Pilot Susi Air Philip Mark Dibebaskan Usai Disandera OPM Selama 1,5 Tahun
SEAToday.com, Jayapura - Pilot Susi Air Kapten Philip Mark Marthens yang disandera oleh Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM)/Kelompok Kriminal Bersenjata (KKB) pimpinan Egianus Kogoya, akhirnya dibebaskan.
Pilot berkewarganegaraan Selandia Baru ini disandera oleh Kelompok Kriminal Bersenjata (KKB) pimpinan Egianus Kogoya sejak 7 Februari 2023.
"Satgas Operasi Damai Cartenz 2024 selama ini mengedepankan upaya soft approach daripada hard approach dan itu terbukti pada Sabtu, 21 September 2024 Pilot Philip berhasil dijemput oleh Tim Gabungan TNI-Polri yang tergabung dalam Satgas Damai Cartenz 2024," kata Kaops Damai Cartenz 2024 Brigjen Pol Faizal Ramadhani dalam siaran pers yang diterima di Jayapura, Sabtu, 21 September 2024, dilansir Antara.
Menurut Faizal, pilot asal Selandia Baru ditahan oleh OPM pimpinan Egianus Kogoya di Nduga, Papua Pegunungan selama 1,5 tahun dan selama periode tersebut Pemerintah Indonesia terus melakukan upaya pembebasan.
"Upaya yang dilakukan dengan mengedepankan pendekatan melalui tokoh agama, tokoh gereja, tokoh adat dan keluarga dekat dari Egianus Kogoya," ujarnya.
Ia menjelaskan pendekatan ini penting dilakukan untuk meminimalisir ada korban jiwa, baik dari aparat maupun masyarakat sipil, tetapi sekaligus menjaga keselamatan dari pilot Philip.
Kasatgas Humas Operasi Damai Cartenz 2024 AKBP Bayu Suseno mengatakan pilot Philip berhasil dibebaskan dan dijemput oleh tim gabungan bertempat di Kampung Yuguru, Distrik Maibarok, Kabupaten Nduga dan langsung diterbangkan menuju Mako Brimob Batalyon B/Timika.
"Hari ini kami berhasil menjemput pilot Philip dalam keadaan sehat, kemudian diterbangkan dari Nduga langsung menuju Timika," katanya.
Satgas menerbangkan Mehrtens ke Timika untuk proses cek kesehatan. Setelah dinyatakan sehat, Mehrtens diterbangkan dari Timika menuju ke Jakarta dengan menggunakan pesawat terbang milik TNI AU.
Setelah itu, pilot Phillip diterbangkan ke Jakarta dan pesawat TNI Angkatan Udara yang ditumpanginya tiba di Landasan Udara Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, Sabtu, 21 September 2024 pukul 22.26 WIB.
Setibanya di Jakarta, Phillip telah diserahkan oleh Pemerintah RI yang diwakili oleh Menko Polhukam Hadi Tjahjanto kepada Duta Besar Selandia Baru untuk Indonesia Kevin Burnett yang mewakili pemerintah negaranya.
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