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housands of people rallied in Deiyai, Papua, on Monday to demand the perpetrator of a recent fatal shooting in the regency be brought to justice.

“Thousands of people marched to the Deiyai Legislative Council over the incident,” Catholic priest Santon Tekege told The Jakarta Post.

Yulianus Pigai, 28, was found dead with gunshot wounds when Brimob personnel tried to disperse a crowd in Tigi district, on Aug. 1.

During the rally, the demonstrators also performed traditional dances while others carried signs and banners slamming the incident.

They also called on the Papua Police to remove all Brimob personnel from the Mee Pago indigenous area, which covers Nabire, Paniai, Deiyai, Dogiyai and Intan Jaya regencies.

Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar has dismissed Tigi Police chief First. Insp. Maing Raini and replaced him with First Insp. Ferry Mervin Mehue. A number of Brimob personnel have also been investigated over the fatal shooting. Rallies protesting the shooting also took place in Jakarta, Bandung and Gorontalo.