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View all search resultsEast Nusa Tenggara resident shot amid border dispute with Timor-Leste authorities
Jakarta and Dili have been negotiating their land borders since 2002, shortly after Timor-Leste formalized its independence following a United Nations-supervised referendum in 1999. More than two decades later, both countries have yet to reach a full agreement on their land boundary, particularly concerning the Noel Besi-Citrana and Bidjael Sunan-Oben segments.
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Dili, the capital city of Timor-Leste, marked on a map. (Shutterstock/Zarko Prusac)
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border dispute between Indonesia and Timor-Leste turned violent after a resident of Inbate Village in North Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, was allegedly shot by Timor-Leste border police during a tense standoff on Monday.
East Nusa Tenggara Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Henry Novika Chandra said that the resident was shot in the arm with an unidentified weapon.
“We have deployed our personnel to the site, and the Indonesian Military has also been sent to the area to enhance security,” Henry said on Monday, as reported by Kompas.id.
“We urge Indonesian citizens living along the border to remain calm,” he added.
According to North Central Timor Police spokesperson Second Insp. Markus Wilco Mitang, the incident occurred at around 9:40 a.m. local time, when approximately 20 residents of Inbate Village were clearing land to plant corn.
“Suddenly, a group of workers from Timor-Leste arrived, claiming they were going to install a new border marker in the area. The farmers responded by stating that the group had crossed into Indonesian territory and asked them to leave,” Markus said on Tuesday, as reported by Kompas.com.
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