The Long and Winding Road to Kwalik's HQ
Tuesday, January 16, 2001
TEMPO correspondent in Irian Jaya, Kristian Ansaka, visited the base of Kelly Kwalik, one of OPM's commanders, last July. The following are excerpts of the journey.
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It was three o'clock before dawn and the rain was pouring down on Timika. I woke up from a deep sleep. Three heavily built men crashed through the door of room 12, Hotel Lawamena, where I was staying. Before I could switch on the lamp, they had dragged me out of the room. "Sir, we have to leave now!" one of them said.
Halfway between sleep and consciousness, I overcame my fear. The man with sideburns introduced himself as Geradus Murib. I was
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