Mimika_ The shooting incident of civilian aircraft in Papua occurred 2 days ago after the simultaneous election on February 14, 2024. The shooting occurred at Milawak Airport, Beoga District, Puncak Regency, on Friday, February 16, 2024, at around 09:52 WIT and Saturday, February 17, 2024, between 13:45 WIT there was another shooting of a Wings Air maskapi plane that was about to land at Dekai Airport, Yahukimo Regency.
In the shooting incident, one member of the TNI Pratu Ongen R. Dori, a member of Kodim 1715 Yahukimo, suffered abrasions to the left neck due to glass splinters hit by bullets.
The shooting was carried out by armed criminal groups KKB Puncak region against Asian One Air aircraft and KKB Yahukimo region against Wings Air aircraft.
Head of the Cartenz-2024 Peace operation, Kombes Pol. Dr. Faizal Ramadhani, S.Sos., S.I.K., M.H., stated that in the past two days there have been shootings of civilian aircraft. According to him, the temporary suspicion is that the shooting incident is related to the 2024 Legislative Elections (Pileg).
The Asian One Air plane was about to land at Milawak Beoga Airport and was shot at from the right side of the plane while the Wings Air plane was shot around the Kali Brasa area at the end of Dekai Yahukimo Airport,” said Ka Ops Damai Cartenz-2024.
Meanwhile, Head of the Cartenz-2024 Peace Operation Public Relations Task Force, AKBP. Dr. Bayu Suseno, SH, SIK, MM, MH, said that the Cartenz-2024 Peace Operation task force continues to sweep and pursue the KKB who shot the plane.
“We have involved security forces, TNI-Polri who are members of the Cartenz-2024 Peace Ops Task Force, to increase security by increasing the perimeter around the airport in 9 operating areas,” explained AKBP. Dr. Bayu Suseno.
