Yakonias Womsiwor Yakonias Womsiwor

Yakonias Womsiwor was a member of the Timika chapter of the West Papua National Coalition (KNPB Timika). He was arrested for the first time on 19 October 2012. At around 1 am, Mimika Regional police raided the house of West Papua National Coalition (KNPB) member Alfret Marsyom and arrested Yakonias and 11 other KNPB activists. All 12 were arrested and detained without being shown a warrant. They were taken to the Mile 32 Mimika Regional Police for further questioning. During detention, the activists were beaten and forced to admit ownership of both explosives and traditional Biak arrows that were allegedly to be used in the demonstration planned for 23 October. On the night of October 22, Yakonias was interrogated by several masked officers. With his eyes closed and his hands cuffed behind his back, he was forced into a box, where the officers  continued to interrogate him while hitting him repeatedly. At one point, Yakonias was threatened at gunpoint to reveal the hiding place of the weapons and explosives or he would be killed.

On 24 October 24,six of the KNPB activists were released, while Yakonias and five others  (Steven Itlay, Romario Yatipai, Paulus Marsyom, Yanto Awerkion and Alfret Marsyom) were held in detention and charged with treason and possession of explosives. In addition to the charges of treason (Article 106 of the Indonesian Criminal Code), the 6 KNPB activists were initially prosecuted for possession of explosives (Emergency Law No.12 of 1951). However, as the  investigation proceeded, only Yanto Awerkion still faced charges related to Emergency Law No. 12/1951. Yakonias’ initial hearing was held on 7 February 2013 for the charge of fabricating weapons (Wayar arrows, traditional to Biak People). On 14 May 2013, he was convicted by the Timika District Court Judge and sentenced to eight months in prison.

Yakonias was arrested again on 26 November 2013, when he and other KNPB activists from the Timika region staged a demonstration at Kelly Kwalik’s tomb. At 8:15 am, a joint army/police force raided the cemetery and forcibly dispersed the protest. Yakonias and 30 other activists were arrested and taken to Mimika Regional police station. They were released without charge later in the afternoon after thousands of Timika people came to Mimika Regional Police to demand their release.

On 15 September 2018, Yakonias and Erichzon Mandobar were detained by a joint TNI/POLRI team. They  were arrested with 7 other KNPB activists when the KNPB secretariat in Timika was raided by police (who did not show a search warrant).  The raid was connection to the case of Jakob Fabian Skrzypski, a Polish tourist who had been arrested on 26 August. The 9 KNPB activists were taken to Mimika Regional police station for further examination without warrants. Seven of the KNPB activists were released later that afternoon, while Yakonias and Erichzon remained in custody. Neither were granted access to a lawyer. A few days later, both men were charged with possession of sharp weapons without permits. Their case was seen as connected to the case of Ruben Wakla, who had been arrested at Moses Kalinggin airport (Timika) on 10 September when  he was found carrying hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

During the course of his arrest, Yakonians’s left leg was shot as many as six times: three times in the front thigh, twice in the front shin, and once in his upper foot. Yakonias’ family did not receive the X-rays of bullet wounds. When Yakonias’s wounds worsened during his detention, he did not receive medical treatment for over a week. He received treatment only after his case came to the attention of the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission.

Yakonias Womsiwor and  Erichzon Mandobar, are currently on trial in the Timika City District Court. Their initial hearing was held on 31 January 2019. Both remain in detention at the Mako Brimob Detachment B station (the local headquarters of the Mobile Police Brigade) in Timika.

Yakonias Womsiwor adalah anggota KNPB wilayah Timika, yang tertangkap pertama kalinya pada 19 Oktober 2012. Sekitar pukul 01:00 WIT, Polres Mimika menyerbu rumah anggota KNPB, Alfret Marsyom, dan menangkap Yakonias, beserta 11 aktivis KNPB lainnya. Tanpa adanya surat pemberitahuan penangkapan dan penahanan, aparat kepolisian kemudian menahan ke 12 aktivis itu dan membawa mereka ke Mile 32 Polres Mimika untuk pemeriksaan lanjutan. Selama penahanan, para aktivis itu dipukul dan dipaksa mengakui kepemilikan panah tradisional Biak dan bahan peledak untuk digunakan dalam aksi demonstrasi yang digelar pada 23 Oktober. Pada malam 22 Oktober, Yakonias diinterogasi oleh beberapa aparat bertopeng. Dengan mata tertutup dan kedua tangan diborgol ke belakang, ia dipaksa masuk ke dalam sebuah kotak, dimana aparat terus menginterogasi sambil memukulnya beberapa kali. Setelah aparat mendesaknya untuk memberitahu tempat penyembunyian senjata dan bahan peledak, kepala Yakonias dipopor pistol dan diancam akan dibunuh.

Pada 24 Oktober, ke enam aktivis KNPB dibebaskan, sementara Yakonias serta ke lima aktivis lainnya, Steven Itlay, Romario Yatipai, Paulus Marsyom, Yanto Awerkion dan Alfret Marsyom, tetap ditahan atas tuduhan makar dan kepemilikan bahan peledak. Selain tuntutan kasus makar sesuai Pasal 106 KUHP, ke 6 aktivis KNPB itu awalnya juga dituntut atas kepemilikan bahan peledak sebagaimana diatur dalam UU Darurat No.12 tahun 1951. Namun, dalam pengembangan penyidikan, hanya Yanto Awerkion yang tetap menghadapi tuntutan terkait UU Darurat No.12/ 1951. Sidang perdana Yakonias digelar pada 7 Februari 2013, dengan dakwaan membuat panah Wayar adat Orang Biak. Kemudian, pada 14 Mei 2013, ia divonis bersalah oleh Hakim Pengadilan Negeri Timika dan dijatuhi hukuman delapan bulan penjara.

Yakonias kembali tertangkap pada 26 November 2013, saat ia bersama aktivis KNPB Wilayah Timika lainnya melakukan demonstrasi yang awalnya berlokasi di makam Kelly Kwalik. Pukul 08:15 WIT, aparat gabungan TNI/ Polri menyerbu lokasi pemakaman dan membubarkan secara paksa aksi damai tersebut. Yakonias, beserta ke 30 aktivis lainnya, ditangkap dan dibawa ke Polres Mimika. Mereka kemudian dibebaskan sore harinya, saat ribuan masyarakat Timika mendatangi Polres Mimika untuk menuntut pembebasan mereka.

Pada 15 September 2018, Yakonias ditahan bersama Erichzon Mandobar oleh gabungan aparat TNI/ POLRI Mimika. Keduanya ditangkap bersama 7 orang aktivis KNPB lainnya, saat aparat, tanpa surat penggeledahan dari pengadilan, melakukan penggerebekan sekretariat KNPB Kota Timika, Kebun Siri pada pukul 07:00 WIT. Penggerebekan itu merupakan kelanjutan perkara Jakob Fabian, turis warga Polandia, yang sebelumnya telah tertangkap pada 26 Agustus. Tanpa surat pemberitahuan penangkapan dan penahanan, ke 9 aktivis KNPB itu lalu dibawa ke Polres Mimika untuk pemeriksaan lanjutan. Aparat kemudian membebaskan ke 7 aktivis KNPB sore harinya, sementara tetap menahan Yakonias dan Erichzon tanpa pendampingan kuasa hukum mereka. Beberapa hari kemudian, status keduanya berubah menjadi tersangka dengan tuduhan kepemilikan senjata tajam tanpa ijin. Penangkapan dan penahanan Yakonias dan Erichzon ini berhubungan dengan pengembangan perkara penangkapan Ruben Wakla yang ditangkap di bandara Moses Kalinggin Timika pada 10 September karena kedapatan membawa ratusan amunisi.

Saat penangkapan, kaki kiri Yakonias ditembak sebanyak enam tembakan; tiga tembakan di paha bagian depan, dua di tulang kering bagian depan, dan satu tembakan di telapak kaki bagian atas. Atas bukti pemeriksaan medis ini, pihak keluarga Yakonias tidak menerima hasil rontgen luka 6 tembakan tersebut. Kondisi luka tembakan Yakonias makin memburuk, setelah lebih dari seminggu ia tidak menerima pengobatan dari petugas medis. Lukanya baru mendapat pengobatan serius, ketika kasusnya menjadi perhatian Komnas HAM RI.