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The National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM) Claim Shooting Indonesian Workers in Papua

The National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM) Claim Shooting Indonesian Workers in Papua

Wednesday, March 16th, 2016,at 7:40 pm
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PAPUA - Four road workers nationwide of Indonesian (Trans Papua) shot dead an armed group in Sinak District, the Peak District, on Tuesday (15th March 2016). The National Liberation Army of West Papua (TPNPB-OPM) claimed responsibility for the shooting.

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"We are responsible for all the shootings. Now we are all one command, "said a spokesman of TPNPB Sebby Sambom, when contacted Republika.co.id, Wednesday (16th March 2016). Currently, the National Command of TPNPB led by Gen. Goaliath Tabuni as commander.

Earlier, as reported by Antara, the Papua Police revealed that four employees of the company in the village Agengeng Modern Group, Sinak district, was shot dead.

Papua Police Chief Inspector Paul Waterpau stated that temporary allegation, shootings carried out by a group Legagak Telenggen.

According to Paul Waterpau the incident happened at about 14:00 pm CEST, when the employee was carrying out work to build a connecting road between Sinak (Peak District) towards Mulia (Puncak Jaya), Papua.

Suddenly a group of people suspected of civil armed groups attacked and opened fire on the employees and set fire to two units of heavy vehicles belonging to the company.

The parties of the dead were Anis (leader), Andi (dozer operator), David (helper dozer) and David (the excavator operator). The bodies were evacuated to Jayapura, Papua on Wednesday (16 March 2016).

According Sebby, all armed groups currently operating in the mountainous region of Papua have been moved under a single command. The agreement was reached through the meeting they did November 2012 in Biak, Papua.

He said, during this TPNPB actually only targeting the army and police. Nevertheless, the workers were shot because there has been an order from the helm of the rebel groups to impede the construction of roads. "The Commander told 'do not get up the road!'," Said Sebby.

Moreover, according to him, the road crosses the base of the armed rebels are spread across the central highlands of Papua. The message they want to convey, he said, was the rejection of the government's development center in Papua because they value it as an act of colonization.

"We have to protect the land of Papua who have given us the same God," said Sebby who claimed are still hiding in the forest.

Additionally, Sebby said the shooting was a step called National Command of TPNPB as "Revolution Stage". These stages are the actions that they hope could lead to the next step, namely "TOTAL Revolution."

Regarding the retaliation which will be launched by TNI-Polri, Sebby expressed his troops were ready.

President Joko Widodo launched the construction of the Trans Papua at the end of 2015 ago. The project was officially signed workmanship in January 2016 at the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing in Jakarta.

The road plan would be stretched as far as 4,000 kilometers. The President expects, road construction could cut the price expensiveness in Papua and ultimately improve the economy of the region.

Please read original News in Indonesian below this!!!
The National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM) Claim Shooting Indonesian Workers in Papua 

Translated and Republishing by Sebby Sambom

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