Ruvan Wenda

Detainees
Gender
Male
Date of arrest
Feb 24, 2023
Occupation
  • Unknown
Reason of arrest
  • Demo
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polda Papua
  • Polres Jayawijaya
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
Place of the first detention
Polres Jayawijaya
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
  • Arbitrary detention
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Feb 28, 2023
Sources

Jubi.id | UCAnews | BBC Indonesia | Tempo.co 1 | Tempo.co 2

Additional description

Rumours of child abduction sparked the riots that broke out in Sinakma, Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency. Clashes between police and residents were inevitable, 12 people were killed, 8 of whom were killed by gunfire. On 24 February 2023, police arrested 13 people who were considered provocateurs, but they were all released four days later.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -4.0951838158586344

Longitude: 138.9456409892785

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Jayawijaya
Related event
  • Sinakma Riots around child abduction rumour