Police hunt OPM rebels after civil servants murdered in Papua Highlands

According to authorties, the incident occurred on Wednesday as a group of 11 employees from the Jayawijaya Agriculture Agency were returning to the regency capital of Wamena from Muliama district, some 20 kilometers away.

thejakartapost.com ·2026-09-12

Police hunt OPM rebels after civil servants murdered in Papua Highlands

Three civil servants from the Jayawijaya Agriculture Agency were killed while en route to Wamena from Muliama district in Papua Highlands on Wednesday. The victims, Aprida Rapi, Willi Mbuik, and Alfonsius Albinus Mehan, were victims of suspected OPM rebels. Police are currently searching for members of the Free Papua Movement.

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