Papua Separatist Leader Arrested in Indonesia, XINHUA From: Xinhua (China) | Date: June 26, 2001 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Xinhua (China)
06-26-2001
JAKARTA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Papuan separatist leader Don Flassy has been
arrested and is now being detained in Abepura penitentiary in Irian Jaya
province, Indonesia, a justice official said on Tuesday. Don Flassy was
arrested on Monday afternoon, accompanied by five lawyers. He surrendered
himself to the Irian Jaya prosecutor' s office on Monday afternoon, head
of the prosecutor's office, Y.M. Tahya said in Jayapura as quoted by Antara
News Agency. Approximately one hour after his arrest Don was taken to the
Abepura state penitentiary. The officer said that Don, one of ...