The Free Papua Organization (OPM) took hostage and murdered the pilot of a helicopter belonging to PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, a New Zealand citizen.
Head of the Cartenz 2024 Peace Operation, Brigadier General Faizal Ramadhani, said that the organization that is opposed to the NKRI ideology also burned an IWN Type Helicopter, MD-500 ER PK in Alama District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province at 10.00 WIT.
“It is true that there was a hostage-taking and murder carried out by the OPM against Mr Glen Malcolm Conning, who was a helicopter pilot belonging to PT Intan Angkasa Air Service,” he said, Monday (5/8).
According to Faizal, the incident occurred when the helicopter arrived in Alama District, Mimika Regency, carrying four passengers, namely two health workers and one baby and one child from Mozes Kilangin Timika Airport to Alama District.
Head of Public Relations Task Force for Cartenz Peace Operations Senior Commissioner Bayu Suseno said information received by a witness with the initials D explained that when the helicopter arrived in Alaman District, the passengers and pilot were immediately intercepted by OPM. “And at that time the pilot Mr. Glen Malcolm Conning was immediately killed by OPM,” he said.
He explained that the incident began at around 09.30 WIT when a helicopter belonging to PT Intan Angkasa Air Service with pilot Glen Malcolm Conning was carrying four passengers flying from Mozes Kilangin Timika Airport to Alama District, Mimika Regency.
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Arriving in Alama District, OPM then intercepted using firearms, then the pilot and passengers were lowered from the helicopter and gathered in the field. “After that, OPM immediately killed the pilot and his body was taken to the helicopter, then burned together with the helicopter.
“The identity of the passengers is in accordance with their appearance and based on information from the field, all passengers are in good condition.
safe,” he said.
Currently, the TNI-Polri and the Mimika Police have made law enforcement efforts and pursued the OPM who carried out the hostage-taking and shooting of the New Zealand pilot. “We will continue to make law enforcement efforts against the OPM who disrupt public order in the jurisdiction of the Papua Police,” he said. (Ant/J-2)
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