Members of Indonesia’s Nduga District Police and the Damai Cartenz Police Process Power have raided a residential home and the native head workplace of the Papuan Tabernacle Church (Kingmi Papua) within the city of Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, reports Human Rights Monitor.
Earlier than raiding the Kingmi Papua workplace on September 17, the cops arbitrarily arrested Melince Wandikbo, Indinwiridnak Arabo, and Gira Gwijangge of their residence in Kenyam.
They had been tortured and compelled to disclose the names of people that had attended a latest burial of a number of members of the West Papua Nationwide Liberation Military (TPNPB).
After one of many suspects talked about the identify of Reverend Urbanus Kogeya, the cops searched the Kingmi Papua Workplace in Kenyam.
They arrested three different Papuans with out exhibiting a warrant. Law enforcement officials reportedly beat them throughout arrest and subsequent detention on the Nduga District police headquarters.
Everyone detained had been later launched as a result of lack of proof.
Native Kingmi Papua church leaders and congregation members slept contained in the Kingmi head workplace that evening as a result of they had been getting ready for a church occasion.
Round 11:30 pm, the cops forcefully entered the workplace, breaking the doorway door.
Extreme drive
In keeping with the church leaders, the officers used extreme drive towards the suspects and the workplace services throughout the raid. Nine people suffered injuries as a result of police violence throughout the raid on the Kingmi Papua workplace — together with an 85-year-old man and 4 girls.
As Reverend Nataniel Tabuni requested the officers why that they had come at evening and damaged the doorway door, a police officer approached him and punched him 3 times within the face.
In keeping with Reverend Tabuni, one of many cops ssaid: “You’re the Church of Devil, the Church of Terrorists! You might be supporting Egianus Kogeya [TPNPB Commander in Nduga] below the pretext of praying.”
The acts of torture had been witnessed by the pinnacle of Nduga Parliament (DPRD), Ikabus Gwijangge.
He reached the Kingmi Papua Workplace round 11:45 pm after listening to individuals shouting for assist.
As Gwijangge noticed the cops beating and kicking suspects, he protested using extreme drive and referred to as on the officers to comply with process.
‘I’ll come after you’
A Damai Cartenz officer reportedly pointed his finger at Gwijangge and threatened him, saying: “Silly parliamentarian. I’ll come after you! Wherever you go, I’ll discover out the place you might be. I’ll chase you!”
One other police officer pushed Gwijangge outdoors the constructing to forestall him from witnessing the police operation. After that, the cops searched all of the workplace rooms and broke one other workplace door.
The Nduga police chief (Kapolres), Commissioner Vinsensius Jimmy, has apologised to the native church leaders for the misconduct of his males.
The victims demanded that the perpetrators be processed in line with the legislation.
Congregation members in Kenyam carried out a spontaneous peaceable protest towards the police raid and violence towards 4 Kingmi Papua pastors.
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