Omikzon Balingga (13/08/2024)

Detainees
Affiliation
  • KNPB
Gender
Male
Date of arrest
Aug 13, 2024
Occupation
  • Activist
Reason of arrest
  • Demo
  • Planning of demo
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polres Jayapura
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
  • Denial of Freedom of Assembly
  • Denial of Freedom of Expression
Place of the first detention
Polres Jayapura
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Aug 13, 2024
Sources

HRD on the ground

Additional description

Jayapura police personnel dispersed KNPB Sentani activists who were about to distributing leaflets calling for action to commemorate the New York Agreement near Sentani Old Market, 13 August 2024, afternoon. Not only did they disperse the activity, police officers also arrested at least twenty six KNPB activists at Jayapura Police Station. The activists were released after being accompanied by LBH Papua and questioned by the police.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -2.5443305329391155

Longitude: 140.46161791689664

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Jayapura
Related event
  • Commemoration of the New York Agreement (2024)