Fear of Shootings at Freeport

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TIMIKA - The regency administration authorities of Mimika, Papua, said they were shocked by the shootings at PT Freeport Indonesia employees in which two security officers, Daniel Mansawan and Hari Siregar, were killed.

Mimika deputy regent H Abdul Muis said here Sunday the government authorities and people of Mimika expressed their deep condolences for the families and relatives of the victims.

"We are deeply concerned about what had happened. And we are ready to facilitate a meeting of all the relevant sides in solving the problem, because the employees who were killed are also our brothers," Muis said.

Muis said that the terror shootings in the area of PT Freeport Indonesia although the firing took place far from the mining complex the incidents indicated that security in Mimika especially near the gold, copper and silver mines were still insecure.

To uncover the shooting terror of Freeport employees, on Saturday afternoon a ten-member forensic laboratory team arrived at Timika from Makassar.

Mimika deputy police chief Police Commissioner Mada Indra Laksanta said the team included ballistic and fire experts. With assistance of Papua police and Mimika police resort, the forensic lab team will conduct an investigation of the car used by Daniel Mansawan and Hari Siregar.

The car that was burnt on its way from Tanggul Timur to Nayaro village is now kept at the Mimika police station. Several bullet holes were found on the body of the car. In the meantime, the remains of Daniel and Hari had been laid in state Sunday as well as at the Freeport Indonesia office before their burial.

source : kompas.com

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