2) Doctrine of NKRI introduced to the youth Papuan since an early age
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1) Police disperse student fundraising for Veronica Koman
News Desk August 31, 2020 7:54 am
Student Solidarity for Veronica Koman in Jayapura City forcibly dispersed by the Police (Jubi/IST)
Jayapura, Jubi – Abepura Sector Police of Jayapura Municipality dispersed fundraising activity by Papuan Student Solidarity for Veronica Koman in Jayapura City this month.
“The Police forcibly dispersed us,” said Yops Itlay, fundraising partisan.
According to Itlay, the Police discharged the fundraising activities held by students at Abepura and Kamkey-Tanah Hitam traffic lights without explanation. Instead, they disregarded the letter of notification sent by students informing the event.
“They did not tell us anything when we asked the reason. We said that we already sent the letter to Abepura Sector Police, they said we should send it to the Municipal Police instead. We think it is only their alibi given that we could organise a similar event without prior notification,” he said.
Markus Haluk, the Chairman of Coordination Office of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) to comment, told Jubi that the Indonesian Government and Police had lost their arguments in facing the humanitarian solidarity for Papua.
“Indonesia has lost its common sense, and the security forces continue to be repressive in Papua,” Haluk told Jubi.
As such, according to him, Papuan people cannot continuously be obedience, silence and accept the act of the State that keeps oppressing freedom and humanity. Papuan people must be aware, united, and resistance to save themselves and declare solidarity for Veronica Koman.
The video sent to Jubi news-editorial showed the Abepura Sector Police Chief Clief Gerald Philipus Duwith led the discharge of solidarity campaign. The video also showed that an officer wearing plain clothes took a donation box and torn it apart.
Regarding this action, Jubi had contacted Jayapura Municipal Police for confirmation. However, the Jayapura Municipal Police Chief Gustav Urbinas did not respond to the message sent by Jubi through on WhatsApp messenger although he read it.
In a similar occasion in Nabire, the Police also dismissed the donation post. Emil E. Wakei, the Chairman of Donation Post for Veronica Koman in Nabire Papua, told the Nabire Police forcibly dispersed the donation post located in Soccer Field of Nabire Barat Sub-district.
Wakei said the solidarity campaign for Veronika Koman aims to help Veronica Koman to refund Rp 773 million as requested by the Indonesian Government.
“Veronica is known as a human right lawyer who defends Papuan people. It is a purely humanitarian act of Papuan people in Nabire to voluntary collect donation to help Veronica Koman,” he told Jubi.
Wakey further said the Ebamukai Solidarity Post established by the solidarity team since 14 August to 18 August 2020 had been forcibly dispersed by the Nabire Police at 1.30 pm local time.
“Nabire Solidarity team was able to collect Rp 4,200,000 to help Veronica Koman. We will transfer the donation via Bank Panin Jayapura to Perkumpulan Jubi,” he said.
Furthermore, Wakey said the Ebamukai Solidarity Team would continue to open the donation post but in a different location.
“We Papuan people only want to ease the burden of our beloved sister Veronica Koman. She has sacrificed her life as a human right lawyer to defend the rights of Indonesian and Papuan people. Therefore, our struggle has not been over yet. We will continue to do fundraising till the death,” he said.
In the meantime, the Spokesperson of Central West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Kobabe Wanimbo said KNPB endorses all kind of supports provided by Papuan people.
“We support Papuan people to return the Indonesian Government’s money as it used to finance the study of Veronica Koman,” he said. (*)
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2) Doctrine of NKRI introduced to the youth Papuan since an early age
- News Desk
- August 31, 2020
- 8:00 am
Online discussion held by Jubi on Monday afternoon (17/8/2020) presenting four Indonesian journalists to talk about 75 years of Indonesia independence, and the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is undisputed.- Jubi
Makassar, Jubi – Dandhy Dwi Laksono, a journalist who travelled around Indonesia in the Indonesia Biru Expedition in 2015, stated that the doctrine on the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is Undisputed (NKRI Harga Mati) and nationalism had been instilled in the minds of the young generation from an early age.
Dandhy talked in an online discussion titled “4 travelled journalists talk about 75 years of Indonesia independence and the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is undisputed” held by Jubi on Monday (17/8/2020), while human right activist Veronica Koman became a moderator to facilitate this panel discussion.
Further, according to Dandhy, there is a sort of knowledge propagated into the young generation from an early age through the national education system. Therefore, this young generation conceived that since Indonesia proclaimed its independence on 17 August 1945 at 10:00 am, the Indonesian territory had covered all regions from Aceh to Papua. Because of the doctrine that had been embedded in their minds since an early age, when some regions in Indonesia such as Aceh, Maluku, Papua and East Timor wanted to be separated from Indonesia, it became a turmoil in their minds.
“However, from time to time and in line with the increase of our educational level, as well as access to readings and information, we recently found out that Papua integrated with Indonesia in 1969 and East Timor in 1975 by many ways. It means there are many things to question,” he said.
Moreover, he said those who showed their resistance were always seen as criminals. But it is regarded as natural in the State construction.
“I understand all historical construction in our day comes like that, and the part of the doctrine of the non-negotiable Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia leads to exploitation,” he said.
Dandhy then shared his story of doing the Indonesia Biru expedition with Suparta Arz for a year. They saw the diversity of local communities living in different regions during their journey.
“The differences of each region are so intense, from language, accent, culture and other things,” he said.
In the same forum, Farid Gaban who travelled around Indonesia with his colleague Ahmad Yunus in the Zamrud Katulistiwa expedition in 2009 argued that the State would never be stagnant.
According to him, the territory of Indonesia had never been stagnant. Instead, it continues to extend since it proclaimed its independence 75 years ago.
“In terms of territory, it is a state, but politically it can be changed. For instance, when Indonesia proclaimed its independence, East Timor and Papua were not included in Indonesian territory” said Farid.
Like Dandhy Laksono and Suparta Arz, Farid Gaban and Ahmad Yunus also had many experiences while travelling around Indonesia.
He said, during his journey, he could see how diverse this country is, while he enjoyed the beautiful landscape of Indonesia.
However, he also saw a problem that we (Indonesians) are still inheriting the New Order’s way of thinking; that we are infrastructure development oriented, while economic growth cannot be used to measure welfare.
“Nature and the sea are Indonesian wealth, instead of gold. We also see social inequality, the displacement of indigenous peoples. We should change our way of thinking, namely Jakarta centric and reinforced by slogans. For instance, ‘NKRI harga mati (the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is Undisputed)’,” he said. (*)
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