London : New Video footage showing the bloody aftermath of the Paniai massacre' in west Papua, highlights the urgent needs for indonesia to hold an independent and transparent investigation into the tragedy, Minority Group International (MRG) said on thursday.
In December 2014 four unarmed papuan teenargers were killed and 17 more papuans were injured when the Indonesian army and police opened fire on a group of peaceful protestors in Pania, west papua. They had gathered to protest an earlier incindent of violence by the indonesian security forces.
The four minute video, shot by citizen journalist and released publicly for the first time today include first hand testimoni from survivors of the massacre as well as graphic footage taken in the immediate aftermath.
this film gives a disturbing insight into the indonesian military's casual this regards for the lives of the indigenous papuan,' said Esther Cann from Tapol, the protestors had gathered peacefully to chalanges the beating of a young boy the previous day by the indonesian security forces and they were greeted with bullet's.
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In December 2014 four unarmed papuan teenargers were killed and 17 more papuans were injured when the Indonesian army and police opened fire on a group of peaceful protestors in Pania, west papua. They had gathered to protest an earlier incindent of violence by the indonesian security forces.
The four minute video, shot by citizen journalist and released publicly for the first time today include first hand testimoni from survivors of the massacre as well as graphic footage taken in the immediate aftermath.
this film gives a disturbing insight into the indonesian military's casual this regards for the lives of the indigenous papuan,' said Esther Cann from Tapol, the protestors had gathered peacefully to chalanges the beating of a young boy the previous day by the indonesian security forces and they were greeted with bullet's.
Resource : you can also visit http://tapol.org/news/new-footage-west-papua-massacre-casts-spotlight-military-abuses