Papuan students in Jakarta call for end to murders of Papua

JUBI, 22 April 2011

The anti-militarism coalition of Papuan Students, KoMPAM, has urged the
Indonesian government to immediately end the use of repressive measures
which continue to be used by the security forces in the Land of Papua.

The statement was issued in relation to the bloody incident that
occurred a few days ago in Moanemani, district of Dogiyai.

The student coalition said that they were very angry about the actions
of the police which had led to yet more people's blood being spilt . The
government mut accept responsibility for the incident in which two
people, Dominikus Auwe and Aloysius Waine were killed while three
others, Vince Yobee, Albertus Pigai and Matius Iyai were wounded.

The statement was issued by hundreds of Papuans studying in Java and
Bali who took part in demonstration outside the presidential palace and
the national police headquarters in Jakarta.

The demonstrators also called for the immediate resignation of the
police chief in Papua and the police chiefs in Nabire and Dogiyai. They
also said that there should be an end to the militaristic methods being
used all the time in the Land of Papua, and said that they would draw
the attention of the international community to the many human rights
violations that occur in Papua.

KoMPAM consists of the Alliance of Papuan Students, APM, the National
Front of Papuan Students FNMP, and the Alliance of Papuan Students from
the Central Highlands.

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