2) PRISONERS IN NABIRE ABLE TO EARN A LIVING
3) “I AM A FATHER AND MOTHER” AND “NAGOSA” IN PAPUA FILM FEST
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1) CLEMENCY FOR UWAMANG, A TEST FOR JOKOWI
Jul 31, 2017
Antonius Uwamang while undergoing trial in Jakarta court 11 years ago – Getty Images
Jayapura, Jubi – Legislator of Papua, Wilhelmus Pigai stated that after the lifelong sentence of the convicted, Antonius Uwamang from Cipinang Prison, Jakarta to Abepura Prison, Jayapura City, Papua succeeded, they are now trying to get the remission (reduction of punishment) or pardon fom the president to Uwamang.
Member of Commission I in the field of politics, law and human rights said, since last week, Anton Uwamang has been transferred to LP Abepura. The next struggle is to seek remission or pardon for Uwamang.
“Regarding remission, which is in the process, the submission of a criminal change from a lifetime to a temporary penalty, has been submitted and hopefully on August this year there is a certainty,” said Wilhelmus Pigai to Jubi, Sunday (July 30).
According to him, the transfer of Anton Uwamang to Papua will facilitate the family to monitor his condition and to visit him.
“For nearly 12 years Anton has been detained at the Cipinang prisons, the family has never visited him, we are grateful that our efforts and the family have asked Anton to be moved has been successful, he has arrived at LP Abe since Tuesday (July 25),” he said. .
He said, in addition to the transfer efforts from LP Cipinang to LP Abepura and the remission (reduction of punishment), he will also fight for pardon or pardon from the president for the convicted person who was charged for shooting in Mimika in 2002.
“So there are three things that we are fighting for: the transfer of detentions has succeeded, then the remissions and pardons are now in process and pending,” he said.
While Vice Chairman of Commission I, Orwan Tolli Wone said when one checked Uwamang track record during his time in Cipinang prison, he should naturally got remission.
“Uwamang is entitled to a remission like any other prisoner, that’s the right of citizens, especially during the duration of the sentence Uwamang has never been in trouble,” Orwan said.
Anton Uwamang was sentenced to life for the shooting of a convoy of employees of PT Freeport Indonesia, on August 21, 2002 which resulted in two Americans, Ricky Lynn Spier (44) and Leon Edwin Burgon (71) and Indonesian citizen Bambang Riwanto killed.
In addition to Anton, his colleagues Yulianus Deikme and Agustinus Anggaibak were convicted 15 years in prison. Yairus Kiwak, Rev. Isaac Onawame, Esau Onawame and Hardi Sugumol were charged eight years in prison.
A test for Jokowi
The struggle for clemency for Uwamang will be a test for Indonesian President, Joko Widodo. Although he once freed five Papuan political prisoners in May 2015, none of them are a lifelong convict. The president who is familiarly called Jokowi is also considered to never prove his government’s commitment to solve the problem of alleged violations of Human Rights in Papua, along with democratic space in Papua.
Setara Institute some time ago mentioned in the policy span, it is proven that President Joko Widodo has no policy in solving cases of human rights violations and democratic conditions in Papua. This can be seen from the absence of any regulations or legislation concerning human rights issues.
In contrast, Jokowi only political maneuvered by attempting to open partial democracy taps such as granting pardons to political prisoners, lifting up restrictions on foreign press, and forming a team to resolve human rights cases in Papua, have not solving the problems of Papua holistically.
“The presidential political steps seem ambiguous and contradictory. On one hand, the president grants clemency to five political prisoners and grants foreign press freedom. But on the other hand, the government made a massive arrest against the peacefull demonstration of the people of Papua. In fact, the President is actually planning to build a new territorial command and police mobile brigade, Navy base, and add more troops to Papua. This further demonstrates that governments is still present his militaristic and repressive approach to Papuan society, “said Bonar Tigor Naipospos, Deputy Director of Setara Institute.
In international forums, continued Naipospos, Jokowi runs a diplomacy ‘turn a blind eye’ by denying all complaints and information about human rights violations in Papua.
In many forums, the government is more defensive without adequate foundation. The international government’s arrogance by ignoring the human rights situation report is evidence of a denial of the humanist policy that Jokowi had promised.(*)
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2) PRISONERS IN NABIRE ABLE TO EARN A LIVING
Jul 31, 2017
Nabire, Jubi – Despite being in prison, the Nabire Class IIB prisoners were able to support their children and wives from behind bars.
“We from within can spare money for the family. This is because a lot of activities in prisons canmake money,” said Adrian, a resident toJubi, Monday (July 24).
Adrian said the people in the prison are like him, give them the opportunity to use the yard by planting vegetables, making handicrafts, and working in the workshop. The result is to be sold and turned out to support his family.
“The results are made for savings, for personal needs in prisons and we set aside for children’s wives at home. If the wifes comes,” he said.
Lina, a female prisoner, added that female assisted people also get the same opportunities as male guardians.
“We make yellow rice, snacks such as fried foods. Later we sell them to friends during break time. But also to the officers and outside community who would like to buy. Sometimes there are also orders from certain people,“ she said.
Yunita, a wife of the target villagers confessed that during her husband’s stay in prison she and herfamily could be endowed. Their father continue to give them money. “I know he has activities to work in vegetable garden or other work and the money is given to us at home,” she said.
Nabire chief prison, Yosep B. Yembisa explained that the program is one of the Prisoners Empowerment Movement (Gerdana) designed to eliminate the impression of imprisonment as a scary place.
“We want to train them so they can be independent after released. That is why they are need to be empowered,“ he explained.
The activities in Nabire Class IIB Prison that make money include the work of yard for planting various vegetables, various handicrafts such as making photo frames and cabinets from old newspapers, industrial workshops ie, desk chairs, cabinets, motor workshop and the production of brick pres, flower, tools to burn fish and a variety of other skills. (*)
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3) “I AM A FATHER AND MOTHER” AND “NAGOSA” IN PAPUA FILM FEST
Jul 31, 2017
Wamena, Jubi – “I’m a Father and Mother” and “Nagosa” (Mama), two documentary films by Nelson Lokobal and Christian Kogoya, tells much about native social life of the Baliem Valley.
Prior to its premiere at the Papua Film Festival (FFP) on August 7-9 in Merauke, Nelson (19) and Christina, a high school XII student, revealed a bit of the story behind their work.
“I am a Father and Mother” by Nelson, tells of the struggle of Desiana Sorabut, a 6th grader, along with her two siblings, shall live without their parents.
“So, the story is about Desiana parents who died when her still in grade 2 of elementary school,” said Nelson in Wamena.
In the film, Nelson describes the power of a girl as small as Desiana who was forced to take on the role of a parent in a family. After sitting in 6th grade, she does all the work like other parents in her village to keep her ‘kitchen aflame’ on.
“Wake up in the morning, she must go to the garden to get the vegetables and sell it to the city … During the day after school,s he must return to the garden to plant vegetables and hipere (sweet potato). Keep the garden so that there are always crops … at least there are vegetables with hipere in the kitchen. That’s what she did for herself and siblings,” he said.
Not just taking care of his garden. One of her parents’ treasures is a pig. Pig farm in the yard of the house. Occasionally, he sells boiled peanuts his garden produce, at school.
“The fate of children like Desiana is similar to many people in the city of Wamena … the story was for me interested so I made the film,” Nelson explained.
Another worthy documentary film is “Nagosa.” The high school student XII’s film tells the story of the role of a woman and mother, who works hard to sustain the needs of her family, even to support her husband’s education.
Every day, Nagosa must travel 4 km from her home in the suburb of Wamena to the center of the city.
Christina said, “Every day, I swees the road around the town of Wamena. From the job, she earned a wage from the local government. In addition, he also sells firewood,” she said.
Those two stories are included in a series of Papuan documentaries on the FFP next week.
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