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77306
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 19:48
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FREEPORT EMPLOYEES RETURN TO WORK
Timika, Indonesia, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - More than one thousand employees of PT Freeport Indonesia and its contractors returned to work in Tembagapura on Thursday after being absent for two weeks following a shooting incident.
The employees aboard 23 buses departed from Gorong-gorong terminal in Timika in groups from 8am to 12.00 hours, escorted by two police-military joint platoons.
At the same time their fellow workers left Tembagapura aboard 15 buses to Timika for a day-off.
Unknown persons fired their bus on August 16 at Mile 45 between Timika and Tembagapura.
One of the employees, Gunawan, admitted he felt uncomfortable due to current security situation in the area.
"We have been forced to stay at home for two weeks due to shooting incidents. We hope situation will recover immediately," he said.
His fellow, Buyung Sikoway, said the employees had been worried about their safety due to several shooting incidents between July and August.
"We do not know why the large number of security personnel in place could not unveil and arrest the actors," Buyung said.
He also wondered why the identities of the victims were not yet disclosed.
"We condemn the shooters. If they have problems with the government or the company they should have talked about them in a good manner. Do not sacrifice us as we only work to make a living," he said.
Following the shooting incidents that had claimed the lives of Australian Drew Nicholas Grant and local resident Markus Rate Alo as well as police second brigadier Marson Patipelohi on July 11, the Papua regional police in cooperation with the 17th Regional Military Command have deployed more than 1,000 personnel to secure the Freeprot area.
The joint military and police force, grouped in the Timika Amole Task force, was supposed to complete their task on August 18 but because shootings still continued their duty had been extended until situation was conducive again.***
The employees aboard 23 buses departed from Gorong-gorong terminal in Timika in groups from 8am to 12.00 hours, escorted by two police-military joint platoons.
At the same time their fellow workers left Tembagapura aboard 15 buses to Timika for a day-off.
Unknown persons fired their bus on August 16 at Mile 45 between Timika and Tembagapura.
One of the employees, Gunawan, admitted he felt uncomfortable due to current security situation in the area.
"We have been forced to stay at home for two weeks due to shooting incidents. We hope situation will recover immediately," he said.
His fellow, Buyung Sikoway, said the employees had been worried about their safety due to several shooting incidents between July and August.
"We do not know why the large number of security personnel in place could not unveil and arrest the actors," Buyung said.
He also wondered why the identities of the victims were not yet disclosed.
"We condemn the shooters. If they have problems with the government or the company they should have talked about them in a good manner. Do not sacrifice us as we only work to make a living," he said.
Following the shooting incidents that had claimed the lives of Australian Drew Nicholas Grant and local resident Markus Rate Alo as well as police second brigadier Marson Patipelohi on July 11, the Papua regional police in cooperation with the 17th Regional Military Command have deployed more than 1,000 personnel to secure the Freeprot area.
The joint military and police force, grouped in the Timika Amole Task force, was supposed to complete their task on August 18 but because shootings still continued their duty had been extended until situation was conducive again.***
