2) The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in Makassar Region rejects the silencing of protesters during the December 1st commemoration
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1) Following their release, four former political prisoners from the Federal Republic of West Papua (NFRPB) are scheduled to return to Sorong.
November 25, 2025 in National & International Reading Time: 2 mins read
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Author: Admin - Editor: Angela Flassy
The Justice for the Papuan People Advocacy Team and the Sorong Empat defendants pose for a photo after the trial - Jubi.LP3BH
Makassar, Jubi – Four defendants in an alleged treason case (the Sorong Four) from Sorong were released on Monday (November 24, 2025). The four former political prisoners from the Federal Republic of West Papua (NFRPB) will arrive in Sorong City, Southwest Papua, on Wednesday (November 26, 2025).
The Student Solidarity Forum for the Concerned Papuan People (FSMP-PRP) picked up the four former NFRPB political prisoners in front of the Makassar Class I Detention Center (RUTAN) on Monday at 9:00 a.m. WITA.
"At 10:01 a.m., the four former political prisoners left the detention center, escorted by several detention center officers, followed by six plainclothes officers from inside," read a press release from the FSMP-PRP received by Jubi.
The four former political prisoners were immediately taken by FSMP-PRP activists who had been attending their trial to the Kamasan 4 Papuan Student Dormitory in Makassar.
"Upon arriving at the Kamasan dormitory, the FSMP-PRP and the four former political prisoners held a prayer together to express gratitude to God for the freedom of the NFRPB political prisoners," the release stated.
During the pick-up process and the prayer session at the dormitory, they were escorted by plainclothes security officers who took several photographs of their activities.
The legal counsel for the four defendants, Yan Christian Warinussy, admitted receiving a call from one of the political prisoners, Abraham Goram Gaman, on Monday (November 24, 2025) at exactly 1:49 PM. The call came from his son's phone number.
"Hello, sir," I greeted him when I saw Goram Gaman's son's name appear on my Android phone screen. It turned out that another voice on the other end of the line said, "Brother, it's me, Bram (Abraham Goram Gaman). I'm using Hero's son's phone to call you," Warinussy recounted his conversation with Goram Gaman.
Warinussy explained that Abraham informed him that he and three fellow NFRPB government activists had been officially released from the Makassar Class I State Detention Center (RUTAN) on Monday.
"Thus, the four LP3BH Manokwari clients are officially free citizens, after undergoing legal proceedings at the Makassar Class IA Special District Court and serving approximately seven months of temporary detention at the Makassar Class I RUTAN," he said.
Abraham Goram Gaman, Piter Robaha, Nikson May, and Maksi Sangkek will then depart from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Maros and arrive in Sorong City, Southwest Papua Province, on Wednesday (November 26, 2025).
"On behalf of our four clients, I, in the name of the law, request the attention of civil and military stakeholders in Indonesia and Sorong, Southwest Papua Province, to provide access and ensure that my four clients can freely and comfortably meet their wives, children, and families without experiencing intimidation in the broadest sense," said Warinussy.
He emphasized that LP3BH Manokwari, with its national and international networks, will oversee and monitor the entire process of the four political prisoners' return from Makassar, South Sulawesi Province, to Sorong, Southwest Papua Province. (*)
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2) The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in Makassar Region rejects the silencing of protesters during the December 1st commemoration
November 24, 2025 in Press Release Reading Time: 2 mins read
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Author: Jubi Admin - Editor: Arjuna Pademme
Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in the Indonesian Consulate in Makassar, South Sulawesi, has declared its rejection of the actions of the Red and White Alliance (Al-Aliansi Merah Putih) community organization that attempted to prohibit and hinder students there from holding a peaceful demonstration to commemorate December 1st.
Every year, communities and various organizations in Papua and outside Papua commemorate December 1st, the independence day of the Papuan people.
On December 1, 1961, the Morning Star flag was first raised, which at that time symbolized the recognition of the establishment of the state of West Papua by the Dutch.
The KNPB in the Indonesian Consulate in Makassar stated that this silencing effort constitutes a violation of citizens' constitutional rights and an affront to democratic principles.
This is because Article 28E paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution affirms that every citizen has the right to freedom of association, assembly, and expression.
The same principle is emphasized in Law Number 9 of 1998, which requires the state to provide protection and not to tolerate intimidation by non-state civil society groups.
"Mass organizations have no legal authority to prohibit peaceful demonstrations. Interference by mass organizations in democratic space is a form of deviation that undermines the rule of law and encourages political thuggery," wrote Jacky Ricardo Maituan, spokesperson for the KNPB Indonesian Consulate in Makassar, in a press release on Monday (November 24, 2025).
He stated that the December 1st commemoration planned by Papuan students in Makassar is a peaceful and dignified demonstration, an expression of the history and humanity of the Papuan people.
This action is not a crime, is not a security threat, and cannot be restricted by any party other than state law.
The KNPB Indonesian Consulate in Makassar also stated its rejection of all forms of prohibition, intimidation, provocation, and violence against students and the Papuan people.
It demands that state authorities guarantee the security of the demonstration in accordance with the constitutional mandate. It condemns the use of mass organizations to silence the political aspirations of the Papuan people.
It affirms that the peaceful December 1st demonstration will continue in Makassar, as they stand on the path of peace, will not bow to terror, and the voice of truth cannot be crushed by pressure. (*)
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