Reportedly, the chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces’ (TNI) information centre, Major General Achmad Riad said the TNI is ready to assist the National Police in arresting all members of armed separatist and terrorist groups operating in Papua province.
AWPA activist Joe Collins said: “These statements from the president and government officials have the potential to cause an escalation of violence in Papua leading to the security forces conducting military sweeps in the area. We all know what happens when the Indonesian military undertake security operations; houses get burnt, livestock gets killed, gardens destroyed and people literally flee into the jungle where they face starvation.”
Ready to join manhunt for armed Papuan rebels: military 3 hours ago
Documentation - An armed Papuan group reportedly set fire to several homes in Beoga, Puncak district, Papua recently. Over the past four months, Papua has borne the brunt of a string of violent attacks by armed groups targeting civilians in districts such as Puncak and Intan Jaya.(ANTARA/HO-Aspri)
In essence, we are ready to arrest all members of the armed criminal groups. We are awaiting President Jokowi’s further political decision. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Military (TNI) is ready to assist the National Police in arresting all members of armed separatist and terrorist groups operating in Papua province, chief of TNI’s information center, Major General Achmad Riad, said.
Submarine disaster: Oxygen supply on Indonesian vessel has run out with no sign of life
Indonesian Navy personnel are seen on the submarine KRI Nanggala-402 as they arrive in Surabaya earlier this year
The oxygen supply for the 53 crew members of an Indonesian submarine missing in waters off Bali is believed to have run out with no sign of the vessel.
The search for the KRI Nanggala 402 resumed earlier this morning, bolstered by the arrival of a sonar-equipped Australian warship.
It went missing after its last reported dive on Wednesday off the resort island, and concern is mounting it may have sunk too deep to reach or recover in time.