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Komnas HAM condemns police shooting unarmed civilians in Papua
Tempo - August 4, 2017
"Komnas HAM strongly condemned the shooting incident," Komnas HAM commissioner Maneger Nasution said in a written statement received by Tempo yesterday, August 3.
Papua Police spokesperson said that the incident started when locals attacked a construction camp in Tiga Selatan District, Papua. The police who guarded the area later fired warning shots that hit the residents.
The commissioner has called for a professional and independent police investigation. "Whoever did it, whatever the motive was, and whoever the intellectual actor was, must be held responsible," he said.
Maneger has also urged President Joko Widodo to take more serious actions to resolve conflicts in Papua, to take the initiative and lead the investigation into cases of human rights abuse in Papua.
Komnas Ham said that the cases ought to be resolved through dialogue in a peaceful, comprehensive and dignified manner.
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