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JUBI: Witness of Rojit’s death reports beating

by Victor Mambor of Tabloid Jubi

June 11, 2016

Jayapura, Jubi – Melianus Duwitauw, a witness to the case of the death of the Secretary of Papuan Merchants Solidarity (Solpap), Robert Jitmau (Rojit), has now been interviewed by the police. In addition, Melianus also reported beating by the time of the crash that killed Rojit on 20 May.

“The Team of lawyers assisting Melianus Duwitau in Papua Police office in terms of making a police report, related to the beating suffered by Melianus Duwitau. Papua Police directed us to make police report at the Jayapura Police South Station, ” wrote Hardi, one member of the team of lawyers who advocate Rojit’s case, through short message received Jubi, Saturday (06/11/2016).

He added that the team of lawyers assisting Melianus Duwitau made police report at the police South station with a report number:  LP / 312 / VI / 2016 / Papua / Res JPR City / Sek Japsel on  Friday 10 June 2016 and a letter of proof of report number: TBL / 312 / VI / 2016 / Papua / Resta Jayapura / Sekta Japsel.

Melianus Duwitauw, admitted to JUBI being hit by someone when he fell after the car rammed Rojit. He did not know who hit him.

“I fell, then someone hit me,”  said Melianus briefly about the beating.

South Jayapura police chief, Commissioner Heru Hidayanto confirmed Melianus has been questioned by the police.

We have the witness, Melianus Duwitau, statement, after undergoing treatment in a hospital,” quoted by Antara news agency on Saturday (06/11/2016).

Regarding the request of the family of the late Rojit for the case to be transferred to the Papua Police Provinsial office, Heru confirmed that is true.

“Yes, there is such a request, but we have investigated and process this case, soon the case will be completed,” he said again.

Heru also reiterated that Rojit, an activist of Papua Solidarity Merchants (Solpap), died because hit by a four-wheel vehicle drivers who were drunk when he was at the scene at street Ring Road, near the tourist beach Hamadi, South Jayapura District.

“Based on witness testimony and evidence we get, the deceased were killed by a car-hit. Investigators have not received other correlations in this case,”  he said. (*)

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Jubi: Free West Papua Supporters Rally Against Minister Panjaitan in Canberra

from our partner Tabloid Jubi

9 June 2016
Supporters of free Papua rallied against Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut B. Panjaitan at the Australia National University (ANU) in Canberra – Jubi

Jayapura, Jubi – Supporters of free Papua rallied against Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut B. Panjaitan at the Australia National University (ANU) in Canberra.

The minister was scheduled to speak at a forum titled ‘Solving Security Issues in Indonesia’ on Wednesday (8/6/2016) at the Australian National University, but about eight Papuan pro-independence supporters greeted the delegation by singing and holding posters to reject the team formed by the ministry to resolve the human rights issues in Papua.

Some non-Papuan Indonesian students were also among the protesters.

“We reject Luhut’s team, we want the fact finding mission that recommended by the Pacific Islands Forum to come to Papua. And Indonesia must communicate with the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) to solve the Papua problems,” said Ronny Kareni, Free Papua supporter in Canberra.

Among the protesters, one of five negotiators assigned by ULMWP, Rex Rumakiek was also among the protesters. “ULMWP is the representative and legitimate institution representing the people of Papua,” said Rumakiek.

Avoiding the protesters, Minister Panjaintan, according Kareni, decided to go through back door. Along with the minister, there are the Indonesian Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti, National Terrorism Tackling Chief Inspector General Tito Karnavian and Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw, and three Papuan representatives Lien Maloali, Matius Murib and Marinus Yaung. (Victor Mambor/rom)

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WestPapuaMedia is about to clear a backlog of articles – please be patient.

Editorial Note

June 26, 2016

West Papua Media (WPM) has not been regularly publishing on site recently due to a number of issues beyond our control, and also much behind the scenes work that we are doing to support the long-term support for journalism safety in Papua.  This is a necessary step to develop some truly innovative solutions, so we ask for your patience and support.

The delays are have been also exacerbated by:

  • the amount of translators available currently being far less than the volume to be translated,
  • a significant workload in developing new and exciting security, reportage, and monitoring infrastructure and tools,
  • and a very large amount of new material to sift through, translate, transcribe, verify, qualify, compile, edit, layout and geolocate.

WPM has almost completed a large backlog of articles, partner content, photo reports, videos and wrap ups that should be published in full by the end of the week.  We will be publishing partner content as it comes in, but some of our longer authored work will be delayed a little longer.

In the meantime, please make sure you follow our Twitter feed for both normal updates, and of course our #LiveUpdatesPapua real-time crisis monitoring feed.  We have embedded the Live Updates feed also in the sidebar at the right, and will embed our normal twitter feed as a sticky on the front page of WestPapuaMedia.info

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Please stay tuned as we have some more significant and exciting announcements over the coming weeks.

 

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Council Speaker Slams Police for Stopping Protestors — West Papua No.1 News Portal

Papuan pro-independence supporters named People Community Dok 7,8,9 Tanjung Ria in front of Papua House of Representative during the protest on Wednesday (15/6/2016) – Jubi/Arjuna Pademme Jayapura, Jubi – The Chairman of Papua Legislative Council blasted the police for blocking hundreds of Papuan pro-independence supporters named People Community Dok 7,8,9 Tanjung Ria as they tried…

via Council Speaker Slams Police for Stopping Protestors — West Papua No.1 News Portal

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Indon police begin another crackdown on KNPB activists ahead of May 31 mobilisations

by West Papua Media

May 30, 2016

Indonesian police have arrested scores of West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat) members around Papua on May 30, as Papuan civil society is gearing up for a day a mass mobilizations to sustain pressure brought on by the massive May 3 rallies, where Indonesian security forces beat hundreds of people and arrested close to 2300 people.

KNPB members across Papua were handing out pamphlets calling on West Papuan society to rally on May 31 for international mediation to allow West Papuans to exercise their universal human rights of Self-Determination, long denied by Indonesia.

The May 31 rally will also be demonstrating Papuan support for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) bid for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, which was due to meet in Port Moresby this week, but the meeting has been postponed.

In Jayapura, 24 KNPB members were arrested at 1250pm outside the office of Papua Province Governor Lukas Enembe, at Dock 2 Jayapura whilst handing out flyers. Together with the Chairman KNPB (Numbay Area), Mr. Calvin Wenda &
the Chief Diplomatic Commissioner from KNPB’s Central Committee, Mr. Cobabe Waninbo, they were taken and held at Jayapura Police headquarters.  

At time of writing, no response had occurred to WPM attempts to contact Jayapura police regarding charges or time of release.

high spirited KNPB members being held at Police headquaters in Jayapura
high spirited KNPB members being held at Police headquaters in Jayapura
high spirited KNPB members being held at Police headquaters in Jayapura

According to KNPB sources, Police have alleged that the leaflets contain subversive material, and all gatherings of KNPB members are illegal as the organisation is forbidden from registration as a legal by a Jakarta mandate, despite the rights allegedly afforded to Papuan people under the long since abandoned “Special Autonomy” provisions, and guaranteed to all other Indonesian citizens.

Riot Police belonging to the Dalmas public order unit at 1420 swooped on the Yapis bus stop outside Abepura, and arrested all 34 KNPB Members handing out the allegedly subversive leaflets, confiscating them as well as personal possessions. 

KNPB Members at Yapis bus stop being arrested , May 30
KNPB Members at Yapis bus stop being arrested , May 30
KNPB Members at Yapis bus stop being arrested , May 30

In Wamena, several KNPB activist were chased, arrested and beaten by Indonesian police for handing out the flyers outside the KNPB Baliem office, activists had just begun leafletting for the May 31 mobilisation when Brimob police swooped and captured 21 of the KNPB activists.  

KNPB members being arrested in Wamena, May 30
KNPB members being arrested in Wamena, May 30

Their names are as follows: 

  1. Warpo Sampari Wetipo
  2. Hasan Kogoya
  3. Marta Haluk
  4. Mardi Heluka
  5. Hery Kosay
  6. Firdaus Hilapok
  7. Paska Iyaba
  8. Marsel Marian,
  9. Melianus Kosay
  10. Hiron Hiluka
  11. Yufry Kogoya
  12. Pilemon Meaga
  13. Domy Meaga
  14. Manu Wuka
  15. Martinus Wamu
  16. Deminus Qantik
  17. Ardis Wilil
  18. Nuber Surabut
  19. Mely Wantik
  20. Asa Asso
  21. Yulius Towolom.


Earlier, Three KNPB activists –  Darpinus Bayage, Ison Bahabol and Amiter Bahabol – were arrested for leafletting the same flyers at 1025am in  Dekai town, Yahukimo, outside the local Bupati (Regent’s) office.

According to witnesses of the arrest, interviewed by a WPM stringer, the three KNPB activists were beaten as they were taken to the paddy wagon, and the witnesses reported that they believed the detainees were being “even more severely beaten once the got taken away in the vehicle.

At time of writing, the three were still being detained at the Yakuhimo police station.
A KNPB source in Yahukimo, Marten Suhun, said “despite intimidation and torture happening in Yahukimo, but we KNPB will stay out on the streets (on May 31) according to the (KNPB) national agenda.”

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