inp.polri.go.id - Jayapura- Jukius Tabuni, a member of the Puncak Region KKB who was arrested by the Cartenz-2024 Peace Ops task force in front of Kios Serba Murah, Kp Kago, Ilaga District, on Saturday 2 March 2024, had various roles in the attacks carried out by the KKB in Puncak Regency, Province Central Papua.
Head of Cartenz-2024 Peace Ops, Police Commissioner. Dr. Faizal Ramadhani said that Jukius Tabuni was involved in a number of incidents that occurred in the Puncak Regency area.
"Based on the results of the investigation, it turns out that Jukius Tabuni had a role in various social security and order disturbances that occurred in Ilaga. The first role was that the shooting of Mr Antonius Padang occurred on September 1 2023, at the crime scene in front of the Kago village local government house. This action caused the victim to suffer a gunshot wound to the right knee. The second role is that JT is involved in monitoring the situation during the theft and confiscation of organic SS1 type firearms belonging to members of Pospol KP3 Ilaga Airport which occurred on February 1 2024. Meanwhile, the third role is that JT is very active in communicating with other KKB members in the Puncak area to monitor members' movements and prepare attack action plans," said Head of Ops Damai Cartenz-2024.
Apart from that, the Head of the Cartenz-2024 Peace Ops Public Relations Task Force, AKBP Dr. Bayu Suseno, when confirmed, said that Jukius Tabuni was a troop from the Tinggineri-Kogibur KKB Group under the leadership of KKB Goliath Tabuni. However, currently, Jukius Tabuni has joined the KKB Group in the Puncak area led by Numbuk Telenggen.
"The arrest of Jukius Tabuni by the Cartens Peace Ops-2024 Task Force is an important step in tackling the continuation of acts of violence carried out by armed criminal groups in the Puncak Regency area," concluded the Head of the Cartens Peace Ops-2024 Public Relations Task Force.