He was arrested on 3 December 2008, in his house in Sentani  near Jayapura, for organizing a 16 October protest supporting the launch of IPWP in the UK Parliament.
Ia ditahan tanggal 3 Desember 2008 dirumahnya di Sentani, dekat Jayapura, karena ikut menyelenggarakan unjuk rasa 16 Oktober yang mendukung peluncuran IPWP di Parlemen Britania Raya.