Chilling video suggests New Zealand pilot taken hostage by means of bow and arrow-wielding rebels in far flung Papua location after they set hearth to his airplane on touchdown – as they difficulty a demand for independence from Indonesia
Video has emerged of a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by means of bow and arrow-wielding rebels in the far off Papua vicinity of Indonesia.
Phillip Mehrtens, a pilot for Indonesian aviation organization Susu Air, used to be kidnapped remaining week by way of the separatist rebels, who stormed his single-engine aircraft rapidly after it landed on a small runway.
The team from the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), seized Mr Mehrtens earlier than putting furnace to his aircraft on the runway in Paro in the faraway Nduga district on February 7.
Now pictures has been launched by means of the rebels displaying Mr Mehrtens standing in a wooded area surrounded by way of guys who are armed with rifles, spears, bows and arrows.
Rebel chief Egianus Kogoya says the pilot, from Christchurch, will no longer be launched till the Papua vicinity is made impartial from Indonesia.
But the Indonesian authorities is standing firm, announcing Papua will 'forever continue to be a reliable part' of Indonesia.
Mr Mehrtens had landed his plane, with 5 passengers on board, on a small runway in Paro and used to be scheduled to evacuate 15 development people constructing a fitness centre in the district after the separatist rebels threatened to kill them.
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'Our diagram to evacuate the employees angered the rebels, who spoke back via putting hearth to the aircraft and seizing the pilot,' stated Nduga district chief Namia Gwijangge, who used to be one of the passengers. 'We deeply feel sorry about this incident.'
Flying is the solely sensible way of having access to many components of the mountainous area.
The rebels launched all 5 passengers due to the fact they are indigenous Papuans, rebellion spokesman Sebby Sambom stated earlier.
Sambom shared movies and pics on Tuesday that confirmed a crew of gunmen placing fireplace to the airplane on the runway.
Sitting in the plane's cockpit, chief Kogoya stated he took the pilot hostage as section of their fighting 'to free Papua' from Indonesia.
Another video confirmed Mr Mehrtens standing in a wooded area surrounded by means of the closely armed rebels.
In a 1/3 video, the pilot is ordered by using the rebels to say: 'The Papuan navy that has taken me captive to combat for Papuan independence, they ask for the Indonesian army to go domestic to Indonesia and if not, I will stay captive for my life.'
He added: 'Indonesia need to comprehend Papua is independent.'
'I took him hostage for Papua independence, now not for meals or drinks,' revolt chief Kogoya stated in the video with Mr Mehrtens standing subsequent to him. 'He will be secure with me as lengthy as Indonesia does no longer use its arms, both from the air or on the ground.'
Papua was once included into Indonesia in 1969 after a UN-sponsored ballot that used to be extensively viewed as a sham. Since then, a low-level insurgency has simmered in the mineral-rich region, which is divided into two provinces, Papua and West Papua.
Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Mohammad Mahfud stated the authorities was once making each effort to persuade the rebels to launch Mr Mehrtens 'because the precedence is the security of the hostage.'
'Taking civilians hostage for any purpose is unacceptable,' Mr Mahfud stated in a video declaration late Tuesday. He stated persuasion is the fine technique to make sure hostage safety, however 'the authorities does now not rule out different efforts.'
He emphasised the government's view that Papua is section of Indonesia.
'Papua will always stay a reputable section of the unitary kingdom of the Republic of Indonesia,' Mr Mahfud said.
New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade stated on Wednesday in a statement: 'We are conscious of the images and video circulating however may not be commenting similarly at this stage.'
Papua police chief Mathius Fakhiri advised newshounds in Jayapura, the provincial capital, that they are searching for to achieve the pilot's freedom via involving quite a few neighborhood leaders, which include tribal and church figures, to construct conversation and negotiate with the rebels.
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