Papua activist blames deadly shooting on military firing at ambulance

Papua activist blames deadly shooting on military firing at ambulance

Posted at 06:28 on 08 August, 2013 UTC

An independence campaigner in Indonesia’s remote Papua province says a deadly shooting last week was the fault of Indonesian soldiers, who shot at an ambulance.

Reports from local media say one man, Erik Yoman, was killed, and several others injured, including medical officers.

Yasons Sambom says the ambulance was attending to a pregnant woman when the gunmen opened fire, and local rebels would never shoot at an ambulance.

The activist says the military post nearby responded very slowly to the shots, which he says is further proof they were responsible for the incident.

Mr Sambom has accused the Indonesian military, or TNI, of breaching international law.

The families of the victims say they don’t know who the perpetrators are, and the military and police have both accused a rebel group, OPW, of the shooting.

The group has reportedly denied the allegations.

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Posted at 06:28 pada 8 Agustus 2013 UTC

Sebuah kampanye kemerdekaan di propinsi terpencil Papua, Indonesia mengatakan penembakan mematikan pekan lalu adalah kesalahan dari tentara Indonesia, yang menembak ambulans.

Laporan dari media lokal mengatakan satu orang, Erik Yoman, tewas, dan beberapa lainnya terluka, termasuk petugas medis.

Yasons Sambom mengatakan ambulans menghadiri kepada wanita hamil ketika pria bersenjata melepaskan tembakan, dan pemberontak lokal tidak akan menembak ambulans.

Aktivis mengatakan pos militer terdekat merespon dengan sangat perlahan-lahan ke tembakan, yang katanya adalah bukti lebih lanjut mereka bertanggung jawab atas insiden itu.

Mr Sambom telah menuduh militer Indonesia, atau TNI, hukum internasional melanggar.

Para keluarga korban mengatakan mereka tidak tahu siapa pelakunya, dan militer dan polisi memiliki keduanya menuduh kelompok pemberontak, OPW, penembakan.

Kelompok ini dilaporkan telah membantah tuduhan tersebut.

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