Bandung – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) asserts there are will not space be open up for dialogue with any party who intends to push the referendum or poll in Papua.
"There is no room for dialogue related to territorial integrity. If it is for justice, welfare I am ready to dialogue. But no referendum, "he said while giving a briefing to approximately 1,000 students Schools Command, Forces Command School and School for middle rank police officers in Officer Candidate School Command Headquarters of the Army, Bandung, West Java, on Friday (29/6).
SBY's statement is an answer to questions of an officer student concerning government's stance on the issue in Papua which are often linked to violations of human rights by soldiers and policy on duty.
Yudhoyono said that all assignments are done by military and police in Papua and West Papua as an attempt to enforce security and law in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. "Assignment of military and police in Papua for a local security guard, protect citizens, combat crime, enforce the law is valid. State duty," he said.
On that occasion, the President also responded to statements and comments from various parties who expressed a variety of conflicts in Papua was due to the silencing of free speech. "If there's breakaway movement, separatism is not freedom of speech. In contrast to the purpose of safeguarding sovereignty, "he said.
According to SBY, since the beginning of the post of President, he has been actively raising diplomacy with countries in the Asia Pacific region such as western Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guini, United States related to the territorial integrity of Indonesia.
"We made a memorandum of understanding and always there is an explicit statement of support of friendly countries and territorial integrity of Indonesia."
Yudhoyono said the poll was conducted by the United Nations (UN) in 1960 in Papua's already clear that the region including parts of Indonesia. The results of the poll is final. "We must appreciate what the UN has done," he added.
Associated with the possibility of violence or acts that violate human rights by soldiers or police officers, SBY asserted, all those who violate the rules will be subject to sanctions according to law.
"I repeatedly tell the soldiers and police do not do more than decency, law and violate human rights. If there is a break as a professional soldier in the Middle East, they can be sanctioned, we can also be penalized. This country should not be assigned tasks to the army and the police then held to be invalid and the potential to violate human rights, "he said.
The reall form of government attention to Papua, continued SBY, is clearly made in the form of policy. Since 2005, he said, the military approach to reduce the conflict has been replaced by a welfare approach to society.
"We have given special autonomy. In 2011 there was Rp 26 trillion to Rp 6 trillion of which was indirectly entered into the field of education. The rest is to Papua, West Papua, Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggar. We are serious about advancing our brothers in Papua, "he said. [153]