On 4 February 2022, police officers arrested eight members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) working at a construction site in the town of Sentani, Jayapura regency. The police also seized the activists’ mobile phones and four motorcycles without showing a warrant. At the police station, the officers interrogated the detainees in relation to the alleged theft of a motorcycle. The KNPB activists denied any wrongdoing or involvement in a criminal offence. Three of the arrested activists were minors.
Detailed Case Data
name of the location: Polsek Sentani Kota (-2.562804764750302, 140.53448651312837) administrative region: Indonesia, Papua Province, Jayapura Regency, Sentani District
total number of victims: 8
period of incident: 4.2.2022
perpetrator: police
perpetrator details:
Issues: freedom of expression, arbitrary detention
Sources:
Further HRM News: Series of arrests and torture of West Papua activists – 10 arrested, 2 tortured – (humanrightsmonitor.org)
| Number | Name, Details | Gender | Age | Group Affiliation | Violations |
| 1 | Steven Itlay | male | 31 | activists | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
| 1 | Pais Nasia | male | 24 | activists, day labourer | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
| 1 | Yemue Itlay | male | 17 | activists, day labourer | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
| 1 | Kalvin Haluk | male | 19 | activists, day labourer | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
| 1 | Apner Haluk | male | 17 | activists, day labourer | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
| 1 | Ongko Haluk | male | 16 | activists, day labourer | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
| 1 | Otto Walilo | male | 22 | activists, day labourer | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
| 1 | Amrosius Haluk | male | 20 | activists, day labourer | arbitrary detention, freedom of expression |
