31/08/2025
Berita Utama

Police Chief “Today’s crowd action was ridden by KNPB and aimed at disrupting the smooth running of the 2024 regional elections”

Jayapura City Police,- The demonstration led by the KNPB Group today which gathered at the lower Abe Circle or precisely at the Abepura Traffic Light was forcibly dispersed by Police officers because it had disturbed the public, Friday (15/11) afternoon.

Jayapura City Police Chief Commissioner Pol Dr. Victor D. Mackbon, S.H., S.IK., M.H., M.Si, when interviewed on the sidelines of leading security at the scene, said that since yesterday they (KNPB) had been advised not to carry out long marches, but they still carried out their actions. It has disturbed public comfort because it closed the road where they wanted to make a long march to the Papua Province DPRD Office.

We have provided a policy to convey aspirations on the spot, but there was no response so we took steps to withdraw the protesters according to procedure, but the actions of the protesters actually resulted in one of our members becoming a victim and now he is in medical treatment at the hospital, we will “asked the Corruption Eradication Committee to consider it of course,” stressed the Police Chief.

Furthermore, said KBP Victor Mackbon, one of the officers who was the victim suffered injuries to the mouth and eyes, is currently still under observation, does not yet know for sure the impact of the stone throwing or the mob’s rampage which is clearly still being investigated. “We have implemented procedures because they closed the protocol route or main route, we have appealed to them to withdraw but they were ignored, for this reason we have taken firm steps to measure it,” he added.

“The agenda for the mass action did raise the issue of transmigration, but everything was based on the desire to separate from the Republic of Indonesia or Merdeka which was driven by the KNPB group,” said KBP Victor Mackbon.

A total of 500 personnel were stationed at several points to carry out partitions to prevent a long march, their aim was to gather the masses, for this reason the partitions were carried out.

The police chief also explained that at several points security measures were carried out for the protesting masses to understand and comprehend the policies of parties everywhere to express their aspirations. “However, the KNPB mass group in Lower Uncen forced their way through the members’ barricades until they succeeded in sitting in the lower Abe circle. We also took firm, measured action by pushing the crowd back in accordance with the rules for handling mass demonstrations to the upper circle and up to Jalan Biak, or the location of their dormitory. he explained.

“The action carried out today also aims to disrupt the smooth implementation of the 2024 Democratic Party or Pilkada in Jayapura City. The security forces will of course not remain silent because this is definitely against the state,” concluded KBP Police Chief Victor Mackbon.

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