Papua Armed Criminal Group Burned Bintang Mountains Population and Civil Registry Office

11 January 2023 - 13:47 WIB
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Tribratanews.polri.go.id - The Armed Criminal Group (KKB) have burned down the office of Population and Civil Registry (Disdukcapil) of Bintang Mountains in Oksibil, on Wednesday January 11th, 2023, 01:15 midnight.

“KKB have burned down another building, now is the Disdukcapil on Kabiding District III of Oksibil,” says Bintang Mountain Police Chief, AKBP Dafi Bastomi.

He added that previously on January 9th, 2022, the group have burned down a National Vocational High School 1 and shoots down civilians.

The perpetrator of the burning allegedly is KKB Kodap XXXV East Bintang and it was reported there are five gunshots when the fire is blazing.

Security personnel then immediately dispatched to secure the civilians around Disdukcapil office to Bintang Mountains Police HQ.

“There are 73 people who took refuge at the police HQ,” says AKBP Dafi.

He says that all of those refugees have returned to their homes and fire was extinguished at 03:15 local time.

“Currently security personnel from TNI-Polri have intensified their security patrol and monitor the situation around the area,” concludes AKBP Dafi Bustami.

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