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Victor Yeimo Still Detained, 6 Activists Removed
Alfred Papare: Police Will not Allow Demo Again
Six activists Jayapura-West Papua National Committee (KNPB), finally liberated. They are the chief West Papua National Authority (WPNA) Marthen Manggaprouw (35), Yongky Ulimpa (23), Elly Selek (19), Napoleon Asso (22), Nius Hiluka (22) and Melly Gombo (22). While Chairman KNPB victor Yeimo not included in the participating name released. Victor Yeimo remain detained in Abepura LP on its status as a DPO. The activists were released from police custody Jayapura City, Tuesday (14/5) sekitarpukul 21:00 CET. They were arrested after a demonstration held to protest alleged human rights violations in the District Aimas, Sorong, West Papua province in the Office of the Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) on Monday (13/5).
Jayapura Police Chief Alfred City Commissioner Papare, SIK when confirmed in his office, Wednesday (15/5) confirmed it has freed six activists KNPB. Because, after testing unproven anarchist action as a demonstration protesting alleged human rights violations in the District Aimas, Sorong, West Papua province in the Office of the Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) on Monday (13/5). While KNPB Chairman Victor Yeimo arrested sidelines demonstrations, direct Abepura herded into prison because he is still existed List People Search (DPO) Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Papua, since fled from Abepura Prison after being involved cases in 2009 were convicted of sedition during three years, but the new menjalami sentenced to nine months.
However, the police chief said, it still will call the three activists KNPB each Marthen Manggaprouw, Yongky Ulimpa and Elly Selek to re-questioning stoning case that led to two members of the Police Jayapura City, respectively Head of Ops Jayapura Police, Commissioner Kiki Kurnia and Brigadier Afandi who suffered injuries during a demonstration in securing Circle Housing III, Waena.
Related to this, the police chief said, the police would not give consent when activists held a demonstration KNPB back in the city of Jayapura. “This event will serve as a lesson for the future, KNPB will not be allowed to rally in Jayapura,” tundasnya.
KNPB Question Reason Demo Space Restrictions Peace
While the Allies KNPB, Suhun Ones said, arrests and forcible dissolution conducted by the police on peaceful demonstrations on 13 January is a trick to cover up the violations committed by the military and police.
According to him, the peaceful protests carried out on a few days ago that aims to require clarity and accountability for the shooting incident that occurred in several places in Papua, segaja covered with a way to break up the mass of the reasons mass beating and throwing against the police officers.
“Papua Police sengajah whitewashing it was yesterday, yesterday’s incident Papua regional police divert the real issue and the next we see the media, his opinion was different from the action that we did,” he said accompanied Spokesperson (Spokesperson) KNPB, Wim Rokcy Medlama, coriander Guard -P, Bovit Bofra and AMP in Java and Bali, Wenas Kobaga, when it held a press conference, at Café Prima Garden Abepura, yesterday afternoon on Wednesday (15/5).
It was very evident because when there is a conflict in a peaceful demonstration, and a day later in the media that there appears only victims of the security forces, while the victims of past demonstrations not included in the media, independent media should be able to load the casualties on both sides. He said, it has the x-ray of the victim of police persecution which broke the jaw members and also seorangnya demo again fractured hand.
“The police say they were injured, we ask for evidence that it is true. We had a mass action, there is evidence that the victim, “he said as he showed her the results of the second x-ray told reporters.
He also added that so far it look KNPB always led to criminal. In fact, he said the struggle KNPB pure struggle.
“Action yesterday was not only done by KNPB, performed by all the solidarity, but that appeared in the media in the name of this well KNPBnya we see no scenario KNPB built to destroy,” he said.
He said police chief immediately responsible for the shooting that occurred on May 1, yesterday, and the jug against future peaceful demonstration on December 1 yesterday. “If he felt there was not a human rights violation, why should obstructed? There are what,? “He said. (Mdc/mir/don/l03)
Jo Collins and Anne Noonan, Australia West Papua Association (Sydney)
