Arrests of KNPB members in Dekai, Yahukimo – 16 arbitrarily arrested

On 14 August 2023, police officers arbitrarily arrested 16 KNPB members at Baliem Road, the BRI Bank Branch intersection in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency. The arrests took place at 11:20 AM, as they were intending to participate in a funeral. The activists were subsequently taken to the Yahukimo District Police Office, where they were interrogated for one hour. All were released at 12:15 PM after the police did not find incriminating evidence against them.

Detailed Case Data
name of the location: Bank BRI Dekai (-4.859313353308456, 139.48843442607412)
administrative region: Indonesia, Papua Pegunungan Province, Yahukimo Regency, Dekai District
total number of victims:16
period of incident: 14.08.2023
perpetrator: other security forces
perpetrator details: unknown
Issues: freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, indigenous peoples, arbitrary arrest
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Further HRM News: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/series-of-arrests-of-knpb-members-in-jayapura-and-yahukimo-37-activists-arrested-16-tortured/