Aske Mabel

Detainees
Gender
Male
Age when first arrested
24
Age group when first arrested
18-24 (young adult)
Date of arrest
Feb 19, 2025
Place of origin
Yalimo Regency
Reason of arrest
  • Firearm and/or Ammo Possession
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Brimob Polda Papua
  • Polda Papua
  • Polres Yalimo
  • Satgas Operasi Damai Cartenz
Type of violation
  • Torture & Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
Article(s) during arrest
  • Article 338 Criminal Code
  • Article 340 Criminal Code
  • Article 363 Criminal Code
Article(s) in indictment
  • Article 1 (1) Emergency Law
  • Article 363 (1) Criminal Code
Article(s) in verdict
  • Article 1 (1) Emergency Law
  • Article 363 (1) Criminal Code
Final sentence
> 5-10 years
Exact sentence
8 years
Date of sentencing
Jul 21, 2025
Place of the first detention
Mako Brimob Polda Papua, Kotaraja, Jayapura
Place of the second detention
Lapas Kelas IIB Wamena
Place of imprisonment
Lapas Kelas IIB Wamena
Concerns reported
  • Torture
Current status
  • Imprisoned
Sources

Jubi.id | Seputarpapua.com | Wamena District Court | Supreme Court

Additional description

Several Papuan police units arrested deserter Aske Mabel in Abenaho District, Yalimo Regency, 19 February 2025. Aside from desertion, Aske was wanted for allegedly stealing four AK-type long-barrelled guns and dozens of ammunition from Yalimo police station in early June 2024. The police also claimed that Aske was involved in a number of acts of violence between November 2024 and January 2025.

On 17 June 2025, the case was registered at the Wamena District Court. On 21 July 2025, the panel of judges found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to eight years in prison, one year less than the prosecutor's demand.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -2.6012968280570052

Longitude: 140.6745216320691

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Mako Brimob Kotaraja
Lapas Kelas IIB Wamena
Related event
  • Arrest of Aske Mabel