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The University of Sydney. Centre for Peace and Conflicts has released the Genocide in West Papua report detailing eyewitness accounts of Indonesian military involvement in rape, arson and
torture in the province. A team of Australian researchers has acoused the indonesian milatary of systematic violence against the indiginous population of the province of Papua. This interview produced by Elise
Potaka was broadcast on radio 2SER FM - http://www.2ser,com
In navolging van de amerikaanse Yale universiteit komt nu de CPACS, Universiteit van Sydney, met een uitgebreid rapport over de genocide in West Papua, de auteur is John Wing, Academicus.
Lees het complete rapport in het Engels, voorzien van fotos klik hier.
SYSTEMATIC GENOCIDE
OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF WEST PAPUA
UNDER SPECIAL AUTONOMY
Rev. Socratez Sofyan Yoman
President of the Fellowship of Baptist Churches of West Papua
Jayapura, West Papua, 14 May 2005
I wish to take this opportunity to portray the suffering and misfortune of
the indigenous people of West Papua since the implementation of Special
Autonomy in West Papua.
Under Special Autonomy, the Indonesian government has the following aims and
commitments: First: To protect the basic rights and status of Papuans,
including their land rights. Second: To develop indigenous Papuans through
education, improvements in community health, and increased economic
prosperity.
Unfortunately, Special Autonomy has brought only great misfortune and is not
very different from the ‘Act of Free Choice 1969™ (PEPERA 1969). Special
Autonomy is PEPERA 1969 Volume II. Accordingly, killings and systematic
violence have increased significantly using the excuse of OPM membership and
separatism. Violence by the Indonesian military forces has increased. West
Papuan people have been pursued, detained, terrorised, intimidated,
imprisoned, tortured, raped, killed and disappeared. Below are some
examples.
I. INCIDENT AT NABIRE
On 17 January 2005, 3am, soldiers of Battalion 753 Nabire attacked,
captured, tortured, shot and even killed, civilians in Nabire.
The deceased:
Miron Wonda
died on 17 January after his detention by members of Battalion
753 Nabire on 16 January 2005 at Kali Kimi, Lani village, Nabire. He had
been kicked and hit with boots, clubs, canes and rifle butts.
Names of persons seriously wounded
1. Tadius Usain (22/male). A soldier from Battalion 753 hit Tadius with a
wooden beam, iron chains and a rifle butt, and kicking him with military
boots. He was wounded on both his cheeks, his eyes were swollen and he could
not see well.
2.
David Jigibalom (22/ male). He was hit with iron and wooden beams; some
wounds needed five stitches, his cheeks were swollen and there were wide
wounds on his head.
3.
Robert Jigibalom (15/ male). He was hit with iron resulting in swollen
cheeks, eyes and lips and bleeding head wounds.
4. Dasmi Kogoya
(19/male). He was hit with iron and wood, and kicked with
military boots. His right eyelid was painful and swollen, his spine was
injured so he could not stand normally.
5.
Dailus Kogoya (17 /male). He was hit with iron and wood. His right eyelid
was cut and swollen and as a result of injury to his limbs, he could not
walk or be supported.
6.
Menase Enumbi (15/male) After being hit with a wooden beam and being
kicked with military boots, his head wound required five stitches and his
eyes and both cheeks were swollen.
7.
Mote Wonda (19 /male). His right eye was so swollen that he could not
see, some of his limbs were injured and he could not walk normally, as a
result of being hit with a wooden beam and iron chains, as well as being
kicked with military boots.
8. Aser Wonda
(23 /male), Lebius Enumbi (19/male), Teles Kogoya (20/male),
Uringa Kogoya (25/male), Depius Kogoya (25 /male), and Kumpuk Wenda
(20/male). These persons suffered minor wounds as a result of being hit and
kicked by Indonesian soldiers.
9. Reverend Erok Kogoya (40 /male). Head of the Klasis Indonesian
Evangelical church (GIDI) in Nabire. His house was searched and he was
beaten and kicked, resulting in an injury to his right cheek.
Background to the Problem
On 16 January 2005 at 8pm Ibu Neni (Mrs Neni -a Javanese trader) arrived
unexpectedly to organise some social dancing at the home of Mr Rahman, her
younger brother. Ibu Neni called four young Papuan girls to help her to
organise the dancing. In order to organise the evening she went to borrow
some petrol lights from Kali Bobo, which was some distance from Kali Bumi
where the dance was being organised. At 10pm, after the dance had been going
for 30 minutes, two soldiers from Battalion 753 arrived, one in uniform, the
other in civilian clothes.
While the dance was in progress, a young Papuan male wearing camouflage
trousers was asked by the two soldiers to leave and change into normal
trousers. The young man agreed, left to change at his house, and returned to
dance. Then a young man named John Wonda came to dance, wearing torn shorts,
and was asked by a soldier to change into better trousers. He agreed, went
to change his pants and returned to participate in the dancing, While the
dance continued, Usman Mayoba came and sat close to where the soldier in
civilian dress was sitting. The soldier said to Usman “What do you want?”
and immediately hit Usman Mayoba. His friends who had come to participate in
the dancing could not accept the beating of Usman and attacked the two
soldiers.
While the fight was escalating, members of Company A Battalion 753 arrived
fully armed on motor bikes and in a TNI truck (Tentara National Indonesia -
Indonesian National Forces). The soldiers from the 753 Battalion forced
their entry into the homes of local people by breaking doors. The soldiers
frightened women and children who had been sleeping in their houses. The
women and children who had just been woken were threatened by the armed
soldiers.
The persons listed above as having been detained, tortured and beaten were
not associated with the dancing incident that night. They were arrested at
their homes, forced into a military truck, were tortured and beaten at the
office of Company A Battalion 753. They were taken back to their homes after
the torture and beating.
2. INCIDENT AT TOLIKARA
The event at Tolikara on 21 January 2005 was engineered by the Indonesian
military. Soldiers arrested 8 civilians. The names of the civilians arrested
and held at the District Police office, Jayawijaya regency are:
(1) Natan Wenda (16/male);
(2) Menis Wenda (20/ male);
(3)
Yatimin Weya (22/ male);
(4) Beniyus Kogoya (21/ male);
(5) John Hiluka (18/ male);
(6) Salamin Weya ( 22/ male);
(7) Simele Gire (23/ male).
(8) Yohanes Hiluka (24/ male).
3. 10 APRIL 2005
The TNI and Brimob (Brigade Mobil – Riot Troops) shot dead a civilian named
Tolinawimban Gire (59/ male). The TNI and Brimob also arrested 8 civilians
named:
(1) Ginggin Enumbi
(52/ male),
(2) Yulemi Tabuni (18/ male),
(3) Utinus Telenggen (20/ male),
(4) Tekius Enumbi (19/ male),
(5)
Digir Wonda (45/ male),
(6) Mukmende Telenggen (48/ male),
(7) Ekius Enumbi (19/ male), and
(8) Yerimon Wonerengga (19/ male).
INCIDENTS IN 2003 AND PAPUAN VICTIMS
On 4 April 2003, the military weapons store house at Wamena was broken
into.
Description and analysis of the location of the weapons store house
The KODIM 1702 (Komando Distrik Militer – District Military Command)
weapons store at Jayawijaya is in the middle of the KODIM complex. The door
of the weapons store consists of 4 layers of doors, the front door being the
first one, then the second door, the third door and the fourth door. All of
them are made of iron, and they also have strong keys and were being guarded
by a guard named First Sergeant Ruben Lena who was shot dead. In front
there is a guardhouse. The KODIM complex is surrounded by an iron fence and
has 3 front doors. Each of these doors is guarded by the TNI. At the back
in the direction of Kali Uwe there is only 1 door which is closed every
night. In front of the KODIM complex there is a main road which goes from
the Town Centre to Sinakma. There are lamps lighting up the whole KODIM
1702 complex. However, at the time of the incident the electricity for the
whole of Wamena went out for several minutes and then came back on after the
drama of the removal of the weapons was over
From this analysis of the location and security of the weapons store, the
following question arises: could the highland people, with their limited
education and armed only with bows and arrows and other traditional weapons,
dare to enter the military headquarters, break into the weapons store and
shoot First Lieutenant Napitulu and First Sergeant Ruben Lena?
The aim of the incident was clear: to build up the 977 Battalion in
Jayawijaya District, kill Yustinus Murip and ten of his friends, and kill
and destroy the local people.
The offensive at Kuyawaqi 19 April 2003. The military operation resulted in
72 deaths.
The soldiers shot 11 people.
(1)Ketis Tabuni (25/male),
(2) Enggelek Tabuni (45/ male),
(3) Debanus Murip (28/male),
(4) Yukulele Morip (24/male),
(5)
Esau Morip (35/male),
(6) Yuben Wenda (35/male),
(7) Kornelius Telenggen (25/male),
(8) Nendiwenus Murip (20/male),
(9) Abenus Telenggen (21/male),
(10) Arena Murip (25/female), her corpse was found stark naked without any
clothes,
(11) Yesaya Telenggen (27/male).
45 People died in a jungle refugee situation because of hunger and illness
(1)Ketinus Kiwo (2 months /male), (2) Norina Wenda (1year /female)
(3)
Konius Kiwo (45 /male), (4) Tambunuk Tabuni (6 /male),
(5) Okwarit Tabuni (50/female), (6)
Wogoraklek Wenda (50 /female),
(7) Iwan Kogoya (20 /male), (8) Manarinorak Tabuni (51/female),
(9) Delince Tabuni
(12 /female), (10) Werimina Murip (8/ female),
(11) Turius Telenggen (3 /male), (12) Mapi Murip
(3/ male),
(13) Yahya Kogoya (15 /male), (14) Tendi Tabuni (1 month /female),
(15) Kimanius Kogoya
(3 months /female), (16) Silas Wenda (5 months
/female),
(17) Kogoyagwe ( 45 /female), (18) Lemanus Kogoya (14 /male),
(19) Lendina Murip (12 /female), (20) Roby Kogoya (7 months /male),
(21) Nggik Tabuni
(45 /male), (22) Wororaklek Wenda (52 /female),
(23) Dekiton Wenda (12 /male), (24)
Nelisina Kogoya (18 /female),
(25) Wagagerakmban Kiwo (52 /female), (26) Yali Tabuni (11 /female),
(27) Yambuni Tabuni
(53 /female), (28) Wogoya Tabuni (50 /female),
(29) Yesaya Telenggen(39 /male), (30) Melenggen Telenggen (40 /male),
(31) Yohana Tabuni (1year /female), (32) Tagero Murip (55 /female),
(33) Zakarius Murip (35 /male), (34)
Dipena Murip (10 /female),
(35) Usilena Murip (8 /female), (36) Pilena Murip (7 /female),
37) Arina Murip
(17 tahun/female), (38) Werina Murip (18 /female),
(39) Domince Murip (5 /female), (40) Tunikengge Murip
(50 /female),
(41) Iriana Murip (2 /female), (42) Komologwelingginik Murip(50 /female),
(43) Nagason Telenggen
(18 /male), (44) Warugun Kogoya (50 /female),
(45) Yosemina Tabuni (39 /female).
15 people died of hunger and illness after returning to their villages.
(1) Asina Wenerengga (40 /female), (2) Alpi Telenggen (4 months/male),
(3) Kelemariak Tabuni (49 /male), (4)
Berina Murip (7 months /female),
(5) Dina Murip ( 6 moths /female), (6) Yagit Tabuni (50 /male),
(7) Pipiwarak Tabuni
(48 /male), (8) Galue Tabuni (50 /female),
(9) Narius Tabuni (22 /male), (10)
Yawiyanugume Murip (53 /male),
(11) Arman Tabuni (4 /male), (12) Tamban Tabuni (7 /male),
(13) Nelisina Kogoya
(18 /female), 14) Wagagerakmban Kiwo (50 /male),
(15) Yali Tabuni ( 3 male/male).
Soldiers burnt 23 church buildings, 8 Baptist church buildings, 9 Kernah
Evangelical church buildings, and 6 buildings of the Evangelical church of
Indonesia (GIDI)
School buildings
. The primary school at Kuyawagi was burnt by Indonesian
soldiers and the primary school at Mume became a TNI post, and all seats and
desks were used as firewood and most of the school building was damaged. As
a result education in the Kuyawagi area is not progressing well.
Medical centres.
Soldiers burnt the pharmacy centre, hospital, medical
clinic and pharmacy clinic belonging to the Baptist church, Kemah
Evangelical church (KINGMI) and the Evangelical Church of Indonesia (GIDI).
As a result there is a lack of medicine and heath services for the
community.
Soldiers burnt and destroyed 30 fences and gardens. As a result it is
difficult for the community to have sufficient food.
On 5 November 2003, Yustinus Murip
and 9 friends were shot and killed by the
TNI in the village of Yaleka 5 kms from Wamena. Yustinus and his friends
were civilians (Baptist congregation members) but were labeled as members of
OPM by the military.
INCIDENTS IN 2004
Incident at Puncak Jaya on 17 August 2004
Special Unit Forces (Kopassus) who were stationed at Mulia heard of the
arrival of Goliat Tabuni in Guragi: his arrival and presence was used and
exaggerated by some Kopassus members. Following the news of his arrival on
17 August, members of Kopassus went to Guragi. When they arrived in Guragi
one Kopassus soldier was shot. The shooting occurred at approximately 9am
(WIT: Waktu Indonesian Timur –Western Indonesian Time). At the same time
Indonesians were participating in the ceremonies for National Independence
Day.
After the shooting of the Kopassus soldier on 17 August until 13 September
2004, there was almost a month, 27 days, during which the military did not
act. Everything appeared peaceful and the people continued their lives as
usual.
On 14 September 2004, a troop of Kopassus Special Unit Forces returned to
Guragi with the aim of finding, catching and shooting Goliat Tabuni. The
Kopassus troops did not find Goliat. However, Kopassus met with Pastor Elisa
Tabuni
and his son who is also a Pastor. The Kopassus Troops asked Elisa of
the whereabouts of Goliat Tabuni. Pastor Elisa answered that he did not
know about Goliat.
The Kopassus Forces arrested Pastor Elisa Tabuni and his son, and handcuffed
or tied the hands of the two pastors using striped belts. While they were
being taken away, Pastor Elisa and his son were asked by Kopassus about the
Commandment from
13th century Rome (From the Letter to the Romans in the Bible) which refers to the government as God™s representative. Pastor Elisa and his son did not respond as they could not speak Indonesian very well. When they did not respond, the Kopassus troops shot and killed Pastor Elisa Tabuni while his hands were tied. His son
managed to run away and save himself. (The pastor™s son is now a living
witness).
On the afternoon of 16 October 2004 at 1pm, a land and air operation was
launched against civilians in Puncak Jaya region with TNI helicopters firing
and bombing civilians who had gathered to eat together.
On 16 October 2004, at 9pm evening, the head of the parish of Yamo region,
Pastor Yason Kogoya was picked up by two members of Kopassus on the orders
of Enock Ibo, Local Secretary for the regency of Puncak Jaya. He was
interrogated in a closed room from 9.15pm until 11pm. A Kopassus member
showed him the rope, which had been used to tie Pastor Elisa Tabuni when he
was killed, and had been kept as evidence.
The following church buildings were deserted as the inhabitants fled into
the jungle to hide and save themselves: 1. Gereja Tanoba; 2. Gereja
Yogorini; 3. Gereja Monia; 4. Gereja Bigiragi; 5. Gereja Peragi; 6. Gereja
Yogonggum; 7. Gereja Yaromugum; 8. Gereja Pilia; 9. Gereja Wulindik; 10.
Gereja Gimanggen; 11. Gereja Tingginambut; 12. Gereja Toragi; 13. Pilipur;
14. Gereja Kalome; 15. Gereja Agape; 16. Gereja Yanenggawe; 17. Gereja
Kayogebut; 18. Gereja Pagarigom; 19. Gereja Yiogobak; 20. Gereja Yibinggame;
21. Gereja Ndondo; 22. Gereja Yamiruk.
Thirteen additional military posts have since been opened in the Puncak Jaya
regency
(1) Pos Kulurik (Ndondopaga),
(2) Pos Muliagambut,
(3) Pos Wuyuneri,
(4) Pos Kota Lama (Market complex),
(5) Pos Purulome,
(6) Pos Irimuli Pos Nalume (Guraginikime),
(7) Pos Monia (in the church building),
Three military posts between the Old Town and the regent™s office in
Pagelome and
Three military posts near the regent™s office.
Approximately 6,393
people fled and are still hiding in the jungle. We do
not know the exact number of people who have died from hunger and illness as
the area is still under the control of the military. Approximately 371 huts
(traditional houses) have been burnt and the indigenous people are still in
the jungle. As a result of this military operation, the local community in
Puncak Jaya has suffered greatly from hunger and illness. They are too
frightened to return. All their gardens and fences have been destroyed by
the military.
The church building belonging to the Evangelical Church of Indonesia (GIDI)
in Monia is being used as a residence by the military. The floor has been
damaged and the prayer building has become a place for resting and cooking.
On 21 October 2004, Socratez Sofyan Yoman visited Puncak Jaya and met the
following people:
Bupati (Regent) of Puncak Jaya, Eliezer Renmaur,
Deputy Head of the Parliament (DPR) for the Regency of Puncak Jaya, Elias
Tabuni,
Military District Commander for Nabire 1705, Letkol.Inf. Didit Pramudioto,
Commander of the Special Forces (Kopassus), Ltk. Inf. Yogi,
Commander of Intelligence for the Regional Military Command, Ltk Victor
Tobing,
Head of Police for Nabire, AKBP Taufik, and
Representative of the Papuan Regional Police, AKBP Yohanes Prapto.
The meeting was held at 11am at Mulia.
The stigma of separatism, OPM and rebellion:
These are terms used by Indonesians as justification to kill Papuans with
ease. The labels of ‘separatist™, ‘rebel™ or ‘OPM™ are rough, but effective
terms usually used by colonial, oppressive and domineering peoples. Other
less offensive terms or labels which are still insulting and deadly are
‘people-left-behind™,
‘stupid™, ‘poor™, ‘backward™, ‘cannibal™, ‘primitive™,
and ‘drunk™. The main aim behind the use of these terms is to destroy the
character, self-esteem, and status of the indigenous or native-born people.
Such terms disrupt and damage the indigenous peoples™ spirit for living. It
kills both their living and fighting spirits. They are also used to destroy
the foundation and strength of native-born peoples™ lifestyle. This silent
oppression forms an essential part of the genocide of the indigenous people.
The conflicts occurring in West Papua are engineered by the Indonesian
military theories of conflict. They provide a reason for the large military
presence in West Papua, with operational funds and military promotions.
Batallion 977 has been established in Wamena, Regency of Jayawijaya. KSAD,
Lieutenant General Djoko Santoso has said that in 2005 it will be
supplemented by three further battalions in West Papua.
The Transmigration Program is a national program supported by the World
Bank to bring Islamic people from outside Papua , especially from Java, to
West Papua. Dr. Richard Chauvel agrees, “the demographic transformation of
society in Papua, with the great influx of Indonesia settlers, has
engendered a widespread feeling that Papuans have been dispossessed and
marginalized in their own land…”
The militia and jihad fighters can not be separated from the Indonesian
military presence. The militias and jihad fighters have the same ideology;
that each enemy must be destroyed. So in West Papua the Islamic view is that
Christians are unbelievers and need to be annihilated. With an ideology very
close to that of the Indonesian military, the militias and jihad fighters
are certainly armed by the Indonesian military.
Alcohol is a form of silent killing. Generally, the introduction of alcohol
is protected and supported by the Indonesian military and police. Usually
the police arrest only the drunk Papuans, and imprison and ill-treat them.
But, the government and Indonesian police have not yet, in fact never will
arrest the persons selling the alcohol, never will close the places where
alcohol is sold, and never will close the factories producing alcohol.
HIV/AIDS (Silent killing) is occurring in West Papua with the trade of women
who are infected with HIV/AIDS. This is a means of depopulation, or
genocide, against the indigenous people of West Papua. In Mappi, Merauke the
military and police are bringing infected women into the community of
sandalwood gatherers. The women are bargained for against the value of the
sandalwood. There are almost 14,000 to15,000 known HIV/AIDS sufferers in
West Papua.
Special Autonomy is a national agreement, as well a political bargain
between the Papuan elite and Indonesia which is validated by the Indonesian
constitution, the agreement of the Indonesian Parliament and the support of
the World Bank. It aims to be a process for solving problems in West Papua
through education, health and the economy, along with protection of, and
respect for, the human rights and status of the indigenous people of West
Papua. But Special Autonomy has brought misfortune and is yet another source
of suffering for the West Papuan people continuing from the Act of Free
Choice1969 (PEPERA 1969). Nowhere is Special Autonomy being implemented
consistently, correctly, justly and fairly by local government development
programmes. Government Regulation No. 12003 covers the development of the
province of West Irian Jaya.
Special Autonomy funds have been used by the Indonesian military to kill
West Papuan people. An example was during the incident in Mulia, Puncak Jaya
on 14 September 2004, the military used Special Autonomy Funds totalling
2.5 billion Rp – according to my research,
3 billion Rp – according to the West Papuan Parliament, or
1.9 billion Rp – according to the regional government report
to purchase food and medicines for the displaced people. These funds have
not assisted the displaced people and it is not known where the money has
gone.
The Papuan Parliament (MPR) represents the aims of the Indonesian
government, and is unrepresentative of the aims of the indigenous people
of West Papua. The oath of a Member of Parliament is based on loyalty to
Pancasila, the Indonesian Constitution and defense of the Unitary State of
the Republic of Indonesia. However, the indigenous people of Papua expect
that Papuan members of parliament should represent indigenous Papuans in
order to protect their human rights, status and lifestyle.
Racial and religious discrimination. The dialogue between Aceh and the
Indonesian government in Japan (2002/2003) and in Helsinki Finland (April
2005) shows clearly that the Indonesian government discriminates against
West Papuan people on racial and religious grounds. Aceh and West Papua has
the same Special Autonomy status. This status aims to be a path to ending
the problems of conflict in both Aceh and West Papua.
But the Indonesian people have given Aceh a special and wide-ranging
opportunity for dialogue through an international facilitator. At the same
time, the West Papuan people have asked for dialogue but have not received
an answer from the Indonesians. But as a response, the Indonesian government
has sent greater numbers of military forces to West Papuan land. It also
sends thousands of Javanese people to Papua.
Religious discrimination can be identified as Muslims can apply unwritten
(religious) law. This is proved by the freedom to worship – Christians in
Indonesia are restricted in their worship and are restricted in building
places of worship. But in West Papua mosques are built everywhere, even in
places where there are no Muslims.
Exploitation of natural resources West Papua was incorporated into Indonesia
through Indonesian military strength with the aim of seizing the products of
West Papua land and annihilating the indigenous people. The Indonesian
military and police forces support and protect the removal of the soil™s
resources.
PT Freeport Indonesia is a large American business in Timika, Tembagapura,
West Papua. The presence of Freeport in Papua since 1967 (before Papua
officially became Indonesian territory) has certainly brought great misfortune to the
indigenous people of West Papua. Their land has been seized, their forests
cut down, their environment damaged, and their drinking water polluted. The
people have been threatened, arrested, disappeared, killed, raped, lost and
driven out by the Indonesian military who are paid by the giant American
company.
The BP Tangguh Natural Gas project in Bintuni Bay is English owned. It will
lead to a situation not far different from that of PT Freeport in
Tembagapura. The community™s land will be seized, their forests will be cut
down, the natural environment, damaged, and water polluted. The people will
certainly be driven out, threatened, arrested, disappeared, killed, raped,
and lost by the Indonesian military and police. The workforce will be
gathered from Javanese people.
EXPANSION OF DISTRICTS AND PROVINCES IN PAPUA
The main aim of expanding the Districts and Provinces in West Papua is:
1. In the interests of security, that is the expansion of the military™s
wings by building new Kodam, Batallion, Kodim, Koramil, Polda, Polres,
Polsek to control and destroy the indigenous Papuans.
2. Expanding employment opportunities with the allocation of Officials from
outside of Papua
3. Systematic efforts to destroy (genocide) the indigenous Papuans by
sending transmigrants and illegal immigrants using the reason that there are
not enough indigenous Papuans in the region of the expansion of new
Provinces (part of the long term Islamisation and Javanisation efforts in
Papua).
4. Systematic political efforts to play one side off against the other
(devide et impera) by isolating or grouping indigenous Papuans together so
that they will kill each other in their efforts to defend their own land and
regions.
The aim of the Conflict, and the Indonesian Military™s Stigmatisation of OPM
and Separatists:
1. Justification for military presence in large numbers in Papua and in
order to expand the military by building military posts as has occurred in
Wamena, Batallion 977.
2. Systematic effort by the Indonesian government to destroy (genocide) the
indigenous Papuans with military operations using the reason that they are
OPM members and separatists.
3. Systematic efforts to provoke internal conflict between the indigenous
people of West Papua as an integral part of the politics of playing one side
off against the other (devide et impera) so that they kill each other.
4. Systematic effort by the Indonesian government using military force to
annihilate, and make the indigenous West Papuans ignorant and impoverished
by burning down the school buildings. The indigenous West Papuans will
constantly suffer from the loss of their safety, integrity, status,
identity, and human rights, for just two reasons, First, to preserve the
integrity of the United Republic of Indonesia, Second, to protect the
Natural Resources of Papua for political and economic interests.
5. Efforts to change and blur agendas for political dialogue with the
indigenous people of West Papua which relate to staightening out history,
such as the demands to review the 1969 Act of Free Choice in West Papua
which was unfair and undemocratic.
6. Efforts to terrorize and intimidate the indigenous West Papuans in order
that they have no freedom to speak about their nation™s future.
7. Getting projects for TNI/POLRI and Contractors so that they get Special
Autonomy funds under the auspices of rebuilding the district schools and
offices that were burnt down.
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Contact Address: Jl. Jeruk Nipis Kotaraja, Jayapura, West Papua.
Mobile: 08124888458 (West Papua), 0422782620 (Australia).
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Richard Samuelson
Free West Papua Campaign
Oxford, U.K.
E-Mail:samoxen@aol.com
Tel: +44 (0)1865 241200
www.freewestpapua.org
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