One of the armed criminal groups (KKB) Papua. (ANTARA)

PAPUA - Papua Regional Police Chief (Kapolda) Inspector General (Irjen) of Police Mathius Fakhiri ensured that the security and public order situation in Papua Province was conducive.

"It is true that currently the security situation in the jurisdiction of the Papua Police is relatively conducive, including in several police stations in mountainous areas where security disturbances often occur. However, members are asked to remain vigilant and alert," said the Kapolda in Jayapura, Papua, Wednesday, June 21, confiscated by Antara.

He admitted that there were several police stations in the mountainous area that had previously experienced security disturbances that caused casualties.

For this reason, the Kapolda asked its members to remain vigilant and not easily provoked by movements carried out by armed criminal groups (KKB) and their sympathizers.

"I have ordered members to remain vigilant and alert and keep the situation conducive," he said.

Asked about areas in Papua that are categorized as prone to security disturbances, especially KKB terror, Fakhiri admitted that the police had mapped it.

The vulnerable areas include Nduga, Yahukimo, and the Bintang Mountains in Papua Mountains Province. Meanwhile, Central Papua includes Puncak and Intan Jaya Regencies.

For several areas where security disturbances had occurred, such as in Yahukimo and the Bintang Mountains, the Kapolda said it had ordered its staff to continue to investigate. He said there were several video recordings when the incident occurred circulating in the community and the video could be preliminary data to be followed up. "I have asked the police chief to arrest all the perpetrators in the video that were shared everywhere and will be assisted by the Cartenz Peace Task Force," said the Kapolda.