The community on behalf of the Sahabat Polisi Indonesia has also the decisive efforts of the West Papua Regional Police which have succeeded in arresting the suspect in the dispute that led to the burning of the Doble O karaoke place in Sorong.
The general chairman of Sahabat Polisi Indonesia, Fonda Tangguh, assessed that in carrying out their duties the Police had acted professionally in handling the case. "The performance of the Papuan Regional Police Sydag is commendable. Within a week, they have managed to arrest 13 suspects," said the General Chairperson of the Friends of the Police in a written statement, Tuesday (1/2/22).
Moreover, the incident that killed 18 people in Double O has become a public concern. For this reason, the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Police Friends invites the public to participate in assisting the role of the Police in efforts to uncover cases like this while still trusting the performance of the Police.
In relation to this incident, Fonda reminded every parties that got involved to worsen the situation by politicizing the event. This is because the politicization of this case is an uncivilized act. "The police are still and continue to work on this case. Please, don't politicize it anymore. We have to sympathize and empathize with the victims' families," he said.
Previously, the West Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Dr. Tornagogo Sihombing, S.I.K., M.Sc., confirmed that the two groups involved in the clashes in Sorong had reached an amicable agreement and handed over the full legal process to the police.
On the other hand, Inspector General Dr. Tornagogo Sihombing, S.I.K., M.Sc., said that until now, the police have arrested 11 suspects In this case. The determination of suspects is divided into two clusters, persecution and arson.
Two people have been arrested for alleged abuse, namely, M and R. Meanwhile, the suspected arsonists are, AA, FMH, HW, KH alias AAN, AAF, IR, JFM, AR, and RR. "Making arrests of suspects who have been determined. Detaining suspects who have been detained by 11 suspects," he said.
So far, the police have examined 55 witnesses. On the other hand, the authorities have also applied seven people as DPOs for the incident. They are, T, HR, PA, HT, MS, YR and G.
Furthermore, in terms of handling victims, 17 people have been confirmed with the family. Then, 14 people have come directly to the Ante Mortem Command Post to carry out examination and matching of DNA samples.
The Papuan Police Chief added that currently, reconciliation has been carried out between the victim's and victim's families to match DNA samples, and the identification team has visited the victim's boarding house or residence for Ante Mortem matching. "DNA samples of all the victims have been sent to the Puslabfor Jakarta for further identification. From the temporary post-mortem identification, 5 victims and their families have matched their identities," concluded the Kapolda.
