Kenias Payage (2026)
Detainees- Gender
- Male
- Age when first arrested
- 25
- Age group when first arrested
- 25-64 (adult)
- Date of arrest
- Mar 28, 2026
- Occupation
- Student
- Reason of arrest
- Accused of collaborating with armed groups
- Arrested by (Institution)
- Police
- Arrested by (Unit)
- Polda Papua
- Type of violation
- Arbitrary Arrest
- Torture & Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
- Place of the first detention
- Polsek KP3 Bandara Sentani
- Place of the second detention
- Polsek Sentani Kota
- Concerns reported
- Arbitrary arrest
- Torture
- Current status
- Released
- Date of release
- Mar 28, 2026
- Sources
- Additional description
Papua police officers arrested three people at Sentani Airport, Jayapura Regency, on 28 March 2026. The three individuals were Kenias Payage, Atera Payage and Nerry Heluka. They were about to travel to Wamena by plane.
Initially, they were taken to the KP3 police station at Sentani Airport and then separated. Kenias was taken to Sentani Kota Police Station and subsequently released after questioning. Similarly, Atera was released after no evidence was found to suggest he was involved in criminal activity. Meanwhile, Nerry Heluka was detained and taken to the Papua Regional Police Headquarters. Police reportedly interrogated and coerced Nerry into admitting that he was a member of the TPNPB.
- Related detention facility
Latitude: -2.56887594618237
Longitude: 140.5138051037097
- Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
- Polsek KP3 Bandara SentaniPolsek Sentani Kota
- Related event
- Arrest at Sentani Airport