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Timika tense after Dani chieftain found dead
After the death of Dani tribe chieftain Korea Waker, the security situation in Timika, Papua, has grown increasingly tense
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After the death of Dani tribe chieftain Korea Waker, the security situation in Timika, Papua, has grown increasingly tense.
On Tuesday evening, a group of unknown attackers set fire to a house in Timika after killing five people, allegedly in retaliation for Korea's death. The dead were identified as Mu Said, Muh Agung Kulaken, Noris Timang, Indra Afriadi Saputra and Arfi Duran. The attackers also injured three other people, namely Saiful, Ahmad Rumra and Tini, Antara reported.
Papua Police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Paulus Waterpauw said that, according to initial investigations, Korea's body was found floating in the Kali Merah Kampung Logpon-Pigapu river on Monday evening.
Paulus alleged that the motive of the murder was revenge between the family members of the Dani tribe chieftain and the owners of the house in Timika.
'We will conduct a personal approach with family members of victims to prevent them from carrying out similar revenge,' he said on Wednesday, as quoted by Antara news agency. He added that he would deploy a large number of police officers to secure Timika.
Paulus said that the police had questioned two witnesses regarding the death of Korea, namely his former driver and a female student. They allegedly had close relationships with the victim. (alz)
