West Papua independence activist arrested

Leading West Papuan independence activist arrested in Jayapura

Buchtar Tabuni is a member of the executive committee of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua.

Suara Papua reported that police suspected Mr Tabuni was an instigator of recent riots related to large anti-racism and pro-independence protests in recent weeks.

The arrest of Mr Tabuni by Brimob paramilitary police is the latest of dozens of arrests in Papua in a security forces crackdown after the widespread protests in the region.