Picture : Murder (Illustration). The authorities believe that they are the perpetrators of the murder of KKB gold miner Egianus Kogeya.
Westnoken – The bodies of six traditional gold miners killed by armed separatist groups in Dekea Hukimo and elsewhere in the Papuan highlands have been identified. It is reported that these six civilians are immigrants. Security forces believe the six residents were killed by Free Papua Armed Forces leader Aegianus Kogea. Senior Commissioner (National) Ignatius Benny Prabowo head of the Papua Police Public Relations Department (Kabeed) said that from the results of the investigation it is known that four names have been identified following the identification of the bodies. In a press release obtained by journalists in Jakarta on Sunday (29 October 2023) Commissioner Benny said: Of the six bodies identified two have unknown origins.
The names of the two bodies were Isht Ibrahim and Langa. Commissioner Benny said: Two of them (Ibrahim and Langa) are only known by their nicknames as no identity cards were found on the bodies. The other four bodies were identified as Oktavianus Lenteng aged 25 from East Noosa. (aka Boplang) . Tenggara (NTT). The other corps were named Ndao Akmal (23) of NTT Netenaen Rote Marselinus Luik (34) of Pinrang South Sulawesi and Andika (27) of North Koroka South Sulawesi. AKBP Bayu Suseno head of the Public Relations Task Force for Keets Peace 2023 explained that the body was found in very poor condition.
Some bodies found in traditional gold mining areas were burned even before autopsies and autopsies were performed. The six bodies found were in miserable conditions. LAKBP Bayu said part of it was burned by armed criminal groups (KKB) as it was decaying. Six bodies were handed over to them after autopsy and post-mortem examination. LAKBP Bayu has confirmed that he will continue to prosecute and take legal action against separatist groups carrying out unilateral attacks against civilians in Papua. AKBP Bayu continues:
We will work with the Indonesian National Army (TNI) to track down this KKB and take legal action. The six bodies discovered were actually new discoveries discovered during a search last week in the Kali 1 area of the Seredara Yahukimo district in the Papuan highlands. In mid-October 2023 the armed separatist organization Papua Independence Organization was launched. Search completed. After the attack a joint force of the Indonesian National Army and police launched a crackdown.
Seven traditional gold miners were initially found dead in the attack. The joint joint forces of the Indonesian National Army and Police Force conducted a search operation with the Indonesian National Army and Police Force on Tuesday (October 2023). On March 17 the separatist group evacuated seven soldiers and 11 surviving gold miners.
A week after the evacuation of the surviving miners some residents again report that their families have still not returned from traditional gold mining. Over the weekend six bodies were found during a wider search in Cali Area 1. According to these results the number of victims of the KKB attacks is 13.