Military Command, Trikora: Security Situation in Irian Jaya Under Control
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY Jayapura, 4 July 1998 The Military Commander, Area VIII/Trikora, TNI Major General Amir Sembiring stated with regard to recent developments, that the security situation in Irian Jaya, at Sorong, Biak and Jayapura, as of today, Saturday (4/7), is well under control. There are no crowds on the streets, shops are open again...
Irian Jaya Casualty Death Toll Still Unclear
Jayapura, Kompas 8/7-1998 JAKARTA (Media): The [number of] casualty deaths in disturbances in Biak, Jayapura, Manokwari and Sorong is still unclear. And in Wamena, yesterday, a number of people raised the West Papuan flag. The Minister of Defence and Security/Armed Forces Commander TNI General Wiranto described the raising of the flag of the Free Papua Movement...
Fact-Finding Team Appointed in Irian Jaya
Jayapura, Kompas 7/7-‘98 The Military Commander, Area VIII/Trikora, TNI Major General Amir Sembiring, has formed a fact-finding team for a number of actions which began with rebellious disturbances in several parts of Irian Jaya from 1 July 1998. According to Military Area VIII/Trikora Information Chief Lt. Col. Herry Risdiyanto, on Tuesday (6/7) the team is...
Results of Komnas HAM Investigation into Biak: One Dead, 23 Injured in Shooting
Antara News Wire Saturday, 18 July 1998 RESULTS OF KOMNAS HAM INVESTIGATION IN BIAK: ONE DEAD, 23 INJURED IN SHOOTING Jayapura – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced, regarding the case of the dispersal of a crowd of demonstrators by security forces, that as a consequence one person was dead...
Komnas HAM calls on Police Chief to Locate the Body of Ruben Oroboi
Komnas HAM Calls on Irian Jaya Regional Police Chief to Locate Body of Ruben Orboi SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, Jayapura, 20 July [1998] The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has officially called on the Chief of Police, Irian Jaya, Brig. Gen. Pol. Drs Hotman Siagian, to locate the body of Ruben Orboi and surrender it to his...
WEST PAPUA MASSACRE COVER-UP CONTROVERSY IN AUSTRALIA
From Pacific Islands Report archives WEST PAPUA MASSACRE COVER-UP CONTROVERSY IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Australia (June 4, 2001 – Sydney Morning Herald/PINA Nius Online)—Australian government officials are accused of burying a crucial intelligence report about a 1998 Indonesian massacre in the West Papua town of Biak, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. This was allegedly because Australia...
Suara Pembaruan Daily: Staff Shake-Up Before Biak Massacre (July 4th, 1998)
Days before the Biak massacre, there was a major shake-up of high-level military personnel at the TNI Regional Command Center VIII/Trikora in Jayapura. This Suara Pembaruan article features an interview with TNI Major General Amir Sembiring, who state: it is “true that the flag which they had raised two days ago on the water tower...
The Guardian: Fishermen Find Bound Bodies (July 30th, 1998)
Fishermen sailing near the Island of Biak have been hauling in bodies…Two bodies were netted on July 9. They had holes in their heads. Then eight days later, four others were found, bound together with their wrists tied. They were handed over to the military and have not been seen since. On Monday, six more...
