Separatist Papuans refuse to yieldhome/News/World/Separatist Papuans refuse to yieldJAKARTA: Separatist Papuan rebels who killed at least 16 construction workers at a remote jungle camp refused Indonesia’s demand to surrender Wednesday, as claims surfaced that the military murdered civilians after the massacre. Jakarta annexed mineral-rich Papua in 1969 with a United Nation backed vote that was widely seen as a sham. The rebels’ refusal to surrender comes after Indonesia’s chief security minister Wiranto ruled out any discussions with the National Liberation Army of West Papua (TPNPB). “I won’t hold talks with criminals,” Wiranto, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told reporters Tuesday in Jakarta. Indonesia said most of the 16 victims’ hands were tied together, with some suffering gunshot or knife wounds and blunt-force injuries.

Source: Manila Times December 12, 2018 16:18 UTC