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    "data": {
        "id": 1598608,
        "msgid": "record-of-armed-criminal-group-commander-philip-kobak-machete-attacks-on-citizens-and-high-school-burning-in-1773042809",
        "date": "2026-03-09 13:26:27",
        "title": "Record of Armed Criminal Group Commander Philip Kobak: Machete Attacks on Citizens and High School Burning in Yahukimo",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Philip Kobak, alias Nenak Kobak, a commander of an armed criminal group (KKB) in Yahukimo, Papua Pegunungan, has been arrested and is suspected of involvement in multiple acts of violence including machete attacks on civilians and the burning of a high school. The suspect, identified as a company commander within the KKB structure, is alleged to have attacked a civilian named Muhammad Syarif in January and was involved in the arson of SMA Negeri 2 Dekai in February 2026. Authorities have recovered cash, weapons, and other items from the suspect and are continuing investigations into his involvement in additional violent incidents.",
        "content": "<p>A commander of an armed criminal group (KKB) named Philip Kobak, also\nknown as Nenak Kobak, has been arrested in Yahukimo, Papua Pegunungan,\nand is suspected of involvement in various violent acts. The Kimbusa\nKodap XVI Company Commander in Yahukimo has previously been involved in\ncases of machete attacks on citizens and the burning of a high school\nbuilding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect is known to hold the position of Kimbusa Kodap XVI\nCompany Commander in Yahukimo and is suspected of involvement in several\nviolent acts,\u201d said Kombes Yusuf Sutejo, Spokesperson for Task Force\nOperations, Operasi Damai Cartenz 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf explained that the suspect\u2019s involvement in each violent act in\nPapua Pegunungan is still being investigated in depth. However, in 2026,\nPhilip Kobak is suspected of involvement in two prominent violent\nincidents in Yahukimo.<\/p>\n<p>Philip Kobak is suspected of involvement in a machete attack on a\ncitizen named Muhammad Syarif (31) in Yahukimo on Sunday, 11 January.\nThe suspect was also involved in the arson of SMA Negeri 2 Dekai on\nSaturday, 14 February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect has been secured and the investigation process is\ncontinuing to explore his involvement in various other incidents,\u201d added\nYusuf.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf emphasised that the arrest of Philip Kobak was the result of\nintelligence work and law enforcement operations conducted in a measured\nmanner. Upon arrest, authorities secured a number of items belonging to\nthe suspect, namely cash amounting to IDR 1,135,000, one mobile phone,\none black bag, one green noken (woven bag), one torch, and one mobile\nphone charger.<\/p>\n<p>The Operasi Damai Cartenz Task Force then conducted a search at the\nsuspect\u2019s residence in Dekai, where several sharp weapon ammunition were\nalso secured. A number of houses suspected of being KKB safe houses in\nYahukimo were also searched.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/record-of-armed-criminal-group-commander-philip-kobak-machete-attacks-on-citizens-and-high-school-burning-in-1773042809",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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