1) Victor Yeimo, International Spokesperson of KNPB & PRP was released after 2 years 3 months of Indonesian colonial old prison.

2) Yahukimo students appeal for aid as residents Flee escalating conflict in Dekai 

3) Komnas HAM Papua yet to confirm identities of victims in Yahukimo shooting 

4) Indonesia police slammed for violent action inside church

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1) Victor Yeimo, International Spokesperson of KNPB & PRP was released after 2 years 3 months of Indonesian colonial old prison.

Victor Yeimo was arrested and criminalized the arena of racism case that has been organically held responsible by Agus Kossay,Steven Itlay and 5 other activists In 2019. Police empowered Victor Yeimo with anti-racism oration on 28 August 2019 in front of Papua Governor's Office. Meanwhile the word racism itself is anti by all nations on the face of the earth. Victor F. Yeimo who was acting as International Spokesman of West Papua National Committee of KNPB and Papuan People's Petition (PRP) was arrested by Papua Nemangkawi Polda Task Force team in Black Land,Abepura District,Jayapura,West Papua. On Sunday 9 May 2021, around 19:00 pm West Papua Time. Previously the police of the Republic of Indonesia has established Victor Yeimo's status as a fugitive target based on the arrest letter number: LP/317/IX/RES. 1/24/2019/Rescribed last September 5, 2019 Victor is accused of committing a criminal offence based on his oration and participation in anti-racism peaceful demonstrations in the yard of Jayapura Governor's Office, Papua. on 28th august 2019 Written with a number of chapters are;article 106 KUHP jo Article 87 KUHP and or Article 14 verse(1), paragraph (2) and paragraph (15) of the Constitution Number 1 Year 1946 on the rules of the criminal law and or Article 66 of the Constitution number 24 2009 and or article 160 KUHP,and or Article 187 KUHP andor Article 365 KUHP or 170 verse (1) KUHP, or article 64 KUHP. According to recent police reports, Victor Yeimo was facing a life sentence.

Since his arrest, Victor has been held in an isolation detention complex for his family and his lawyer could meet him in the detention room. Meanwhile Victor himself is sick in an inappropriate detention cell in Mako Brimob Papua. Victor suffers isolated illness in Mapolda Papua prison because his condition is very worried all parties over the release made by the police of the Republic of Indonesia

did not fulfill the right to the defendant's health. A number of activists demanded in front of Jayapura High Prosecutor's Office that Victor Yeimo be immediately transferred from Mapolda to Hospital for treatment were also disbanded by police along with beating and arrests.

There is another attempt by Legal Counsel to request the removal or suspension of Victor Yeimo's city or house detention on bail from Church figures, as well as the DPR, MRP and Elsham to guarantee the removal of the detention. The application has been submitted since September 2021, but it is still being released. Gustaf Kawer as Legal Counsel allegedly completed his second adjourned hearing launched on Tabloid media jubi.id.com . Says Victor Yeimo should be kept in a house worthy of air circulation. (getting) a visit from family while on the road meeting so there are no more delays. Because considering his health condition that has not recovered and temporarily took TB medicine,” he said. Kawer mentions that there is a misunderstanding between Prosecutor, Assembly of judges who carelessly read the notes from Doctor from RSUD Dok.II. There it is said that the accused Victor Yeimo's condition is not improving, the treatment is good. But there is still further treatment," said Kawer explains, Doctors from Dok II Hospital suggest that the treatment and trial be conducted online in relation to the accused suffering from Chronic TB. "But the court interprets otherwise. It's contradictive because there's advanced treatment. LP Abepura was not detained and the accused had to undergo treatment until complete. "he said. According to the doctor told his party, until the end of the court hearing there is no coordination between the prosecutor and the doctor in LP, regarding further treatment. on that basis he refused to be entrusted to his client in the Lapas Abepura route, considering the chronic TB health condition.

According to the Director of the Legal Aid Institution (LBH), Papua Emanuel Gobai that the police deliberately ignored the rights of the accused "Judges and Prosecutors ignore Article Number 67 of 2016 about the prevention of tuberculosis. Assembly of Judge inspector Victor F. Yeimo and Prosecutor general investigator Victor F. Yeimo was so rushed to check Victor F. Yeimo so intentionally forget about fixing 3 (three) main things in letter Number:05/W-YMD /RSUD/JPR/1/2022,regard:health development a.n.sir Victor F. Yeimo addressed to Papua's chief prosecutor on January 26, 2022 and the regulation of the Minister of Health Number 26 of 2016 on the management of Tuberculosis especially regarding several individual factors that can increase the risk of TB disease one of them is environmental factors:a. Dense and shabby residential environment will facilitate the infection of TB.b. rooms with poor air circulation and without daylight will increase the risk of infection "until impacting the violation of Human Rights. On that basis, it is appropriate Komnas HAM (Article 76 verse (1) UU Number 39 year 1999) especially the right on Victor F's health. Yeimo as a defendant that must be fulfilled by the Assembly of Judges and Prosecutors General. Things 1, 2, 25.

Examination hearing on May 18, 2022,in the main courtroom of the Jayapura State Court headed by the Assembly of Judges headed by Eddy Soeprayitno S. Putra,SH,MH with member judge Mathius,SH. MH, And Andy Asmuruf, SH. With the agenda reading defense the accused was opened exactly At 10:33 immediately suspended. The score that the jury decided was used to examine the prison cell where accused Victor F. held. Yeimo in Abepura Correctional Institution (Lapas) is deemed unqualified for the accused suffering from Tuberculosis (TB). The punishment that was accused has been defeated by the truth, and free from the threat of life sentence is not proven through his trials.

Victor Yeimo, Juru bicara Internasional KNPB & PRP dibebaskan setelah  2 tahun 3 bulan penjara tua kolonial Indonesia.

Victor Yeimo ditangkap dan dikriminalisasi arena kasus rasisme yang telah dipertanggung jawabkan secara organisia oleh Agus Kossay,Steven Itlay dan 5 orang aktivis lainny Pada 2019 lalu.Polisi dikuatkan Victor Yeimo dengan orasi pembelaan rasisme pada 28 Agustus 2019 di depan Kantor Gubernur Papua.Sebentara kata rasisme sendiri anti oleh seluruh bangsa-bangsa di muka bumi ini.Victor F.Yeimo yang menjabat sebagai Juru bicara Internasional Komite Nasional Papua Barat KNPB  dan  Petisi Rakyat Papua (PRP) ditangkap oleh tim Satgas Nemangkawi Polda Papua di Tanah Hitam,Distrik Abepura,Jayapura,West Papua.Pada Minggu  9 Mei 2021,sekitar Pukul 19:00 malam Waktu Papua Barat.Sebelumnya kepolisian  Repubulik Indonesia telah ditetapkan status Victor Yeimo sebagai target buronan berdasarkan nomor surat penangkapan:LP/317/IX/RES.1.24/2019/Direskrimum tanggal 5 September 2019 lalu.Victor ditudu telah melakukan tindakan pidana makar atas dasar orasi dan partisipasinya dalam demonstrasi damai anti rasisme di halaman Kantor Gubernur Jayapura,Papua.Pada 28 Agustus 2019.Dijerat dengan sejumlah pasal adalah;pasal  106 KUHP jo Pasal 87 KUHP  dan atau Pasal 14 ayat(1),ayat (2) dan ayat (15) UU Nomor 1 Tahun 1946 tentang peraturan hukum pidana dan atau Pasal 66 UU nomor 24 tahun  2009 dan atau pasal 160 KUHP,dan atau Pasal 187 KUHP dan atau Pasal 365 KUHP atau 170 ayat (1) KUHP,atau pasal 64 KUHP.Dengan laporan dari kepolisian tadi menunjukan bahwa Victor Yeimo diancam hukuman seumur hidup semata.

Semenjak ditangkap,Victor telah ditahan dalam tahanan isolasi yang komplesitas untuk pihak keluarga dan pengacaranya dapat menemuinya di ruangan tahanan.Sebentara Victor sendiri sakit di ruang tahanan yang tidak layak di Mako Brimob Papua.Victor mengalami sakit terisolasi diruang tahanan Mapolda Papua menjebabkan kondisinya sangat di khawatirkan semua pihak atas pembiaran yang dilakukan oleh kepolisian Republik Indonesia 

tidak memenuhi hak atas kesehatan  terdakwa.Sejumlah aktivis yang tuntut di depan Kantor kejaksaan Tinggi Jayapura agar Victor  Yeimo segera dipindahkan dari Mapolda ke Rumah Sakit untuk dirawat pula dibubarkan polisi disertai pemukulan dan penangkapan.

Ada upaya lain dari Penasehat Hukum mengajukan permohonan pengalihan atau pengaguhan penahanan Victor Yeimo tahanan kota atau rumah dengan jaminan dari tokoh Gereja,juga DPR,MRP dan Elsham untuk menjamin mengalihkan penahanan.Permohonan itu sudah di ajukan dari dulu September 2021,namun masih dilakukan pembiaran.Gustaf Kawer selaku Penasehat Hukum terdakwa usai sidang penundaan ke dua kalinya yang dilansirkan di media Tabloid jubi.id.com.Mengatakan bahwa Victor Yeimo harus ditahan dirumah yang layak sirkulasi udara.(mendapat) kunjungan dari keluarga sambil sidang jalan agar tidak ada tunda lagi.Karena mengingat kondisi kesehatannya yang masih belum pulih baik dan sementara mengonsumsi obat TB,”katanya.Kawer menyebutkan ada kesalah pahaman antara Jaksa,Majelis hakim yang tidak cermat membaca surat keterangan dari Dokter dari RSUD Dok.II.Di sana dikatakan kondisi terdakwa Victor Yeimo bukan sudah membaik,pengobatan sudah baik.Tapi masih ada pengobatan lanjutan,”katanya Kawer menerangkan,Dokter dari Rumah Sakit Dok II menyarankan agar pengobatan dan sidang dilangsungkan secara daring karena berhubungan terdakwa terkena  TB Kronis.”Tetapi pengadilan tafsirkan lain.Itu kontradiktif karena ada pengobatan lanjutan.Tidak ditahan LP Abepura dan terdakwa harus menjali pengobatan hingga selesai.”katanya.Menurutnya Dokter menyampaikan kepada pihaknya,hingga usai sidang di pengadilan tidak ada kordinasi antara Jaksa dan Dokter di LP,terkait pengobatan lanjutan.atas dasar itu dia menolak di titipkan kliennya di rutan Lapas Abepura,mengingat kondisi kesehatan TB  kronis  demikian. 

Menurut Direktur Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH),Papua Emanuel Gobai  bahwa polisi dengan unsur sengaja mengabaikan hak-hak terdakwa”Hakim dan Jaksa abaikan Permenkes Nomor 67 tahun 2016 tentang penangguan tuberculosis.Majelis Hakim pemeriksa Victor F.Yeimo dan Jaksa penuntut umum pemeriksa Victor F.Yeimo sangat tergesa-gesa memeriksa Victor F.Yeimo sehingga seperti sengaja melupakan atas mengbaikan  3 (tiga) hal pokok dalam surat Nomor:05/W-YMD /RSUD/JPR/1/2022,perihal:perkembangan kesehatan a.n.tuan Victor F.Yeimo yang ditujukan kepada kepala kejaksaan tinggi  Papua pada tanggal 26 Januari 2022 dan peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 26 tahun 2016 tentang penanggulangan Tuberculosis khususnya terkait beberapa faktor individu yang dapat meningkatkan resiko menjadi sakit TB salah satunya adalah faktor linggungan:a.Linggungan perumahan padat dan kumuh akan memudahkan penularan TB.b.ruangan yang sirkulasi udara yang kurang baik dan tanpa cayaha mata hari akan meningkatkan resiko penularan”sehingga berdampak pada terlanggarnya hak Asasi Manusia .Atas dasar itu,sudah sepantasnya Komnas HAM (Pasal 76 ayat (1)UU Nomor 39 tahun 1999) khususnya hak atas kesehatan  Victor F.Yeimo sebagai terdakwa  yang wajib dipenuhi oleh Majelis Hakim dan Jaksa Penuntut Umum.hal 1,2,25.

Sidang eksepsi di gelar Pada 18 Mei 2022,di ruang sidang utama Pengadilan Negeri Jayapura dipimpin Majelis hakim yang di ketuai Eddy Soeprayitno S.Putra,SH,MH dengan hakim anggota Mathius,SH.MH,dan Andy Asmuruf,SH.Dengan agenda pembacaan pembelaan terdakwa di buka tepat Pukul 10:33 langsung diskor.Skor yang diputuskan majelis hakim ini guna mengecek ruang tahanan yang ditempati terdakwa Victor F.Yeimo di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan (Lapas) Abepura dianggap tidak layak bagi terdakwa yang menderita penyakit Tuberculosis (TB).Hukuman yang ditudu telah dikalahkan oleh kebenaran,dan bebas dari ancaman hukuman seumur hidup tidak terbukti melalui sidang -sidangnya.

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2) Yahukimo students appeal for aid as residents Flee escalating conflict in Dekai   

News Desk - Armed Conflict 

22 September 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – In Jayapura City, Yahukimo students are making a plea to the Yahukimo Regency Government, urging them to pay attention to the welfare of residents who have sought refuge in Dekai. These people fled to Dekai to escape the escalating armed conflict in Yahukimo between the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) and the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police.

According to Edius Bayage, a Yahukimo student, the situation of the displaced people in Dekai is deeply concerning. Bayage noted that these displaced people are facing significant challenges, including a lack of access to healthcare services and essential food supplies.

“The displaced people are spread across four different locations in Dekai. Some of them are unwell, yet they have not received adequate medical attention. We appeal to the Regent and the Health Office to provide comprehensive healthcare for the community,” Bayage said in a written statement received by Jubi on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

The people who fled to Dekai originally hailed from Muara Bontoh, a residential area on the outskirts of Dekai District. These individuals had previously fled from nine different districts since 2019 due to conflicts among residents that occurred that year.

On September 1, 2023, the Yahukimo Regency Government provided aid in the form of 3 tons of rice and IDR 10 million to assist the displaced people from Muara Bontoh.

Bayage underscored that the residents of Muara Bontoh had to abandon their homes and are struggling to meet their basic needs in the refugee camp. He stressed that the government’s attention is crucial to addressing the needs of the displaced population, including healthcare, food, clean water, and clothing.

Beni Pahabol, chairman of the Yahukimo Boys Dormitory, called upon the Yahukimo Regency Government to take swift action in providing assistance to the displaced people. He highlighted a tragic incident where a one-year-old child in the refugee camp passed away on September 13, 2023.

Pahabol emphasized the students’ request for the Yahukimo Regency Government to ensure a decent quality of life and access to healthcare services for the residents currently seeking refuge in Dekai.

Yahukimo students also issued a plea for the cessation of troop deployments to Yahukimo, urging authorities to refrain from sending additional TNI/Police forces to the region. (*)

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3) Komnas HAM Papua yet to confirm identities of victims in Yahukimo shooting   

News Desk - Shooting 

22 September 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) has not been able to confirm the identities of the five bodies found in Kali Brasa, Dekai, on September 15, 2023. The agency has yet to complete their monitoring and verification of the incident.

On Tuesday, September 19, Komnas HAM Papua head Frits Ramandey addressed the controversial information provided by the Yahukimo Churches Association and the Indonesian Military (TNI) on the victims’ identities.

“We are refraining from drawing any conclusions as our monitoring and verification efforts are still ongoing,” he said.

Previously, police claimed that the five casualties were caught in a firefight between security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Kali Brasa. Pastor Atias Matuan, the chairman of the Yahukimo Churches Association (PGGY), asserted that the five victims were ordinary civilians, not TPNPB members.

Matuan identified the victims as Darnius Heluka, Musa Heluka, Man Senik, Yoman Senik, and Kaраі Payage, all of whom were reportedly aged 15 to 18 and affiliated with the Kingmi Papua Church.

On Monday, September 18, CNN Indonesia published a statement from Col. Czi GN. Suriastawa, head of Information of Kogabwilhan III Defense Command, who claimed that the five victims were not civilians but rather members of the Yotam Bugiangge group of TNI deserters.

Frits Ramandey emphasized that Komnas HAM was actively monitoring media reports and reaching out to the community, church leaders, and local leaders to find the facts of the shooting incident. He mentioned their previous experience with the Eden Bebari case, which took five months to resolve.

Ramandey estimated that it might also take up to five months to issue recommendations regarding the Yahukimo shootings. He urged the Yahukimo Regency Government and the Provincial Government of the Mountainous Papua to play an active role in resolving the conflict in Yahukimo.

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4) Indonesia police slammed for violent action inside church

Police reportedly forced entry late at night into a Kingmi church in Papua and arrested five members of the congregation

By UCA News reporter Published: September 22, 2023 10:58 AM GMT

Church groups have joined rights activists in Papua to seek action against Indonesian police for forcibly entering a church late at night and arresting its five members, accusing them of supporting separatists.

The incident was reported on Sept. 17 around 11.30 p.m. at the Tent Gospel Church (Kingmi) in Keneyam, Nduga Regency.

“The Indonesian government and security forces must immediately evaluate the ongoing security approach to stop all forms of violence and uphold human rights in the land of Papua,” the Humanitarian Coalition for Papua said in a Sept. 22 statement.

The coalition, quoting information from the Papua Church Council, said the police "entered the bedroom area on the second floor of the church, woke up, interrogated, pulled out, and severely hit the occupants who were resting."

A pastor “suffered a blow when he was allegedly kicked by police” while the door of a room inside the church building "was damaged," it said.

The coalition called the incident “a part of the recurring violence that continues to occur in Papua.”

“In any condition, civilians, including clergy or church workers, must always have their security protected, have all their rights fulfilled and be treated humanely, in accordance with the values contained in the international humanitarian laws," it added.

The Secretariat for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation of Jayapura Diocese and Papua Bureau of Union of Churches in Indonesia joined the coalition in condemning the incident and demanding action against the police personnel involved in the incident.

Amnesty International Indonesia, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence [Kontras] and the Democratic Alliance for Papua also criticized the use of excessive force.

The incident occurred two days after the discovery of the bodies of five civilians at the mouth of the Brasa River in Yahukimo Regency on Sept. 15, following a clash between security forces and pro-independence groups.

The coalition said that "over the past year, violence in various forms has continued intensively… without [any] state accountability."

Theo Hesegem, a rights activist based in Wamena, Papua, told UCA News on Sept. 22 that he had received information from the pastor at the Kingmi church that police officers had arrived at the doors.

The officers “told him, ‘You are the leader of satanic churches, you support Egianus Kogoya [a leader of a separatist group]. You just pretend to pray,’” Hesegem quoted the pastor.

Papua Police Chief Mathius Fakhiri said the five people were arrested because they had links to an armed criminal group, a term used by the Indonesian government for those fighting for Papuan independence.

Fakhiri though admitted there “had been acts of violence by the police” and said he “had admonished the local police chief to act professionally.”

"I say this so that this case would not be used by certain groups or NGOs to criticize the actions of the security officers," he told reporters.

The coalition said the incident cannot be separated from the ongoing securitization policy of the government, which has led to an escalation of violence in Papua.

According to Kontras, there were 31 incidents of violence including shootings, torture, arbitrary arrests and other acts of violence during January-August this year.

They also recalled the murder of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in 2020. The actual perpetrators of his murder are yet to be brought to justice in a military court, where the trial is underway.

A former Dutch colony, Papua declared itself independent in 1961, but neighboring Indonesia took control two years later, promising an independence referendum.

The subsequent vote in favor of staying part of Indonesia was widely considered a sham. Since then, Indonesia has continued to maintain a military presence to fight the pro-independence rebels.

According to data from the advocacy group Imparsial, the number of soldiers posted in Papua is 16,900, most of them belonging to trained combat units.

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