Papua Governor Condemns Killing of Healthcare Workers by Armed Group
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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha
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Jumat, 17 September 2021 14:24 WIB
Police officers evacuate a resident while guarding a demonstration in Mimika, Papua, Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Police have sent 1,200 additional officers to West Papua, Muhammad Iqbal, a national police spokesman, told media. Mohamad Lakotani, the deputy governor of West Papua, said police reinforcements had been sent to Sorong, Manokwari and Fakfak. ANTARA FOTO/Sevianto Pakiding
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta -Papua Governor Lukas Enembe on Friday offered his deep condolences for the death of healthcare workers who died in an attack by a local armed criminal group (KKB) at the Pegunungan Bintang in the Kiwirok District.
The governor’s spokesperson Muhammad Rifai Darus said the livelihood of the survivors of the heinous attack will be guaranteed by the government. He also urged law enforcers to investigate the incident.
He called for the search of missing healthcare workers to continue but the safety of the rescue team must be taken into precedence, Antaranews reported.
“Residents of the Pegunungan Bintang must remain calm and alert as the government along with law enforcers strongly continue their protection for the local residents,” Darus wrote in a statement on September 17.
The Governor regretted that healthcare workers were targeted in the cowardly attack as their services are critical amidst the Covid-19 pandemic in Papua.
