1996 Timika shooting

Mass shooting in Indonesia May 2021 1996 Timika shooting Mozes Kilangin Airport, Timika, Irian Jaya, Indonesia Soldiers at Mozes Kilangin Airport 15 April 1996 7:00 a.m. WIT Mass shooting, workplace shooting 16 12 (including the perpetrator) Second Lieutenant Sanurip Assault rifle (Pindad SS1?) Depression The 1996 Timika shooting (id Insiden Penembakan Timika 1996) was a mass shooting that took place on 15 April 1996 at the Mozes Kilangin Airport, Timika, Irian Jaya (now Central Papua), Indonesia, by a member of Kopassus Sec. Lt. Sanurip. Sixteen people were killed and eleven others were injured. Chronology According to military spokesmen, Sanurip was reprimanded by another officer for being noisy when he awoke in a hangar that was used by the military as a commando post since the riots in Timika had erupted. As a reaction to this Sanurip began firing with his assault rifle at about 7 a.m. He first shot five other military personnel, including Lieutenant Colonel Adel Gustinigo, commander of Detachment 81, the counter-terrorist arm of the Indonesian army's elite special forces, as well as a major and captain, and then shot indiscriminately at anyone, while running out of the hangar.Musibah di Timika https://web.archive.org/web/20160306154247/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/04/16/0094.html 6 March 2016 , Kompas (16 April 1996)ABRI Officer Kills 15 in Timika https://web.archive.org/web/20160306133816/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/04/18/0009.html 6 March 2016 , Kompas (17 April 1996) Within seconds he killed 16 people – five Kopassus officers, six ABRI soldiers and five civilians, one of them New Zealander Michael Findlay, a helicopter pilot working for Airfast – and injuring another 13 people, ten ABRI officers and three civilians. Sanurip was ultimately subdued by other soldiers after being shot in the leg. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/WORLD-DATELINES-3147225.php 14 die in gun battle at New Guinea airport 2012-12-24 San Francisco Chronicle 1996-04-15 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/soldier-kills-14-in-indonesian-airport-1305133.html Soldier kills 14 in Indonesian airport 2008-10-27 The Independent 1996-04-16 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64660144.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121022025332/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64660144.html usurped 2012-10-22 16 people killed in Indonesian shooting 2008-10-27 Seattle Post-Intelligencer HighBeam Research subscription 1996-04-15 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/1996/0416/96041600063.html 15 killed, 12 injured in gun attack 2008-10-27 The Irish Times 1996-04-16 It is believed that he fired 52 shots in total during his attack on the Airport.Letda Sanurip Tembaki Fellow Kopassus For Canceling A Mission In History Today, April 15 1996 https://voi.id/en/memori/44602 2024-08-06 VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan en Motive The motive behind the rampage was not immediately known, though it was suggested that Sanurip was suffering from depression and was not in a healthy state, perhaps due to a malaria infection. It was further reported that an army transporter, carrying two soldiers killed in Mapenduma, made a fuel stop at Timika airport that morning, and that Sanurip began shooting after seeing their remains and realising that one of them was a friend of his, though it was stated by military spokesmen this information was not true and that there was no connection between the arrival of the bodies and the mass murder. http://www.converge.org.nz/wpapua/The-archives-1996.html Jarkarta probes killing of 15 in Irian Jaya 2012-12-24 Papua New Guinea Post-Courier 1996-04-17 Also repudiated were initial reports that there was a heated argument between Sanurip and his superiors prior to the shooting.14 shot dead as Indonesian officer runs amok https://web.archive.org/web/20160306011912/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/04/17/0001.html 6 March 2016 , The Australian (16 April 1996) Jakarta names NZ pilot killed in shooting https://web.archive.org/web/20110717211347/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/04/18/0022.html 17 July 2011 , The Australian (17 April 1996) Victims Among those who were killed:Six Victims of Timika Shooting Buried in Sorong https://web.archive.org/web/20110717211341/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/04/18/0014.html 17 July 2011, Indonesia Media Network (17 April 1996)Kopassus Berkabung, Bendera Setengah Tiang Berkibar di Tengah https://web.archive.org/web/20160306191336/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/04/18/0074.html 6 March 2016 Republika (18 April 1997)Anggota ABRI Yang Tewas Dimakamkan di Irian Jaya https://web.archive.org/web/20150704081731/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/04/18/0072.html 4 July 2015 , Kompas (17 April 1996) Lieutenant Colonel Adel Gustimigo, 37, Detachment 81/Kopassus Major Gunawan, Detachment 81/Kopassus Captain Djatmiko, 328th Airborne Infantry/Kostrad Sergeant Major Yaswanto, Kopassus First Sergeant Manasye, Komando Rayon Militer Sergeant 2nd class Joko, 752nd Battalion/Kodam VIII/Trikora Private Kasiyanto, 752nd Battalion/Kodam VIII/Trikora Private Misdiyono, 752nd Battalion/Kodam VIII/Trikora Private Mochtar, 752nd Battalion/Kodam VIII/Trikora Private Rudy, 752nd Battalion/Kodam VIII/Trikora Private Triyono, 752nd Battalion/Kodam VIII/Trikora Antonio Budi Afianto, Airfast technician Darmanto Michael Findlay, Airfast pilot Jimmy Watusile Unnamed civilian Among those wounded was Airfast employee Sarjito.Penembak di Timika, Kemungkinan Pelaku Sudah Dibawa Ke JakartaSeptember 2025 InternetArchiveBot Republika (18 April 1996) Two Kopassus and one Kostrad treated in Gatot Subroto Civilian in Pondok Indah Four in Jakarta.December 2021 Aftermath Sanurip was sentenced to death by a military tribunal in Jayapura on 23 April 1997. http://asiapacific.amnesty.org/library/Index/ESLASA210261997?open&of=ESL-IDN Pena de muerte 2012-12-24 Amnesty International 1997-04-25 February 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes After the decision was made public, Amnesty International uttered concerns, because the court had rejected evidence regarding Sanurip's mental health.Death penaltySeptember 2025 InternetArchiveBot , Amnesty International (25 April 1997) The Military High Court in Surabaya dismissed his appeal on 18 June 1997, and also discharged him from the Indonesian Armed Forces and ordered him to pay a nominal court fee, whereupon he lodged an appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court.Death Penalty Appeal in Timika Case https://web.archive.org/web/20110717211328/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1997/09/19/0017.html 17 July 2011 , Amnesty International (18 September 1997) He later died in a hospital.https://books.google.com/books?id=BdETAQAAMAAJ Awaiting Death Tempo 8 December 2003 33 A military tribunal rejected the defence that Second Lieutenant Sanurip was suffering from malaria-induced depression.November 2025 The shooting is one of the deadliest workplace shootings in modern history. See also Papua conflict Fort Lauderdale airport shooting References External links GATRA - Setelah Kata-kata Tidak BerdayaSeptember 2025 InternetArchiveBot (25 May 1996) ALMARHUM LETKOL ADEL IKUT NAIK PANGKAT https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031158/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/05/30/0061.html 4 March 2016 (30 May 1996) Pelaku Musibah Timika akan Segera DisidangkanSeptember 2025 InternetArchiveBot (9 November 1996) "MASIH DIGUNAKANNYA HUKUMAN MATI" https://web.archive.org/web/20160306160208/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1997/05/14/0001.html 6 March 2016 (14 May 1997) FAKSI SIAPA YANG MENEMBAK YUN HAP? https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195454/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1999/09/28/0030.html 6 March 2016 (28 September 1999) ABRI Officer Rages in Timika, Kills 14 PeopleSeptember 2025 InternetArchiveBot Special Team Reports Timika Findings to PresidentSeptember 2025 InternetArchiveBot Hostage Liberation TAPOL Version https://web.archive.org/web/20160602213655/https://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/1996/05/28/0033.html 2 June 2016 Riot shuts down world's largest gold mine Soldier to face firing squad in Indonesia Conboy, Ken: Elite - The Special Forces of Indonesia 1950-2008; Equinox Pub., 2008. (p. 44) 9789793780603 Lieutenant Sanurip from Group Is Battalion 12, who had been deployed on the Irian operation since January, went berserk at the Timika airfield. Firing 52 bullets from his assault rifle, he killed ten fellow soldiers (including the commander and deputy commander of Detachment 81) and six civilians, including a New Zealand pilot flying for Airfast. There was considerable speculation over the reason for the outburst, but it was widely suspected that the lieutenant had had a simmering dispute with his task force commander. Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific, Iss. 2895-2906 ... Officer sentenced to death for 1996 shooting incident in Jayapura Excerpt from report by Indonesian newspaper 'Kompas' (Internet version) The Jayapura Military Court in Irian Jaya on Tuesday (22 April) handed down a death sentence for Infantry Second Lt Sanurip, age 37, an officer of Group 1 of the 12th Battalion of the Special Forces Command. Sanurip was found guilty of shooting fellow ABRI [Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia] personnel and civilians at a Freeport McMoRan Company hangar in Timika, on 15 April 1996. Sanurip immediately decided to appeal the verdict. Presiding Judge Col Amiruddin Rokhim, who was accompanied by members Lt-Col Subiranto and Infantry Maj Akhiruddin, read the verdict for about 85 minutes. In addition, Sanurip was sacked from ABRI and all service medals and national medals that had been awarded to him were revoked... Source: 'Kompas' Jakarta, in Indonesian 23 Apr 97 [8] Soeyono: bukan puntung rokok; Ridma Foundation, 2003. (p. 133) Ada serentetan peristiwa merugikan yang terjadi dalam upaya pembebasan sandera tersebut, misalnya kasus penembakan di hanggar lapangan udara Irian Jaya oleh Sanurip. Sanurip adalah seorang penembak jitu (sniper) dan pelatih tembak tempur yang diterjunkan di daerah operasi untuk membantu pembebasan sandera. Karena stres dan kecewa tidak diikutkan dalam beberapa gerakan operasi, pada suatu subuh dia nekat menembaki siapa saja yang dilihatnya di kawasan landasan lapangan terbang Timika. Sekitar 15 orang menjadi korban penembakan jitu pelatih tembak tempur itu. Yang menjadi korban antara lain Komandan Satgas, yakni seorang perwira menengah Kopassus yang sedang naik daun. Sanurip sendiri bisa ditangkap dan selanjutnya dibawa ke Jakarta untuk diperiksa. Dalam kenyataannya, pemeriksaan dari Komandan Pusat Polisi Militer (Puspom) ABRI Mayjen Syamsu Djalal dan timnya mendapat hambatan karena mereka dilarang masuk ke dalam Ksatrian Kopassus untuk menemui Sanurip. Prabowo kemudian mengambil kesimpulan sendiri bahwa Sanurip merupakan personel yang keadaan mental ideologinya harus dicurigai karena latar belakang keluarganya yang tidak bersih lingkungan. "Kelanjutan penyidikan kasus ini tidak bisa saya ikuti perkembangannya karena saya dinonaktifkan dari dinas .Yang saya dengar berikutnya adalah Sanurip mengalami nasib yang mengenaskan karena bunuh diri di selnya," tutur Soeyono. Terlepas dari kasus Sanurip tersebut, operasi pembebasan sandera terus dilanjutkan dalam keadaan berpacu dengan waktu. Suatu hari, saat Pangab melakukan perjalanan ke Jawa Timur, Soeyono, yang sedang standby di Mabes ABRI, menerima telepon dari Mayjen Syamsir Siregar yang menginformasikan pasukan telah mengendus posisi para penyandera beserta orang-orang yang disanderanya. Posisi tersebut diketahui karena aparat mengerahkan alat-alat monitor canggih. 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