TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The West Papua Liberation Army of the Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) stated it received an official report from TPNPB troops of VIII Intan JayaDefense Regional Command, Papua, saying that Commander Undius Kogeya claimed TPNPB troops of Intan Jaya VIII Defense Regional Command attacked the Indonesian military (TNI) and police posts in Titigi. Armed contact occurred in Titigi, Intan Jaya District, Papua on Friday, Jan. 26.
Commander Undius Kogeya reported that the bodies of the TNI members who were shot dead by the TPNPB on January 25 in Titigi, Intan Jaya, had yet to be evacuated. According to him, the bodies were rotting.
The bodies were rotting because TNI members serving in the area were afraid to leave the military post. He said that the Indonesian forces, whom they considered terrorists, were afraid to leave their posts because TPNPB troops had already controlled the area and were ready to shoot.
The TPNPB troops of Intan Jaya VIII Defense Regional Command, under the leadership of Commander Brig. Gen. Undius Kogeya, issued a ban on civil aviation activities in the area of Intan Jaya, Papua. It was due to the escalating war situation in Intan Jaya Regency, according to the Armed Criminal Group (KKB).
Undius Kogeya, Deputy Commander Abeni Kobogau, and the troops asked for airplanes landing on several districts in Intan Jaya Regency, such as Pogapa and Nawia to stop the operation immediately. “We're ready to shoot to death Intan Jaya Regent and the officials entering Intan Jaya. "We say this publicly as we don't need any kind of development from the Indonesian Colonial Government," said Undius Kogeya in his statement on Saturday, Jan. 27.
He also said his side would do the re-development once Papua is free. "So we're not messing around and immediately revoke the Decree (SK) on the establishment of Intan Jaya Regency and returning it to the colonial Indonesia," he said.
In addition, TPNPB troops from the Intan Jaya Regional Defense Command declared their readiness to enter Nabire after carrying out an operation to clean up the virus from the Indonesian troops in Intan Jaya.
"Central Papua province is one of the new provinces in Indonesia, so this is the first election to be held here," she said in a press release received here on Saturday.
According to Haluk, the first election is a big milestone that will determine the future of Central Papua province for the next five years, so making the election implementation successful is a shared responsibility.
"At the opening of the National Coordination Meeting of the Regional Leaders Communication Forum (Forkopimda) on Wednesday (January 17, 2024), President Joko Widodo, in his speech, said that political stability and security must be maintained in 2024 so that the situation remains conducive," she recalled.
Therefore, Haluk said, the government and security forces must map potential vulnerabilities ahead of the 2024 simultaneous general elections.
"The election organizers, in this case, the General Elections Commission (KPU), the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), and security personnel, must detect problems in the field," she added.
According to her, recent sociopolitical dynamics have had a significant impact on people's lives, nation, and state.
"Some of the incidents that emerged are conflicts, ideologies that are contrary to Pancasila, separatist actions, and acts of terrorism that can lead to the instability of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia," she said.
All stakeholders, especially election organizers and local governments, should make efforts to prevent incidents that could disrupt security, including by preventing the circulation of alcoholic beverages during the election, she said.
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Translator: Qadri P, Kenzu
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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