Death in the Kawende Mountains
Three Poso residents died at the hands of a Tinombala security task force. Most likely a case of mistaken identity.
Wayan Agus Purnomo
June 9, 2020
A VOIDING an afternoon rainfall, Fardil took shelter at a shack on his plantation by the Kawende Mountain range at Kilometer 9, Poso Pesisir Utara subdistrict in Central Sulawesi’s Poso Regency. It was Tuesday, June 2. Together with his brother, Syarifuddin, and three friends—Anhar, Agus and Muhajir—he had just harvested cocoa and coffee. Agus also brought along his son Firman, 17.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A barrage of gu
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