The Papua Armed Separatist Group (KSB) Hides in an Economic Weak Area
Pangdam XVII / Cenderawasih Maj. Gen. Ignatius Yogo Triyono emphasized that the Armed Saparatist Group (KSB) in Papua is known to be concentrated in underdeveloped areas and the economy is weak. One of them is in Intan Jaya Regency, Papua . The Regency of Intan Jaya, said Yogo, is classified as vulnerable, because the KSB base has a strength of about 30-49 people plus about 15 mixed weapons from both the TNI-Polri and homemade weapons. "In fact, the latest data from the Regional Police, they get weapons from contraband from outside." The operational areas that are often carried out by the KSB group, continued Yogo, are in the Sugapa, Intan Jaya, Gimba and other areas. Yogo explained, until January 2021, the violence that was carried out by KSB had occurred a lot and made the community nervous. Even to the point of causing casualties from the community and the TNI-Polri. As of January 2021, they have committed 46 incidents of security disturbances, 24 inciden