"We urge the Papua police department to investigate the case to reveal the network of ammunition suppliers," Soesatyo said in a written statement received here on Wednesday.
He also urged the authorities to impose harsh sanction on the suppliers in question, while determining their motives and the organizers behind the whole operation.
Soesatyo asked for a commitment from the authorities, be it the national defense or police force, for a prompt resolution to the case through the imposition of stricter surveillance to limit such incidents. He also urged investigators to uncover the ammunition suppliers network in its entirety.
"As well as digging information, ranging from the source of funding to transactions from the alleged perpetrators who have been caught," he said.
He urged the Papua government, National Defense Force, and police force to maintain safety in Papua, including by eliminating armed separatist terrorists, their weapons suppliers, a well as their benefactors.
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"This is necessary to limit the room for armed criminal groups, which often do weaponized terrorism acts that make Papua people concerned," he said.
Last week, the Papua police department detained a civilian for allegedly supplying ammunition to armed groups in Papua.
"Indeed, on Saturday (July 2, 2022), (we) have caught LT, a Jayapura resident who allegedly supplied ammunition to M, a state civil apparatus, who was captured in Yalimo," director of general crime at the Papua police department, Senior Commissioner Faizal Rahmadani, confirmed on Tuesday.
The resident was detained following further investigations into the role played by M, a state civil apparatus from Nduga. LT was allegedly tasked with providing ammunition received from two national defense force personnel.
"The two personnel in question have been detained by the Military Police of District Military Command XVII/Cenderawasih," Rahmadani said.
The two captured civilians have been investigated to gain a better idea of the entire suppliers network.
M was captured in Elelim, Yalimo, with 615 bullets of varying calibers, which were to be delivered to a Nduga armed group. The armed group led by Egianus Kogoya is suspected to be in need of ammunition at the moment.
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Translator: Syaiful Hakim, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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