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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Papua Police ask religious figures in the area Cenderawasih Land There was not much activity outside the house after the shooting of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya Regency, Papua, last Saturday (9/19).
“Whereas the intensity of violence perpetrated by the KKB has increased in recent days,” Papua Police Public Relations Chief Kombes Ahmad Musthofa Kamal told reporters on Tuesday (9/22).
Kamal said that since the series of armed clashes that occurred last week, his party had increased supervision and security in several areas.
In this case, Kamal said, police were conducting joint patrols to avoid more casualties due to similar incidents in recent days.
“What the group is doing is inhumane,” he said.
Kamal also asked the public not to be easily provoked by unauthorized news. According to him, a lot of fake news was spread on social media related to the shooting in the Intan Jaya area.
“It is clear that the setup and engineering has been done to incite the community and corner TNI / Polri and the government,” he said.
According to police statements, Pastor Yeremia was shot dead by members of the KKB around 7:00 p.m. At that time, Pastor Jeremiah and his wife were going to the corral to feed. However, the wife returned home first.
“The victim did not return home, so the victim’s wife looked inside the cattle sheds in Bomba Village and saw that the victim had died,” Kamal said.
However, the Police have not been able to explain the incident in more detail because it is still under investigation. The police dispatched a team of investigators to Kampung Bomba to request more information from the victim’s wife.
Information from the police and TNI was very different from what was relayed by the Gospel Store Church of Indonesia (GKII). They suspect that the victim was shot and killed by TNI agents. This situation frightened the congregation and they fled into the forest.
“That is based on facts on the ground, in this case there are witnesses, the regional leadership reported that TNI personnel were suspected of shooting our pastor,” said Daniel. CNNIndonesia.com by phone, Monday (9/21).
Meanwhile, the Free Papua Organization of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM) has denied responsibility for the Pastor Jeremia shooting incident. TPNPB-OPM spokesman Sebby Sambom accused TNI officers of shooting Pastor Yeremia during a shootout with his soldiers in Intan Jaya.
(mjo / fra)
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