In fact, this is the source of funds for the KKB Movement in Papua

The Papua Police Chief, Inspector General Mathius D Fakhiri, said that so far there were several alleged sources of KKB funds, ranging from government officials to the seizure of village funds.

However, Fakhiri confirmed that the KKB's main source of funds for obtaining firearms and ammunition came from illegal mining areas in several districts.

"The panning site contributed greatly to the purchase of firearms and ammunition," said the Kapolda in Jayapura, Thursday (08/03/21).

The remote location of illegal mining places minimal supervision from the security apparatus so that this is what KKB uses to obtain funds.

"The areas for panning are usually far from the authorities' supervision, there are (KKB) who come to collect tribute, some of them also pan," explained Inspector General Fakhiri.

At least there are several districts called Fakhiri that have illegal traditional mining areas.

The ones most frequently mentioned are in Mimika Regency, “Paniai, Intan Jaya and part of Yahukimo. If Timika is clear, that's why we move the miners there so that they don't pan again, "he said.

Without mentioning the details of the number, Kapolda Fakhiri believed that from the illegal panning area, the KKB could obtain quite a large amount of funds.

However, he is determined to cut off all sources of KKB funds so that the security situation in Papua can be conducive.

"We will monitor this so that they do not look for money there and the money is used to buy the equipment," said Fakhiri.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Papua Province Emergi and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Service, Frets J. Boray, confirmed that there are illegal mining locations in the four districts.

The distance from the mining locations makes it difficult for the government to reach them so that supervision or even control is difficult.

In fact, he confirmed that mining activities in the four districts were actually taking place and that their status was illegal.

"We have proposed the area, until now a permit has not been issued by the Minister (ESDM) so that we can monitor it, it is still illegal so we cannot do anything," said Frets when contacted by telephone, Friday (09/04/21) .

source: https://topikpapua.com/kapolda-papua- disclosed-sumber-dana- movement-kkb/