Former TNI soldier Yotam before escaping he served in Rifle Company C in Senggi, Keerom Regency, Papua.
The Director of General Crimes at the Papua Regional Police, Police Commissioner Faizal Rahmadani, stated that Yotam Bugiangge, a former member of the Indonesian Army in the 756/MWS Infantry Battalion with the rank of soldier two, had joined the armed criminal group (KKB) in Papua led by Egianus Kogoya.
"It is true that there are reports of former TNI soldiers joining the KKB in attacking civilians, killing 10 people in Nogoloid, Saturday (16/7)," said Faizal Rahmadani, in Jayapura, Papua, Wednesday (20/7).
Rahmadani explained that from the crime scene investigation carried out and witness statements, it was revealed that the two people, Kogoya and Bugiangge, were the masterminds of the attack.
"Egianus Kogoya and Yotam Bugiangge have joined forces and jointly attacked civilians," said Rahmadani.
Yotam before escaping served in Rifle Company C in Senggi, Keerom Regency, Papua. He fled while on guard duty on December 17, 2021, carrying an organic TNI weapon, the SS1 V1 5.56 mm caliber made by PT Pindad (Persero).
On Saturday (16/7), armed groups in Papua opened fire on and tortured civilians in Nogolait Village, killing 10 people and injuring two others.
The people who died were Yulius Watu, Hubertus Goti, Daeng Marannu, Taufan Amir, Johan, Alex, Yuda Nurusingga, Nasjen, Mahmut Ismain, and Eliaser Baner. Meanwhile, the injured were Sudirman and Hasdin. (antara)
