National Police Chief Gen. Timur Pradopo said on Tuesday that about 100 Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers had been deployed at Pirime of Papua, following the killing of three police officers: Pirime Police Chief Second Insp. Rofli Takabesi, Brig. Jefri Rumkoren and Sec. Brig. Daniel Makuker
“The shootings by unknown assailants took place at 4 a.m. this morning in Pirime, about eight hours drive from Jayapura [Papua’s provincial capital],” Timur told the press at the State Palace.
Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian has also been sent to the scene.
Timur refused link the perpetrators to the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM). “My officers are still investigating the incident, let’s wait,” he said.