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Wed, 07/15/2009 - 19:56
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PAPUA NEEDS OVERALL SOLUTION
Jakarta, July 15 (ANTARA) - All bloody incidents in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua need to be solved in an overall manner, National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Governor Muladi said here on Wednesday.
"The military and law enforcing agencies alone cannot solve the complicated problems in Papua. We need other approaches pursued intensively because the Papuan people's sense of justice is important," Muladi said.
According to the Lemhanas governor, one of the reasons of the bloody incidents in Papua was the local people's feelings they were not being given a fair deal.
"It is a reality and therefore a comprehensive solution is needed to solve the problems," Muladi said.
Asked about alleged military involvement in the weekend shootings in PT Freeport's mining area in Papua which had claimed the lives of two civilians and a policeman, Muladi said it was up to the police to prove or disprove the allegations.
"The law should be enforced seriously, especially now that the Australian police are involved in the investigation into the shootings," Muladi said.
Asked who were involved in the Papua shooting incidents, Muladi said it had yet to be determined whether the perpetrators were elements of the military, police, or separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM).
"We have to wait for the result of the police investigation into the cases before making speculative guesses," Muladi said, adding that a change in security system in Papua was not necessary.
"The responsibility for security in Papua is still in the hands of the police. If in a certain situation the police are unable to cope, the TNI's assistance can be called for," he added.
Since Saturday (July 11), three persons, including one worker of the US gold and copper mining company PT Freeport, had been killed in Papua.
Drew Nicholas Grant, an Australian national who worked for PT Freeport, was shot dead by unknown people at Mile-53 on Saturday (July 11). Drew Grant was shot in the chest and neck.
On Sunday (July 12), there were two armed attacks respectively at Mile 51 and Mile 2, which killed Markus Rante Allo, a security guard of PT Freeport.
On Monday (July 13), Brigadier I Marson, a Papua police officer, was found dead at mile 52 road connecting Timika and Tembagapura, Mimika District, Papua Province, after reportedly gone missing earlier.***
"The military and law enforcing agencies alone cannot solve the complicated problems in Papua. We need other approaches pursued intensively because the Papuan people's sense of justice is important," Muladi said.
According to the Lemhanas governor, one of the reasons of the bloody incidents in Papua was the local people's feelings they were not being given a fair deal.
"It is a reality and therefore a comprehensive solution is needed to solve the problems," Muladi said.
Asked about alleged military involvement in the weekend shootings in PT Freeport's mining area in Papua which had claimed the lives of two civilians and a policeman, Muladi said it was up to the police to prove or disprove the allegations.
"The law should be enforced seriously, especially now that the Australian police are involved in the investigation into the shootings," Muladi said.
Asked who were involved in the Papua shooting incidents, Muladi said it had yet to be determined whether the perpetrators were elements of the military, police, or separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM).
"We have to wait for the result of the police investigation into the cases before making speculative guesses," Muladi said, adding that a change in security system in Papua was not necessary.
"The responsibility for security in Papua is still in the hands of the police. If in a certain situation the police are unable to cope, the TNI's assistance can be called for," he added.
Since Saturday (July 11), three persons, including one worker of the US gold and copper mining company PT Freeport, had been killed in Papua.
Drew Nicholas Grant, an Australian national who worked for PT Freeport, was shot dead by unknown people at Mile-53 on Saturday (July 11). Drew Grant was shot in the chest and neck.
On Sunday (July 12), there were two armed attacks respectively at Mile 51 and Mile 2, which killed Markus Rante Allo, a security guard of PT Freeport.
On Monday (July 13), Brigadier I Marson, a Papua police officer, was found dead at mile 52 road connecting Timika and Tembagapura, Mimika District, Papua Province, after reportedly gone missing earlier.***
