Jayapura, Jubi – Chairman of the Board of Regional Leadership Student Association Central Mountains of Papua Indonesia (DPW-AMPTPI) East Indonesia, Nathan Naftali Tebai revealed that the military's heavy presence is hampering development programs in Papua.
Tebai urged the Government of Papua Province to evaluate the performance of the military.
"I talked to the governor, DPRP and MRP to immediately evaluate the performance of the military in Papua because the presence of the military, police and other military in Papua would interfere the development process in all aspects, "said Natan Naftali Tebai in Jayapura on this week.
Nathan said, the Provincial Government of Papua to immediately issue provincial regulation on military restrictions in Papua. "Based on our observation, current organic and non organic military in Papua are never recorded by the governor, DPRP and MRP," Tebai said.
As a result it continued violence in Papua. "Stop violence, murders and shootings to children, students and youth in Papua. All the generations of the Papuan people are haunted in the woods like cuscus, "he said.
He also urged Regional Commander XVII/Cenderawasih to undertake legal proceedings to the perpetrators of the shooting in Timika.
"We (AMPTPI) urges all parties and NGOs to oversee Timika, Paniai, Dogiyai and Yakuhimo cases and the seriousness of the new military commander to standing for justice," he said hopefully.
Chairman of the Working Group of Indigenous Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), James Dumupa declared, human beings are created by God.
"If it is believed that God created man, the question is why is people who feel entitled to kill people ?," said Dumupa in Abepura, Jayapura on Monday (08/31/2015). (Abeth You)