A joint team from the Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force (ODC) and\nthe Yahukimo Police were involved in a shootout with the Armed Criminal\nGroup (KKB) in the Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Highlands, on\nTuesday (1\/9). The incident resulted in the deaths of four Papua KKB\nmembers.<\/p>\n
The Head of Public Relations for the Damai Cartenz Operation Task\nForce, Police Commissioner Yusuf Sutejo, confirmed that the group\ninvolved in the clash was the Eden Sawi Battalion from the KKB Kodap XVI\nYahukino.<\/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 Road, Dekai\nDistrict. However, the group opened fire, leading to a shootout,\u201d Yusuf\nSutejo stated in Jayapura on Wednesday (2\/9).<\/p>\n
Yusuf explained that as the joint personnel entered the old KPU\noffice area, they were immediately met with gunfire from the KKB\ndirection. Officers attempted to fire warning shots into the air, but\nthe group ignored them.<\/p>\n
A firefight became unavoidable. Several KKB members were seen fleeing\ntowards the forest behind the scene while continuing to fire at the\nofficers. Once the situation was brought under control, the joint\npersonnel conducted a sweep of the crime scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the situation became relatively safe, an inspection was\nconducted, and four KKB members\u2019 bodies were found,\u201d Yusuf\nexplained.<\/p>\n
Of the four deceased KKB members, three have been identified by\nofficers as EH (alias E), YK (alias LY), and M. In addition to\nneutralising the four individuals, the joint team also detained six\nother people at the location for further questioning.<\/p>\n
Currently, the six detainees have been taken to the Yahukimo Police\nStation in Dekai. They are undergoing intensive interrogation to deepen\nthe investigation into their identities, roles, and links to armed group\nnetworks in the region.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/four-kkb-members-killed-in-shootout-in-dekai-yahukimo-1788357246", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }