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MPR urges police to tackle separatism in Papua

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Tempo - December 29, 2015

Angelina Anjar Sawitri, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Hidayat Nur Wahid, expressed his concern about gunmen attack in Sinak Police Base in Puncak, Papua, on Sunday.

"Security threat in Indonesia is not limited to radicalism; separatism is also real and it is a threat," said Hidayat Monday, December 28.

Therefore, he urged the government to be more proportional in dealing with the threats. "Separatism is also a problem; do not just focusing on radicalism," he said.

Hidayat also gave an example that there was an attack a day after President Joko Widodo granted five political prisoners amnesty. "We need to concern about radicalism. However, we need to remember that our police are also the victims of separatism. They were attacked, murdered, and robbed" said Hidayat.

Source: http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2015/12/29/055731442/mpr-urges-police-to-tackle-separatism-in-papua

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