Tertius Kabak

Detainees
Gender
Male
Age when first arrested
34
Age group when first arrested
25-64 (adult)
Date of arrest
Jul 11, 2025
Place of origin
Yahukimo Regency
Reason of arrest
  • Accused of collaborating with armed groups
  • Accused of violent crime
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Military
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polres Yahukimo
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
Place of the first detention
Polres Yahukimo
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
  • Arbitrary detention
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
Jul 13, 2025
Sources

HRD/E

Additional description

Joint TNI and Polri personnel reportedly arbitrarily arrested eight civilians in Yahukimo, Papua Pegunungan Province, in the dawn hours of 11 July 2025. It was later revealed that they were arrested for alleged involvement in the attack and murder of teachers and health workers in Anggruk, Yahukimo, last March.

After being detained for three days, six of them (Sepi Heluka, Alfon Payage, Veri Pahabol, Tertius Kabak, Vael Silak, JS) were released. The other two (Nander Sobolim and Velis Silak) remain in detention, but as of the end of August there has been no further news.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -4.865770637613093

Longitude: 139.48709778869957

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polres Yahukimo
Related event
  • Murder in Anggruk, Yahukimo