Asso, the 29-year-old man, sustained a gunshot wound when police officers in Dekai, Yahukimo District, attempted to disperse a group of demonstrators on August 16.
On the day he was accidentally shot, Asso was admitted to a local hospital in Dekai, the capital of Yahukimo District, but he was then moved to the police hospital in Jayapura for further medical treatment.
Papua Police Chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri informed ANTARA on Sunday that he still awaited a comprehensive report on Asso from the head of the Papua Police's Health Division.
In the aftermath of the accidental shooting, the situation in Dekai and Yahukimo is relatively peaceful, he stated while instructing his men to continue their routine patrols to instil a sense of safety and security among the locals.
The rally, in which Asso and several other people participated, demanded that Viktor Yeimo from the National Committee of West Papua (KNPB) be released from the Kotaraja Mobile Brigade headquarters' custody.
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Asso's casket had been handed over to his family in Sentani, the capital of Jayapura District, for the funeral.
Papua has been reeling from armed violence over the past few years. In April this year, two teachers were killed by armed Papuan terrorists.
The first killing occurred on April 8, 2021, when several armed attackers opened fire at a kiosk in Julukoma Village, Beoga Sub-district, Puncak District.
The shooting resulted in the death of a Beoga public elementary school teacher, Oktovianus Rayo.
After killing Rayo, the armed attackers torched three classrooms at the Beoga public senior high school.
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On April 9, 2021, armed separatist terrorists reportedly shot another teacher, Yonatan Randen, on the chest.
Several villagers attempted to save the junior high school teacher and rushed him to the Beoga public health center, though he succumbed to his injuries.
On April 11, 2021, armed terrorists reportedly set ablaze nine classrooms at the Beoga public junior high school.
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Translator: Evarukdijati, Rahmad Nasution
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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