KKB Asks Weapon Replacement As a Requirements for the release of the Susi Air pilot, Mahfud: Impossible, Cooking Barter with rebels by 

KKB Asks Weapon Replacement As a Requirements for the release of the Susi Air pilot, Mahfud: Impossible, Cooking Barter with rebels by

Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security (Coordinating Minister for Politics) Mahfud MD stated that the government would not obey the will of criminal groups Armed (KKB) who took the pilot of the Susi Air airline, Philips Mark Methrtens (37). 

The KKB of the Egianus Kogoya leaders asked for money and weapons as a Philips release requirement. 

"Oh it's impossible, cook barter weapons to (with) rebels?" Mahfud said after the "Cangkrukan Coordinating Minister for Political Office" in Surabaya, Tuesday (28/2/123), through the voice record received by Kompas .com on Wednesday. Mahfud added, the government and authorities were regulating tactics and strategies to be able to free Philips. 

"But it is impossible for us to give, one independence. Second, give weapons and so on to the criminal, "Mahfud said. Search operations against Philips still continued to enter the 22nd day on Wednesday (1/3/2023) today. 

As for Philips, who was a new Zealand citizen, brought five passengers with PK-BVY registration number and landed at Paro Airport, Nduga Regency, Papua Mountains, on Tuesday (7/2/2023). However, shortly after landing, the plane was burned by KKB leadership of Egianus Kogoya. 

The pilot and five passengers had been called running away in a different direction. Now, five passengers who are indigenous Papuans (OAP) have returned to their homes. While Philips is still taken by KKB. In the video spread on the KKB on social media, they initially asked Indonesia to acknowledge the Free Papua. 

"We bring this pilot because Indonesia has never recognized Papua Free, so we arrested the pilot. Because all countries have to open the eyes about Papua free," said one of the KKB people in the video received by Kompas .com. 

However, the latest news delivered by the Papua Regional Police Chief Inspector Mathius D Fakhiri, Egianus Kogoya conveyed a request as a condition that Philips pilot can be free. "He never conveyed the demands to be able to replace weapons and money," Mathius said in Mimika on Thursday (02/23/2023) It will actually worsen the situation.

KKB Minta Ganti Senjata sebagai Syarat Pelepasan Pilot Susi Air, Mahfud: Tak Mungkin, Masak Barter dengan Pemberontak

Menteri Koordinator Bidang Politik, Hukum, dan Keamanan (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD menyatakan bahwa pemerintah tidak akan menuruti kemauan kelompok kriminal bersenjata (KKB) yang menyandera pilot maskapai Susi Air, Philips Mark Methrtens (37).

Adapun KKB pimpinan Egianus Kogoya itu meminta ganti uang dan senjata sebagai syarat pembebasan Philips.

“Oh tidak mungkin, masak barter senjata kepada (dengan) pemberontak?” ucap Mahfud usai acara “Cangkrukan Menko Polhukam” di Surabaya, Selasa (28/2/2023), lewat rekaman suara yang diterima Kompas .com, Rabu.

Mahfud menambahkan, pemerintah dan aparat sedang mengatur taktik dan strategi agar bisa membebaskan Philips.

“Tetapi tidak mungkin kita ngasih, satu kemerdekaan. Kedua, ngasih senjata dan sebagainya kepada penjahat itu,” kata Mahfud.

Operasi pencarian terhadap Philips masih berlanjut hingga memasuki hari ke-22 pada Rabu (1/3/2023) hari ini.

Adapun Philips, yang merupakan warga negara Selandia Baru, membawa lima penumpang dengan pesawat nomor registrasi PK-BVY dan mendarat di Bandar Udara Paro, Kabupaten Nduga, Papua Pegunungan, pada Selasa (7/2/2023).

Akan tetapi, sesaat setelah mendarat, pesawat itu dibakar KKB pimpinan Egianus Kogoya. Pilot dan lima penumpang sempat disebut melarikan diri ke arah berbeda.

Kini, lima penumpang yang merupakan orang asli Papua (OAP) telah kembali ke rumah masing-masing. Sementara Philips masih dibawa KKB.

Dalam video yang disebar KKB di media sosial, mereka awalnya meminta Indonesia mengakui Papua Merdeka.

"Kami bawa pilot ini karena Indonesia tidak pernah mengakui Papua Merdeka, jadi kami tangkap pilot. Karena semua negara harus buka mata soal Papua Merdeka," kata salah satu orang dari KKB tersebut dalam video yang diterima Kompas .com.

Namun demikian, kabar terbaru yang disampaikan Kapolda Papua Irjen Mathius D Fakhiri, Egianus Kogoya menyampaikan permintaan sebagai syarat agar pilot Philips bisa bebas.

“Memang pernah dia menyampaikan tuntutan untuk bisa mengganti senjata dan uang," ujar Mathius di Mimika, Kamis (23/2/2023).

Permintaan Egianus tersebut, kata Fakhiri, sulit untuk dipenuhi, terutama terkait senjata api dan amunisi. Tuntutan tidak mungkin disetujui karena justru akan memperburuk situasi.