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Mahfud MD Forms Team to Investigate Violence in Papua

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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha

Editor

Laila Afifa

2 October 2020 15:30 WIB

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs (Polhukam) Mahfud MD on Friday has officially formed a fact-finding joint team (TGPF) to investigate the shooting of Papuan pastor Yeremia Zanambani and other cases of violence happening in the Papua district of Intan Jaya.

In the press conference on October 2, the minister mentioned that the TGPF consists of 18 members from the ministry, TNI, National Police, intelligence, and Papuan public figures. 

Mahfud MD revealed that Intan Jaya conflicts have killed at least four people with two of them being TNI soldiers while the other two were locals; one of them was being the pastor. However, the perpetrators are still a debate.

“The TNI - Police say that the shooters were armed criminal groups while others put the finger on authorities. The latter accusation emerged after the death of pastor Yeremia,” said Mahfud MD.

The field investigator team will be led by Chief Executive of the National Police Commission Benny Mamoto and the deputy will be Sugeng Purnomo who is the Polhukam Coordinating Ministry’s deputy of law coordination and human rights.

Read: Police Reveal Struggle in Investigating the Death of Papuan Pastor 

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