"The six are strongly believed to have violated positive law in Indonesia, namely articles 106 and 160 of the Criminal Code on attacks on the government which carry penal jail sentences," head of the National Police`s public information division, Senior Commissioner Boy Rafli Amar, said here on Saturday.
"The six suspects are leaders of the movement. And we have collected the needed evidence," he said.
He said the evidence included congress participant cards, application letters for the meeting and recruitment documents. Other pieces of evidence were obtained from 18 witnesses, he said.
"We are aware that Papua is part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, so that anyone making efforts to have Papua separate from the republic is violeting the state`s positive law and therefore law enforcement was necessary," he said.
According to the police, three people had died in the clash on Thursday including Daniel Kadepa and Max Yewon.
"But the situation in Papua now is good, especially in Jayapura and Timika, and the Papua People`s Congress-related cases are being processed according to existing laws," he said. (*)
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