Difficulty of police headquarters to pursue armed groups in Papua

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The police headquarters acknowledged that it is rather difficult to stop armed groups in Papua that have been in action for some time. Setyo Wasisto, head of the public relations division of the Inspector General of Police Headquarters, said: "They see us, we do not see them, which means we do not know where they attacked suddenly, "Setyo told Jakarta's police headquarters. Monday (2/7).

One of the troubling factors is the terrain in Papua. According to Setyo, the armed group hid and acted in the desert.

"This is what we always do, not only save ourselves, we must save people and attack them," Setyo said. who died in an attack on Torere, Papua. One is the district chief and a policeman, Brigadier Sinton. While there are still two people still in search

"So that did not meet Ipda Yesayas Anusi.Puncak Jaya President yesterday had already dropped two teams, a team along the beach, and a team with Twin Otter's small plane to fly to the Mamberamo River, "Setyo said.

The river is where Brigadier Sinton was found. The river is also quite big and the current is strong. Police still have trouble communicating in the area.

"Until now, we have no other information because there is no signal here, we are hard to communicate, communication with SSB radio". previous badault on Nduga. This attack is deliberately made to show the existence of the armed group.

"This means that they are using this moment to disrupt and show their existence, all know that people are busy with elections, so they do activities to be known and exist. At present, the TNI-Polri joint forces are still pursuing armed groups. The police chief also ensures that the number of security personnel continues to be added. (ayp)