REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAYAPURA — The police condemned the unilateral action of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) that attacked and burned educational facilities in Kampung Borban of Okbab District, Bintang Mountains, Central Papua.

Although there were no fatalities in the unilateral action, armed separatists set fire to a school complex that had been used for educational facilities for children in Papua.

Cartenz's head of Peaceful Operations, Brigadier General Faizal Ramadhani, said a check at the scene, which was set on fire by the armed group, was the building of the Okbab State Primary School (SDN).

“We are very sorry that the KKB (Armed Criminal Group) attacked and burned down educational facilities that are desperately needed by indigenous children in Papua in order to learn for a better future for their homeland,” Faizal said, in a press release received by reporters in Jakarta on Monday (15/7/2024).