Further information on UA 86/93 (ASA 34/01/93, 25 March) - Papua New Guinea / Bougainville: fear of "disappearance" / extrajudicial killing: Ken Savia, Mr Toromura, Gabriel Tameung

Index Number: ASA 34/002/1993
Date Published: 10 May 1993
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Papua New Guinea

Ken Savia, one of the three men who "disappeared" after being detained by the Papua New Guinea security forces on 13 and 14 February 1993, has reportedly been killed in custody. Reports of his death have heightened fears for the safety of the two other men, whose whereabouts remain unknown.