West Papuan independence fighter claims he killed Indonesian soldiers

Posted at 07:04 on 26 June, 2013 UTC

A West Papua rebel leader has claimed responsibility for the killing of three Indonesian soldiers.

The claim was made by a General of the National Liberation Army of West Papua, Goliath Tabuni.

The rebel group says General Tabuni gave the command to his forces to shoot two members of the military, or TNI, in the remote Ilu district in Puncak Jaya.

The attack happened yesterday and initial reports said a civilian taxi driver was also killed.

General Tabuni says the man was not a taxi driver but a military intelligence officer.

He says he is publicly admitting the action after Indonesian police and military accused Papuan civilians of being armed and violent in that area.

He says there are no armed civilians and the authorities should pursue him and his men, not the villagers.

There have been reports of a massacre of about 40 civilians by Indonesian military in the regency of Puncak Jaya.

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Pejuang kemerdekaan Papua Barat mengklaim dia membunuh tentara Indonesia

Posted at 07:04 on 26 Juni 2013 UTC

Seorang pemimpin pemberontak Papua Barat telah mengaku bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan tiga tentara Indonesia.

Klaim itu dibuat oleh seorang Jenderal Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Papua Barat, Goliat Tabuni.

Kelompok pemberontak mengatakan Jenderal Tabuni memberikan perintah untuk pasukannya untuk menembak dua anggota militer, atau TNI, di distrik Ilu terpencil di Puncak Jaya.

Serangan itu terjadi kemarin dan laporan awal mengatakan sopir taksi warga sipil juga tewas.

General Tabuni mengatakan pria itu bukan sopir taksi, tetapi seorang perwira intelijen militer.

Dia mengatakan dia terbuka mengakui tindakan setelah polisi dan militer Indonesia menuduh warga sipil Papua yang bersenjata dan kekerasan di daerah itu.

Dia mengatakan tidak ada warga sipil bersenjata dan pihak berwenang harus mengejar dia dan anak buahnya, bukan desa.

Ada laporan tentang pembantaian sekitar 40 warga sipil oleh militer Indonesia di Kabupaten Puncak Jaya.

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