Frans Kegakote
Detainees- Affiliation
- KNPB
- Gender
- Male
- Age when first arrested
- 19
- Age group when first arrested
- 18-24 (young adult)
- Date of arrest
- Nov 15, 2024
- Occupation
- Activist
- Reason of arrest
- Demo
- Arrested by (Institution)
- Police
- Arrested by (Unit)
- Polres Nabire
- Type of violation
- Arbitrary Arrest
- Denial of Freedom of Assembly
- Denial of Freedom of Expression
- Place of the first detention
- Polres Nabire
- Concerns reported
- Arbitrary arrest
- Current status
- Released
- Sources
HRD on the ground
- Additional description
Police and army personnel in Nabire forcibly dispersed and arrested demonstrators rejecting the transmigration programme, 15 November 2024. It was recorded that the police arrested 15 demonstrators and they were only released in the afternoon, after the legal aid team, tribal chiefs, and the Central Papuan People's Council negotiated with the police.
Using excessive force, security forces dispersed demonstrators, who are part of the Papuan People's Front Against Transmigration, at four gathering points by firing bullets and tear gas. They also confiscated a number of items such as a car, generator, megaphone, motorbikes, speakers, mobile phones and a camera.
At least four people were injured by the tear gas.
- Related detention facility
Latitude: -3.367208910956658
Longitude: 135.50018435839846
- Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
- Polres Nabire
- Related event
- Demo against Transmigration Programme (2024)