Press Release by West Papua National Liberation Army on January
27th, 2020
TPNPBNews
Emergency Situations in West Papua and indigenous Papuans are in the Threat of Extinction, due to massive military operations by the Indonesian Security Forces throughout West Papua's territory is underway.
Therefore, on behalf of the Papuan people, we are the Chief of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) asking for attention by the United Nations, and we also urge to the Secretary General of the United Nations so that the UN Peacekeeping Force intervention can be carried out immediately and may enter Papua.
In this case, the Central Headquarters management of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) received an official report from Intan Jaya that on January 26th, 2020, at 11:00 am in the morning the shooting had occurred in Intan Jaya Regency of Papua Province, between the West Papua National Liberation Army Forces (TPNPB) vs Indonesian security forces (TNI/POLRI) in three places, in the Capital Town of Intan Jaya Regency, Papua.
The location of the armed contact on January 26th, 2020 in Intan Jaya Regency was in Tanah Merah and Holomama. And in this clash, the Indonesian Security Forces had shot dead a civilian and two other people had gunshot wounds.
This contact situation was reported directly by the General Operations Commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) “Major General Lekagak Telenggen” from the location of the War, namely from the Capital Town of Intan Jaya Regency, Papua Province.
In his report Major General Lekagak Telenggen reported that the War began at 11:00 a.m. to at 19:00 pm.
TPNPBNews
Emergency Situations in West Papua and indigenous Papuans are in the Threat of Extinction, due to massive military operations by the Indonesian Security Forces throughout West Papua's territory is underway.
Therefore, on behalf of the Papuan people, we are the Chief of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) asking for attention by the United Nations, and we also urge to the Secretary General of the United Nations so that the UN Peacekeeping Force intervention can be carried out immediately and may enter Papua.
In this case, the Central Headquarters management of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) received an official report from Intan Jaya that on January 26th, 2020, at 11:00 am in the morning the shooting had occurred in Intan Jaya Regency of Papua Province, between the West Papua National Liberation Army Forces (TPNPB) vs Indonesian security forces (TNI/POLRI) in three places, in the Capital Town of Intan Jaya Regency, Papua.
The location of the armed contact on January 26th, 2020 in Intan Jaya Regency was in Tanah Merah and Holomama. And in this clash, the Indonesian Security Forces had shot dead a civilian and two other people had gunshot wounds.
This contact situation was reported directly by the General Operations Commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) “Major General Lekagak Telenggen” from the location of the War, namely from the Capital Town of Intan Jaya Regency, Papua Province.
In his report Major General Lekagak Telenggen reported that the War began at 11:00 a.m. to at 19:00 pm.
Major General Lekagak Telenggen added that during this clash, the Indonesian Security Forces had shot Dead Bulaken Kobogau, a Papuan Civilian and also shot two other people.
The victims of the gunshot wounds were two people, KAYUS SANNI, a Chief of the Moni Tribe and another one, a 18-year-old young man “Jekson Sondogau”.
Major General Lekagak Telenggen also said that in this War the West Papua National Liberation Army Forces (TPNPB) had not been killed, so on this occasion we denied the statement of the Papua Regional Police Chief Paul Waterpauw who said that three TPNPB Members were shot.