Ternate, Maluku Utara Province – eight arrested during 1st of Dec commemorations

Eight Papuan activists of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the solidarity groups Indonesian Peoples Front for West Papuan (FRI WP) as well as Liga of Indonesian Students for Democracy (LMID) were arrested near the Jatiland Mall in the city of Ternate on 1 December 2022. Police officers brought Jack (FRI-WP), Hengky (AMP), Dino (AMP), Susan (AMP), Malo (LMID), Kama (LMID), Rino, and Gelombang to the Ternate District Police headquarters for interrogation. All protesters were released without charges at 12:00 am. Police officers reportedly forced the protesters to sign a statement according to which they would refrain from commemorating the 1 December again.  

Detailed Case Data
Location: Jatiland Mall
Region: Indonesia, North Maluku, Ternate
Total number of victims: 8

# Number of Victims Name, Details Gender Age Group Affiliation Violations
1. 1 Jack, FRI-WP
male unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
2. 1 Hengky, AMP
male unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
3. 1 Dino, AMP
male unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
4. 1 Susan, AMP
female unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
5. 1 Malo, LMID
male unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
6. 1 Kama, LMID
unknown unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
7. 1 Rino
male unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
8. 1 Gelombang
male unknown Activist freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, arbitrary detention
Period of incident: 01/12/2022 – 01/12/2022
Perpetrator: Indonesian Police

Perpetrator details: unknown

Issues: security force violence, indigenous peoples