Junius Waker alias Lupa Waker
Detainees- Gender
- Male
- Age when first arrested
- 27
- Age group when first arrested
- 25-64 (adult)
- Date of arrest
- May 19, 2024
- Place of origin
- Mimika Regency
- Occupation
- Worker
- Reason of arrest
- Accused of collaborating with armed groups
- Accused of violent crime
- Affiliation with independence groups
- Arrested by (Institution)
- Military
- Police
- Arrested by (Unit)
- Satgas Operasi Damai Cartenz
- Type of violation
- Arbitrary Arrest
- Article(s) in indictment
- Article 187 (1) Criminal Code jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
- Article 187 (1) jo. Article 56 Criminal Code
- Article(s) in prosecution
- Article 187 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
- Article(s) in verdict
- Article 187 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
- Final sentence
- > 3-5 years
- Exact sentence
- 4 years
- Date of sentencing
- Oct 24, 2024
- Place of the first detention
- Polres Mimika
- Place of the second detention
- Lapas Kelas IIB Nabire
- Concerns reported
- Arbitrary arrest
- Current status
- Escaped
- Date of release_additional text
- Date of escape: 02/06/2025
- Sources
- Additional description
Satgas Damai Cartenz arrested a person allegedly a member of the armed group led by Goliath Tabuni, Junius Waker alias Lupa Waker, in Tembagapura, Mimika, 19 May 2024. He was allegedly involved in a number of shootings from 2017 to 2020.
Until the end of June 2024, Junius remained in the custody of the public prosecutor.
On 26 July 2024, the case was registered at Nabire District Court. The case that was finally charged was the burning of the PT Unggul Mitra Pratama Interindo camp which occurred on 11 February 2021, which was allegedly carried out with Alenus Tabuni alias Kobuter.
On 24 October 2024, the Panel of Judges of Nabire District Court found Junius guilty and sentenced him to 4 years in prison, one year lower than the public prosecutor's demand.
On 2 June 2025, Junius reportedly escaped from Nabire Prison with 19 other prisoners, 11 of whom including Junius were said to be affiliated with armed groups.
- Related detention facility
Latitude: -4.447320154009395
Longitude: 136.89714121444572
- Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
- Polres MimikaLapas Kelas IIB Nabire
- Related event
- Burning of PT Unggul in Puncak