West Papua Media
updated Thursday 1955 West Papua Time
June 7, 2012 1830 West Papua time
Latest information confirmed from Wamena, Baliem Valley on the effects of the Rampage by troops and police from Battalion 756 in Wamena:
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT: ONLY 45% OF ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN DONE BY LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS SO FAR – SITUATION IS STILL INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WITH TROOPS STILL SHOOTING PEOPLE ON SIGHT.
Number of Victims:
- 8 People Killed, 3 killed instantly
- 19 People seriously injured
Number of Civilian houses and dwellings burnt and destroyed:
- 100 Houses
- 22 pigs killed
Place:
Wamena town, Baliem Valley, localities of Sinakma, Honailama and Eabukama
Perpetrators:
- Joint Team Battalion Wim Ane Sili Kodim 756 (lit. “House of the Sound of War) Wamena;
- TNI Koramil Wamena,
- Polri Police Wamena Brimob
- Detachment 88 members in support (confirmed by WPM sources)
Time of abuse:
Dated June 6, 2012 Time: 01. 15 – to 07 o’clock. Operation is ongoing.
Video of Wamena boy (unidentified) shot by 756 troops during rampage:
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Slideshow: photographs of the damage and victims of the rampage by Battalion 756 troops in Wamena, June 6, 2012
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