Appreciation of Security Forces Arrests KST Leader Yahukimo
By: Viktor Awoitauw )*
Very high appreciation should be given to the hard work of all security personnel who once again proved their commitment by successfully arresting the KST Papua leadership in Yahukimo, which turned out to be himself involved in the shooting of Brimob members and a series of other terror acts.
Finally KTH alias PH, who is one of the leaders of the Papuan separatist and terrorist group (KST) in the Yahukimo area, Highlands Papua Province, has been arrested by security forces. It is known that the arrest took place on Friday 19 May 2023, around 13:30 Eastern Indonesian Time (WIT).
Regarding the success of the security forces in arresting the leader of the Papuan KST gang in Yahukimo, the Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karopenmas) of the Public Relations Division (Humas) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), Brigadier General of Police (Bigjren Pol) Ahmad Ramadhan added that indeed KT alias PH Previously also been involved in a series of criminal acts.
Mainly, the series of activities carried out directly by the separatist and terrorist groups , especially in the Yahukimo area, Papua Mountains Province.
It was previously reported that the KST Papua leader was involved in the killing of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel on November 4 2022, then he was also involved in the shooting of members of the Yahukimo Resort Police (Polres), Police Brigadier (Brigpol) Usdar , namely on November 29, 2022.
Not only that, the leader of the separatist and terrorist group in Yahukimo with the initials KTH alias PH also participated in the shooting of members of the Preventive Task Force Mobile Brigade (Brimob) on November 30, 2022, to the shooting of the Resort Police Headquarters (Mapolres) Yahukimo on December 30, 2022.
The success of the security forces in arresting the KST Papua leadership in Yahukimo is one of the many achievements that have been made, and is proof that indeed all security forces are really working very hard to restore peace to Cenderawasih Earth and also continue to create a conducive situation. there to serve and protect the entire community.
In fact, before KTH alias PH was arrested, the security forces themselves had also arrested a Papuan KST member with the initials AS, who himself was the suspect in the shooting of a Brimob member on November 30, 2022.
He has been arrested along with as many as 22 other members of the Papuan KST group and their sympathizers. Unmitigated, the US’ involvement in the shooting resulted in the death of Police Brigadier 2 ( Brip da) GAP, then Police Brigadier 1 (Briptu) F and Bripda DB who were injured as a result of the shot.
After being arrested, then the US was officially named a suspect, who was also immediately detained to undergo the examination process. He also admitted that he had joined the gang of separatist and terrorist groups in Yahukimo led by KTH alias PH since 2021.
The US even once purchased firearms (senpi) from H by exchanging 20 grams of gold , which he then handed over to KTH on March 3, 2022 at the Yamoi Headquarters .
Then, now, the leader of the Papuan separatist and terrorist group in Yahukimo, namely KTH alias PH himself, has been handed over to a team of investigators from the Investigation Team of the Cartenz Peace Task Force and has been secured at the Director General Criminal Investigation Building (Dirkrimum) of the Papua Regional Police (Polda).
Based on LP/73/XI/2022/Papua/ResYahukimo, November 30 regarding the criminal act of murder that occurred on Wednesday, November 30 2022, two pieces of evidence have been provided for the involvement of KTH alias PH in the shooting of members of the Preventive Brimob Task Force on November 30 2022 .
In order to truly provide a sense of security to all people in the Land of Papua, therefore, there is a need for very good synergy from all security forces consisting of joint personnel from the TNI, Polri and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN).
Of course, the synergy that continues to be pursued is really so that the series of terror acts that have been continuously carried out by KST Papua will no longer haunt the community and cause fear of civilians and even cause the loss of lives of completely innocent people.
All levels of the security apparatus have a very strong commitment and determination to continue to hunt down KST Papua, whether they live or die , with various strategies, evaluations, measurable routine patrols to ensure the overall conduciveness of society.
Therefore, the news that the KST Papua leadership in Yahukimo was involved in the shooting of Brimob members is proof of the success of the security forces in enforcing the law and actually hunting down the separatist and terrorist groups. Of course, this success deserves to be appreciated as highly as possible.
)* The author is a Papuan student living in Bandung