Jayapura – Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol Mathius Fakhiri said that the National Police were still pursuing the perpetrators of the murder in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains.
He admitted that indeed someone had been detained in connection with the murder of two residents that occurred on April 30, 2023.
“There are two suspected perpetrators of the persecution that killed two residents,” said the Papua Police Chief in Jayapura, Sunday (7/5/2023).
According to him, the two suspected perpetrators on April 30 were arrested along with nine people who were at the house where the KKB headquarters were suspected to be in Dekai.
From the examination conducted by investigators, it was revealed that two of them were involved in the murder of two residents who died on last (30/04).
The Papua Regional Police Chief has ordered the investigation of the case to continue and to conduct joint patrols, especially in areas considered to be vulnerable.
In addition, residents are asked to be vigilant when they are in the garden, especially when they are alone because the perpetrators carry out the action randomly.
“The community is expected to take part in increasing vigilance when doing activities outside the home, including when going to the garden or selling in areas that are sparsely populated,” said the Papua Police Chief.
