Friday, August 28, 2015

1) Two soldiers arrested over Papua shooting

2) Soldier kills two civilians  in Papua: Military
3) TNI Apologizes for Papua Shooting, Says ‘Two or Three’ Shots Fired
4) Two Killed, Four Injured in Papua Shooting Involving Military
5) Editorial: Jokowi and the  foreign press
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1) Two soldiers arrested over  Papua shooting

Nethy Dharma Somba, thejakartapost.com, Jayapura, Papua | Archipelago | Fri, August 28 2015, 3:50 PM - See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/08/28/two-soldiers-arrested-over-papua-shooting.html#sthash.oTxOXYlj.dpuf

Two Army officers were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing two men and injuring two others in Timika Baru district in Papua.
First Sergeant Arshar and Sergeant Head Makher from the Timika Military Command were both taken to the Military Police office in Timika after killing Imanuel Mailmaur, 23, and Yulianus Okoare, 23, and injuring Marthinus Apokapo, 24, and Martinus Imapula, 25, who were shot in the hip and foot respectively.
“They were both guilty and they should be held responsible for their behavior,” the commander of Merauke Regional Military Command, Brig. Gen. Supartodi, told The Jakarta Post.
Supartodi said that the two officers were drunk when they opened fire into a crowd of people.
Two different versions of what happened during the incident have circulated among the public.
The Army version states that the two officers only defended themselves after the crowd tried to seize their weapons.
However, witnesses in the crowd said that those two officers were already drunk when they approached the crowd.
Papua Police chief Brig. Gen. Paulus Waterpauw is currently in Timika to assist with the handling of the situation. (ika)

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2) Soldier kills two civilians  in Papua: Military
Agence France-Presse, Timika, Papua | National | Fri, August 28 2015, 8:16 PM - 


Papuans carry coffins of their shot-dead relatives during a funeral ceremony in Timika, in restive Papua province, on Friday. Two people died and three others were injured after an Indonesian soldier opened fire to a group of civilians in the restive Papua province, an official said. (AFP/Isrul Aditra) - 
Two people died and three others were injured Friday when a solider opened fire on a group of civilians in restive Papua province, a military official said Friday.
Papua military spokesman Teguh Pudji Rahardjo said the incident began when a soldier was attacked by a mob in Timika.
A second soldier who came to his aid was also set upon, he said, prompting one of the troops to fire several shots to dispel the crowd.
"Two people died and three other civilians were injured," Rahardjo told AFP. 
The two deceased men were 18 and 23 years, local media reported.
In a statement, the Indonesian military condemned the actions of its troops.
"This was a criminal act committed by Indonesian army soldiers, therefore it is now being handled by internal affairs," military spokesman E. Sodik said.
It is difficult to independently verify information from Papua, as Jakarta keeps a tight grip on the resource-rich region with a heavy police and military presence and there are restrictions on foreigners reporting from the area. 
Violent clashes are not uncommon in the eastern region, where poorly armed fighters have been waging a low-level insurgency against Jakarta for decades on behalf the mostly ethnic Melanesian population.
Last year at least four teenagers were shot dead in Papua in a clash with security forces, although rights campaigners accused police of opening fire on protesters.
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3) TNI Apologizes for Papua Shooting, Says ‘Two or Three’ Shots Fired
By : Robert Vanwi Subiyat | on 08:32 AM August 28, 2015
Jayapura. The Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Friday that a shooting that left dead two civilians and injured four in Papua early on Friday indeed involved one of its soldiers, but added that only "two to three" shots were fired, in self-defense.
Brig. Gen. Supartodi, a local military commander, claimed the shooting occurred as a beleaguered sergeant tried to defend himself against a mob of locals.
"The service member shot two to three times, and hit local people," Supartodi told journalists.
Two local men were killed, with a further four sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.
The incident took place in Koperaoka village, some 50 meters from the Gorong Gorong checkpoint in Timika.
"[The sergeant] saw there was an argument near the [Gorong Gorong] post ... Local people ganged up on the other service members and this [sergeant] wanted to help but was also swarmed with locals even trying to grab his gun."
Supartodi said he would visit Timika to meet with local leaders in an effort to defuse the situation.
Meanwhile, Cenderawasih military command spokesman Lt. Col. Teguh Pudhi Rahardjo named First Sgt. Ashar as the one responsible for firing the shots.
Teguh explained Ashar had been looking for Chief Sgt. Makher, who had been surrounded by local people. Ashar was then also crowded by the mob, he said.
"Ashar was swarmed by local people. He fell and was covered in blood. As Ashar was pushed, he loaded his gun and shot upward twice. Then some of the people backed out and some came close to get his gun. Ashar told us that he shot toward at the people but aimed for their legs," he said.
Teguh said Ashar was being held by military police.
"The Cenderawasih military command has apologized to the families of the victims and we will help them. We will proceed with a legal process against the [sergeant] and also help the surviving victims," the military spokesman said.
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4) Two Killed, Four Injured in Papua Shooting Involving Military
By : Robert Vanwi Subiyat | on 07:30 AM August 28, 2015
Jayapura. Two civilians were killed and another four injured in a shooting involving members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) after an argument in Koperaoka village in Timika, Papua, in the early morning hours on Friday.
Imanuel Mairimau, 23, died from a gunshot wound to the back of the head and Yulianus Okoare, 23, died after he was shot in the stomach.
Four others — Martinus Apokapo, Martinus Impatura, Thomas Apoka and Moses Umapi — were hospitalized after sustaining injuries in the shooting. They were all taken to the emergency unit of Mimika Regional Hospital.
A witness, who declined to be named, said that before the incident took place members of the community were having a party and closed down a street in the area, Jalan Bhayangkara. Two soldiers then broke through the barrier as they wanted to pass the road.
The witness said bystanders rebuked the military personnel, leading to an argument and a gathering of people surrounding the soldiers.
"Not long afterwards three other TNI members arrived on black motorcycles, carrying guns and shooting at the local people," the witness told Suara Pembaruan.
Lt. Teguh Pudhi Raharjo, spokesman at the Cendrawasih Military Command, identified the person who fired the shots as First Sgt. Ashar, adding that the shooting appeared to have been necessary to protect the beleaguered military personnel.

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5) Editorial: Jokowi and the  foreign press
The Jakarta Post | Editorial | Fri, August 28 2015, 9:04 AM - 
Back in May both national and international media greeted President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s decision to lift decades-long restrictions on foreign media access in Papua, calling the move a step in the right direction toward Indonesia’s full commitment to press freedom. 

But only a few weeks later what was thought to be a promising initiative had already led to disappointment as then chief security minister Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno said the government would maintain its “clearance house” team that scrutinized the visits of foreign journalists to Papua. Without giving clarification, let alone denial, concerning his minister’s archaic approach, the President left room for speculation that he was not actually in command, or that he simply did not care if his directive had fallen on deaf ears.

Now his subordinates are moving to widen restrictions of foreign journalists. Not only in Papua, but in all parts of the country foreign media, both print and electronic, will have to secure permission from local governments before conducting reportage. 

Director General of Political and General Administration at the Ministry of Home Affairs Soedarmo said on Wednesday the new regulation followed an agreement among ministries and state institutions responsible for monitoring foreigners that it was important to keep an eye on all activities of foreign journalists in the country.

In an effort to clarify the issue, Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on Thursday the new regulation was needed to prevent foreign journalists from conducting intelligence activities. His explanation, however, will only raise more eyebrows, unless there is a precedent for the regulation. 

It seems suspicion is behind the policy and if that is the case the government could take aim at all foreigners. Another possible motive is the government’s discontent with foreign media reports, which naturally describe Indonesia from an outsider’s point of view. 

Whatever the reasons behind the new regulation, it has already cast doubt over this government’s respect for press freedom. The government’s plan to tighten its control of foreign media marks a setback for Indonesian democracy, where the press has been recognized as the fourth estate that completes the executive, legislative and judiciary powers to make democracy function well.

The press knows no borders. Local and foreign journalists are doing the same job of ensuring the public’s right to know is fulfilled and bound by the same code of conduct. They are only different in terms of nationality.

It is indeed beyond our imagination if Jokowi, dubbed a media darling during the presidential race and after his rise to power, will have the heart to stifle the press, especially foreign journalists. But the drafting of the new regulation to monitor foreign media serves as more proof of the gap in attitudes between him and his subordinates in dealing with the press.

We don’t think Jokowi has forgotten his own words while visiting the country’s easternmost region Merauke in May that “foreign journalists, as of today, are allowed to enter Papua as freely as they enter other provinces”. We only demand that he realize his promise. - 
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1) Two killed and two critical as soldiers open fire in Papua

2) Armed Forces Allegedly Shoot People, Two Deaths
3) Indonesia journalists association questions new restrictions on foreign journalists -
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1) Two killed and two critical  as soldiers open fire in  Papua  
thejakartapost.com, Mimika, Papua | National | Fri, August 28 2015, 1:02 PM - 
Two people were killed and two others seriously injured when two soldiers opened fire in Timika Baru district, Mimika regency, in Papua early on Friday kompas.com reported.
The incident started when two military personnel rode a motorcycle along Jl. Bhayangkara in Timika at 2:35 a.m. on Friday while a crowd of about 100 people were having a party on the road.
Lambertus, a resident of Timika, spoke on the phone to kompas.com, saying that the incident started when the people partying, who had been drinking alcohol, scolded the soldiers for driving fast, and told them to drive more slowly along that road.
But the solders, Lambertus said, challenged the crowd and a heated argument began. “The people cried ‘slow down’, then the motorcycle stopped. One of the soldiers said, ‘What do you want?’ and then the people started to circle around the soldiers,” he recounted.
Lambertus said that minutes later, three more soldiers on motorcycles arrived. When the situation escalated, they opened fire. “When the soldiers opened fire, everyone ran away to save themselves,” he added.
The names of the deceased are Yulianus Okoare (18) and Imanuel Marimau (23). Yulianus died at the scene, while Imanuel died later at Mimika hospital. The critically injured people are currently receiving treatment at Mimika hospital.
Papua Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Patrige Renwarin confirmed that the incident took place, but said that he had not received an official report about it. “My information [so far] is from a resident of Timika. We are waiting for the official report,” Patriage added. (bnn)
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2) Armed Forces Allegedly Shoot People, Two Deaths
Posted by: Arjuna Pademme on August 28, 2015 at 14:55:53 WP [Editor: -]

Jayapura, Jubi - A military person in Mimika, Papua allegedly shot a number of residents, Friday (08/28/2015). Jubi information obtained from a source on condition of anonymity, the action took place in Jalan Koperapoka, Timika approximately at 02:35 CET.

 
According to him, the victim was Thomas Apoka (16 years, student) wounded in the right foot, Moses Umpi wound in the waist-through thigh right, Julian Okoarek (18 years, security) wound on the left abdomen transparent waist (died), Immanuel Marimau (23 years), a gunshot wound to the head behind the ear brought (died), Marinus Apokapo (24 years old) gunshot wounds in the back above the buttocks, and Moses Imipu (23 years old) gunshot wound in the right thigh translucent.
"When it is no celebration. Closing public roads Koperapoka. Unscrupulous members of the military through the motor and break through the barrier mengenderai in pairs by the public. People who maintain the crossbar admonish members. Armed Forces stopped his bike and admonish the people with loud tones. Spontaneous people who live in confined locations that TNI members, "the source said via text message, Friday (28/08/2015).

He said, much later, three fellow military person came to the scene riding a two-wheeler. They carry guns and immediately opened fire.
Head of Information Kodam XVII / Cenderawasih, Lt. Col. (Inf) Pudji Teguh Raharjo justify the incident. But according to him, the victim of gunshot wound victims were four people, two of them died.
"The victim is Immanuel Mairimau (23 years) died, Julian Okoare (23 years) died, Martinus Apokapo (24) wound on the left hip, and Martinus Imaputa (17) wound in the leg. Events at Jl. Bhayangkara, New Mimika District, Mimika. At that time, Sergeant (Sergeant) As, of Kodim 1701 Mimika attacked the masses, when he intends to pick up Sergeant kapala (sergeant) Makher who was attacked by mob in Koperapoka, "said Teguh Pudji Raharjo via text message to reporters on Friday (28 / 8/2015).
According to him, chronological events, approximately at 01:15 CEST, there are reported to Sergeant As, his sergeant Makher attacked in Koperaoka. As Sergeant who was located approximately 50 meters from the Post Gorong - culverts, returned to the post and then to the location, use two wheels.

"As to ask the Police Sergeant who was at the site regarding the presence of sergeant Makher. But police did not know. As Sertu toward Koperapoka, about 10 meters and asks the public about the existence of sergeant Makher, but the public did not know. At 1:27 CET Sertu As arrived at the junction, and look to see there is the Kawasaki KLX Police used Makher sergeant, "he said.
He said, Sertu As Makher contact sergeant, and his answer if he is behind the PLN because the masses attacked. As requested Sergeant Sergeant Makher to the road to be picked up.
"As Sertu back toward the bike to menjempu Makher sergeant. But when the motor has been besieged masses. When approaching the bike, yelling mass Sertu As. He explained that he did not know anything and just looking for friends. As Sergeant mass then hit from behind and fell covered with blood, "he said.

Because choking, further Kapendam, Sergeant As filling gun and fired towards the top twice. Most mass retreat, but no one tried to seize the weapon. Sergeant As defended himself by kicking the perpetrator, and fired into the crowd with the target foot.
"After shooting Sertu As stood up and fled toward the intersection PLN, then ran toward Subdenpom Office to ask for help, and secured in Mako Subdenpom XVII-1 / Cendrawasih," he explained.
It said Regional Military action XVII / Cenderawasih the commander ordered 174 / ATW to descend directly into the field. Danrem together with the police chief and the commander and chiefs, and religious leaders placate his family and solve the problem, apologize and provide compensation to victims. The other thing, is to treat people affected shots, checking and processing the members of the shooting. Post-incident conducive situation. (Arjuna Pademme)
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3) Indonesia journalists association questions new restrictions on foreign journalists -
The Independent Journalists Association (AJI) has criticised the government for limiting the activities of foreign media in Indonesia, after the release of new procedures for foreign journalists and film crews working in the country. The Home Affairs Ministry has sent circulars outlining the changes to all regional leaders across Indonesia. 

"I question on what grounds the Home Affairs Ministry has decided to […] limit the activities of foreign journalists," said AJI's advocacy division head Imam D Nugroho as quoted by tribunnews.com on Thursday.
Imam stressed that the circular contravenes Article 28 of the Constitution and Law No 40/1999 on press, which guarantees the freedom of the press.
A director general from the Home Affairs Ministry, Soedarmo, announced the new procedures on Tuesday. He said journalists and film crew members now had to gain permits from the Foreign Affairs Ministry and from the Home Affairs Ministry.
The permits will be overseen by a task force coordinated by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Its members will come from the State Intelligence Body (BIN), the National Police, immigration and other relevant institutions, he added.
According to Soedarmo, if foreign journalists and film crews work in remote areas of the country, they also have to obtain permits from the relevant local administration.
AJI said the circular is an expansion of a regulation that is so far applied only in Papua. "The limitation of journalists' activities is not in line with the spirit expressed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on May 9, which purports to open wider access for foreign journalists," Iman added.
Meanwhile, AJI chairman Suwarjono said that the circular from the Home Affairs Ministry is a setback to the freedom of the press and will make for an unsettling atmosphere for foreign journalists working in the country.
"Indonesia will host celebrations for World Press Day in 2017," he said, adding that the recent move will tarnish the image of Indonesia around the world. "It is counterproductive to President Jokowi's efforts to boost investment."
Suwarjono called on the government to prepare new regulations for foreign journalists that are more democratic, modern and transparent. He also called on the Foreign Ministry to make it easier for foreign journalists to obtain visas.
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

1) Framing Internationalization of West Papua Issues As Another Kosovo’s Independency

2) Demo Tuntut Beasiswa, Bupati Intan Jaya Perintahkan Brimob Pukul Mahasiswa

3) New procedure for foreign  journalists and movie crew  members introduced 
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1) Framing Internationalization of West Papua Issues As Another Kosovo’s Independency

JURIST Guest Columnist Dimas Kuncoro Jati, of Gadjah Mada University, discusses the separatist movement in the West Papua and estimates its chances of exercising secession from Indonesia under the Kosovo scenario …
West Papua separatists are allegedly trying to seek international community attention by arranging a new strategy to compose a strong and well-grounded claim to secede from Indonesia. They are aware that the world does not turn its eyes and get sympathy for them if they are not supported by unbeatable reason to become an independent state. Just google “ est Papua Independence" related-topics and you will hit on expositions of human rights violations, suppression policies by the government, discrimination and 
indications that all arrangements and negotiations aiming to resolve and placate the conflicts must be abandoned. The main point is trying to convince the readers that Indonesian policymakers have failed to "indonesianize" Papua.
The recent incident of fire-raising Mosque in Tolikara—if confirmed to be fueled by the separatist splinter—can be regarded as a signal for the government to see how internationalization of the Papua issue really matters. Unsurprisingly, those examples in international law recently have been acknowledged as the criteria to secede based on the Remedial Secession Doctrine [PDF]. It argues that a certain category of people is able to separate from the sovereign state in the event of gross and systematic violations of human rights and instances of discrimination, subject to exhaustion of local and international remedies to resolve the conflicts. This motive has shown its patterns by attempting to tailor the West Papua case as another Kosovo or any other country that is deemed to have become independent because it was exercising its right to secede protected under the international law.
History has noted that separations of an entity from a sovereign state have never ended in a single result. The results are always unpredictable. There are several entities who fight to secede from their "parent" states but have presently ended unsuccessfully, such as Abkhazia, Chechnya, Bhiafra, Congo, Angola, Bogainville and others. On the other hand, there are also entities who struggle and successfully become an independent state, such as Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
There are shades of grey in the legal certainty regarding the doctrine, which has made separatism in West Papua vulnerable. Indonesian policymakers are challenged to undertake preventive measures to anticipate this West Papua separatists' strategic surprise. The sole method to accomplish this goal is to bring the case in international law perspective. David Raic and John Dugard have discovered patterns or criteria to determine whether such people have the right to secede from their parent state.
First, the people must be a minority. Papua and West Papua provinces have been given special autonomy through the Special Autonomy Act 2001. Given this fact, whether a group in West Papua is a minority is not simply determinated by the calculated result of inferiority, but it is based on the government's alternative policies towards the population, which is changed from aggressive military approach to more fruitful and more humanizing focus with an autonomy framework. Hence, West Papua has met the inferiority element of being a minority and therefore has complied with the first requirement of the right to secede.
Second, it is systematical discrimination. Article 2 of Special Autonomy Act on Papua mentions: "the establishment of The People of Papua Assembly (MRP) which constitutes representation of Papua's indigenous people possessing certain authorities toward the protection of Papua‟s indigenous people ..."
MRP has been granted broad authority to represent Papua's rights of indigenous people. Such authority inter alia includes giving consideration on approval of candidates of Governor and Vice Governor, who have previously been proposed by the House of Papua‟s Legislative (DPRP), giving consideration and approval of the Special Autonomy Act's plan. In addition, the broad autonomy is enhanced by the statutory requirement that only an indigenous Papuan can be a Governor and a Vice Governor. These liberties do not simply prevent the people from being discriminated against, but also give priority as to who can be involved in public affairs.
Third, we must use Executive Investigation Report by Indonesia's Commission of Human Rights as guidance to establish the likelihood of human rights violations. Investigators implied that there is sufficient preliminary evidence of a gross violation of human rights in Wasior, Wamena and Abepura. These violations include embellishment, deprivation of liberty, tortures, rape and forced disappearance of civil population. Because the activities occurred widely and systematically, they can be categorized as crimes against humanity.
However, such tragedies are not able to lead to the birth of a right to secede. International law strictly obligates states under erga omnes to put perpetrators of international law to justice and to embody such attempt in order to return to peaceful conditions (Restitutio in Integrum). Normally, the duty is embodied in prosecuting the violators of such severe crimes in Human Rights Court and by establishing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and other task forces.
Last element is the exhaustion of peaceful arrangements and remedies. Domestically, this conflict can still be resolved peacefully through legal settlement by bringing an action against the perpetrators in Wamena, Wasior and Abepura in Human Rights Court. Although highly sensitive, this is a necessary step, because a court's judgment will demonstrate to both the perpetrators and the victims that in no circumstances should these atrocities happen ever again. The justice by the court will eventually give the sense of security, comfort, serenity and harmony to Papua.
Meanwhile in the context of non-legal arrangements, Indonesia has been arranging several initiatives. The first and foremost one is through Special Autonomy. The second one is establishing the Human Rights Court and Truth and Reconciliation Commission under the mandate from the Special Autonomy Act, which will be a branch office of the National Commission of Human Rights National aimed to bring peace, justice and truth in Papua. Third one is through fully institutionalizing the Acceleration of Papua and West Papua Development Unit (UP4B), which is used to support the coordination, synchronization, facilitation and control of the development in Papua and West Papua. The last initiative is through peaceful dialogue between central and regional government, including DPRP, MRP and the Papua Adat Council. With this consistent relation on bridging Jakarta-Papua, the concerned-stakeholders and parties will hold open dialogue to find a solution to the autonomy's obstacles. Alternatively, it can lead to the conclusion that West Papua is not meeting all the above requirements and therefore is not entitled to the right to secede.
Although Kosovo has completed all these requirements to exercise their right to secede, it does not mean that the birth of Kosovo is the template to exercise the right to secede. Secession matters of fact are not always governed by legal logic. Factors like geopolitics, national identity, national interests of other states, concern for maintaining regional peace and security often intertwine with each other. It has been predominantly concerted that there is no single explanation and cause of secession, including law. This legal perspective is the common ground which especially for the every separatist splinter in the earth delicate to be digested and accepted, yet it is highly important to understand how the world works.
Dimas Kuncoro Jati is a Research Assistant at Department of International Law, Gadjah Mada University. Mr. Jati is a Member of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia. He obtained his bachelor law degree from Gadjah Mada University.
Suggested citation: Dimas Kuncoro Jati, Framing Internationalization of West Papua issues as another Kosovo's independence , JURIST - Hotline, Aug. 26, 2015, http://jurist.org/hotline/2015/08/Dimas-Jati-Framing-Internationlization-West Papua.php

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2) Demo Tuntut Beasiswa, Bupati Intan Jaya Perintahkan Brimob Pukul Mahasiswa
Oleh : Redaksi | Kamis, 27 Agustus 2015 - 09.02 WIB | Dibaca : 393 kali

INTAN JAYA, SUARAPAPUA.com --- Bupati Intan Jaya, Natalis Tabuni, memerintahkan anggota Brimob Polda Papua memukul belasan mahasiswa yang tergabung dalam Gerakan Pelajar dan Mahasiswa Peduli Intan Jaya (GPMPI), saat melakukan aksi demonstrasi damai di Sugapa, Intan Jaya, Papua.

“Karena beasiswa belum diberikan, kami melakukan aksi demo damai pertama tanggal 17 Agustus 2015 sore di Bandara Soko Paki, tujuannya ingin meminta informasi, tetapi belum sempat demo, bupati sudah perintahkan Brimob untuk memukul kami,” kata Melianus Duwitau, salah satu mahasiswa Intan Jaya, kepada suarapapua.com, Kamis (20/8/2015).
 
Menurut Duwitau, aksi demo di Intan Jaya merupakan aksi lanjutan dari Jayapura, Papua, menuntut pemerintah daerah transparan dalam pemberian dana beasiswa bagi mahasiswa.
 
“Kami terus demo karena ada banyak sekali mahasiswa Intan Jaya di seluruh Indonesia yang belum terima beasiswa, tetapi Bupati hadapi mahasiswanya dengan memerintahkan Brimob untuk menembak dan memukul mahasiswa secara brutal,” katanya.
 
Sementara itu, Ketua GPMPI, Victor Belau mengatakan, demo digelar agar pembangunan di Intan Jaya dapat berjalan dengan baik, termasuk memberikan apa yang menjadi hak mahasiswa Intan Jaya.
 
“Kami juga demo karena dengar Bupati mau masukan perusahaan pertambangan di Intan Jaya, kami larang hal ini karena harus ijin dulu dengan masyarakat pemilik hak ulayat,” tegasnya.
 
Menurut Belau, tanggal 17 Agustus 2015 usai upacara bendera mahasiswa palang di bandar udara agar tak ada pejabat yang turun ke Nabire, termasuk Bupati Intan Jaya, agar dapat melakukan dialog dengan mahasiswa terkait persoalan-persoalan tersebut.
 
“Namun satu jam kemudian datanglah Brimob dan langsung mengeluarkan tembakan ke arah Mahasiswa sebanyak lima kali, namun mahasiswa tidak kena tembakan karena menghindar dari peluru Brimob,” kata Belau.
 
Karena Brimob emosi, lanjut Belau, pantat senjata digunakan untuk memukul mahasiswa yang melakukan aksi demonstrasi, dan banyak mahasiswa yang mengalami luka-luka ringan dan berat.

Keesokan harinya, Selasa 18 Agustus 2015, kata Belau, mahasiswa dari bandara Soko Paki mulai melakukan long march dengan sasaran aksi gedung Guest House Intan Jaya. Begitu tiba di depan jalan kediaman Bupati, salah satu pejabat meminta agar mahasiswa tidak melakukan aksi demonstrasi.

“Pak Piter Tabuni selaku Kepala Dinas Pertambangan dan Energi Kabupaten Intan Jaya meminta kami datang besok harinya karena Bupati akan adakan peletakan batu pertama pembangunan Rumah Sakit Umum di Wandoga, namun mahasiswa menolak,” katanya.

Namun saat negosiasi sedang dilangsungkan, ajudan Bupati keluar dari kediaman dan langsung kokang senjata, dan melakukan penembakan ke udara, dan bupati pun ikut keluar dan meminta mahasiswa untuk bubar.
 
“Bupati tiba-tiba menuju massa aksi dan memukul Nikanor Miagoni, Jhon Kobogau dan Rufinus Japugau. Brimob dan ajudan bupati juga terus mengeluarkan tembakan secara berulang kali untuk membubarkan massa aksi. Mahasiswa juga terus dipukul pakai pantat senjata sampai luka-luka,” kata Belau.
 
Di saat yang bersamaan, Kepala Dinas Pertambangan dan Energi, Piter Tabuni, Sekwan DPRD Neno Tabuni, Kabag Kesra, Titus Agimbau, dan Kepala Dinas Kependudukan mengambil batu dan melempar mahasiswa untuk membubarkan aksi tersebut.
 
Adapun nama-nama mahasiswa yang kena pukul oleh Brimob dan pejabat pemerintah daerah Intan Jaya di bandara Soko Paki dan depan jalan kediaman Bupati, yakni:
 
Melianus Duwitau     : Memar di pipi dan tangan patah
Tianus Bagau           : Tangan bengkak, pipi memar dan mulut darah
Elias Mujijau             : Telinga darah dan kepala bengkak
Fiki Belau                 : Testa pecah, rahang kiri-kanan bengkak dan kening pecah
Raimun Ugipa           : Kepala bocor dan rahang kiri-kanan pecah.
Amos Dendegau       : Tangan bengkok
Benyamin kobogau   : Gigi patah
Merkias Tipagau       : Gigi dalam patah kedalam
Deselinus Sani         : Gigi patah
Nikanol Miagoni       : Otak belakan lecet dan kepalah bocor tangan kiri kanan patah.
Aten Japugau          : Telingga darah dan kepala darah.
Dominikus Dendegau : bibir pecah dan telingga robek.
Daniel hagimuni      : rahang bengkak.
Venus sondegau     : rahang kiri kanan patah, gigi patah pipi bengkak, tangan lecet.
 
“Kami akan terus meminta pemerintah daerah, dalam hal ini Bupati untuk bertanggungjawab terhadap aksi pemukulan dan penganiayaan terhadap mahasiswa ini. Ini tindakan yang biadab dan tidak berperikemanusiaan,” ujar Belau.
 
Bupati Kabupaten Intan Jaya, Natalis Tabuni, ketika dikonfirmasi melalui telepon seluler terkait aksi pemukulan terhadap mahasiswa, tidak memberikan tanggapan. Beberapa pesan singkat yang dikirim juga tak direspon. 
 
Editor: Oktovianus Pogau

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3) New procedure for foreign  journalists and movie crew  members introduced 

thejakartapost.com, Jakarta | National | Tue, August 25 2015, 7:00 PM -
The director general for Political Affairs and General Administration at the Home Affairs Ministry, Soedarmo, said on Tuesday that the government issued official documents on procedures for foreign journalists and movie crew members who want to work in Indonesia.
First of all, he said, the journalists and movie crew members had to hold permits issued by the Coordinating
Team for Visiting Foreigners at the Foreign Affairs Ministry and also permits from the Directorate General for Political Affairs and General Administration at the Home Affairs Ministry.
The Coordinating Team for Visiting Foreigners is a task force coordinated by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Its members come from the State Intelligence Body (BIN), the National Police, immigration and other relevant institutions, he added.
“This procedure is applied to make the monitoring work easy,” Soedarmo was quoted by tempo.co as saying.
According to Soedarmo, if foreign journalists and movie crew members work in remote areas of the country, they also have to obtain permits from the National Unity and Politic Affairs Body, which is under local administration. In addition, while working they are required to show IDs officially issued by Indonesian representatives abroad.
The procedures are also applied to their local partners like activists of the foreign NGOs that have local representatives in Indonesia, he added.
Soedarmo said the reason for the introduction of the new procedure was that there were still many foreign journalists and foreign movie crew members who work in Indonesia only with general visas like a tourist visas.
“It is a form of protection for the state. We should be firm,” he added.
Previously, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo had issued a circular No. 482.3/4439/SJ on the Adjustment Procedure for Visiting Journalists to Indonesia. 
The circular has been distributed to all local governments across the country. (bbn)
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

1) Ammo found in Jakarta airport belongs to Papua Police

1) Ammo found in Jakarta airport  belongs to Papua Police - 

2) Papua Province to Prioritize Heart Disease Treatment
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1) Ammo found in Jakarta airport  belongs to Papua Police - 
thejakartapost.com | National | Wed, August 26 2015, 5:37 PM - 

The Jakarta Police confirmed on Wednesday that a large supply of ammunition confiscated at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport belonged to the West Papua Police.

Jakarta Police spokesperson Mohammad Iqbal said that their investigation revealed that the ammunition was ordered by West Papua Police for training activities.
“{The ammunition] is used for training. The documents have been checked and they are valid because there is an order for the issuance of the ammunition to the West Papua Police,” Iqbal said, as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Iqbal's statement brushed aside previous allegations that the ammunition was for Papuan separatists
Iqbal said the Jakarta Police decided to confiscate the ammunition in the first place because the officer who packed the bullets failed to provide the necessary documents.
Confiscated ammunition consists of 575 .38-caliber bullets, 1,000 7.51-caliber bullets, 500 .19-caliber bullets and 877 .45-caliber bullets. These bullets were scheduled to be sent off to Papua using a Garuda Indonesia plane on Monday night. (ika)(++++)
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2) Papua Province to Prioritize Heart Disease Treatment
POSTED BY: ADMIN AUGUST 25, 2015
Jayapura, Jubi – The provincial government of Papua is seeking to make responding to cardiovascular emergencies a priority because the deadly disease is still rarely handled quickly.
“Heart disease is still the number one killer in Papua, where the majority of the infected are rarely treated quickly,” said Assistant Public Affairs Regional Secretary of Papua, Rosina Upessy in a one-day seminar on early detection of heart disease, pulmonary, vascular and stroke, in Sasana Karya Governor’s office Papua on Monday (24/8/2015).
She continued, up to now, the number of people who died of this disease is increasing. This condition is caused by a lack of knowledge about how to live a healthy life such as do not care about working hours, poor diet and do not do regular checks.
“Heart disease is not a disease that can be underestimated, therefore I invite all parties to move and act to reduce the death rate from heart disease in Papua,” she said.
According to her, heart disease does not only attacks the elderly, but also attack the young children and teenagers.
“For that, let us move and act to keep our heart healthy and reduce morbidity and mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Papua,” said Rosina.
Meanwhile, Health Department of Papua, Aloysius Giay stated heart disease, pulmonary, vascular and stroke increased by 30 percent each year. It is caused by lifestyle and consumption disorder.
“We can see now, many friends, relatives and local officials die suddenly without known its cause. And this raises the suspicion. But after we traced the person’s health history we found that he/she died from heart disease,” Aloysius Giay added. (Alexander Loen/ Tina)

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1) Not All Papuan Kids Enjoy their Childhood

2) Pastor Neles Tebay: Papua Cannot Be Built Through Violence
3) Family Ask Police to Return General Yogi’s Body
4) We Agree to Achieve Peace Through Customary Law, Ustad Ali Muhktar Says
5) Don’t Just Give Comments, Emus Gwijangge Says
6) Papua to Host Women Conference
7) Thailand Local Media, Wartani Wants to be Like Jubi
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1) Not All Papuan Kids Enjoy their Childhood
POSTED BY: ADMIN AUGUST 25, 2015



                                                                  Children in West Papua – Jubi
Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe said not all Papuan children in rural and coastal areas spend their childhood as they should.
“There are many children who work hard to help parents in order to sustain life and do not have a chance to play and develop themselves because of the limitations,” Enembe said in Jayapura on Monday (24/08/2015).
Therefore, according to Enembe this should be a concern to all parties to and spur efforts to increase welfare both in the city and in the villages of Papua.
Hence, the government of Papua province has programmed the construction of the philosophy of building from the village to the city.
“It is devoted to build the character of children in the village in order to develop Papuan children to be healthy, have intelligent faith and morals,” he said.
Earlier, Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, Yohana Yembise has submitted 31 indicators of child-friendly city to the Governor of Papua.
“31 indicators of child-friendly cities have been submitted to the governor,” said Yohana Yembise.
According to her, to be a child-friendly city, Papua must be free of violence, violence against children and the household.
“Violence to children and domestic violence are quite high in Papua. To that end, the government should pay attention “he said. (Alexander Loen/ Tina)

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2) Pastor Neles Tebay: Papua Cannot Be Built Through Violence
Jayapura, Jubi – A better future for Papua should be built through constructive communication to avoid conflicts, said the Chairman of Peace Papua Network (JPD) Pater Neles Tebay.
“Today’s discussion reminds us that Papuans could not be built upon the violence, but communication could involved many parties in the efforts to manage the future of Papua,” Tebay said at a public discussion held by the Indonesian Journalism Network (IJN) at Grand Abe Hotel in Monday (24/8/2015).
“I emphasize the need for discussions between Papuans to collectively build understanding to develop the better future of Papua,” he said.
Therefore, according to him, if the outsiders are coming and asking, Papuans could explain what is the meaning of Papua Land of Peace according to Papuans. “Today, we want build Papua as Land of Peace but we who are living in Papua have not similar understanding about what it is, therefore a discussion is needed to determine its indicator,” he said.
Tebay further added there are many factors that slow down the turning process of Papua to become the land of peace. He asked Papuans to identify the problem together, so that the problems could be accommodated and it becomes the common problems of Papuans.
“All of us in Papua have a problem. Therefore, through a discussion we could resolve the problem in order to achieve Papua the Land of Peace. We are not forcing the government or president to create Papua as the Land of Peace, but it’s us who should do it. For whatever our background, religion or ethnic is, those who live in Papua should be involved in the efforts to materialize better future of Papua as the Land of Peace.
In order to materialize Papua as the Land of Peace through constructive communication, he recommended two options. First, the Central Government through the Coordinating Ministry of Politic, Law and Human Rights need to formulate a team consisting of three people who are responsible to build communication with all related stakeholders and to manage the feasible mechanism.
“These three people are not indigenous Papuans but they are trusted by the People of Papua, support the constructive communication and officially assigned by the President,” he said.
Secondly, the Local Government at provincial, regional and municipal levels of Papua and West Papua provinces should be actively involved. The Coordinating Minister of Politic, Law and Human Rights need to invite all governors, regents and mayors of Papua to discuss about the role of Local Government to support Papua as the Land of Peace.
“With endorsement from the Central Government, the Local Government could facilitate meetings such as seminar and workshop at the entire regencies/municipalities, to discuss about the indicators of Papua the Land of Peace, to identify any problems that prohibit the process of peace in Papua, and to offer some concrete and measured solutions. These meetings should be involved both indigenous people and Non-Papua associations, therefore they could sit together in materializing Papua to become the Land of Peace,” said Neles Tebay.

He further said the methodology of constructive communication need to be considered and prepared carefully. “We knew without proper methodology, a communication –even it was admitted as constructive communication—would never produce a constructive result for relevant stakeholders. Sometimes we are tempted not to account the lack of appropriate methodology, either because it requires a long time or for pursuing the results. Therefore, it should be stressed once again that the constructive result would be obtained through a methodology of constructive communication,” said Tebay. (Roy Ratumakin/rom)
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3) Family Ask Police to Return General Yogi’s Body

POSTED BY: ADMIN AUGUST 24, 2015
Jayapura, Jubi – Family of a Papuan rebel leader, Leonardus Magai Yogi, urged the police to show his tomb after he was killed in Nabire.
Yogi, commander of the National Liberation Army – Free Papua Movement (TPN-OPM) Division II of Paniai Region, was shot dead at Sanoba Vilalge, Nabire Regency, Papua on Thursday (30/4/2015).
“From the beginning, we have asked them (the police) if he was shot and dead please return his body to the family, but they didn’t do it,” Damianus Magai Yogi told Jubi by phone on Sunday (23/8/2015).
He said as a human, if he was killed, his body should be return to his family. “But they acted as if he was their family. It really made me upset. They supposed to think humanly,” he said,
He denied the police asked the family to take the Yogi’s body at Nabire Hospital. According to him the police never contacted the family whether by phone or mediator.
“If we came to the hospital, we might be shot by the police as we are the family of the general of TPN/OPM. So, I just recognized he (Leonardus) was shot dead at Sanoba and still alive when taken to the hospital. Well, when arrived in the hospital he was killed. And his body was taken away from the hospital at night without knowing the location where they buried or dumped or burned him. I don’t know,” he said.
According to him the police has turned down the fact. It does not make sense if they shot him and then buried him.
“What rule they refer to? Leo was shot dead and brought to mortuary with two people while the security forces guarded from the entrance to the road in front of the hospital. If he was just shot on foot, how could he possibly died?” he said.
Despite to his tomb, the family also questioned about two others, namely Yulian Nawipa and Marchel Muyapa (driver) who’ve also been shot in the shooting incident.
“We also had no information about the other two. We don’t know where they are until now,” Soleman Yogi said. He further said Marcel Muyapa is taxi driver of Nabire, Dogiyai, Deiyai and Paniai route. He said the police must convey their presence to their family or relevant NGOs. (Abeth You/rom)


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4) We Agree to Achieve Peace Through Customary Law, Ustad Ali Muhktar Says

POSTED BY: ADMIN AUGUST 25, 2015
Jayapura, Jubi – Tolikara Muslim leader Ali Mukhtar urged the Papua Police to respect a joint agreement to resolve the Tolikara conflict through customary laws and to stop the questioning of GIDI leaders by police.
“We have agreed to solve our problem through customary laws. As an ustad (Muslim religious teacher) in Tolikara, I am consistent with seven points of peace agreement signed on 29 July 2015. I am asking the police to be wise in solving this issue, forcing is possibly raising another problem. Tolikara incident wasn’t an interfaith conflict,” Ustad Ali Muhktar told Jubi in Jayapura on Sunday (23/8/2015).
He further said if the police still insist and ignore the reality facing by Tolikara residents, therefore the anxiety among local residents would keep on going.
“Please release our brothers who are still detained. I hope the police do not hamper our journey of togetherness and freedom for decades in Tolikara. I have been ustad in Tolikara for eleven years; that local people called me ‘Islam priest’. It’s an evidence of their sincere, honest and closeness over me,” he said.
“If the police take a wrong direction and ignore the reality of Tolikara people, it could raise the anxiety among both Muslims and our community in Tolikara. Many media spread wrong information without referring on factual data. I have conveyed the truth about Tolikara when met with the Vice President Jusuf Kala on 15 August 2015 in Jakarta,” he said.
He further said in the meeting, he and the Chairman of Nadhatul Ulama (NU) Region Papua, Dr. Toni Wanggai, asked the government and all parties to respect and accept the peace agreement signed by both sides.
“I ask all parties to give a respect on the agreement. Our goal is to achieve a safety live, free to worship, free to interact with local people like it was, and to immediately create the harmony and peace among us. It could only be achieved through customary law,” he said.
Dr. Toni Wanggai similarly said the peace agreement of both parties that facilitated by Interfaith Forum in Jayapura by this time is representative. “This joint agreement facilitated by FKUB on 29 July 2015 has represented both Christian and Muslim communities. It is legitimate and unquestionable,” said Wanggai.
Meanwhile, three GIDI leaders of Tolikara region –the Rev. Nayus Wonra, Rev. Marthen Jingga and Rec. Yakop Jikwa—have been questioned as witnesses by Papua Police investigators on Saturday (22/8/2015).
Papua Police Chief Brigadier General Paulus Waterpauw in Papua Leaders Communication Forum with religious institution leaders held in Papua Governor Office on Friday (21/8/2015) said the police would continue working in accordance with a mechanism of promoting the process of positive law.
“Indonesian Police Chief always reminds me that for the case of Tolikara, we should be careful. In Tolikara, in Papua, we are family. Now we are safe. But out of Papua, there’s still a strong reaction over the victims of this incident,” Papua Police Chief said.
“We are only State’s instruments, who want providing answer to the law. But the one who could decide whether it’s right or wrong is the Judge.” he added. (Yuliana Lantipo/rom)
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5) Don’t Just Give Comments, Emus Gwijangge Says
POSTED BY: ADMIN AUGUST 25, 2015

Jayapura, Jubi – A member of Commission I of Papua Legislative Council on Political, Legal, and Human Rights, Emus Gwijangge challenged Adriana Elizabeth, an expert from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), to provide evidence for her statement about leakages in development funds in Papua, which she said had undermined the welfare of Papuans’ lives.
“LIPI should not just comment. It must provide the evidence. They must know the geographical conditions in Papua. Do not report it without any evidence, “he said on Monday (24/08/2015).
Papua condition is different to other regions in Indonesia. If LIPI suspected that there is a misuse of funds, LIPI has to provide the year of the budget used. Do not just throw this opinion to the public, he said.
“If there is political interest in Papua to drop the Governor of Papua in 2018, now is not the time. Do not disturb the clean and respectable government for this, “he said.
He said the funds from the Central Government to Papua province are now being used according to the mechanism, and the existing rules. Jakarta parties do not just throw the issue regarding Papua.
While other members of the DPRP, Nathan Pahabol said the condition of Papua with other regions in Indonesia is different, both in terms of geography, and society.
“The funding of Rp 30 trillion is not enough. To build infrastructure in Papua, the price of building materials two or even three times in the office “said Nathan.
According to him, the success of development in Papua can not only be seen in one area alone
“Why do I say false, because shop, shopping malls and stores – stores in Jayapura City and its contents do not belong to the Papuan people, but people outside Papua. Papua build takes practice, not by commenting in the media, “he said. (Arjuna Pademme/ Tina)
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6) Papua to Host Women Conference

POSTED BY: ADMIN AUGUST 22, 2015
Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Province will play host to the National Women conference which will take place from 19 to October 21, 2015.
The meeting will be attended by representatives of women from all provinces and regencies in Indonesia, and is expected to be opened by President Joko Widodo.
“Governor Lukas Enembe agreed and is ready to host a conference of the National women,” minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Yohana Yembise said after meeting with governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe, Friday (21/08/2015).
Yohana said she would send a letter to the Government of Papua Province to soon form a working committee.
“So, we, the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection will cooperate with the Papua provincial administration for conference, so it can run smoothly and successfully,” she added.
According to her, the conference will also be attended by observers of women, NGOs, heads of agencies and related departments. It is estimated approximately one thousand women from all over Indonesia will be attending the conference.
“I will talk with President Joko Widodo to open this event ,” she said. (Alexander Loen/ Tina)
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7) Thailand Local Media, Wartani Wants to be Like Jubi
POSTED BY: ADMIN AUGUST 24, 2015

Jayapura, Jubi – Journalists at Wartani, a local media in Patani, Thailand, said they wanted to have a media outlet that represents the voice of the Patani people without fear of government oppression.
Jubi and Wartani reporters shared their experiences in managing media outlets during a week-long visit to southern Thailand.
Wartani was founded by a group of young Patani people in 2012 and established to compensate for the local media, especially in Bangkok, capital of Thailand that do not stand for the rights of Patani people and tend to accommodate the interests of the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand.
“We want to be like Jubi. When reading Jubi’s news, it spoke out for the public. Although the news is against the government. In the present era, the media becomes a business. There are many ways used by the media to exist, but Jubi is brave against the stream,” said one of the crew Wartani, Rusman when talking with Jubi in Patani, Thailand, three days ago.
“Wartani will do its best to work professional and earn trust of the Patani and the international community. We need to learn from the Jubi, “he said.
He said, Wartani is now trying to become a professional media, although it is not easy.
One of Wartani founders, Zahri bin Ishak said, Wartani is now designing a variety of program until 2020 such as training in publishing newspaper and media television. Another Wartani founder, Sabri Mohamad Yusoff said Wartani was formed at the end of 2012, together with the movement of Patani student resistance, and the growth of various civil societies organizations since Malay Patani people’s rights are deprived byThai government.
“Wartani is trying to be professional media, but rather to accommodate the voice of the community, and fight for rights and justice for Patani who are oppressed by government. Media in Bangkok more often take the news material from the government. Through a press release, the government spreads its opinion to the print and electronic media. Wartani presents as a counterweight, offsetting the news media, “said Sobri. (Arjuna Pademme/ Tina)
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