Marthen Iba

Detainees
Gender
Male
Age when first arrested
62
Age group when first arrested
25-64 (adult)
Date of arrest
Sep 24, 2023
Reason of arrest
  • Accused of collaborating with armed groups
  • Attacking Officers on Duty
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Military
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Satgas Pamtas Yonif 407/PK
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
Place of the first detention
Polres Teluk Bintuni
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
  • Legal procedure
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Sep 25, 2023
Sources

Jubi.id | Kompas.id

Additional description

TNI arrested Marthen Iba (62), who was suspected of being involved in attacking border security posts. He was caught in a mass combing or inspection operation by TNI-Polri at post complexes, food stalls, and around the port and beach. Commander of Task Force Yonif 407/PK, Lieutenant Colonel Inf Hermawan Setya Budi stated that the armed group's attack on the TNI post in Aroba, Teluk Bintuni, West Papua, occurred on Friday (22/9/2023) at around 19:00-19:25 WIT. The attack involved eight gunshots, carried out in two separate assaults.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -2.1005555329903336

Longitude: 133.62592541348278

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Teluk Bintuni
Related event
  • Attack on a military post in Aroba District