Papua Council of Churches Sends an Open Letter, Asking KKB to Free Pilot Susi Air! 

Papua Council of Churches Sends an Open Letter, Asking KKB to Free Pilot Susi Air! 

Sentani - The Papua Church Council asked the West Papua National Liberation Army or the Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) led by Egianuas Kogoya to release New Zealand national Susi Air pilot Mark Philip Mehrtens. 

Papua Church Council member Pdt Socratez Soryan Yoman said that his party had submitted an open letter to Egianus Kogoya to release the Susi Air pilot because Mark Philip Mehrtens would be psychologically disturbed. 

"Apart from that, the family of the pilot with New Zealand nationality will also be disturbed, so we hope Egianus Kogoya can see it from a humanitarian perspective," he said in Sentani, as reported by Antara, Friday (24/2/2023). 

According to Yoman, if Egianus releases pilot Mark Philip Mehrtens, he will receive extraordinary sympathy from the global community because it is clear that he has fought from a political perspective. 

"We hope that Egianus Kogoya can find a neutral mediator who can be trusted, both from the government and the TPNPB-OPM in releasing the Susi Air pilot," he said. 

He explained that this was something that was very urgent, but the impact would be broad for the security and safety of the people in Nduga Regency, Papua Mountains. 

"Because we don't want anyone to become a victim from the small community, TNI-Polri and TPNP-OPM, so we want the Susi Air pilot to be released," he said again. 

Meanwhile, Moderator of the Papua Church Council Rev. Benny Giay said that his party asked Egianus Kogaya to immediately appoint a team of negotiators to release the Susi Air pilot. 

"This is of course to prevent more victims of civil society in Paro District and also other districts in Nduga Regency," he said. 

Dewan Gereja Papua Kirim Surat Terbuka, Minta KKB Bebaskan Pilot Susi Air!

Sentani - Dewan Gereja Papua meminta Tentara Pembebasan Nasional Papua Barat atau Organisasi Papua Merdeka (TPNPB-OPM) pimpinan Egianuas Kogoya membebaskan pilot Susi Air berkebangsaan Selandia Baru Mark Philip Mehrtens.

Anggota Dewan Gereja Papua Pdt Socratez Soryan Yoman mengatakan pihaknya telah menyampaikan surat terbuka kepada Egianus Kogoya untuk membebaskan pilot Susi Air karena secara psikologis Mark Philip Mehrtens akan terganggu.

"Selain itu, keluarga pilot berkebangsaan Selandia Baru itu juga akan terganggu, sehingga kami harap Egianus Kogoya bisa melihat dari sisi kemanusiaan," katanya di Sentani, seperti dilansir Antara, Jumat (24/2/2023).

Menurut Yoman, jika Egianus melepaskan pilot Mark Philip Mehrtens maka akan mendapat simpati yang luar biasa dari masyarakat global karena dianggap telah berjuang dari sisi politik sudah jelas.

"Kami berharap agar Egianus Kogoya bisa mencari suatu mediator yang netral yang bisa dipercaya, baik dari pemerintah maupun pihak TPNPB-OPM dalam melakukan pembebasan pilot Susi Air," ujarnya.

Dia menjelaskan hal tersebut merupakan sesuatu yang sangat urgen, namun dampaknya akan luas terhadap keamanan dan keselamatan masyarakat di Kabupaten Nduga, Papua Pegunungan.

"Karena kami tidak menghendaki ada yang menjadi korban dari masyarakat kecil, TNI-Polri dan TPNP-OPM, sehingga kami ingin pilot Susi Air bisa dibebaskan," katanya lagi.

Sementara itu, Moderator Dewan Gereja Papua Pdt Benny Giay mengatakan pihaknya meminta Egianus Kogaya mulai segera menunjuk tim juru runding untuk membebaskan pilot Susi Air itu.

"Ini tentu untuk mencegah lebih banyak korban masyarakat sipil di Distrik Paro dan juga distrik lain di Kabupaten Nduga," katanya.

Source: DETIKVIEWS