1) PNG Minister - identifying border rebels hard

1) PNG Minister - identifying border rebels hard

2) PAPUA GOVERNOR TO BE IN TIMIKA TO RESOLVE TRIBAL CONFLICT

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1) PNG Minister - identifying border rebels hard

Updated at 7:53 am on 13 May 2014

Papua New Guinea's Defence Minister denies that Indonesia's military has established installations on PNG territory.

Fabian Pok says that with Indonesian officials he has discussed reports their military set up a base in PNG's Western Province.

Dr Pok says there is no permanent establishment by the Indonesian military in PNG.

Meanwhile, he says the government is working with Indonesia to investigate a recent spate of skirmishes involving the Indonesian military and members of the OPM Free West Papua Movement at the PNG border.

Dr Pok has played down reports that PNG's Defence Force has a problem with the Indonesians making incursions across the border in pursuit of OPM rebels.

"Because as I told you earlier, it's thick, thick forest so we don't know who is who. How can you tell an OPM member from a villager who is gardening on one side and living on the other side of the border. They're one and the same people, they all look alike."

Fabian Pok

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2) PAPUA GOVERNOR TO BE IN TIMIKA TO RESOLVE TRIBAL CONFLICT

tabloidjubi.com May 14th, 2014 0 Comment

Jayapura, 13/5 (Jubi) – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe and local leaders in Timika to discuss ways to resolve the tribal conflict there.  

“Soon the Governor, Forkompimda (Local Leaders Communication Forum) and the Association of Papua Central Highlands Regents will come to Timika to try to resolve the conflict,” First Assistance to Papua’s Welfare Department, Doren Wakerwa told reporters in Jayapura on Tuesday (13/5).

He said certain took advantage of the conflict for their own benefit. He further said any conflict-resolution would be based on national and customary laws.
“We will support the disputing parties if they want to use the Customary Law to solve their conflict. We will sit together with the people who represent all elements of community in Timika and voice their aspirations to the local or provincial governments. Therefore the Association of Papua Central Highlands Regents should be there to listen and together with the Governor, the Military Commander, the Papua Police Chief to find a resolution,” he said.

Earlier, Enembe sent Wakerwa  together with the Military Commander and the Papua Police Chief to Timika. During the mission, the Dani Tribe promised to end the war but they said they would respond if attacked.
“But the reality is it is still continuing. What’s behind this?” he said.

He said the creation of a negotiation team has created another problem. “The negotiation team is consisting of the church leaders and tribe chiefs, but we don’t know who will take in charge for the team. But I hope the representative of provincial government in Timika would find a way,” he said.

He further said the Military/Police has conducted the firm actions but the problem is still on going. If the problem still continues it would be affected the second round of the heads election. So we need to calm down the situation first,” he said.

Because, he added, the second round of election is very risky to trigger a conflict in regards that only two candidates would be competed. It made a concern of the provincial government because it would create a new conflict whether they win or defeated.

Earlier, the Governor Lukas Enembe admitted the Provincial Government found a difficulty to resolve the tribal conflict in Timika because it has not yet been able to find the one among the community leaders who able to control the community, especially from the Moni Tribe. (Jubi/Alex/rom

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