Indonesian intelligence official shot dead in Papua- army statement
This content was published on April 25, 2021 - 13:45
April 25, 2021 - 13:45
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A senior Indonesian intelligence official was killed by a shot to the head on Sunday during an operation in the country s easternmost province of Papua, according to a statement by the army.
Brigadier General Putu Dani, who headed operations in the restive region for the country s intelligence agency (Badan Intelijen Negara), was shot while he was heading to the site of a shoutout with separatists, the military said.
West Papua has been riven by separatist conflict since the former Dutch colony was incorporated into Indonesia, following a controversial United Nations referendum in 1969.