TEMPO.CO, Jakarta- National Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti said on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, that the police has named four suspects in the recent unrest in Karubaga, Tolikara, Papua. All the suspects are being examined in the Papua Regional Police.
“I cannot give out the names. [I will announce it] later after the examination process,” he said at the Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday.
Badrodin said the police were still checking out dozens of witnesses from various groups to get light to triggered the incident. He said the most important thing now is to cool the situation and prevent similar incidents from recurring in in other areas.
"I have ordered all ranks of local police to coordinate with Muslim and non-Muslim religious leaders, especially Islamic community organizations," said Badrodin.
"The important thing is to handle this case with a cool head, not emotionally. Trust the police in handling the case so, we don’t aggravate the situation ... Because this is the first time this [kind of incident] happened."
The clash occurred on Friday morning, July 17, 2015, when dozens of suspected members of the congregation of the Evangelical Church in Indonesia (GIDI) protested Eid prayers at the local military command field in Karubaga. They said they had informed the authorities against the use of loudspeakers, because it coincided with a GIDI seminar.
Policemen issued warning shots to ward off protesters. But mass rampage, caused the burning of dozens of stalls and a prayer room around the field. One victim was killed and dozens of others injured from the police shooting.
REZA ADITYA
