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Demananus Daniel, Yakobus Samsabara, and Max Asa Yeuw, whose dead bodies
were found near the Congress area, had been shot. Komnas HAM called for an
investigation (see section 2.b.). In another incident, on December 24, police fired
upon protesters on Bima Island, West Nusa Tenggara, killing two and wounding
14.
On March 31, Sergeant Sukirman and First Inspector Jefry Pantouw of Biau Police
Precinct were charged with abuse with regard to the August 2010 death of Kasmir
Timumun in police custody in Buol, Central Sulawesi. Police initially reported
that Timumun committed suicide, but credible nongovernmental organization
(NGO) sources reported that his body bore evidence of abuse. On September 24,
both officers were convicted of torture by the Central Sulawesi Court and
sentenced to one year in prison. The prosecution appealed, seeking longer
sentences. Prosecutors also filed charges against a third officer, Amirullah Haruna,
for allegedly shooting Ikhsan Mangge during the protest riot that followed
Timumun’s death. Haruna was found not guilty and freed on October 27.
Violence affected the provinces of Papua and West Papua during the year. Due to
the remoteness of the area it was difficult to confirm reports of burned villages and
civilian deaths. Much of this violence was connected to the Free Papua Movement
(OPM) and security force operations against OPM. For example, OPM forces
wounded three soldiers in a July 5 exchange of fire. In another incident on July 12,
attackers, whom the government alleged were OPM-affiliated, injured four soldiers
and two civilians. On October 24, alleged OPM-affiliated attackers shot and killed
the chief of the Mulia police station.
Following a military investigation, three soldiers from the 753 Infantry Battalion
faced a court martial for the March 2010 killing of Pastor Kinderman Gire in
Puncak Jaya, Papua. On August 11, the court sentenced Private Herry Purwanto,
First Sergeant Saut Sihombing, and Private Hasirun to 15, seven, and six months in
prison respectively for disobeying lawful orders. The soldiers were not charged
with the more serious crimes of assault or murder. The military investigation and
trial reportedly did not take into account nonmilitary testimony or evidence.
In addition to killings by security forces and OPM, there were a number of violent
incidents, including some killings by unknown parties in Papua and West Papua.
Unknown attackers perpetrated a number of shootings and killings along a road
near the Freeport McMoRan’s (Freeport’s) Indonesia-operated Grasberg gold and
copper mine in Timika, Papua, killing security forces, Freeport employees, and
local civilians. For example, in an April 7 attack, unknown assailants murdered
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011
United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor