The condition of the victim is reported to be stable.
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - A member of the Peace Cartenz Operation shot in a gunfight between the task force and armed criminal group (KKB) in Kiwirok Sub-district, Pegunungan Bintang District, Papua Province, on Saturday was evacuated to Jayapura District.

"We can confirm that a member of the Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob), Second Constable Resi Nugroho, was shot during a firefight," Head of the Pegunungan Bintang Resort Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner Cahyo Sukarnito told Antara in a telephonic conversation.

Sukarnito confirmed that the incident took place at around 8:30 a.m. Eastern Indonesian Standard Time (WIT) while the task force personnel were guarding the arrival of a police helicopter carrying several logistics supplies.

The KKB attacked the personnel, thereby resulting in a shootout. The second constable was shot on his upper left chest.

The task force had pressed for a backup from the Infantry Battalion Para Raider/431 that helped to defend the post and handle the victim.

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The infantry battalion is part of the Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force that works in proximity to the gunfight location since Kiwirok Sub-district is one of the regions that borders the neighboring country.

"The condition of the victim is reported to be stable,” the resort police head noted.

Currently, the victim has arrived at Sentani Airport, Jayapura District, and is immediately taken to Jayapura Bhayangkara Hospital to receive medical treatment for his wound, he revealed.

Sukarnito noted that on January 17, 2022, at 6:50 a.m. WIT, the armed group attacked the Belukar Post, Kiwirok sub-district.

First Constable Bachtiar suffered a scratch on his back at the left side of his shoulder blade. He was in stable condition and transferred to the Jayapura Bhayangkara Hospital aboard a police helicopter.

The Peace Cartenz Operation is the new name code for the earlier Nemangkawi Operation.




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