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
name of the location: Dekai (-4.856025041923215, 139.49649699225492)
administrative region: Indonesia, Papua Pegunungan Province, Yahukimo Regency, Dekai District
total number of victims: two
period of incident: 03.01.2025
perpetrator: other security forces
perpetrator details: Brimob
Issues: arbitrary arrest, indigenous peoples
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Further HRM News:
| Number | Name, Details | Gender | Age | Group Affiliation | Violations |
| 1 | Yakonge Mirin | male | 14 | indigenous | arbitrary detention |
| 1 | Ham Salla | male | 17 | indigenous | arbitrary detention |
