Elai Matuan
Detainees- Gender
- Male
- Age when first arrested
- 20
- Age group when first arrested
- 18-24 (young adult)
- Date of arrest
- Apr 4, 2024
- Place of origin
- Yahukimo Regency
- Occupation
- Civilian
- Reason of arrest
- Accused of collaborating with armed groups
- Arrested by (Institution)
- 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
- Apr 7, 2024
- Sources
Jubi.id | HRD on the ground
- Additional description
Yahukimo police personnel are reported to have arrested three civilians in a settlement next to the housing of Yaukimo DPRD members, 4 April 2024. The three people arrested were Herako Labie, Elai Matuan, and Herako Labie's wife. The arrests took place at 4am.
Police reportedly confiscated items such as axes, machetes, shovels, kitchen tools, clothes, two motorbikes. The three men were reportedly detained at Yahukimo Police Station.
According to a local human rights defender, the three men were arrested on suspicion of involvement with an armed group. As it was not proven, after three days of detention, they were released but their confiscated belongings were retained.
- Related detention facility
Latitude: -4.865770637613093
Longitude: 139.48709778869957
- Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
- Polres Yahukimo
- Related event
- Arrest behind the Yahukimo DPRD office