West Papua: Papuan Youth Set Alight By Indonesian Civil Security Officers

West Papua: Papuan Youth Set Alight By Indonesian Civil Security Officers   Evidence has emerged of a horrific attack on a Papuan student in the town of Wamena in West Papua's central highlands.   According to a report received by TAPOL, at around 04:45 am on Wednesday 19 October, Yusuf Hiluka, 23, was stopped outside the office of the Regent of Jayawijaya District by two officers from Satpol PP (Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja), the district civil security unit, while making his way from a...

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