The attack was carried out by a separatist terrorist group, MPR Chairman Bambang Soesatyo, noted in a written statement received here on Monday.
"The government, through the national defense force and police force apparatus, must immediately take action against the armed separatist criminal group (KKSB), as well as investigate and expose (the perpetrators of) the incident," he said.
He called for the case to be brought to the attention of police and military officers so that in the future they can escort and guard workers tasked with building or repairing telecommunications networks in Papua region to prevent the recurrence of KKSB attacks.
Eight employees of PT Palapa Ring Timur Telematika who were repairing Telkomsel's base transceiver station (BTS) 3 tower in Jenggeran village, West Beoga sub-district, Papua, March 2, 2022, were killed in the attack, he noted.
He also asked the national defense force and police force to continue to investigate the separatist group to find out about its network, besides continuing to hunt members of KKSB, which has been terrorizing Papuan people.
Soesatyo expressed his utmost concern and condolences on the deaths of the eight civilian workers and strongly condemned the attack.
He also sought the government's commitment to forming an independent team to thoroughly investigate the various types of violence occurring in Papua to maintain a conducive situation and provide a sense of security to the Papuan people.
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Translator: Fauzi, Mecca Yumna
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