Mimika – The Armed Criminal Group (KKB) left a letter to a Susi Air pilot who was landing in Jila District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Thursday (16/3/2023).
The letter was given to a foreign pilot with the initials LR who is a South African citizen.
The Head of Peaceful Operations for Cartenz Kombes Faizal Ramadhani revealed that the process of submitting the letter was also documented in a video obtained by security forces.
“Today we received information that a pilot from Susi Air who was on a flight from Timika to Jila District, then from one of the KKBs left a letter,” he said in Mimika, Thursday.
In the video, it can be seen that someone who is suspected of being the leader of the group, gives a letter which was brought in a red plastic bag and given to LR.
Faizal said that from the video one of the KKB members was seen holding a long-barreled firearm.
He emphasized that during the handover process, the pilot was not subjected to harsh treatment and he was simply released after the letter was given.
“There was no arrest, after the letter was given they released the pilot who has now returned to Timika,” said Faizal.
Especially for the group that submitted the letters, Faizal admitted that his personnel were still trying to identify them.
“We are still investigating which group this is because Jila is a crossing area (Mimika-Nduga), the last incident occurred in Jila in 2019, we are still finding out whether this is the same group or not,” he said.
