1) Two different groups involved in Papua attacks: Djoko
3) Peaceful Dialogue between Papua and Indonesia is the best solution
1) Two different groups involved in Papua attacks: Djoko
3) Peaceful Dialogue between Papua and Indonesia is the best solution
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1) Two different groups involved in Papua attacks: Djoko
Fri, February 22 2013 00:35 | 70 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Chief security minister Djoko Suyanto said two different groups had been involved in the attacks on military (TNI) members in Papua that had left eight dead on Thursday morning.
The gunmen that had carried out the attack in Tingginambut in the district of Puncak Jaya that left one dead were believed to belong to the Goliat Tabani group, he said at a press conference here that day.
"The conclusion was based on intelligence information showing that the region has so far been indicated to be the location used by an armed group led by Goliat Tabuni for its activities," he said.
The attack in Tanggulinik, Sinak District, in the district of Puncak that had left seven members of the Sinak Military Resort Command dead meanwhile is believed to have been carried out by an armed group led by Murib, he said.
"This is according to intelligence information which shows that the area has so far been used for the activities of an armed group led by Murib," he said.
The minister however said that no group had so far claimed responsibility for the incidents.
In view of that he said he had ordered the commander of the XVII Cenderawasih Military Command, Major General Christian Zebua, and the Papua Regional Police commander, to coordinate for the arrest of the group members.
"The perpetrators must be caught and immediately judicially processed whoever they are. We hope those who have conducted the attack and ambush must be caught and their identities, groups and motives are known," he said.
The minister appealed to all people especially community leaders, tribal leaders and religious leaders to cooperate with the government to maintain the situation in Papua conducive and not to be provoked by irresponsible persons.
"The incidents did reflect the situation in general in Papua, which remains conducive, so that people still carry out their daily activities smoothly and peacefully," he said.
The minister condemned the violence and "expressed deep condolences to the victims` families." (*)
Comment by Yan Christian Warinussy, Executive-Director of the human rights organisation, LP3BH in Manokwari:
The holding of peaceful dialogue between Papua and Indonesia is the truly just and responsible way forward for the Papuan people and the Indonesian Government in order to resolve the social and political conflict which has lasted between them for such a long time.
At the core of the conflict is a difference of opinion regarding the history of Papua's integration into Indonesia, which began with the holding of the Act of Free Choice held in 1969, which the Indonesian government refers to as 'pepera'. This is a matter that needs to be openly discussed between the Papuan people and the Indonesian government.
This is at the root of the conflict because, to this day and no doubt into the foreseeable future, Papuan people will continue to feel that they have been treated unjustly and inhumanely and continue to feel that they are a people whose rights have been disregarded as a community of people who have never been involved in discussions about their fate since 1962.
When a political conflict emerged between the Indonesian Government and the Government of the Dutch Kingdom regarding the status of the Land of Papua in 1962, it resulted in the signing of the New York Agreement on 15 August 1962. The indigenous Papuan people who were the occupants of the Land of Papua were not involved nor were they ever asked for their opinion on this agreement, either by Indonesia, by the Dutch government, by the United States or by the United Nations.
It should be stressed that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his governmental associates should understand that, in accordance with the law and according to (UN) Resolution 2504, their status was neither final nor was it legally binding. This means that a political solution is extremely important and it should be handled by means of the afore-mentioned Peaceful Dialogue.
As a senior legal advocate in the Land of Papua, I herwith call upon President SBY and his governmental associates to seriously consider the offer to hold a Peaceful Dialogue as the only alternative to resolve this conflict that has already lasted for almost fifty years.
Translated by TAPOL
The gunmen that had carried out the attack in Tingginambut in the district of Puncak Jaya that left one dead were believed to belong to the Goliat Tabani group, he said at a press conference here that day.
"The conclusion was based on intelligence information showing that the region has so far been indicated to be the location used by an armed group led by Goliat Tabuni for its activities," he said.
The attack in Tanggulinik, Sinak District, in the district of Puncak that had left seven members of the Sinak Military Resort Command dead meanwhile is believed to have been carried out by an armed group led by Murib, he said.
"This is according to intelligence information which shows that the area has so far been used for the activities of an armed group led by Murib," he said.
The minister however said that no group had so far claimed responsibility for the incidents.
In view of that he said he had ordered the commander of the XVII Cenderawasih Military Command, Major General Christian Zebua, and the Papua Regional Police commander, to coordinate for the arrest of the group members.
"The perpetrators must be caught and immediately judicially processed whoever they are. We hope those who have conducted the attack and ambush must be caught and their identities, groups and motives are known," he said.
The minister appealed to all people especially community leaders, tribal leaders and religious leaders to cooperate with the government to maintain the situation in Papua conducive and not to be provoked by irresponsible persons.
"The incidents did reflect the situation in general in Papua, which remains conducive, so that people still carry out their daily activities smoothly and peacefully," he said.
The minister condemned the violence and "expressed deep condolences to the victims` families." (*)
Editor: Heru
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3) Peaceful Dialogue between Papua and Indonesia is the best solution
The holding of peaceful dialogue between Papua and Indonesia is the truly just and responsible way forward for the Papuan people and the Indonesian Government in order to resolve the social and political conflict which has lasted between them for such a long time.
At the core of the conflict is a difference of opinion regarding the history of Papua's integration into Indonesia, which began with the holding of the Act of Free Choice held in 1969, which the Indonesian government refers to as 'pepera'. This is a matter that needs to be openly discussed between the Papuan people and the Indonesian government.
This is at the root of the conflict because, to this day and no doubt into the foreseeable future, Papuan people will continue to feel that they have been treated unjustly and inhumanely and continue to feel that they are a people whose rights have been disregarded as a community of people who have never been involved in discussions about their fate since 1962.
When a political conflict emerged between the Indonesian Government and the Government of the Dutch Kingdom regarding the status of the Land of Papua in 1962, it resulted in the signing of the New York Agreement on 15 August 1962. The indigenous Papuan people who were the occupants of the Land of Papua were not involved nor were they ever asked for their opinion on this agreement, either by Indonesia, by the Dutch government, by the United States or by the United Nations.
It should be stressed that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his governmental associates should understand that, in accordance with the law and according to (UN) Resolution 2504, their status was neither final nor was it legally binding. This means that a political solution is extremely important and it should be handled by means of the afore-mentioned Peaceful Dialogue.
As a senior legal advocate in the Land of Papua, I herwith call upon President SBY and his governmental associates to seriously consider the offer to hold a Peaceful Dialogue as the only alternative to resolve this conflict that has already lasted for almost fifty years.
Translated by TAPOL
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