Jakarta, July 3 -- Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago has condemned the brutal attack by an armed criminal group (KKB) that killed a United States pilot, Nicholas F Goselin, in Papua Pegunungan on Thursday (July 2).

"I strongly condemn the burning of the aircraft and the heinous act against the AMA aircraft pilot, which is strongly suspected to have been carried out by the KKB," Djamari said in a press release received here on Friday.

According to Djamari, the perpetrators must be dealt with firmly, as they had killed someone and threatened the security of the Papuan people.

The ministry, says Djamari, will encourage the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) to continue p...