JAKARTA, April 13 — Indonesia’s military on Saturday denied using air strikes in a remote, restive part of the country, after a video of a New Zealand pilot kidnapped by Papuan...
Bandar Kuching MP urges Umno’s Dr Akmal to show maturity and refrain from name-calling after put-down of DAP’s NgaJAKARTA, April 13 — Indonesia’s military on Saturday denied using air strikes in a remote, restive part of the country, after a video of a New Zealand pilot kidnapped by Papuan rebels featured him saying military actions had made his position unsafe.
Nugraha Gumilar, the spokesperson for Indonesia’s military, said the rebel group is “always reporting hoax news”, after the rebels claimed the military had been dropping bombs onto civilian areas.In a video released by TPNPB this week, Mehrtens, who is surrounded by the armed Papua rebels and wearing a dark brown t-shirt and boots, said he is “not safe” following the claimed air strikes.
Kogoya of TPNPB, said in a statement that it demanded the Indonesia’s military to stop dropping bombs with a helicopter, calling it a “very unbalanced” action.The rebel group also said it will only release the New Zealand pilot through a negotiation facilitated by the United Nations.
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