Rivalries could be behind Indonesia mine killings
Posted on 26. Jul, 2009 by admin in Blog News
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine likely stem from rivalries between Indonesian police and military forces who compete for millions in illegal profits for protecting the industry, analysts said. Three people died and another nine have been wounded in five days of ambushes on a private road leading to the mountain mining town of Timika on Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua. The shootings highlight the security challenges for the American company that operates the mine, Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. “Whenever they (security forces) feel they do not receive enough ‘protection fee’ then they orchestrate an attack to show…
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Rivalries could be behind Indonesia mine killings
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