List of assassinations
Date Victim ( s ) Notes
April 26 , 1984 Arnold Ap , songman and ethnomusicologist Shot in back by Indonesian military unit upon release from prison
March 14 , 1996 Thomas Wainggai , Independence leader Allegedly poisoned by Indonesian intelligence officers in Cipinang prison
November 10 , 2001 Theys Eluay , West Papuan Independence movement leader Assassinated by Kopassus officers after attending a military dinner , Jayapura , Papua
December 16 , 2009 Kelly Kwalik , West papuan guerrilla leader Assassinated by Detachment 88 officers in Timika , West Papua
June 14 , 2012 Mako Tabuni , Chairman of main civil resistance independence organisation , West Papua National Committee ( KNPB ) Assassinated by Detachment 88 officers in Jayapura , West Papua
Oceania -- West Papua
This is a list of assassinations, sorted by location. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.