Officers involved in incident

Officers involved in incident

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The Commission of Inquiry into Human
Rights Violations in Papua (KPP HAM) is to summon six officers
involved in the Abepura incident late last year including former
Irian Jaya Police chief Brig. Gen. S.Y. Wenas.

Spokesman for the commission Budi Hermawan told Antara that
alleged violations occurred after an attack allegedly conducted
by the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) on a police station
in Abepura district, Jayapura last year.

The other five officers to be summoned are Irian Jaya deputy
police chief Brig. Gen. Moersoeti D., chief of the local police
Mobile Brigade Sr. Comr. Jhonny Wainal Usman, Jayapura Police
chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Daud Sihombing, deputy chief of the Jayapura
Police Comr. Alex Sampe and chief of the Abepura Police
subprecinct Adj. Comr. Alex Korwa.

The questioning is slated to begin on March 15.

No less than 60 witnesses have been questioned as part of the
investigation into the incident in which two policemen, a
civilian security guard and three locals were killed.

Police fought off the rebels and arrested several people
following the raid, including student activists. (edt)