Edison Giban (Edi Giban)

Detainees
Gender
Male
Age when first arrested
23
Age group when first arrested
18-24 (young adult)
Date of arrest
Mar 12, 2023
Reason of arrest
  • Accused of collaborating with armed groups
  • Accused of violent crime
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Military
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polres Yahukimo
  • Satgas Operasi Damai Cartenz
Type of violation
  • Denial of the Right to a Fair Trial
Article(s) in indictment
  • Article 170 (1) Criminal Code
  • Article 479f (a) Criminal Code jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
Article(s) in prosecution
  • Article 170 (1) Criminal Code
  • Article 479f (a) Criminal Code jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
Article(s) in verdict
  • Article 170 (1) Criminal Code
  • Article 479f (a) Criminal Code jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
Final sentence
> 3-5 years
Exact sentence
3 years 6 months
Date of sentencing
Sep 12, 2023
Place of the first detention
Polres Yahukimo
Place of imprisonment
Lapas Kelas IIB Wamena
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Legal procedure
Current status
  • Released
  • To be revisited
Sources

Bumi Papua | Wamena District Court | HRM | HRDs on the ground

Additional description

Joint forces arrested Edison Giban for his alleged involvement in the shooting down of a commercial aircraft at Nop Goliat Airport on 11 March 2023.

During the trial, it was revealed that Giban did not take part in the shooting and did not even plan the action.

Prosecutors demanded that Giban be sentenced to 5 years in prison.

With the conditional release policy granted to prisoners who have served two-thirds of their sentence, Edison should have been released from prison in mid-July 2025, or even earlier if he received several remissions.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -4.865770637613093

Longitude: 139.48709778869957

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Yahukimo
Lapas Kelas IIB Wamena
Related event
  • Armed conflict in Yahukimo (March 2023)