1) Papuan People’s Front held a rally declining Special Autonomy Phase II

2) Residents reject census officers in Jayapura Regency

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1) Papuan People’s Front held a rally declining Special Autonomy Phase II

 Admin1 September 13, 2020 7:30 pm

Peace rally declining Special Autonomy (Otsus) Phase II held in front of Ramayana Mall, Jl. Jendral Ahmad Yani, Sorong City, Papua Barat, on Thursday (10/9/2020). – Jubi/courtesy LBH Kaki Abu .

Jayapura, Jubi – A number of youths, students, and Papuan and non-Papuan communities held a peace rally on Thursday (10/9/2020) to decline the Special Autonomy phase II in Papua. The rally occurred at around 10 am Papua time in Jl. Jendral Ahmad Yani, Sorong City, Papua Barat Province.

 

The Protest Coordinator Herman Walilo gave a speech to the crowd and followed by representatives of each element participated in the rally. About fifty protesters who joined the rally stayed inside the rope peaceably.

The First Secretary Apey Tarami said this rally was the initiative of the Solidarity of Papuan People’s Front as the representation of people in refusing the idea of special autonomy.

“Special autonomy, in our point of view, is a kind of sweet that its sweetness we never taste,” stated Tarami in a press release from LBH Kaki Abu received by Jubi in Jayapura on Thursday (10/9/2020).

 

“This protest does not end here but will continue until we reach our goal. The Special Autonomy is only used as a bargain from the Indonesian Government. It is not a democratic solution to address Papuan issues. Also, this is not what Papuan people want but the aspiration of certain people. The elites who are concerned about the special autonomy fund. But we, people, believe there is no justice for us (through the special autonomy policy),” added Tarami.

 

In the meantime, the Second Secretary Soni Assem said that starting today Papuan people must understand that the special autonomy is a bargain to exploit natural resources in Papua.

 

“Therefore, we hope people should be together to reject the extension of special autonomy policy in this land,” he said.

 

Assem added that the special autonomy is a colonial system legalised by the Indonesian Government towards Papuan people.

 

“Therefore, today I ask all Papuan people to decline the Special Autonomy Phase II in any form. As a Papuan, I firmly decline the special autonomy and we want a referendum as a solution to democracy,” he said.

 

Meanwhile, Johan Djamannona, a non-Papuan student who joined in this solidarity, said the special autonomy did not contribute anything to Papuans. Therefore, they declined it, and he supported them because it is the constitutional rights of Papuans to decline a policy which does have any impact on their lives.

 

“We will remain in solidarity as a part of our concern towards what has happened to Papuans. There are so many problems that have occurred but the government seems not to have the intention to solve it. Instead, it intensifies the problems such as to extend the special autonomy policy which was clearly rejected by Papuans,” said Djamanmona. (*)

 

Reporter: Admin Jubi

Editor: Pipit Maizier

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https://en.jubi.co.id/residents-reject-census-officers-in-jayapura-regency/

2) Residents reject census officers in Jayapura Regency

Admin1 September 13, 2020 7:26 pm

Sentani, Jubi – Residents in some villages in Jayapura Regency reject census officers from Statistics Indonesia (BPS – Badan Pusat Statistik) because they thought the population census had a political or particular interest.

 

“Some residents in the suburban area (of Sentani) refused to be registered by census officers. They got misinformation about the census by linking it with political or particular interests,” said the Head of BPS Jayapura Regency Jeffry de Fretes on Thursday (10/9/2020).

The 2020 Population Census was held for a month, from 1 September. Regarding the rejection, de Fretes regretted these people’s mindsets.

“The Population Census held to support development. They should not be upset if someday they were not included in a development program because they are not recorded,” he explained.

 

However, BPS has coordinated with the security forces and local government to recollect the data of those unregistered people. Further, they expect that people can fully participate in this census.

 

“We hope that no more residents reject our officers. For those who have not registered yet, they still can report to the local government to follow up,” said Jeffry.

 

In the meantime, the Head of BPS Papua Adriana Helena Carolina firmly said that the population census has nothing to do with the Special Autonomy Phase II or regional elections. This census is a mandate of laws and recommendation of the United Nation.

 

“The Population Census is not for the continuation of Special Autonomy in Papua or the regional elections. It is for development planning. The government needs a set of integrated national population data,” said Adriana. (*)

 

Reporter: Engelbert Wally

Editor: Pipit Maizier

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