Timika Bishop Criticizes Shooting Against Civilians

Residents paraded two bodies shot Armed Forces - Doc Jubi

Jayapura,  - Case shootings carried out by the Armed Forces against four residents killed two residents on behalf of Immanuel Mairimau (23) and Julian Okoare (23) in Koperaok precisely about 50 meters from the Post culverts, Timika denounced by the Bishop of Timika Mgr John Philips Saklil.

Bishop John in a release said, he strongly condemns the actions taken by the military aknum. According violence let alone to eliminate the lives of people did not finish a peroalan.reported jubi.

"Violence does not resolve the question of personal or group. Violence should not be solved with violence because it will result in many casualties we did not expect. So that we submit to the law to prosecute anyone found guilty in particular that caused loss of life. Do not argue for any reason because obviously whatever happened that caused loss of life, should be dealt with using a much less state, "Bishop John.

Two residents died from gunshot wounds to the head in contact with the back, below the ears and penetrating gunshot wound in the abdomen behind. Bishop John hope the community Timika to remain patient and should not be ingested provocation with issues that harm. "We are resolved by peaceful means. The error was clear to us all and do not make new mistakes again, "he said.

Cendrawasih XVII Military Command recognizes soldiers shot four civilians in Koperaok precisely about 50 meters from the Post culverts, Timika. Of the four people who were shot, two of them were killed, namely Imanuel Mairimau (23 years) and Julian Okoare, 23 years old.

One resident Timika, Maria Bertha, said that this act improperly and very unfortunate, because security to protect people, not play the shot.

"I am disappointed and because people were having a party alone, but things happen that are not desirable," he told Jubi, Friday (08/28/2015).

Mahmud, another Mimika residents. He requested that the military person shooter citizens diporses accordance with applicable laws and dealt with firmly.

Reportedly, grief while two bodies of victims put penermbakan in front of the TNI post Gorong - Gorong (Side Office of PLN). But until the afternoon of the community together to pray and eventually transfer to the church for disembahyangkan, before it was buried.

Chairman of the Regional Executive Board of the Youth Association of Students of the Central Mountains, Nathan Tebay urging and supporting the Human Rights Commission, NGOs, students, DPR Papua - Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) forming independent fact-finding team.

It is said, the military security up and change immediately Dissecting human dignity approach, not brutal, not a criminal and shot people arbitrarily without any clear legal basis.

"We demand the immediate judgmental TNI military commander and the shooter fired (Makher Sergeant and Sergeant Asr) which is a member KODIM 1710 Timika, as well as the TNI immediately apologized to kelaurga victims," ​​said Nathan Tebay.

Source : tabloidjubi.com

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