Indonesia, Sept. 17 -- Chief of the TNI Habema Joint Operations Command Brig. Gen. Riyanto ordered an air evacuation on Thursday for Sinta Bilolo, widow of Aris Sanda, who was killed by an armed OPM group, from Mbua to Wamena in Papua Highlands Province.

"We ordered the evacuation by air because ground transportation along the Mbua-Wamena route was disrupted," Riyanto said in a written statement issued in Wamena on Thursday.

He said the evacuation was conducted to ensure Sinta could travel safely while ground access remained unavailable.

"From Mbua, Sinta and her two companions, Haryati and Murni, were evacuated by Bell and Fennec helicopters to Kenyam. They then continued to Wamena aboard a Caravan aircraft. The entire evacuation proc...