Members of the Police Mobile Brigade Special Unit (Brimob) reportedly arrested Yakonge Mirin, 14, and Ham Salla, 17, at the Kali Bonto Sosial Street in the town of Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, during a police patrol on 3 January 2025. The two minors were arbitrarily detained at the Yahukimo district police station (Polres Yahukimo) without clear reason. Police intensified patrols in the Dekai area following a shooting in Dekai on 1 January 2025.
Yakonge Mirin, 14 years
Ham Salla, 17 years
Detailed Case Data
Location: Dekai
Region: Indonesia, Highland Papua, Yahukimo, Dekai
Total number of victims: 2
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Number of Victims
Name, Details
Gender
Age
Group Affiliation
Violations
1.
1
Yakonge Mirin
male
14
Indigenous Peoples
arbitrary detention
2.
1
Ham Salla
male
17
Indigenous Peoples
arbitrary detention
Perpetrator: Other Security Forces
Perpetrator details: Brimob
Issues: security force violence, indigenous peoples, women and children