Ruben Wakla (2023)

Detainees
Affiliation
  • KNPB
Gender
Male
Date of arrest
Sep 2, 2023
Occupation
  • Activist
Reason of arrest
  • Accused of violent crime
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polres Jayapura
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
Article(s) during arrest
  • Article 160 of the Criminal Code
  • Article 170 of the Criminal Code
Place of the first detention
Polres Jayapura
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Sep 3, 2023
Sources

HRM | Jubi.id

Additional description

Police officers arrested four KNPB members for their alleged involvement in the persecution of pro-Provisional Government KNPB members.

Ruben Wakla and Ferry Yelipele were released on 3 September 2023. Agus Kossay and Benny Murib were named as suspects and tried in court.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -2.5443305329391155

Longitude: 140.46161791689664

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Jayapura
Related event
  • KNPB's allegedly state-sponsored split