UA 86/93 - Papua New Guinea / Bougainville: fear of "disappearance" / extrajudicial killing: Ken Savia, Mr Toromura, Gabriel Tameung

Index Number: ASA 34/001/1993
Date Published: 25 March 1993
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Papua New Guinea

The three men named above were reportedly captured by PNG security forces on 13 and 14 February 1993. There are fears that they may be tortured or executed in detention. In late February the Bougainville Revolutionary Army radio station reported that Ken Savia had been seen being dragged behind a truck in Arawa.