Matias Heluka (42) was arrested by members of the Indonesian military near the village of Skofro, Keerom Regency. Human rights defenders on the ground reported that a total of 12 people were arrested when travelling on a pickup truck from PNG border to Skofro. Matias Heluka is one of the 9 people who are alleged of being part of the TPNPB group by the Indonesian military. The officials reportedly found several TPNPB member cards and notes relating to recent meetings that they had been to in PNG.