jpnn.com, YALIMO - Papua is heating up again ahead of the revote for the Yalimo regent.
A group burned residents' houses in the Elelim area on Saturday (22/1). There were no fatalities.
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Yalimo Police chief Senior Adjutant Commissioner Hesman Napitupulu confirmed the incident.
"Two houses were burned," said Hesman, Saturday (22/1) night.
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For this incident, 11 people were arrested.
The revote in Yalimo is set to take place on Wednesday (26/1). There are two pairs of candidates for regent and deputy regent, namely Lakius Peyon-Nahum Mabel and Nahor Nekwek-John Wilil.
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On June 29 last year, after the announcement of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the election dispute that decided the revote and aborted the regent candidate Er Dabi, a group of residents set fire to offices and houses.
As a result, 1,137 people were displaced and losses reached Rp 324 billion. (antara/mcr20/jpnn)
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