Security personnel continue to persuade Papuan insurgents: police
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Papua Police Chief Inps.Gen. Mathius Fakhiri. ANTARA/Evarukdijati
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - Papua Police Chief Insp.Gen.Mathius Fakhiri said security personnel continue to persuade members of armed Papuan separatist groups to be willing to reunite with their families, and declare allegiance to Indonesia.
The efforts are mainly carried out by the Indonesian Defence Forces' (TNI's) village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) and National Police's security and public order officers (Bhabinkamtibmas).
In carrying out the persuasive approaches, the Babinsa and Bhabinkamtibmas work closely with regional administrations because the separatists are local residents, Fakhiri said in a statement that ANTARA quoted here Sunday.