Jayapura (ANTARA) - The Head of the Public Relations Task Force for\nOperation Damai Cartenz, Police Commissioner Yusuf Sutejo, stated that\nfour members of the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) were killed in a shootout\nwith a joint team in Dekai, the capital of Yahukimo Regency, Highland\nPapua.<\/p>\n
The shootout between the joint team from the ODC Task Force and the\nYahukimo Police with the KKB, specifically the Eden Sawi Battalion, took\nplace near the old KPU office in Dekai on Tuesday (1\/9).<\/p>\n
\u201cInitially, the joint team intended to carry out an arrest of KKB\nKodap XVI Yahukimo Eden Sawi Battalion members led by Deputy Commander\nHabis Nare in the area of the old KPU office, Miyaro Street, Dekai\nDistrict, Yahukimo Regency, but the group opened fire, leading to a\ngunfight,\u201d said Yusuf Sutejo in Jayapura on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Upon entering the area, Yusuf explained, joint personnel were met\nwith gunfire from the KKB, which was met by the joint personnel with\nwarning shots fired into the air.<\/p>\n
The warning was ignored by the Eden Sawi Battalion troops, resulting\nin a firefight. Several individuals were seen fleeing towards the forest\nwhile carrying firearms and firing shots at the joint personnel.<\/p>\n
Once the situation was relatively secure, an inspection was\nconducted, and the bodies of four KKB members were discovered.<\/p>\n
Additionally, six individuals at the scene were detained, along with\nevidence including one locally-made long-barreled firearm, 11 rounds of\n5.56mm ammunition, and three mobile phones.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf the four KKB members killed, three have been identified as EH\nalias E, YK alias LY, and M,\u201d said Yusuf.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the six individuals detained during the incident are\ncurrently at the Yahukimo Police Station in Dekai undergoing\ninvestigation to determine their identities, activities, roles, and\npotential links to the armed group.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe six individuals detained are still undergoing interrogation,\u201d\nsaid the Head of the Public Relations Task Force.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/four-kkb-members-killed-in-shootout-in-dekai-1788354955", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }