Jayapura, Papua A Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officer was killed by an unidentified group in Napua, Jayawijaya district, Papua province, on Saturday, Papua Police chief, Inspector General Mathius D. Fakhiri, said.
Unidentified attackers reportedly assaulted 2nd Brigadier Diego Rumaropen, and tortured him to death. They also grabbed two firearms from him, he told ANTARA.
According to Fakhiri, the assault reportedly occurred around 5 p.m. local time.
Over the past few years, armed Papuan groups have often employed hit-and-run tactics against Indonesian security personnel and mounted acts of terror against civilians in the districts of Intan Jaya, Nduga, and Puncak to instill fear among the people.
The targets of such acts of terror have included construction workers, motorcycle taxi (ojek) drivers, teachers, students, street food vendors, and even civilian aircraft.
On March 2, 2022, for instance, several members of an armed Papuan group operating in Beoga sub-district, Puncak district, killed eight Palaparing Timur Telematika (PTT) workers, who were repairing a base transceiver station (BTS) tower of state-owned telecommunications operator Telkomsel.
The workers were identified by their initials as B, R, BN, BT, J, E, S, and PD. Another worker, identified as NS, survived the deadly assault, according to Papua Police spokesperson Senior Commissioner Ahmad Kamal.
Source: Antara News