Finally, Freeport employees go home

Thousands of employees of PT Freeport Indonesia can breathe relieved.

After dibelit situation mencekam, following a shooting incident in Timika road for three-Tembagapura last weekend, yesterday they finally can go home to their families.

Yesterday (26 / 7) at 14.00 WIT, about 1200 employees of PT Freeport transported with 20 units arrived at the bus terminal area 26 check point Gorong-Gorong, Timika. When the terminal out of the door, they claim relieved after about three weeks can not go home due to the situation in the Mile 48-54 is not safe.

''We have three days leave and not feel grateful to arrive safely,''said one of them. He was hesitant to add in the return trip even if already be under guard by strict apparatus. Travel Tembagapura-Timika be normal about two hours, but because there are strict examination, this time molor to four hours.

Regions Gorong-Gorong as a bus terminal transporter yesterday met thousands of employees of Freeport. Good employees who will go down to the Tembagapura and that they will rise to Tembagapura. They were waiting for transport since 10:00.

Jimmy, one of the employees of Freeport, worried that shooting incidents since the emergence of criminal groups from Saturday (11 / 7). Fortunately, although the three weekends should be restrained, safety of employees remains a company priority. ''I am grateful to our trip from Tembagapura smoothly and safely,''he said.

Previously, the transportation management Freeport employees who will go home and go to Tembagapura since Wednesday (22 / 7). As a result, thousands of employees in Tembagapura and hundreds of workers detained in the city of Timika.

Therefore, the atmosphere haru look at thousands of employees that met with the families of faithful waiting in the terminal. Ny Ny Arifin and Ona Wai-rara, for example. They are terrified because her husband did not return three weeks because of these armed incidents. I am grateful to my husband''with colleagues arrived safely, said Ona Ny Wairara with eyes glisten.

After bringing down the family and employees, bus-bus and then take away the employees of Freeport finished leave or have not terangkut.

Some of last week this atmosphere does not feel secure employees of PT Freeport due to armed attacks made people not known. Attack resulted in several people killed, both foreign citizens and people of Indonesia. Including officers from the security police.

Due to lift-off for the shooting, the police chase the suspect and have some proves a local citizen who was suspected to be involved in violence in action.

Meanwhile, the shooting by an unknown group on the road going back miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI). The umpteenth time occurs at around 10.00 WIT Saturday (24 / 7) at Mile Post (MP) 52, Canton Tembagapura, Mimika regency, Papua.

Kapolda Papua Irjen Pol F.X. Good Ekodanto represented the Head of Public Relations (PR Kabid) Polda Papua are calling AKBP Nurhabri Radar Timika (Jawa Pos Group), said before the incident, seven members of the combined police and military patrol of the MP 54 to MP 52. When arrived at the MP 52, said AKBP Nurhabri, the seven members of the joint ditembaki criminal armed groups.

After the attack, the perpetrator is identified more than three people that fled to the forest. Seen''by the members at that time two people hold the weapon, while the other hold a big knife, "he said then there is no mention of the soul of the victim or injured in these events.