Egianus Kogoya, the dreadlocked rebel behind the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot this month in the highlands of Indonesia’s Papua region, is at the vanguard of an increasingly dangerous and media-savvy insurgency for independence
The security ministry did not respond to requests for comment on the separatists but military spokesperson Kisdiyanto said attacks against Indonesian sovereignty by "a few" separatists were being handled.it is preparing for a "law enforcement operation" but only as a last resort if negotiations to free Mehrtens fail.
Loosely organised and geographically fractured, the TPNPB lacks cohesion and a central leadership and command. The violence forced thousands of villagers to flee, triggering a humanitarian crisis in which more than 160 people died of sickness and starvation. But in the rugged Papuan highlands, the security forces failed to track down Kogoya and his men.
TPNPB spokesperson Sebby Sambon said the New Zealand pilot was being well looked after and treated as "family".
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