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Deputy regent of restive Papua region resigns after aide shot dead
Wentius Nimiangge, deputy regent of Nduga in Papua, has announced his resignation after his close aide was shot dead by an unidentified perpetrator amid a military crackdown in the restive regency.
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Deputy regent of Nduga, West Papua, Wentius Nimiangge announces his resignation on Tuesday following the shooting of his close aide by an unidentified perpetrator amid a military crackdown in the region. (Twitter: @jayapuraupdate/@jayapuraupdate)
Wentius Nimiangge, deputy regent of Nduga in Papua, has announced his resignation after his close aide was shot dead by an unidentified perpetrator amid a military crackdown in the restive regency.
He publicly declared his resignation in front of locals at the regency’s Kenyam Airport on Tuesday.
Wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts while standing barefoot on a wet road, Wentius expressed his disappointment in the government, saying that Hendrik Lokbere, his driver and assistant, had been shot amid an ongoing military operation in Nduga that began a year ago.
“I have stepped down from the deputy regent post,” he said in his speech, a video of which was obtained by The Jakarta Post. “I don't have a position anymore. I am done. My duty is finished, along with Hendrik's life.”
Pictures of Wentius announcing his resignation have made the rounds on social media since Tuesday.
https://twitter.com/jayapuraupdate/status/1209315001183293440
