Komnas HAM: 1 Child Dies; 11 Injured In Tolikara Incident
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Sabtu, 18 Juli 2015 15:54 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta- The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) found several facts in an incident that happened in Karubuga, Tolikara Regency, Papua, on Friday, July 17, 2015.
The commission revealed that the incident did not only involve the burning of a mosque by the Evangelical Church of Indonesia (GIDI) congregation but also a shooting incident done by the police.
The commission’s commissioner overseeing conflicts in Papua Natalius Pigai reported that eleven people were injured and one primary school student was killed in the incident.
He also said that the victims were injured by the police’ shooting before the GIDI set fire on Baitul Mutaqin mosque.
"The police who tried to blockade the GIDI protestors directly shot at them. Later on, the congregation vented their anger to the mosque. In fact, they were angry to the police because the police shot at some of the residents,” Pigai said on Saturday (18/7).
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