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Island focus: Police arrest three separatist leaders
Papua Police have arrested three people for alleged criminal activities and their involvement in a separatist organization, the Papua National Liberation Force (TPN), in Paniai
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apua Police have arrested three people for alleged criminal activities and their involvement in a separatist organization, the Papua National Liberation Force (TPN), in Paniai.
The suspects, identified as Demianus Magai Yogi, Jemi Magai Yogi and Aloysius Kayame, had been hunted by the police for the past year.
Police have also arrested another suspect, Jonah Wenda, who acted as the group’s spokesman.
“The arrests were conducted peacefully. There was no shooting or any violence,” Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Waterpauw said on Saturday.
He added that the alleged crimes included theft, robbery, extortion, threats and illegal firearm possession.
