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Indonesia names six armed terrorist groups in Papua

Indonesian police have determined six armed separatist terrorist groups actively operating in Papua province’s mountainous areas, as military and police personnel intensify law enforcement operations against them.
Indonesia names six armed terrorist groups in Papua ảnh 1Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mathius D. Fakhiri in Papua, Indonesia (Photo: Antara)
Jakarta (VNA) –Indonesian police have determined six armed separatist terrorist groupsactively operating in Papua province’s mountainous areas, as military andpolice personnel intensify law enforcement operations against them.

Antara news agencyquoted Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mathius Fakhiri as saying that the activearmed groups operate in the sub-districts of Ilaga and Beoga in Puncak district;Sugapa sub-district in Intan Jaya district; and Nduga district.

These notorious armedseparatist terrorists are led by figures placed on the Papua police's wantedlist, he said.

Army and policepersonnel had managed to restore law and order in Beoga sub-district after twoteachers were killed on April 8 and 9.

A joint team of armyand police personnel was additionally dispatched to Ilaga sub-district to stopthe armed groups' frequent security disturbances in the administrative areas ofthis capital city of Puncak district, he stated.

Fakhiri said thereinforcement of security personnel in Papua's mountainous areas is expected tohelp the Papua police soon arrest the masterminds behind the incidents of armedviolence that had claimed the lives of several unarmed and innocent civilians.

Indonesian CoordinatingMinister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD said 417 people arenamed in the country’s terrorist list, adding that the data could continue togrow.  

In addition, 99 organisationsin Indonesia are listed as terrorist groups, according to data obtained from acourt decision dated April 14.

The minister said thatthe determination of Armed Criminal Groups (KKB) as a terrorist was not only a desireof the government, but also has a fairly strong legal basis, namely Law Number5 of 2018 concerning terrorism./.
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