Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura District Court is still waiting for the medical examination result of Victor Yeimo to determine his trial schedule. Yeimo, the international spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee who is arrested for alleged treason during a protest against racism in 2019, is currently undergoing treatment for tuberculosis at the Dok 2 Hospital.
Jayapura District Court spokesperson Zaka Talpatty stated that the continuation of Victor Yeimo’s trial would be based on the doctor’s statement. If the doctor decides Yeimo has been recovered, the public prosecutor will report Yeimo’s recovery to the panel of judges so that the panel determines the schedule for the next trial.
“[If Victor Yeimo is declared healthy by the doctor], he [will] be detained again, and the trial will continue,” Talpatty said.
Whereas, if the doctor’s examination result states that Victor Yeimo still needs treatment, the Court will fulfill Yeimo’s right to get his treatment.
“We do not rely on [Yeimo’s] legal advisor’s demand. We rely on the medical examination results. If the doctor says three months, three months it is. Only after Yeimo is declared healthy, we will continue his detention,” he said.
Victor Yeimo has been undergoing quarantine treatment since August 2021. His Discharge Letter dated August 21, 2021, follows the recommendation of the Jayapura Regional Hospital team doctor who stated that Yeimo should be hospitalized because his health was deteriorating.
“Yeimo’s detention status stopped when he was taken to the hospital,” said Talpatty.
Meanwhile, regarding the request of Victor Yeimo’s lawyer for the panel of judges to transfer Yeimo’s detention status from prison detention to house arrest, Talpatty said that it was the authority of the panel of judges.
However, Talpatty said it would only be decided after the panel of judges received a report from the public prosecutor based on the results of the doctor’s examination.
Previously, Yeimo’s lawyer, Emanuel Gobay, said that Yeimo would undergo six months of treatment starting October 5.
“It’s true that [Victor Yeimo] has been taking medicine since October 5, for six months. This means he has to take medicine every day from October 2021 to March 2022,” he said.
Gobay cited Minister of Health Regulation No. 67/2016 on Guidelines for the Treatment of Tuberculosis Patients, which states that tuberculosis patient care must have good air circulation and adequate sunlight.
“The patient himself is suggested [by the doctor] to practice a healthy lifestyle,” he said.
Further, Gobay said that the regulation suggested local health agencies and related hospitals provided a special unit to treat tuberculosis patients. Therefore, he asked the Papua Health Agency and the Jayapura Regional Hospital to immediately assist Yeimo with a special place or unit for his treatment.
“We hope that both the prosecutors and hospitals comply with the regulation,” said the director of the Papua Legal Aid Institute.
Reporter: Theo Kelen
Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni G
Jayapura, Jubi – Upon receiving a report on a missing person named Sem Kobagau, reportedly arrested by four members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, the Cenderawasih Military Command XVII starts investigating the allegation.
“The commander of the Military Command has sent an investigation team to Sugapa, led by the Military Command’s intelligence assistant of chief of staff, to seek information regarding this matter,” said Military Command XVII spokesperson Lt. Col. Arm. Reza Nur Patria.
Patria added that, if it was proven there was the involvement of soldiers in the disappearance of the civilian, the suspect would be processed according to law.
As reported by Jubi previously, Sem Kobagau was reported missing after being arrested by four TNI members on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Kobagau was at a kiosk owned by Mathius Dosay buying a lottery when the soldiers apprehended him.
“Four soldiers in full uniform entered the kiosk and immediately arrested Sem,” a resident who refused to be named told Jubi.
The next morning, a number of residents came to the Sugapa Police to seek clarity about Sem’s arrest. They urged the police to find out Sem’s whereabouts. The resident demanded the police to investigate the case thoroughly and brought whoever kidnapped Kobagau to a fair trial, especially if they harm Kobagau.
Alas, until nightfall, the resident did not get any clarity about Sem’s whereabouts.
Yohakim Mujizau, a youth leader in Intan Jaya, said he joined the mediation between the Sugapa resident and the police. According to Mujizau, residents occupied the Sugapa Police Headquarter’s yard, demanding the Intan Jaya Police’s assistance in uncovering the mysterious arrest and handing Sem over to the family.
“The people demand both the Sugapa and Intan Jaya Police to return Sem Kobagau to his family, alive or dead,” said Mujizau. As of October 12, Sem Kobagau is still missing. (*)
Reporter: Victor Mambor
https://en.jubi.co.id/jokowi-must-solve-two-roots-of-papuas-problems-lp3bh-says/
Jayapura, Jubi – The executive director of the Institute for Research, Assessment, and Development of Legal Aid (LP3BH) Manokwari, Yan Christian Warinussy, says that during the 25 years of the LP3BH’s establishment, his party has not found any real efforts by the Indonesian government to address the two root causes of Papua’s problems, which are, the disputes over political identity and prolonged violence against Papuans.
Warinussy said that the government had been ignoring various cases of human rights violations in Papua land for far too long. The government, said Warinussy, had also been ignoring the contradiction between the government’s and the people’s version of Papua’s history, leading to the emergence of many other conflicts.
Indeed, a lot of Indigenous Papuans have been arrested and criminalized for standing their ground regarding the history of Papua.
“The dispute over political identity is very real and continues to take its toll to date. Recently, Papuan women are forbidden from selling bracelets and nokens [woven bag] with the Morning Star pattern in the National Games,” Warinussy told Jubi in a phone call on Monday, October 11, 2021.
According to Warinussy, there were even athletes and officials from West Papua Province who were banned from wearing their costumes, because the costumes allegedly had the Morning Star pattern on them.
“There was even a spectator of a football match who was ‘arrested’ because he was caught wearing a shirt with the Morning Star flag on it. Such unnecessary reaction by the security forces is common throughout the Papua land. Meanwhile, the state has never resolved the differences in historical understanding through peaceful means such as dialogue,” he said.
Further, the government has also yet to take concrete steps to resolve various cases of human rights violations in Papua. These cases remain unsolved while the alleged perpetrators enjoying impunity as the government does not give it adequate attention and handling according to law.
“The 2001 Wasior case, the 2003 Wamena case, and the 2014 Paniai case have never been legally resolved. [In fact,] Indonesia already has a set of laws and regulations that stipulate the procedures and mechanisms for resolving human rights violation cases legally, such as Law No. 39/1999 on Human Rights and Law No. 26/2000 about the Human Rights Court,” said Warinussy.
The initial investigation into the three cases aforementioned had been carried out by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM). However, the state seems to have fostered practices of impunity by allowing the case to remain unsolved. Such an irony given the fact that Indonesia was the fourth-largest democracy in the world today, Warinussy said.
“We urge President Joko Widodo to take concrete steps by appointing a key figure to engage in a peaceful dialogue in Papua. The person [must be able to] have direct contact with President Jokowi, as well as having access to meet all important parties in Papua and Jakarta,” he said.
Warinussy suggested Jokowi issued a presidential regulation regarding the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as stipulated in Article 45 of Law No. 21/2001 on Papua’s Special Autonomy (Otsus).
“President Jokowi should also work with the governors of Papua and West Papua to amend Article 45 of the Papua Otsus Law, making both Papua and West Papua’s offices of Komnas HAM as the commission’s representative,“ he said. “So that the commission works directly under the two governors to initiate strategic steps to resolve allegations of human rights violations in Papua,” he added. (*)
Reporter: Hengky Yeimo
Editor: Aryo Wisanggeni
Waisimon is an indigenous Papuan forest preserver who has won scores of awards, including Kalpataru, a top environmental prize, owing to his dedication to conserving animals and plants of Papua.
He maintains an indigenous forest in Rhepang Muaif, Nimbokrang, Jayapura district, Papua, located around three hours to the west of Jayapura city. If you come to this place, you can walk around half of Sentani Lake.
Our goal in entering the forest that morning was to catch a glimpse of a unique bird that is native to Papua and whose name is familiar to all of Indonesia, especially since the creature is one of the mascots of the 2021 Papua National Sports Week (PON).
That bird is cenderawasih. Cenderawasih is very secretive and is tough to spot in its natural habitat. With a penchant for high places, the bird is very sensitive to sound and movement, as if it knows that somebody is watching it.
It has sharp eyes and ears that allow it to detect sounds dozens of meters away. While entering the indigenous forest that Waisimon has turned into an ecotourism site, we have to keep our voices to a whisper while sneaking around like a predator looking for its prey.
"Do not be so loud," Waisimon reminded us.
"Do not touch the branch," he told us a few times while we were crouched next to him.
Rustling branches can disturb leaves and make the cenderawasih feel annoyed and detect human presence, he explained. This would cause the bird to fly away from the spot we were observing, he said.
For almost three hours we crouched to take a peek at cendrawasih.
One would need a telescope to see the bird clearly, or a camera with a telephoto lens in order to capture each detail of the heavenly bird.
Do not assume that the bird can be spotted without those devices, especially since cenderawasih only appears in the morning and afternoon.
Outside of those two time periods, one would only hear a loud cry that resounds across the forest, even though the cenderawasih does not have the largest body.
Do not compare it to an eagle, since this particular bird, which also lives in Isyo Hills, is still too big to be compared to the cenderawasih. However, the cenderawasih's cry truly echoes through the forest.
Truly Mysterious
It is hard to spot a cenderawasih perched on a tree, unless one is willing to be patient. The environs it is found in are no place for a selfie. There are far easier spots for the click-happy
Furthermore, Waisimon would rather have no truck with visitors who are only interested in taking pictures.
He looks forward to visitors who love birds and the environment, who care about nature conservation and want to know how the cenderawasih lives in its natural habitat as opposed to the cruel cages that trap this beautiful bird.
However, nobody, not even Waisimon, knows where the cenderawasih makes its nest. The bird is so mysterious that even native Papuans do not know where its nest lies.
"To this day, we do not what a cenderawasih nest looks like and where is it located," Daud Wouw, our tour guide, said.
The 20-year-old, one of Waisimon's most trusted guides, was born and raised in regions where the cenderawasih lives.
"Somebody once admitted to having seen a cenderawasih nest. I don't believe it. I asked, 'Where is the proof? Where is the picture?' but the person could not really prove it," Waisimon remarked in connection with Wouw.
According to Waisimon, not only the cenderawasih, but even forest pigeons no longer make their nests in places where humans can reach them.
"As soon as a forest pigeon knows that its nest has been seen by a human, it drops its eggs, and leaves the nest, never making nests again in places where humans have seen them," he informed.
Though they can be found in places like Papua New Guinea and Australia, around 30 out of the 43 species of cenderawasih are found in Indonesia, and 28 of them reside in Papua.
In Isyo Hills, around that 200 hectares of forest, there are four kinds of cenderawasih, with their number pegged at 50. Half of them are cenderawasih who were released into the wild after they were rescued from illegal traffickers.
The four cenderawasih are cenderawasih mati kawat, cenderawasih opada, cenderawasih raja, and cenderawasih paruh sabit.
There are other types of birds in the forest such as the victoria crowned pigeon, yellow bird kingfisher, Papuan babbler, and lesser bird of paradise.
Steel Tree
Isyo Hills also has plants native to Papua, including hundreds of trees as well as flowers. However, it is the cenderawasih that tends to be the primary reason why people come to Isyo Hills; most of them are from abroad.
The bird is extraordinarily beautiful, especially when it is perching or flying from one tree to another. The flap of its wings exhibits exotic colors, especially the male cenderawasih.
Cenderawasih performs mating rituals every morning and afternoon. The males are very shy, except when they are singing and dancing while showing off their tails atop a tree branch.
"When the male calls, the female comes," Waisimon said.
However, the males are not confident of calling the females if their tails are messy since the females would not find them pretty, he said.
They always appear every morning and afternoon, hanging out in the same place, he said.
"They usually eat the fruits of this steel tree," Wouw noted.
Steel tree is a tree that is commonly used to build houses and buildings in Papua. Much like its name, the tree is as strong as steel, making it a reliable material for making buildings.
However, the tree is a primary target for illegal logging, which Waisimon said he is trying to fight by encouraging people to care about nature conservation.
In addition to being the primary habitat for cenderawasih, the steel tree also acts as the primary marker of Papua's biodiversity, he said.
Cenderawasih also plays a large role in preserving this tree since this bird disperses its seeds to other places, he informed.
It would be unimaginable if the steel trees were to be cut down sporadically and especially if it is done in an illegal way, where there would not be any effort to replant them, Waisimon said.
If this illegal activity continues, then the cendrawasih and other animals would lose their habitat and walk the road to extinction, he said.
The extinction of these birds would also ruin the balance of the ecosystem, even though Papua is one of the planet's lungs that is important for humans, he said.
Failing to spot the cenderawasih in its natural habitat due to imperfect equipment is disappointing, he remarked. However, not being able to see it because its habitat has been ruined due to human selfishness would be a major disaster, he added.
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