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Member of armed civilian group in Puncak Jaya arrested
Officers of the Puncak Jaya Police arrested Lanus Murib, 24, an alleged member of the armed civilian group Militer Murib from Gome, in a kiosk in Ilaga district, Puncak Jaya, on Tuesday
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fficers of the Puncak Jaya Police arrested Lanus Murib, 24, an alleged member of the armed civilian group Militer Murib from Gome, in a kiosk in Ilaga district, Puncak Jaya, on Tuesday.
'At around 7:10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the police arrested an alleged member of the Gome armed criminal group led by Militer Murib on the terrace of the HH Kiosk in Kampung Kago, Ilaga district, Puncak Jaya regency,' Puncak Jaya Police chief Adj.Sr.Comr.Marselis told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
He said a Papua Police special team led by Adj.Sr.Comr Budi Basra had been closely watching the suspect before the arrest.
'Earlier, the special police team had received reports about the suspect and his weapons. They later conducted an espionage operation and arrested him in a raid,' he said.
Marselis added that during the raid, the police had confiscated an FN pistol containing 10 bullets from Lanus.
'We are still investigating to see whether the criminal group confiscated the weapon from police or military personnel,' he said.
Lanus is currently being questioned at the Ilaga Police in Puncak Jaya regency, Papua.
Separately, as many as 23 members of the armed criminal group Goliat Tabuni were reported to have left their hiding place in a mountainous area of Papua and expressed their willingness to give up the fight.
The Indonesian Military's Regional Military Command (Kodam) XVII/Cendrawasih chief of staff Brig. Gen. Tatang Sulaiman on Sunday welcomed the 23 Goliat Tabuni group members, who were previously hiding in areas around Tingginambut, Puncak Jaya regency.
'The 23 armed criminal group members said they wanted to join with the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia and requested us to build 'honai' as places for them to live,' the command's spokesperson Lt.Col.Teguh Pudji said.
Tatang went on that he would convey their wish to the Puncak Jaya administration. He also agreed to develop a military post in Tingginambut, as further requested by the 23 Goliat Tabuni group members. (ebf)
