Thursday, August 3, 2017

1) ONEIBO’S SHOOTING VICTIMS SENT TO NABIRE HOSPITAL


2) NZ govt rejects West Papua human rights petition
3) KNPB YALIMO REJECTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW POLICE STATIONS
4) LOTS MISINTERPRETATION ON TREASON ARTICLE, EXPERT SAID
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1) ONEIBO’S SHOOTING VICTIMS SENT TO NABIRE HOSPITAL

Aug 03, 2017

Deiyai, Jubi – Four people who were critically injured by hot bullets shots by police and mobile brigade were referred to Nabire District Hospital.
Doctor Selvius Ukago, head of emergency RSUD Deiyai said the four were referred to Nabire Hospital because Deiyai ​​Hospital just recently built and lacked of tools and doctors who could handled.
“The number of patients who come here are eight people. One person named Yulianus Pigai has died after arriving at the hospital at about 10 minutes. Three others are more critical, so we refer to RSUD Nabire. Delianus Pekei (30), Yohanes Pekei (35) and Junior Pakage (27) and Melianus Dogopia (30) who were rushed to Paniai Hospital were also referred,  Selvius Ukago told Jubi at Deiyai ​​Hospital on Wednesday (August 2).

While others, he said, only subject to bullet’s fragments so-called minor injuries, then it performs medicine treatment to them.  “Then we have sent them home,” he said.
He continued, they are all referred to Nabire for being subject to serious (heavy) wounding. Delianus Pekei was hit on the left cheek, upper left arm and back, there were about five cuts on his body. John Pekei was hit on his left knee from the inside out and some spots in the legs and waist. Junior Pakage was hit by a bullet in the left leg from outside into inside.
“There should be operation, certainly flakes will be removed,” he explained.
During treatment after the shooting, he can only conducted infuses, cleanses the wound and stops the bleeding.  “We have to conduct operation in a big hospital, here is a new hospital so we lack tools and power,” he said.
The victim was taken to Nabire using a chartered plane funded by the local government of Deiyai. Regional Secretary of Deiyai Regency, Marten Ukago who is in RSUD Deiyai ​​said, he chartered plane to transport the four victims to be treated in Nabire.
“Today we focus on the four critical victims who are still alive to be brought to Nabire. And the plane is already taken care (charter by the government),” he explained. (*)
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2) NZ govt rejects West Papua human rights petition
3 Aug
A parliamentary committee in New Zealand has turned down a call to push for a UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression to visit West Papua.
A human rights petition, organised by West Papua Action Auckland and supported by other human rights groups and Catholic and Anglican church leaders, had sought for New Zealand to condemn the arrest and intimidation of peaceful protestors.
A spokesperson for the petitioners Maire Leadbetter said the Foreign Affairs Committee had instead opted for what she calls a 'business as usual approach that will mean little more than occasional inoffensive chats with Indonesian authorities and comments during the UN Universal Periodic Review process'.
Ms Leadbetter said she was pleased the committee doesn't deny human rights breaches in West Papua, but she was appalled Foreign Affairs officials told the committee that there was doubt about whether torture occurs in West Papua.
She said this flies in the face of extensive documentation from numerous human rights, church and academic reports all of which describes the use of torture in West Papua as endemic.

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3) KNPB YALIMO REJECTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW POLICE STATIONS
Aug 03, 2017

Wamena, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) of Yalimo region rejected the planned of establishing Yalimo Police Resort (Polres) and several Police Sectors (Polsek) in five districts of Yalimo Regency.
“We are more concern on the security of the local community,” said Chairman KNPB Yalimo region, Wene Gombo in Wamena, Tuesday (August 1).
According to him, people in Yalimo feel safe before the plan of establishing Polres and Polsek in Yalimo regency. Some examples of murders and other small problems among people can be solved on their own.

“But by the presence of more police the issues will be different; we might look at some cases of other districts with the same experience. We will facilitate all heads of villages and communities to let they talk what they are thinking on this plan, the advantages and disadvantages if the Police are present at Yalimo,” he said.
Responding to that, Jayawijaya Police Chief, AKBP Yan Pieter Reba asserted that the Police forces must established as requested or not requested anywhere in the territory of Indonesia Republic.
According to him, the previous Yalimo Regent, the late Er Daby has given a letter of grant of land submission for the construction of Yalimo Police, consist of six Polsek such as Abenaho Police, Benawa, Elelim Police, Apalapsili and all that has been programmed.
“The refusal I think only came from a personalone, I will also coordinate with the Regent of Yalimo, to talk about this. There are no people who refuse Polres establishment in there,” said Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police will follow up and find out the reason for the rejection. He argues, the police have nothing to do with political issues, because the police are present to provide services and security to the community.
“For the construction of Polsek in all areas of Jayawijaya, either in Yalimo, Nduga, Central Mamberamo and Jayawijaya there is no way to stop establishment of police building,” he said.(*)
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4) LOTS MISINTERPRETATION ON TREASON ARTICLE, EXPERT SAID
Aug 03, 2017

Jayapura, Jubi – The Constitutional Court held a follow-up trial on judicial review of treason articles in the Criminal Code (KUHP). During the trial, the criminal law expert Andi Hamzah questioned the misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the article.
He argues, law enforcers in Indonesia do not understand the true meaning of the plot in Law Number 1 Year 1964 on the Criminal Code.
“The provisions on treason for crimes against state security have been mistaken or misrepresented, which will silence the people’s right to argue,” Andi said when testifying at the Court Building, in Jakarta, Tuesday (August 1).

The legal experts from Trisakti University this said, treason is attempted of murder of the state leadership, whether the execution is successful or not.
He also regretted the Government’s actions against people who are considered to commit treason.
“The misrepresentation of the plot is in question, treason is an effort to kill the president, try a coup d’etat,” he said.
Meanwhile, Vice Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights Roichatul Aswidah said, the article that regulates the act of treason many targeted political expression.
“In the ICJR (Institute for Criminal Justice Reform) study, several cases related to peaceful political expression are charged with the treason,” Roichatul was quoted as saying in Antara in a hearing in June.
The petitioner of article 28 / PUU-XV / 2017 is Hans Wilson Wader, Meki Elosak, Jemi Yermias Kapanai, and Pastor John Jonga, and Satu Keadilan Foundation and the Gospel of the Gospel Church in Papua.
They examined Article 104, as well as Articles 106 through Article 110 of the Criminal Code. According to him, the regulation is used by the Government to criminalize the Petitioners and has impaired the constitutional rights of the Petitioners as citizens. (*)

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

SECURITY FORCES ALLEGEDLY SHOT 17 PAPUANS, ONE DEAD

http://tabloidjubi.com/eng/security-forces-allegedly-shot-17-papuans-one-dead/

 SECURITY FORCES ALLEGEDLY SHOT 17 PAPUANS, ONE DEAD
Aug 02, 2017

                                   Yulianus Pigai, one of the victims of shooting in Deiyai Regency August 1 2017 – IST

Jayapura, Jubi – The TNI, Police and Brimob joint forces allegedly shot 17 civilians of indigenous Papuans (OAP) in Deiyai ​​District. One of them named Yulianus Pigai was shot by hot bullet, six were still being treated at Deiyai ​​Hospital, three were treated at Tendage Health Centre, Deiyai, and seven children were treated by his family.
One eyewitness (PE) said, this incident began on Tuesday afternoon, August 1, 2017, at around 16:30 local time.
At that time a young man, Ravianus Douw, 24 years old, with six other friends bathed in Oneibo Creek, Deiyai. At that time a number of workers are working on an interconnection bridge project under the contractor company PT. Putra Dewa Paniai.

“Locals appealed for vehicle assistance to the company that is building a bridge on Oneibo Creek to rush the victim to the hospital. But the company did not pay attention, so one of the residents must go to Waghete (nearby town) to call for vehicle that is quite far, at about 10 km,” he said.
“After being rushed to Madi Hospital, Paniai, the victim passed away,” he said.
A similar narrative said by Father Santon Petege Pr., a leader of Paniai Parochial told Jubi on Tuesday night (August 1).
Father Santon said, there were some young men bathing in Kali Oneibo. One of them drowned. But after being saved to the surface, this young man was still alive and in critical condition, he needs help.
They then asked for help to the bridge workers to use the company’s car to bring the victim to Paniai Hospital. Unfortunately the workers did not want to rent the car to bring the drowned victims to the hospital.
There was an unsuccessful bargain. Five hours later, a different car was obtained. The victim was then quickly taken to Madi hospital. About 2.5 hours drive by car to the hospital in Madi, Paniai.
“But he died when he got to the hospital,” said Father Santon.
The victim’s family and relatives think that the victim (Ravianus) might still be saved if the company workers agree to lend their car. They were disappointed and then got angry at the workers, who were still in the vicinity of the bridge construction.
“Then this project chief called the police. The joint forces of police, mobile brigade police and army officers came. Did not ask questions but shot several youths,” he said.
Father Santon deplored the acts of thuggery of the apparatus. According to him, they should ask in advance to find out the real case. “I am very sorry. Officers must be responsible,” he said.
The police refused of shooting recklessly                                                  
Meanwhile, Head of Public Relations of Papua Police, Kombes (Pol) A.M. Kamal confirmed to Jubi on late Tuesday the chronology of Ravianus Douw’s death. But he denied the officers shot at people recklessly.
Police also said that when local people came to the location of the project, there was an incident of beating to one of the workers and also destruction around the site. On that basis, according to him, the company then called Mobile Brigade Police which is about one kilometer from the location.
Brimob commander with local police force, about nine people, then headed to the location and checked all workers.
“There was one worker went missing, maybe because he was afraid and run, but now he’s found,” he said.
He claims that his members have attempted a persuasive approach and negotiated with the local citizens, but they failed.
“The villagers attacked the security forces probably because they thought police would defend the company. Brimob and police officers withdrew while firing warning shots into the air. Because people are still throwing stones at members of Brimob and police, they then shoot to the ground and apparently there are bounce’s bullet and wound four residents. No one died because of the bullets. Only some wounded,” he said.
Meanwhile, Paniai Police Chief, AKBP. Supriyagung said on Tuesday night (1/8) that he was at the Tigi police station to confirm the incident. “I am in the Sector police station, to check the truth of the news referred. Children (victims) are also going to the hospital,” he said.
 
Victims in Deiyai hospital
Officer of Deiyai Hospital emergency unit, Yanuarius Pekei said, as many as seven victims were rushed to hospitals and one of them had died from three bullets in the left and right legs.
“The one who died named Yulianus Pigai. The bullet is still in his body. The other three are still critical, named Yunior Pakage, hit by a right-footed shot to the left; Delia Pekei was shot on the right shoulder right to the right arms; And John Pakage was also hit by on his arm,” he said.
He added that three other victims of Meki Pakage, Esebius Pakage and Penis Pakage suffered minor injuries and had been given medication.(*)

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URGENT: Up to 17 people reportedly shot by the Indonesian military and police in Deiyai, 1 killed

URGENT: Up to 17 people reportedly shot by the Indonesian military and police in Deiyai, 1 killed

AUGUST 1, 2017
We have received urgent, unconfirmed reports from Deiyai in West Papua that today up to 17 West Papuan people, including 6 children were shot by the Indonesian military and police. 


West Papuan man Marius Pigai was announced dead at the scene, 6 people are still being treated in Paniai Hospital in intensive care. 3 people are being treated in Deiyai and 7 children are still in recovery and being treated by their family.
Witnesses say the situation started when a group of friends were swimming in a river in Deiyai. One boy, Ravianus Douw- 24 years old, got into trouble and needed urgent medical attention, so the group of friends approached a local company to ask for help. The group were ignored and had to walk 10 kilometers for approximately 5 hours to find a car to take their friend to hospital. Ravianus died on the way to hospital.
More 
https://www.freewestpapua.org/2017/08/01/urgent-up-to-17-people-reportedly-shot-by-the-indonesian-military-and-police-in-deiyai-1-killed/


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INDONESIA: Alleged brutal shooting and violence by the Paniai Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in Papua
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-106-2017


The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from our local partner in Papua Province. It speaks about an alleged brutal shooting and violence committed by the Paniai Police Mobie Brigade. It was carried out against local indigenous Papuans in Oneibo, South Tigi District, Deiyai Regency, Papua. Without any proper warning, the Police forcibly dispersed and shot the local indigenous Papuans who protested against the Putra Dewa Paniai Company. The protest was caused by the Company’s refusal to help local residents to support the life of an indigenous Papuan. He was in a critical condition after near drowning in the Oneibo River.


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1) EDITORIAL: Open Papua to the world


2) Indonesian police shoot at Papuan villagers, killing 1

3) FAC ‘head in the sand’ over West Papuan suffering
4) Papua Sees Consecutive Infant Mortality Cases

5) Students rally for West Papuan independence in Bali
6) One man dead, several injured in West Papua shooting
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1) EDITORIAL: Open Papua to the world

EDITORIAL The Jakarta Post

Jakarta | Wed, August 2, 2017 | 08:07 am

The campaign for an independent Papua has been relentless and has made significant gains in past years. In January this year, the Free West Papua Campaign launched with great fanfare a global petition demanding an internationally supervised referendum for the region.
The petition will remain open until August this year and once it closes will be carried by a team of swimmers across Lake Geneva to be personally handed to the secretary-general of the United Nations, António Guterres. The campaign itself appears to have been designed by a techsavvy public relations team who also posted a YouTube video featuring pro-independence activist Benny Wenda calling for viewers to join the campaign.
The publicity stunt is a follow-up to the progress the movement has made in recent months. Last year, Free Papua activists managed to enlist an impressive cast of characters to support their cause, ranging from figures like Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pōhiva, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson.
The PR campaign followed what could be deemed as a coup for the independent Papua movement. In September last year, seven Pacific island nations raised the issue of human rights abuses in Papua to the UN General Assembly. Anecdotal observations have also shown evidence that the campaign to promote an independent Papua has gained steam in Australia and New Zealand. A senior Indonesian diplomat told of his experience of being confronted by a Pacific island student who was campaigning for a free Papua during a graduation event.
So, at almost every turn, we are being outmaneuvered by campaigners who want to see Papua separate from Indonesia. And yet the Indonesian government has done very little to counter it.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has made efforts to hasten development in Papua including rolling out the one-fuel price policy, which was aimed at boosting economic growth in Papua. Jokowi also signed off on a series of massive infrastructure projects in the region. Early in his administration, Jokowi made a gesture of reconciliation by releasing five political prisoners, a decision the President said was to aid conflict resolution in the restive region.
But none of these efforts have been viewed positively by the outside world because the government continues to cordon off Papua. Despite Jokowi’s pledge early in his administration to give foreign journalists greater access to Papua, his government has maintained a policy that makes it difficult for members of the international media to operate in the region. Today, an interagency “clearing house” continues to operate to vet requests from foreign journalists and researchers before they are permitted to travel to the country’s easternmost province. Earlier this year, two French journalists were deported from Timika, Papua, after failing to obtain a reporting permit.
By maintaining this restriction, the government is operating like a paranoid regime, afraid the outside world may find the skeletons it hides in its closet. If the government has done much to improve the lives of Papuans, why not show it to the world?

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2) Indonesian police shoot at Papuan villagers, killing 1
Associated Press  AUGUST 2, 2017 — 2:30AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police shot at indigenous Papuan villagers, killing one person and wounding several others, including two children, during a confrontation that erupted after workers at a company in the remote area refused to take a dying villager to a hospital.
The parliament of the Deiyai area in easternmost Papua has called for the arrest of officers involved in the shooting Tuesday and the withdrawal of the mobile brigade, a police paramilitary unit.
The district chief, Fransiskus Bobii, said Wednesday that one person was killed and that he was trying to calm tensions between police and villagers. A police report said a 28-year-old man suffered multiple bullet wounds and died instantly. It said four others were wounded but Santon Tekege, a Catholic priest in Deiyai, put the number of wounded at seven, including two 8-year-olds.
Indonesia maintains a significant police and military presence in the volatile provinces of Papua and West Papua, a mineral-rich region where a decades-long separatist movement simmers and the predominantly Christian indigenous people resent an influx of Muslim Indonesians, who now outnumber them.
According to the police account, a village teacher asked workers of a company doing construction work in the area to help transport a sick villager but they refused because they feared being blamed if he died on the way.
Hours later, the man apparently died and villagers confronted the workers, taking one hostage, police said. Police went to the village, where they were attacked with rocks and arrows and responded with warning shots, the police statement said, without explaining the death and injuries.
The worker taken hostage is still missing, police said.
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3) FAC ‘head in the sand’ over West Papuan suffering

Wednesday, 2 August, 2017 - 10:58
The 2016 human rights petition in the name of Maire Leadbeater called for the Government to advocate that the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression visit West Papua and for New Zealand to condemn the arrest and intimidation of peaceful protestors. The petition was endorsed by several human rights groups, academics and prominent Church leaders including the heads of the Anglican and Catholic Churches (Cardinal John Dew and Archbishop Philip Richardson). The Committee has turned down the petition’s appeal and instead opted for a conclusion that amounts to an ineffective ‘business as usual approach’ that amounts to little more than occasional inoffensive chats with Indonesian authorities and comments during the UN Universal Periodic Review process.
‘While I am pleased to hear that the Government does not deny that there are human rights breaches taking place in West Papua, I am appalled that Ministry officials have told the Committee that there is doubt about the practice of torture in West Papua. This flies in the face of extensive documentation from numerous human rights, church and academic reports all of which describe the practices of torture as endemic. The US State Department in its annual Country report on Indonesia also regularly records allegations of security forces killing and torturing civilians with impunity. Supporters of self-determination and freedom are particularly at risk as the 2001 murder of Theys Eluay, Chair of the West Papuan Presidium and the killing of Mako Tabuni, leader of the West Papua National Committee in 2012 illustrate. The most recent cases of young people being brutally beaten by the security forces took place in Nabire in July 2017. In this instance around a 100 young people were arrested over several days in response to peaceful protests - triggered by nothing more than the actions of a young man delivering leaflets.’
‘There is a growing consensus based on documented evidence that the indigenous people are experiencing ‘slow genocide’ as a result of Indonesian abuse, decades of displacement and the neglect of the basic health and environmental rights. But New Zealand is missing in action while other small Pacific nations such as Vanuatu, Tonga and the Solomon Islands stand up for the West Papuan people and their fundamental rights in the United Nations and at other international forums. ‘
West Papua Action Auckland notes that some members of the Committee advocated working with other Pacific countries at the UN. West Papua Action Auckland is now approaching all political parties seeking a clear policy statement on whether or not they support self-determination for West Papua. New Zealand’s shameful acquiescence in this horror story in our neighbourhood must end.

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WEDNESDAY, 02 AUGUST, 2017 | 15:18 WIB
4) Papua Sees Consecutive Infant Mortality Cases

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deiyai district in Papua has seen a series of infant mortality cases in the past five months. The figure continues to rise as similar cases have also been found in more areas, from four to nine villages in Tiga Barat district.
Pastor Damianus Adii of Diyai Church said that 90 infants and five men died between March and July. “Three infants reportedly died in the past week alone in Digikotu village,” Damianus said yesterday, August 1.
Digikotu is one of four villages where infant mortality cases with measles-like symptoms were found last month. Aside from Digikotu, same cases were found in three other villages: Piyakedimi, Yinidoba and Epaniai. Infants reportedly suffered diarrhea, mouth injuries, bloodshot eyes and high body temperature for days before death.
Damianus said that medical examinations conducted by local doctors reveal that the toddlers died from a number of diseases, such as measles, diarrhea, upper respiratory tract infection and dysentery. Some died in the villages due to delayed medical treatment and others died at the hospital.
Delayed treatment was caused by the lack of medical facility in Deiyai district that only has 10 community health centers [puskesmas] and five doctors, Damianus said. The puskesmas only open four days a week. “We also experience water scarcity and the lack of basic medication,” he said.
Deiyai Regent Tance Takimai said that consecutive infant mortality cases were normal, not an outbreak. “They were caused by the lack of awareness about healthy lifestyle,” he said. Tance added that data from Health Office shows that only 27 infants died between March and July.
Mohamad Subuh, Director General of Disease Prevention and Control, the Health Ministry, said that infant mortality cases in Deiyai were caused by low awareness about vaccination. In 2016, only 5.5 percent of infants were vaccinated. “We have access issues so that the services have not been carried out routinely,” he said. Subuh has dismissed the report that the number of mortality cases has risen. He said that the latest data show that only 27 infants died from March to July due to diarrhea, lung inflammation, measles, dysentery, malnutrition, bug bites and allergies.
The National Commission on Human Rights commissioner Natalius Pigai has visited Tigi Barat district to learn more about the incident. He has criticized the central government for saying that infant mortality cases in the region were caused by ordinary diseases. “The root causes have to be examined; why is the number of infant mortality so high?” he said.
MITRA TARIGAN | INDRI MAULIDAR 

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5) Students rally for West Papuan independence in Bali
Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post
Denpasar, Bali | Wed, August 2, 2017 | 03:00 pm

Around 30 students of the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) Bali held a rally on Wednesday to demand West Papuan independence.
They staged the demonstration at a location near the US Consular Agency office in Denpasar, Bali, as the police did not allow them to hold the rally in front of the office as initially planned.
AMP spokesman Wolker said the rally was held to commemorate the 48th year of the Papuan People’s Free Choice (Pepera) in 1969. “The Papuan People’s Free Choice was not democratic; [it was] full of terror, intimidation and manipulation. Severe human rights violations also occurred at that time,” Wolker said.
In a statement, AMP said that 175 out of 809,337 Papuans cast their vote in the Pepera in 1969 and that all of them had been "quarantined" before the voting day.
“Since then, [acts of] colonialism, imperialism and militarism have been committed by the Indonesian government,” it said in the statement.
The group’s activists held the rally at the US Consular Agency as they believe the US government interfered in the Pepera.
“Papua should get freedom,” they yelled during the rally.
They also demanded that the government shut down multinational companies' activities in Papua, such as those of Freeport, LNG Tangguh and Medco. Furthermore, they called for the release of Obby Kogoya, a Papuan student in Yogyakarta who was sentenced to one-year probation with four years' imprisonment if he reoffends during probation for resisting police arrest during a protest in Yogyakarta last year. (ebf
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6) One man dead, several injured in West Papua shooting


21 minutes ago 

Reports from West Papua say one man is dead and up to 16 people have been injured in a police shooting.
The local newspaper Tabloid Jubi reported seven children are among those who were injured in the incident in Deiyai district on Tuesday.
Four of the injured were airlifted to hospital in Nabire on Wednesday according to a human rights lawyer who deals with West Papua.
Tabloid Jubi reported the security forces were called to deal with a group who were complaining a company hadn't assisted when a man needed help to get to hospital after drowning.
The lawyer Veronica Koman spoke to an eye witness to the shooting and has seen photos of the injured.
"The company called Brimob (Mobile Brigade Corps). Brimob is a special taskforce of police and Brimob taskforce came and just shooting at people. As a lawyer I think it's not proportional, even if they were angry but it's not necessary to shoot randomly at people. Like children got injured,” Veronika Koman said.
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

1) 600 THOUSAND/DAY FOR OJEK SERVICE TO PNG RESIDENTS


2) POLICE HAVE POCKETED NAME OF RIOTERS IN PUNCAK JAYA
3) AUGUST, HUNDREDS OF FOREIGN WORKERS TO ENTER PAPUA
4) BKKBN: FAMILY PLANNING IN PAPUA IS NOT TO LIMIT POPULATION
5) LUKAS ENEMBE AND KLEMEN TINAL AT THE TOP OF GOLKAR SURVEY

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1)  600 THOUSAND/DAY FOR OJEK SERVICE TO PNG RESIDENTS

Aug 01, 2017





                             PNG citizens usually buy their stuffs in Sota District, Merauke Regency, Papua – Jubi/Frans Kobun


Merauke, Jubi – Musa Dimar, one out of ten other people living in Sota District, Merauke Regency who works as motorcycle taxi drivers (Ojek), is serving the people from Papua New Guinea (PNG) daily by taking them home on motorcycles through the ‘rat track’.
Usually, after shopping, they would like to be taken back to their country of origin in Weriabel Village of PNG, at about 7 kilometers from the capital of Sota District.
“In a day, we went back and forth three times. For one trip of an ojek, we usually got Rp 200,000. So, if it three times, it means our daily income can be Rp 600,000,” Musa Dimar explained to Jubi Monday (August 1).

He admitted that the journey to Weriabel Village-PNG, is only taken approximately half an hour, when the dry season. But when it comes to rain and muddy road, the journey will take up to 4 hours.
“Since we’re in another country, on every street must show a cross-border card. That is the most preferred,” he said.
Moses also confessed, while keep working as ojek driver; they also bring a number of basic necessities such as rice, sugar, coffee and others to be sold in PNG along when they took the PNG citizen back to their villages.
Sota Sector Police, Iptu Ma’aruf justify there are several Sota people driving PNG people on motorbikes to their home country, after shopping in Sota, every day.
“PNG people always come in Sota to shop for basic needs. They can also choose to walk or by riding a bicycle, but Ojek is an option too,” he said. (*)



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2) POLICE HAVE POCKETED NAME OF RIOTERS IN PUNCAK JAYA
Aug 01, 2017
Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Regional Police (Polda) has claimed the names of several suspected actors behind the riot between supporters of candidate pairs of regional election in Puncak Jaya (Puja), Papua, Saturday (July 29).
Head of Papua Police Public Relations, Kombes (Pol) A.M. Kamal said after the rioting in Kampung Legimut District of Pagaleme, the police immediately conducted the crime scene (TPK), identified and examined or questioned a number of witnesses.
“The situation (in Puja) is conducive now. We identified each group that carried out the attack, there were alleged invitations from people who we had pocketed their name for conducted illegal action,” said Kombes (Pol) A.M. Kamal, Monday (July 31).
According to him a number of Papua Police officers went off to Puncak Jaya, such as Dir Intel Polda Papua, Kabidkum Polda Papua, Wakasat Brimob and members of Brimob.
“They were deployed to communicate with each party and the top officials and invite them to ask conflicting communities to stop the fighting,” he said.
He confirmed that some of the 12 victims of recent Puncak Jaya clash were hit by arrows has brought down to Jayapura for further treatment. It’s just that he did not know exactly the identity of the victims who were brought to Jayapura.
“Yes, there are about three or four people now being treated at Bhayangkara Hospital, Jayapura City, at first we thought it was impossible because there was no plane on Sunday, but they can managed to chartering the plane because the condition had to be handled immediately,” he said.
Seven victims who were hit by arrows in a riot between supporters of Puncak Jaya election candidates brought to Jayapura, Sunday (July 30). They were treated in Bhayangkara Hospital, Kotaraja, Jayapura City and Yowari Hospital, Jayapura Regency.
Puncak Jaya Police Chief, AKBP Indra Napitupulu confirmed that some of the victims were evacuated to Jayapura to get medical treatment.
According to him, those who were evacuated were Litu Wonda, Yater Wonda, Endinus Wonda, Yatu Wonda, Itinus Wonda, Endelis Wonda and Yenus Wonda.
“The security forces are still on guard so that there will be no conflict between supporters of the candidate’s pair,” Napitupulu said.
Election in Puncak Jaya was followed by three candidate pairs, they are Yustus Wonda-Kirenius Telenggen, Hanock Ibo-Rinus Telenggen and Yuni Wonda-Deinas Geley. (*)
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3) AUGUST, HUNDREDS OF FOREIGN WORKERS TO ENTER PAPUA
Aug 01, 2017
Manokwari, Jubi – Hundreds of Chinese workers are expected to arrive in Manokwari, West Papua, in August 2017 as there will be a new plant construction in the area.
Abdullah, an officer at Manokwari Immigration Office of Immigration Section on Immigration Control at Manokwari said according to information he obtained from PT SDIC Papua Cement Indonesia, the company will build a new factory in Maruni, Manokwari.
“It is reported that in August the construction will commence and contractor will bring in labors from China in large numbers,” Abdullah said.
Following the planned arrival of foreign workers (TKA), he said, the Immigration Office has set up surveillance measures to ensure no immigration violations.
According to him, the supervision will be done starting from the airport and local port until the location of work and place to stay.
“We have been placing officers in both airports and ports, and we have formed a team of foreigners who will conduct raids regularly,” he explained.
Joint operations, he added, will be undertaken if it is necessary in the supervision and law enforcement on foreign workers in the company.
He added that foreign surveillance activities continue to be routinely conducted in five districts which are working areas of Manokwari Immigration Office.
In addition to the cement plant, supervision is also conducted at the location of oil and gas refineries conducted by BP Tangguh in Bintuni Bay Regency.
It also continues to oversee the flow of foreign tourists in a number of tourist attractions such as Butterfly Park in Arfak Mountains and Cendrawasih Bay National Park which includes Teluk Wondama and Manokwari Selatan.(*)
Source: Antara


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4) BKKBN: FAMILY PLANNING IN PAPUA IS NOT TO LIMIT POPULATION

Aug 01, 2017

Jayapura, Jubi – Deputy for Family Planning and Reproductive Health National Family Planning Coordinating Board Center (BKKBN), DR. Ir. Dwi Listyawardani said that family planning (KB) development in Papua Province is different from other regions because Papua has a very wide geographical area but the population is very small.
If generation born in a planned way, Dwi believes that Papuan children in the future have high competitiveness.
“It would be a mistake to assume that KB in Papua is only to limits the population. What we want is the arrangement of the birth distance of children with an ideal distance of 3 years. Of course, intervention from local government with other programs such as First Day of Life and exclusive breastfeeding movement is desirable. Because this will give birth to a healthy child, intelligent and competitive,” said Dwi on Monday (July 31).

On the same occasion, the Expert Staff of the Governor of Papua, Drs. Simeon Itlay said the Papua Provincial Government agreed with BKKBN’s commitment not to limit the number of children in Papua. Because compare to the approximately 200 million people in Indonesia, the population of Papua is one of the very few, in addition to West Papua, Maluku and NTT.
“I think we agree that in Papua the number of children must be more than two. Family planning in Papua is not limiting the number of children but regulating the number of children, preparing a healthy generation, and being able to afford food, clothing, shelter and school,” says Itlay.
According to Itlay, one of the Papuan Governor’s missions is to save indigenous Papuans to get rid of ignorance, poverty and isolation. Therefore, he hopes BKKBN can synergize for the development of human resources in the province of Papua from an early age.
Meanwhile, Head of PKK Team of Papua Province, Mrs. Yulce Wenda Enembe said PKK and BKKBN have the same role in forming healthy, qualified and competitive Papuan families. Therefore, the involvement of stakeholders to take a role in it is needed, both from the Department of Health, Education Office and other offices in charge of economic empowerment.
“We want to cooperate with all parties in synergy. …All parties should play a role to build quality Papuan families,” Yulce said.
On that occasion, in front of the press, the Governor of Papua also asked for commitment from all regents and mayors in Papua province to support family assistance (PKK) program, especially as an important pillar of family health development.
“In response to the high rates of cervical cancer suffered by mothers in Papua, our PKK Province has also partnered with OASE Working Cabinet to conduct IVA/Pap smear testing, cancer-related health checks. Mother must be healthy to give birth to a healthy generation of Papuans,” said Yulce. (*)

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5) LUKAS ENEMBE AND KLEMEN TINAL AT THE TOP OF GOLKAR SURVEY
Aug 01, 2017

Jayapura, Jubi – An incumbent candidate for governor and deputy governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe – Klemen Tinal (Lukmen) is at the top of the Golkar Party survey results.
Chairman of the selection team for the governor candidate-the deputy governor of regent and deputy regent of Golkar Party Sefnat Masnifit said Golkar refers to three survey institutions namely Indo Barometer, Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting and Indicator Publik Indonesia.
The results of the three survey agencies put Lukmen at the top with an average percentage of 75 percent. Not only the survey, from the results of fit and proper tests by Golkar party, Lukmen got the highest point of 500.

“From these references and data which are further paired with survey data, both of these couples get more points than other candidates who participated in Golkar selection,” he said to reporters on Monday (July 31).
According to him, Lukas Enembe is considered to master the laws of government and implement it in the form of concrete programs based on his vision of mission. In addition, the vision and mission of Lukas Enembe and Klemen Tinal have the same aim with Golkar.
“The results of this survey are collaborated and then concluded, it turns out that Lukeas and Klemen has a chance. But the final recommendation is all with the DPP (Central Leadership of the Party). DPD (Regional leadership) is only submits the results and it is not final until it has been evaluated by DPP,” he said.
DPD Golkar Papua Province proposed 38 names of candidates for regional heads in Papua for the 2018 upcoming elections to the DPP. A total of 32 names are prospective candidates for regents of seven regencies in Papua and six others are prospective Papuan governors.
Acting Chairman of DPD Golkar Party of Papua, Azis Samual said the six candidates for Papua’s governor are Lukas Enembe, Paulus Waterpauw, Jhon Wempi Wetipo, Lenis Kogoya, Albert Yoku and Ones Pahabol.
“The selection of 2018 election is very tight because Golkar wants to win in Papua. There are criteria for candidates given party recommendations,” Aziz told reporters last week. (*)
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