Agus Triyono – A group called on Indonesians to occupy the Freeport office in Jakarta and demand the deportation of foreign workers from the country.
The group, Freeport Nationalization Movement, stated that Freeport has grabbed at Indonesian sovereignty and greedily stolen Indonesian resources. It also accused Freeport of hampering local people in Papua from living prosperously.
"The main fortress of foreign power that steals the wealth and sovereignty of Indonesia that should be broken is Freeport's exploitation of land in Papua," said Ida Bagus Arif, coordinator of the movement, in front of the Freeport office on Wednesday afternoon.
"The goal is to nationalize the assets owned by foreigners and this should be started by ousting Freeport from Indonesia right now."
Bagus said that the occupation plan would start on Wednesday night. "We're going to stay here overnight," he said. "There will be some other university students who will come."
There have been a string of attacks against Freeport employees at the same time as an ongoing labor strike demanding higher wages.
The latest meeting at Hotel Rimba in Timika between workers and Freeport management, who were represented only by Freeport's local staff, ended in a deadlock. Freeport will not accommodate the government's wish to review their long term contract, which does not end until 2041.