Police Urged to Move Buchtar Tabuni Narcotics Prison

Wim R. Medlama and Buctar Tabuni

JAYAPURA - With health reasons Buchtar Tabuni requiring medical treatment due to an ulcer and low blood through the West Papua National Committee spokesman Wim R Medlama, Papua Police urged to be willing to move to a prison detention Buchtar Narcotics, New Doyo, Jayapura district.

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Reportedly tense Paniai

John Magay Yogi

Paniai - After the shooting police officers by the West Papua National Liberation Army leader John Yogi, the capital of Paniai reported Enaritali situation tense. Hundreds of residents were frightened and fled to the forests, the article of 15 people allegedly tortured and burned five houses.

From the statements of people who refused to give his name told us via cell phone, there are 15 people who do not know anything of the Indonesian security forces tortured and 5 houses and 2 units of speed boat transport burnt lake. As a result, residents now fear and trauma. Residents who were tortured, among others named MARIUS GOBAI, AKULIAN DEGEI AND SOME OTHER FRIENDS, today they are still being held at the police station Paniai.

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Campaign sheds light on West Papuans' plight

COLIN SMITH/Fairfax NZ

STAND AGAINST TYRANNY: Kirsty Keen, the Lush Cosmetics Nelson store manager, has her lips taped shut to signify the oppression of people in West Papua who live under Indonesian rule.

A campaign to help the native people of West Papua has been launched in Nelson. Lush Cosmetics is this week inviting people to learn more about the Free West Papua campaign and support it through a petition and sale of one of their fragrances, the Smell of Freedom.

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Police: Gunman suspected of TPN / OPM

Jayapura (ANTARA News) - Papua Police suspect that members of the police shooting in Enarotali, Paniai on Tuesday at 10.00 pm from the TPN / OPM.

"Our guess who did the shooting of our existing personnel in Enarotali, Kabuapaten Paniai is of the TPN / OPM," said Head of Public Relations Papua Police, Sr. Comr John Wicaksono Nugroho said in Jayapura, Papua, on Tuesday.

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Paniai gripping, Indonesian Army and Police Intimidation of Civil People

Post TPN.OPM shot dead one morning in Enarotali Mobile Brigade Paniai (21/8), a combined military and police are conducting revenge indiscriminately against innocent civilians. Patients in Hospital Madii Police evicted, journalists banned from covering, and catching wild, destroying homes of suspected ongoing.

According to direct observation in Enarotali KNPBnews crew, from noon till night, pursuit operations against the rebels TPN.OPM done. Can not find traces TPN.OPM, combined forces in this afternoon TNI.Polri destroying facilities Hospital, expel patients who are being treated.

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TPN-OPM Paniai killed one member of the Police in Paniai

The rebels of the National Liberation Army (TPN) Wedauma Area Command, led Gadei Nawipa Operations Command has succeeded in killing one member of the Indonesian Police are often made ​​of terror and intimidation against the people of West Papua in Enarotali, Paniai this morning, Tuesday (21/8).

According to sources directly from Paniai this morning, a police officer who has not been identified was rushed to the hospital for further autopsy. Gadei said the shooting was done in an effort to protect the people of Papua from the threat of genocide and the ongoing military operations on the ground in Papua, especially in the Paniai.

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