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Legislators urge Papua police to complete Paniai case

Tabloid JUBI - March 24, 2015

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The deputy chairman of House of Representatives' Commission III, Benny K Harman, made the statement during a working visit to Jayapura to the Papua police chief, Inspector General of Police Yotje Mende.

"We urge the police chief to fully investigate it. Anyone who is allegedly involved must be prosecuted legally and imposed severe penalties, " he said in Timika on Sunday (22/03/2015)

Mende said the police would continue to investigate the case even though the perpetrators have not been caught. Previously, the Forum of the Papua Ecumenical Churches urged President Joko Widodo to immediately establish a Commission of Inquiry and Investigation (KPP HAM).

"It is been the fourth month since the shooter has not been revealed and seems like the investigation has not shown any progress, "chairman of the Synod Fellowship Baptist Churches in Papua Socrates Soyan Nyoman added.

Therefore, churches in Papua urged Jokowi to immediately form KPP HAM, because the incident is serious human rights violations. "We ask the President to seriously uncover Paniai case, by forming KPP HAM with a mandate to examine all the parties involved, and it must be carried out before the President visit Papua again, "Nyoman said.

He also pointed out that there was an indication of officers to intentionally protect its members and even seemed like in internal security forces did not the identity of two people who were on duty in the top of Enarotali Airport tower. Chairman of the Synod Kingmi, Benny Giay, also urged President Jokowi to appoint a person to act as a mediator in order to create dialogue Papua-Jakarta.

Source: http://tabloidjubi.com/en/2015/03/24/legislators-urge-papua-police-to-complete-paniai-case/.

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