Paniai police apprehended two members
of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) led by John Yogi, after a tip off from locals on the Paniai Lake.
The police pursued the armed men along the
river and arrested the two alleged separatists who had been hiding out in a
local resident’s house. Police confiscated a 7.56 caliber bullet, a
walkie-talkie, a cellular phone and a Bright Star flag - the mark of the Free Papua Organization.
“The men are being held at Paniai Police Headquarters for further questioning,” Papua Police spokesman Sr.Comr. I Gede Sumertha Jaya said.
John Yogi’s separatist group is widely suspected as being behind shootings and robberies in Paniai District. Two people have been shot this year already.(dic)
