JAYAPURA - Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe handed over compensation for the family of the captain of Kalvin 02 Ship, Sugeng, who was shot by a Papua New Guinea (PNG) sea patrol boat security, Wednesday (24/8/2022), at the funeral home, Natuna road, Merauke Regency.

The handover of compensation was represented by the Regional Secretary of Papua Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun, witnessed by Deputy Regent of Merauke H. Riduwan, Head of the Papua Border Management and Foreign Cooperation Agency Suzana Wanggai and local government officials.

To the families of the victims, Ridwan Rumasukun directly expressed his deep condolences on behalf of the Governor, personally and all residents of Papua. He hopes that the family can be patient in dealing with these problems.

"The governor expressed his apologies for not being able to attend and assigned me and the head of the border agency (to hand over compensation). He (the Governor,ed) expressed his deep condolences".

"For the family please be patient and indeed the calamity faced cannot be returned. Must be strong because of the children (who must be supported), hopefully in the future they will be a useful child for the family as well as for the nation and the country," explained Ridwan, before handing over the compensation received by Nursam Siati, Sugeng’s wife, a victim of the shooting of a PNG patrol boat.

In addition to providing compensation for the families of the victims, the Governor of Papua also handed over compensation for eight ship crew members who were also present at the funeral home. The compensation was handed over by the Head of BPPKLN Papua, Suzana Wanggai.

Meanwhile, Agus Forsiana (the victim's brother-in-law) representing Nursam Siati asked for justice and encouraged the government from the central to the regional level, to take the incident seriously and resolve the incident.

"We ask the government to follow up on this case, because it is related to humanitarian issues. Indeed, on the other hand, we admit that we are wrong, because we enter the waters of other countries. But we regret that there are lives lost".

"So, we from the family side ask that this be investigated according to the applicable law so that there is justice," said Agus.

It is known that Sugeng, the victim of the PNG patrol shooting left behind his wife and 3 children. The deceased worked as a fisherman who was also the captain of the Kalvin 02 Ship.

Previously, the captain of the Kelvin 02 ship from Merauke was shot dead while sailing in Australian sea waters, on Monday (22/8/2022) afternoon.

The victim, Sugeng, was shot by a Papua New Guinea (PNG) border security patrol, as he was about to leave for Merauke, Papua.

The head of BPPKLN Papua, Suzana Wanggai said there are still two ships that are currently being searched by Indonesian sea patrols. Two vessels, which had previously sailed along with Kelvin 02, were allegedly detained by PNG border patrols for local legal proceedings for encroaching on sea areas.

Suzana added that the foreign ministry is currently communicating with the PNG Government to check the situation of the crew members detained by the security forces of the neighboring country. ***