Egianus Kogoya (born 1999) is a military commander of the Free Papua Movement (OPM).
Egianus Kogoya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999 (age 24–25) Mugi District, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua, Indonesia |
| Allegiance | Free Papua Movement |
| Years of service | 2017-present |
| Battles / wars | Papua conflict |
Early life and education
editEgianus was born in Mugi District in 1999.[1][2] He is the son of TPNPB-OPM member, Silas Elimin Kogoya[3] or Daniel Yudas Kogoya,[4] who participated in Mapenduma hostage crisis. He studied his primary education in Mugi and later dropped out.[5] After finishing his primary education, he went to Wamena in 2011 to continue high school. During high school, he was known for refusing to sing Indonesia Raya and salute the flag during the morning flag ceremony. This resulted in attention from the school teachers and he was often reprimanded.[6]
Free Papua Movement
editEgianus was appointed as the Commander of Ndugama III Command on 16 October 2018.[7] Egianus claimed that the group received weapons and ammunition from Indonesian National Armed Forces soldiers and police officers.[8]
His first known attack was in December 2017, when his group killed Yovicko Sondakh, a Trans-Papua Highway worker in Mugi District. In 2018, Kogoya was responsible for the Kenyam Airport shooting, abducting teachers and medical personnel in Mapenduma and Nduga massacre.[9]
In February 2022, Egianus announced that his group underwent restructuring and expanded their area of operation to Intan Jaya Regency.[10] In the aftermath of the OPM attack at the marine post in Kenyam on 26 March 2022, Indonesia wanted to have negotiations with Egianus Kogoya. Egianus, however, refused the dialogue offer.[11] He claimed responsibility for the killing of 11 people in Nogolait, who he accused of being spies.[12] On 16 August 2022, he issued a statement to Nduga Regional Government and TNI imploring them not to enter and develop Alguru since it was an OPM base.[13]
On 7 February 2023, he ordered his group to attack a plane in Paro and kidnap the pilot, Philip Mehrtens and the Indonesian passengers (Demanus Gwijangge, Minda Gwijangge, Pelenus Gwijangge, Meita Gwijangge and an infant, Wetina W).[14][15] He later released a video in May 2023 and threatened to execute the pilot if Indonesia still refuses to negotiate and demanded Indonesia and New Zealand have a dialog on Papuan independence.[16]
Egianus threatened to assassinate Edison Gwijangge, the acting regent of Nduga for visiting certain districts in Nduga by plane on 4 October.[17] On 16 October, Egianus's faction and Elkius Kobak's faction killed seven miners and burned three excavators, two trucks, and miner camps in Seradala District, Yahukimo on 16 October.[18]
References
edit- ^ Kumparan, Kumparan. "Profil Egianus Kogoya, Pemimpin KKB Papua yang Bakar Susi Air dan Sandera Pilot". kumparan.com. Kumparan. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Samah 2019, p. iv.
- ^ VOI, VOI. "Profil Egianus Kogoya Pimpinan KKB di Nduga, Buron TNI dan Polri". voi.id. VOI. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ McBeth, John (2023-02-15). "A kidnapping puts Papua on a razor's edge". Asia Times. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Samah 2019, p. 44.
- ^ Nugroho, Andreas Chris Febrianto. "Masa Kecil Egianus Kogoya Jadi Sebab Bos KKB Itu Jadi Sosok Mengerikan". sosok.grid.id. Grid. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Sulistya, Prima; Hastanto, Ikhwan. "Kawasan Nduga di Papua Kembali Memanas, Ribuan Pengungsi Terkatung-Katung". vice.com. VICE. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Kopeuw, Imelda. "Egianus Kogoya : We were buying weapons and ammunition from the TNI and Polri". suarapapua.com. Suara Papua. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ BBC, BBC. "Siapa Egianus Kogoya, 'otak' serangan pekerja proyek di Papua". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Suara Papua, Suara Papua. "Egianus Kogeya Lebarkan Sayap Gerilya ke Intan Jaya". suarapapua.com. Suara Papua. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Setiawan, Aristo. "Egianus Kogoya: TPNPB-OPM Menolak Upaya Dialog Damai Artikel ini telah tayang di JPNN.com dengan judul "Egianus Kogoya: TPNPB-OPM Menolak Upaya Dialog Damai". jpnn. JPNN. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Jubi, Jubi. "Egianus Kogoya nyatakan bertanggung jawab atas penyerangan di Nduga". jubi.id. Jubi. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Tabloid Jubi, Tabloid Jubi. "TPNPB peringatkan Pemkab Nduga untuk tidak masuk dan membangun Alguru". jubi.id. Tabloid Jubi. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Husada, Trisha. "TPNPB-OPM rilis video dan foto 'pilot Susi Air asal Selandia Baru' yang disandera". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Fajar Papua, Fajar Papua. "16 Anggota KKB Masuk DPO, Polda Papua Catat Kelompok Egianus Kogoya Sudah Lakukan 65 Aksi Kejahatan". fajarpapua.com. Fajar Papua. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ BBC, BBC. "Nasib pilot Susi Air dan dugaan perpecahan para pimpinan TPNPB - 'Kami mau bebaskan pilot Selandia Baru pada Mei lalu, tapi Egianus menolaknya'". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Cepos Online, Cepos Online. "KKB Egianus Kogoya Ancam Tembak Pj Bupati Nduga, Ini Alasannya". ceposonline.com. Cepos Online. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Tabloid Jubi, Tabloid Jubi. "TPNPB nyatakan bertanggung jawab atas penyerangan tambang di Yahukimo". jubi.id. Tabloid Jubi. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Samah, Kristin (2019). Duka Dari Nduga. Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN 9786020635606.