April 14, 2025 | 07:21 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta -- The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) claims to have an intelligence body called the Papua Intelligence Service (PIS). The TPNPB spokesperson, Sebby Sambom, stated that PIS plays a crucial role in providing on-ground information faster than Indonesian security forces. "The PIS network is extensive and secretive," said Sebby on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
He explained that their intelligence consistently provides reports that are often received by them before the Indonesian National Armed Forces-Police (TNI-Polri). According to Sebby, these reports contain specific details, such as the number of TNI-Polri ships entering an area. "That's why we can know first. PIS is everywhere, Indonesia won't find out," Sebby stated.
Sebby refused to provide detailed identities of PIS leaders, emphasizing the importance of secrecy within their intelligence structure. "That is our secret, because only PIS will ensure the independence of Papua," he said.
Prior to this, six teachers in the Anggruk District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains, were killed on Friday, March 21, 2025. Sebby admitted that their group was behind the attack. He stated that the attack in the district was carried out after receiving information from the intelligence team. "We had detected early on who the teachers in Anggruk were," he said.
Sebby mentioned that the six teacher victims were part of the intelligence deployed by the security forces in Yahukimo. "We are responsible for this attack, and we have killed six teachers and medical personnel and burned the houses of intelligence agents," Sebby said in a press release on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
The Chief of Information for the XVII Cenderawasih Military Command, Colonel Infantry Candra Kurniawan, stated that the victims were burned while inside the school building. "Six teachers died in a barbaric and inhumane attack. In this attack, they burned down the school and teachers' houses," Kurniawan said when contacted on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
The Head of Information at the TNI Headquarters, Major General Kristomei Sianturi, condemned the actions of TPNPB-OPM. "The OPM guerrillas speak about humanitarian law, but on the other hand, they cruelly kill civilian workers," he said.
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