Dutch journalists released: Immigration official

The journalists -- Gabrielle Babette, Peter Mariaw Smith and Ronald Wigman – were detained on Tuesday for allegedly misusing their visa permit to cover a demonstration related to the arrival of Free Papua Movement (OPM) founder Nicholas Jouwe on Sunday.

Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu has expressed his regret over the arrest, saying that the journalists were invited to come to Papua by the local government. (ewd)