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MARCH 12, 2009 1930 AEST
WEST PAPUA, Wednesday March 12 2008: As West Papuan Youth and students prepare for another series of demonstrations across West Papua tomorrow, key leaders and human rights workers are being terrorised and intimidated by the Indonesian military and police, and threatened with arrest on charges of Subversion.
Information received from sources in Manokwari report that Indonesian government and security forces are increasing repression on West Papuan people ahead of continued peaceful assemblies to draw international attention to the human rights and dysfunctional political situation currently inside West Papua.
On 11 March 2008, 16:58:28 PM, five Indonesian intelligence agents arrived with black Taff Car to surveille a meeting of eighty Papuan students and youths. The five Indonesian spies are:
1. Yoris May, intelligence from Manokwari Regional Military Commando (INTEL KODIM Manokwari).
2. Mikael Marisan, specialist hunting and attacking from Manokwari Regional Police (BUSER Polisi Manokwari).
3. Pak Jefri, specialist hunting and attacking forces from Manokwari Regional Police (BUSER Polisi Manokwari).
4. Pak Sul, specialist hunting and attacking forces from Manokwari Regional Police (BUSER Polisi Manokwari).
5. Pak Arif, specialist hunting and attacking forces from Manokwari Regional Police (BUSER Polisi Manokwari).
The first target of the operation now is to hunt and attack Jack Wanggai, Coordinator of peaceful demonstrations in Manokwari and spokesperson of the West Papua National Authority in West Papua. Wanggai's family in Manokwari had received an official letter from Indonesian police for the arrest of Mr Wanggai. Mr Wanggai and his family in Manokwari were intimidated and terrorised by 7 members of TNI and Police, when they came to Wanggai's house with automatic weapons, causing family to believe TNI wanted to shoot Wanggai if he was at home. However Jack was elsewhere organising large Papua wide protest on 13 March unaware of the intimidation of his family.
The Indonesian government and military are doing extra work to stop Jack Wanggai and other peaceful protesters in Manokwari through terror, intimidation and the threat of violence. Previous arrests and interrogations of student leaders indicate that the TNI and POLRI are
escalating operations against civilians and the guaranteed right to peaceful political expression. These threats are currently ongoing and escalating.
Today Wednesday 12 March 2008 POLRI in Manokwari published the letter delivered to Wanggai’s family quoting the following:
- Police justification under Law: SP.gl/147/III/2008/Reskrim base Dasar paragraph 7, Article (1) sub-paragraph G, sub-paragraph 11112 Articles (1) and (2) and paragraph 113 KUHP (Indonesian Criminal Code). This is the Indonesian law that classifies the peaceful rally coordinated by Jack Wanggai as “Subversion, terrorism and related crimes”.
- Indonesian government regulation No.2/2002 (UU No. 2/ 2002) About Indonesian National Police.
- Indonesian Police report No. Pol:LP/13/III/2008/SPK.III, Dated 3 March 2008
These Interrogations have been conducted by the following personnel:
• First interrogator is Captain police Nyoman Sudama, NRP:78061319.
Captain Nyoman Sudama is a head of the Criminal intelligent Unit of National police of Manokwari Regency.
• Assistant interrogator is Sergeant POLRI Aris Patandung, NRP: 72110227
These charges, or even threat of these charges against Papuan exercising their rights to peaceful expression of aspirations guaranteed under Indonesian law, are a throwback to the days of the Suharto New Order (Orde Baru). It is proof that the Indonesian government is nothing but a military dictatorship: New Order Chapter 2 (Orde Baru bagian Dua).
The same threats and intimidation as in Manokwari are also being endured by:
• Mr. Zakarias Horota, Head of National FNMPP and another democracy activist in Jayapura;
• Mr. Michael Mandobayan, Coordinator FNMPP and ather democrat actist in Sorong Regency;
• Mr. Wilson Uruwaya, Youth Chief of Papua National Council based in Serui, the Regency Capital of Yapen Waropen;
• and is also including other Papuan democracy activists in Serui.
The Indonesian personnel responsible for giving orders to BUSER ( BU = Buru- hunting; and SER - attack. BUSER is part of the “anti terrorist” Detasmen 88). POLICE and BIN (Badan Inteljien Nasional) in both provinces in Papua is KAPOLDA (Head of Police Province Level) and PANGDAM (Supreme Commander Province Level). The distribution order operating by KAPOLRES (Head of Police Regency Level) and KODIM (Commando Military Regency Level). Please contact the numbers in Manokwari below to ask respectfully why West Papuan leaders are being threatened with Suharto era charges.
• Police Papua province hp:967 531 014
• Indonesian Criminal Intelligence Unit Manokwari: + (62 986) 211363
• Indonesian TNI Commander of Manokwari regency/DANDIM phone Number: +62 (986) 211703
• Head of Police Manokwari Regency (KAPOLRES) phone No. +62 (986) 211359
• Deputy Police Manokwari Regency level (WAKAPOLRES) phone NO. +62 (986)
211826
• rmh dins kapolres tlp.0986 211355;
• Waka (Deputi Commander) Polres.tlp.0986 211826.
Tomorrow, Thursday 13 March 2008, West Papuan people, more than 500 Papuan youth and students and the Executive president of West Papua National Authority will continue to hold simultaneous peaceful rallies calling for Referendum in Sorong, Manokwari, Serui, Nabire and Jayapura.
Melanesian people of Papua are calling to the international community to continue monitoring of the situation inside Papua, calling to Jakarta to allow international observers to go inside Papua as soon as possible, especially from the Australian, New Zealand and Pacific community. West Papuans are calling on the International community make immediate protests on the brutal and systemic repression of people’s legitimate right to peaceful expression by the Indonesian military, intelligence, police, and state sponsored jihadists and militias..
Rallies will continue until Indonesian and the international community hear and implementing referendum to the people of West Papua. West Papua needs a referendum on its future as a political solution to the ongoing genocide.
Ongoing information, please contact:
Dr Jacob Rumbiak
Australia, Mobile +61 (0)4313 88 976 or +61 (0)3 9510 2193
Co-ordinator, Foreign Affairs, West Papua National Authority
SORONG:
Michael Mandobayan, West Papua National Youth Chief of Council/
Coordinator WPNA Sorong + (62) 85254517800
Topan Baho, Spokesperson of WPNA Sorong +62 85254559143
MANOKWARI
Jack Wanggai, Spokesperson of WPNA Manokwari,: +62 85244340479
Abner Aisoki, HP: +62 85282919155
SERUI
Wilson Uruway, Coordinator WPNA Yapen/Waropen , HP: +62 81240009398
Simon Dom (spokesperson) +62 85254934740
NABIRE
MS Yetty Yoweni, Coordinator Ground Action of WPNA Nabire, +62 81344463429
JAYAPURA
Terrianus Yoku, Head of National Congress, WPNA, HP: +62 85244357673
Markus Yenu, Coordinator Ground Action of WPNA, HP: +62 81344531793
MEDIA CONSIDERATIONS. The situation is being monitored closely, and update will be available from people on the ground. Photographs will be provided as soon as we have them. Please visit www.manukoreri.net to accessphotographs.
This Alert and Media co-ordination has been prepared by Nick Chesterfield, Independent Human Security and Media Consultant to West Papua Movement.www.manukoreri.net +61(0)409 268 978