2) Jokowi blames armed group for violence in Wamena
3) Police name six more suspects in Waena case
4) Transportation ministry prepares ships to evacuate Wamena's refugees
5) Rights body pushes for comprehensive probe into Wamena's riot
6) Jokowi urges Papuans to not believe hoax, slander
7) Papua, West Sumatera Leaders Meet Following Wamena Riot
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1) 3,225 refugees in Jayapura, confirms coordinating minister
5 hours ago
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The number of refugees in Jayapura, Papua due to the deadly riots in Wamena, currently has reached 3,225, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto said. "Now, the situation in Wamena is conducive, but the non-Papuan people are still traumatized," Wiranto said, during a press conference, at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Jakarta, Monday.
The feeling of trauma for non-Papuan migrants was one common to human beings after the deadly unrest that occurred in Wamena.
As a result, non-Papuan migrants have requested that they be evacuated to the Papua provincial capital of Jayapura, he said.
The migrants were driving the regional economy, both in Papua and West Papua, Wiranto explained.
"So, you can imagine, if they leave Wamena, who drives the economy in that area," he said.
Currently, the Ministry of Social Affairs has assisted refugees by providing adequate food and health care, through the Ministry of Health.
The most important thing is neutralizing the trauma with a guarantee of security and an understanding, Wiranto said.
"Because, they run various kinds of businesses in Wamena," he remarked.
Moreover, there has been a symbiosis of mutualism between Papuans and migrants who have opened a business for basic needs, Wiranto said.
"This is a system that has been running for decades. If the system is damaged, it will disturb the community in Wamena," he said.
Papuan community leaders and the local government asked non-Papuan migrants to reopen their businesses as usual to serve the needs of the people, he said. (INE)
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The feeling of trauma for non-Papuan migrants was one common to human beings after the deadly unrest that occurred in Wamena.
As a result, non-Papuan migrants have requested that they be evacuated to the Papua provincial capital of Jayapura, he said.
The migrants were driving the regional economy, both in Papua and West Papua, Wiranto explained.
"So, you can imagine, if they leave Wamena, who drives the economy in that area," he said.
Currently, the Ministry of Social Affairs has assisted refugees by providing adequate food and health care, through the Ministry of Health.
The most important thing is neutralizing the trauma with a guarantee of security and an understanding, Wiranto said.
"Because, they run various kinds of businesses in Wamena," he remarked.
Moreover, there has been a symbiosis of mutualism between Papuans and migrants who have opened a business for basic needs, Wiranto said.
"This is a system that has been running for decades. If the system is damaged, it will disturb the community in Wamena," he said.
Papuan community leaders and the local government asked non-Papuan migrants to reopen their businesses as usual to serve the needs of the people, he said. (INE)
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has blamed a local armed group for the deadly riots in Wamena, Papua, last week, which killed at least 33 people, ordering authorities to hunt down those responsible for the unrest.
In a press conference on Monday, Jokowi said an armed criminal group (KKB) had come down from the mountains of Jayawijaya regency, torched people’s houses and instigated riots that sent thousands of residents fleeing the affected areas for fear of further violence.
He did not elaborate on the name of the group or who its leaders may be.
“I have ordered Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister [Wiranto], the Indonesian Military [TNI] and the police to chase after uncaptured rioters,” he said.
The President, who also extended his condolences to victims’ families, emphasized that security forces had been working hard to protect all citizens as he brushed aside concerns that the riots in Wamena stemmed from ethnic conflict.
Wamena saw violent unrest last Monday as a mob, reportedly native Papuans, set buildings on fire, destroying vehicles and attacking people with weapons.
The fatalities were mostly non-native Papuans, according to authorities.
Previous reports said that around 6,700 residents have turned shelters in Wamena, including at the TNI headquarters, while 2,670 others have fled the city with the help of the Air Force.
Another 10,000 people have signed up to be airlifted out, according to the commander of the Silas Parepare Air Base in Jayapura, Air Cdre. Tri Bowo Budi Santoso.
“[The evacuation] to Jayapura is set to continue because there are those who fear [for their lives], but we continue to call on the public to remain in Wamena because our security forces can secure [the city],” said Jokowi.
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3) Police name six more suspects in Waena case
2 hours ago
Jayapura (ANTARA) - The Papua Provincial Police have named six more suspects in the case of torture against security personnel at Waena Expo Hall in the Papua provincial capital of Jayapura. The naming of the new suspects brought to 13 the number of people suspected of involvement in the incident leading to the death of an army soldier, Chief of the Public Relations Section of the Papua Provincial Police Senior Commissioner Ahmad Kamal said in Jayapura Monday night.
The six people identified by their initials as BT, BK, AM, PY, TW and AY, were named suspects in the incident after the police conducted intensive investigations into the whereabouts of 20 students, he said.
Last Tuesday (September 24), the police identified seven suspects by their initials, AA, AD, YK, JK, YK, EB and MK in the case which killed Chief Private Zulkifli of the Raider Infantry Battalion 751 and injured six personnel of the Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) unit.
The six Brimob personnel sustained injuries after the demonstrators hurled stones at them. The incident occurred while the demonstrators were being sent home aboard 15 trucks from Cendrawasih University campus.
However, shortly before arriving at Waena Bridge they asked the truck drivers to drop them off and then attacked on-duty security personnel.
The demonstrating students were being sent home as they attempted to camp in the campus and set up a command post there. (INE)
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The six people identified by their initials as BT, BK, AM, PY, TW and AY, were named suspects in the incident after the police conducted intensive investigations into the whereabouts of 20 students, he said.
Last Tuesday (September 24), the police identified seven suspects by their initials, AA, AD, YK, JK, YK, EB and MK in the case which killed Chief Private Zulkifli of the Raider Infantry Battalion 751 and injured six personnel of the Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) unit.
The six Brimob personnel sustained injuries after the demonstrators hurled stones at them. The incident occurred while the demonstrators were being sent home aboard 15 trucks from Cendrawasih University campus.
However, shortly before arriving at Waena Bridge they asked the truck drivers to drop them off and then attacked on-duty security personnel.
The demonstrating students were being sent home as they attempted to camp in the campus and set up a command post there. (INE)
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