Tolikara, BIN: Foreign Involvement Possible

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Kamis, 23 Juli 2015 09:50 WIB

Armed Forces Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo (left) with Head of BIN Sutiyoso after giving press conference on Tolikara, Papua incident at the State Palace on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Sutiyoso said the Tolikara incident was detected as an effort to tarnish President Joko Widodo. TEMPO/Subekti.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Head of the State Intelligence Agency, Sutiyoso, claimed that there were several parties of interest that made use of Tolikara incident to attack government and its institutions. He said it is possible that the attack came from foreign parties.

"Police are still investigating. Foreign involvement is possible," he said on Wednesday July 22.

Sutiyoso claimed that BIN had warned local authorities that conflict was imminent on July 11, a week before the attack. He underlined that BIN has carried out its task by informing local authorities.

Moreover, Chief of Police General Badrodin Haiti said that the police have interrogated 37 witnesses. He said that they already have some names as suspect. "I will give you the names when we have detained the suspects," he said.

As for current measures, Badrodin said that police are securing Tolikara, as well as clearing the sites. "This takes time. Police now also help secure the refugee center," he said.

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