In the Indonesian province of Papua, around 400 people have attended the funeral procession for rebel leader Kelly Kwalik, who was shot dead last week by police during a raid.

The mourners in the town of Timika used the occasion to criticise the United States mining company Freeport McMoran. The company works Papua province's giant Grasberg mine, which sits on one of the world's biggest gold and copper reserves.

The protesters said the mine was responsible for the death of Mr Kwalik and demanded that it be closed. They also accused Indonesian police of killing Mr Kwalik to earn more protection money from the mining company.

Kelly Kwalik, who was 60 years old, was one of the heads of the Organisation for Free Papua (OPM). Since 1964, the OPM has been fighting for the independence of West Papua, formerly Dutch New Guinea.

The organisation is said to be responsible for violence against foreign workers employed by Freeport McMoran. The mine has long been linked to human rights abuses involving Indonesian troops who secure the facility. Many Papuans complain they have been dispossessed by the mine and denied income from the use of their lands.

Photo of OPM graffiti in Papua from Wikimedia Commons