3 TNI Guns Found After The Shootout In The Bintang Mountains Were Taken By KKB From The Helicopter Crash Incident

Pangdam XVII/Cenderawasih Major General Izak Pangemanan. BETWEEN/Evarukdijati

WAMENA - Pangdam XVII/Cenderawasih Major General Izak Pangemanan admitted that the three guns that were secured from the KKB in Serambakon District, Bintang Mountains Regency, Papua Mountains, belonged to the TNI. "It is true that the three weapons consisting of two types of pistols and one long barrel belonged to the TNI which KKB obtained from the rubble of the MI helicopter that had an accident on the Oksibil-Jayapura flight in 2019," said Pangdam XVII/Cenderawasih Major General Izak to ANTARA in Wamena, Sunday, October 8. It was explained that the two pistols belonged to the helicopter crew, while the long-barreled weapon belonged to Yonif 725/WRG. Senpi dan ammunition yang diamankan dari tempat kejadian perkara (TKP) usai gugatan tembak dengan KKB saat ini berada di Mako Polres Gunung Bintang di Oksibil. In the shootout that took place on September 30, five KKB members were killed. When asked about how many firearms were carried by both the helicopter crew and Battalion 726/Wrg soldiers, the Cenderawasih Military Commander admitted that he could not confirm how many. "I'll check first to determine how many rifles were brought when the incident occurred," said Military Commander Major General Izak Pangemanan. The bodies of the crew and passengers of the 12 MI-17 helicopter were evacuated from the location in February 2020. The names of TNI soldiers who died in the helicopter accident consisted of the MI-17 helicopter crew, namely Captain CPN Aris (pilot), First Lieutenant CPN Bambang as flight engineer (pilot), First Lieutenant CPN Ahwar (copilot), Chief Sergeant Suriatna (T/I), Second Sergeant Dita Ilham (avionic officer), Soldier Head Dwi Purnomo (mechanical), and First Soldier Asharul (mechanical).

The victims from Infantry Battalion 725/WRG, namely Second Sergeant Ikrar Setya Nainggolan (team commander), First Private Yaniarius Loe (main automatic rifle assistance), First Private Risno (main shooter 1/GLM), Second Private Sujono Kaimudin (main shooter 2), and Second Soldier Tegar Hadi Sentana (main shooter of rifle 4).