“600 Army Officers Deployed to Guard Papua Freeport Mine”

West Papua Freeport Mine (http://www.safecom.org.au/images/freeport1.jpg)

According to an article published on Jakarta Globe the Freeport Timuka mine (West Papua) has employed 600 army officers to secure the mine following a series of armed attacks from separist groups. The Papua Regional Military Commander Maj. Gen. Ahmad Yani Nasution said that the situation was “totally secure” and that ” West Papua is secure and under control”.

The move comes after a number of armed roadside ambushes outside the mine, workers at the mine have started wearing flak jackets and helmets and other safety measures have been instigated. Read the full article