2) Solve human rights abuse before discussing new provinces, Papua local council tells Jakarta
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1) Papuan police chief warns of threats posed by armed Papuan criminals
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Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw has warned that armed Papuan criminals would likely launch disturbances in the future at the mining sites of gold and copper mining firm PT Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura Sub-district.
"There have been indications that the armed Papuan criminals will disrupt the company's operational activities. To anticipate any unexpected eventuality, the security personnel beef up security in the area," he told ANTARA in Jayapura on Monday.
According to reports that he received, several groups of armed Papuan rebels from Pegunungan Tengah in Jayawijaya District had been spotted in Intan Jaya District. They were seen moving toward the mining areas of PT Freeport Indonesia, he said.
Waterpauw said he had ordered the security agencies' special team members to continue monitoring the movements of the criminals, he said, adding that civil and religious leaders were also approached to prevent residents from being provoked by the groups.
Apart from the police efforts to beef up security prior to the commemoration of the Free Papua Movement's (OPM's) anniversary in early December, he said extra security personnel, deployed from outside Papua Province, were not needed.
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In general, the security situation across Papua Province remains under control, he added.
Meanwhile, prior to the commemoration of the West Papua National Committee's (KNPB's) anniversary on Nov 19, the police in Mimika, Papua Province, have also intensified security throughout the district.
Security was increased in Timika, the capital city of Mimika District, by stepping up routine patrolling to offer a sense of security and safety to the local residents, Mimika Police Chief, Adjunct Sen. Coms. I Gusti Gede Era Adhinata, stated.
"The more intensified patrols in vulnerable areas are not merely conducted as precautionary measures ahead of the commemoration of KNPB's anniversary, but they are also held to make the local community members aware of the police presence," he said.
Adhinata remarked that the KNPB had been striving to counter the spread of an ideology running counter to the basic principles of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. As a result, police officers will take stern actions against its members and loyalists.
"We are taking stern actions against them, if they violate Indonesia's laws," he noted, adding that the National Police and Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) have continued to monitor the movements of armed Papuan rebels in the areas of Tembagapura Sub-district.
(INE)
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"There have been indications that the armed Papuan criminals will disrupt the company's operational activities. To anticipate any unexpected eventuality, the security personnel beef up security in the area," he told ANTARA in Jayapura on Monday.
According to reports that he received, several groups of armed Papuan rebels from Pegunungan Tengah in Jayawijaya District had been spotted in Intan Jaya District. They were seen moving toward the mining areas of PT Freeport Indonesia, he said.
Waterpauw said he had ordered the security agencies' special team members to continue monitoring the movements of the criminals, he said, adding that civil and religious leaders were also approached to prevent residents from being provoked by the groups.
Apart from the police efforts to beef up security prior to the commemoration of the Free Papua Movement's (OPM's) anniversary in early December, he said extra security personnel, deployed from outside Papua Province, were not needed.
Related news: Indonesian police beef up security in Papua's Mimika District
In general, the security situation across Papua Province remains under control, he added.
Meanwhile, prior to the commemoration of the West Papua National Committee's (KNPB's) anniversary on Nov 19, the police in Mimika, Papua Province, have also intensified security throughout the district.
Security was increased in Timika, the capital city of Mimika District, by stepping up routine patrolling to offer a sense of security and safety to the local residents, Mimika Police Chief, Adjunct Sen. Coms. I Gusti Gede Era Adhinata, stated.
"The more intensified patrols in vulnerable areas are not merely conducted as precautionary measures ahead of the commemoration of KNPB's anniversary, but they are also held to make the local community members aware of the police presence," he said.
Adhinata remarked that the KNPB had been striving to counter the spread of an ideology running counter to the basic principles of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. As a result, police officers will take stern actions against its members and loyalists.
"We are taking stern actions against them, if they violate Indonesia's laws," he noted, adding that the National Police and Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) have continued to monitor the movements of armed Papuan rebels in the areas of Tembagapura Sub-district.
(INE)
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2) Solve human rights abuse before discussing new provinces, Papua local council tells Jakarta
Benny Mawel The Jakarta Post
Jayapura / Mon, November 18, 2019 / 02:12 pm
The Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) has reiterated its reluctance to Jakarta’s plan to establish new provinces in Papua, saying the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo should first address human rights violations in the country’s easternmost region.
MRP chairman Timotius Murib said the formation of new provinces would only “worsen the situation” in the region, as it might add more violence committed by the authorities in the name of security, worsen economic inequality and depopulate lands of natives Papuans.
“We should sit together first. We should solve cases of human rights abuse before talking about forming new provinces,” Timotius told The Jakarta Postrecently.
Home Minister Tito Karnavian previously said the government would consider proposals from Papuan local figures regarding the establishment of two new provinces, namely South Papua and the Central Highlands, to be carved out of the province of Papua.
The assembly, a state-sanctioned representative council consisting of Papuans, has previously rejected the plan.
Timotius went on to tell the Post that the government should prioritize solving past and recent cases of human rights abuse, including a racial abuse incident in East Java in August, in which Papuan students in Surabaya were called “monkeys” and other things by security staff and members of mass organizations.
The incident provoked local people across the provinces of Papua and West Papua to launch a series of protests condemning the racial abuse. Some of the protests eventually led to riots that damaged several facilities in cities and regencies across the restive provinces.
“This human rights issue can’t be solved by forming new provinces. It requires eye-to-eye talks between children of the nation,” Timotius added.
MRP member Nicolaus Degey said Jokowi had yet to fulfill his promises to Papuans to solve past human rights violation cases in the province, including the Paniai shooting in 2014.
In the incident, five civilians, including four students, died, allegedly after being shot by security personnel in Paniai.
“He [Jokowi] should fulfill such a promise, as it is already his second presidential term,” Nicolaus said. (kuk)
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