Imam Kogoya

Detainees
Affiliation
  • KNPB
Gender
Male
Age group when first arrested
25-64 (adult)
Date of arrest
May 10, 2022
Occupation
  • Activist
Reason of arrest
  • Demo
Arrested by (Institution)
  • Police
Arrested by (Unit)
  • Polresta Jayapura Kota
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary Arrest
  • Denial of Freedom of Assembly
  • Denial of Freedom of Expression
Place of the first detention
Polresta Jayapura Kota
Concerns reported
  • Arbitrary arrest
Current status
  • Released
Date of release
May 11, 2022
Sources

TAPOL | Suara.com | Kompas.com | Antara

Additional description

Jayapura City police arrested seven activists who were at the KontraS Papua office on 10 May 2022. The seven activists were Jefry Wenda, Ones Suhuniap, Omizon Balingga, Imam Kogoya, Marthen Rumbiak, Esther Haluk and Aby Douw. Kogoya, Douw, Rumbiak and Haluk were released the following morning. Wenda, Suhuniap and Balingga were released the following evening.

The police claimed that their main target was Wenda because he was considered to be the person in charge of the demonstration against special autonomy that day. Wenda was threatened with criminal offences under the EIT Law.

Related detention facility

Latitude: -2.5430629475762725

Longitude: 140.70371394064813

Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
Polresta Jayapura Kota
Related event
  • Arrest at KontraS Papua Office
  • Protests against the Special Autonomy Law