JAYAPURA, SUARAPAPUA.com – Papua Regional Chief of Police, Boy Rafli Amar apologizes to the Papuan, especially to the families of the victims who were shot by Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members and police officer in Oneibo Village, Tigi Sub-district, Deiyai District, on August 1, 2017.
“Regional Police of Republic of Indonesia (Polda) of Papua has apologized for the incident in Deiyai. Firstly, we would like to apologize to the Papuan, especially the families of the people who were shot by police officers, “Boy Rafli Amar told reporters after the troop assembly in Barnabas Youwe Square, Jayapura District, Friday (4/8/2017).
In response to this case, member of Commission 1 of Papuan People’s Representative Council stressed, the Papuan and the victims do not need an apology. What the people need is to investigate who is the perpetrator and the legal process.
“The apology does not relieve the fear and trauma as well the wound of people since the police existence in their land. Without police, they are safer, happy. Compensation and apology will not end their arbitrariness. What is needed is the commitment of the Kapolda to lead his subordinates to reveal the perpetrators and punish them according to the existing law, “said Kadepa to suarapapua.com when asked for his response from Jayapura, Friday (4/8/2017).
Kadepa said the objectives and stead of Brimob assigned to the areas in Papua are meaningless. Especially in areas where the community have been living safe and peaceful. In fact, he said, the presence of Brimob gives an excessive fear and trauma to the community.
“The point is, what is the purpose of Brimob’s presence in the regions, the people do not feel the benefit at all for their presence. Just add injuries, trauma, intimidation and shooting unarmed civilian in the name of national development.” He said.
Quoted from the Jubi, According to Boy Rafli Amar, after the incident, the Polda Papua formed an investigation team consists of Chief of Division of Profession and Internal Security (Kabid Propam), Chief of Mobile Brigade (Kasat Brimob), Criminal Detective unit (Diresktim) and together with representation of National Commission of Human Rights (KOMNAS HAM) of Papua for Deiyai.
“It will be seen how the procedure in handling community actions that are considered anarchist. We want to see what facts happened before it. What are the causes of our officers to perform duties. We will seek for the causality.” He said.
Kapolda Said, the Propam will handle all matters concerning the applicable legal provisions against Police officer, including the Kapolri Regulation (Perkap) which regulates the overcoming of anarchism.
“We have Perkap number 1 of 2010, it is valid all this time and that’s always been done. We want to see if this action is correct or not. Likewise the all facts discovered by KOMNAS HAM. We will combine, sync and pull the conclusions of what really happened, “he said.
In his remarks, Chairman of the KINGMI Synod in Tanah Papua, Rev. Benny Giay stated that the shootings carried out by Brimob personnel in Deiyai, on August 1, 2017, were a long-running cruelty of violence throughout Papua.
Such cases according to the church occur in a structured and systematic way. Particularly in the Meepago region, the KINGMI Synod mentioned a number of very prominent cases.
February 1998, hundreds of people were subjected to torture and ill-treatment and ended up with the arrest of dozens of residents in Waghete. After three months of detention four people were mentally ill and one was found dead in the Kobouyedimi forest, border mountain of Tigi (Deiyai) and Tage (Paniai Regency).
January 20, 2006, a citizen was shot dead by an officer in Waghete, while 3 others were gunshot injured. The three victims were Moses Douw (14 years old junior high school student), Yonike Kotouki (a junior high school student) and Peter Pekey (43) a civilian. Perpetrators were 2LT. Inf Situmeang, PC. Timsus Yonif 753 Arga Vira Tama. Other actors are Brigadier Ronald Isac Tumena, member of the Waghete Police Sector.
October 4, 2011, Dominikus Tekege was shot at Tigi (Deiyai) by two members of Brimob security guards of PT. Modern. The victim went to protest PT. Modern who have started picking up rocks and sand beyond the agreed boundary location.
July 12, 2012, 8 people died after drinking expired soda in Waghete, Deiyai. When the families of the victims protested against the stall owner, they were shot by the apparatus.
September 23, 2013, Alpius Mote, a high school student in Waghete was shot dead by Brimob. They also shot Frans Dogopia (a member of Municipal Police/ Satpol PP who was calming the residents) and persecuted Yance Pekey, a high school teacher.
December 8, 2014, officer shot dead several students in Enarotali. Also dozens of people suffered serious injuries from gunshot.
June 25, 2015, officer shot dead Yoteni Agapa in Ugapuga.
June-July 2017, more than 100 toddlers died in West Tigi District. Public health services did not work. Community Health Center (Puskesmas) did not run. Head of Health Provincial Sub-Project Management also did not perform the task.
The community also protested to Dance Takimai, Regent Deiyai, who never attended his office since being sworn in Jayapura. The Regent was busy spending his days elsewhere, now busy himself for a run in next election.
August 1, 2017, Brimob shot dead a citizen and 6 other citizens who were injured by gunshot were being treated.
Seeing the ongoing violence in our area, as a church (that have been working here) acknowledged our failure.
Firstly because pastoral coaching (shepherds) has long been shaped or herded to busy taking care of the pure, normative, rigid and end-time oriented church teaching.
Church cadres whose social ethics is very low. No sense or sensitivity in accounting for his/her faith in concrete situations. His/her Social ethics is very low or zero.
From the administrative side, the regent of Deiyai never had been in office since his inauguration. There are officials who estimate the regent Deiyai only entered the office 30 days from sworn in as regent Deiyai. Now he is busy running for second term as Deiyai regent.
Never been in the office since inauguration was not new thing. Regent Paniai before Hengky Kayame who is a resident of KINGMI church also did the same thing.
According to Chief of Paniai Resort Police (Kapolres) at that time, the regent had only been in office for only 40 days. Kapolres claimed that he was the Regent of Paniai. If that is so, then who is the true regent og Deiyai for the last 5 years? According to the congregation, security forces were hired by PT. Putra Dewa or PT. Modern.
The Mee elite people from Meeuwo were so great in criticizing the governor, but turning blind to the sins of Mee’s officials in their hometown.
Giay quotes a Jewish Theologian, Martin Buber saying, “Do not be hesitant! You, who have entered into the fortress built for you by the people, the state, the church, the school, the business world, your public opinion and your own arrogance, so you can not interact directly to anyone and outside world, tear it down and try to reach them directly, and as human, give a hand to another human.”
Giay conveyed what the theologian’s call for us the drowning Papuan, but still being stiff-necked.
“If anyone understands and reads the signs of present age (Matthew 16: 2-3), we would say; have a good fight, God the shepherd accompanies,” said Rev. Benny Giay.
Matius Murib, Papua Policy and Human Rights Advocacy Association (PAK-HAM) added that the violence and cruelty that led to the loss of life to the people in Tanah Papua, occurred repeatedly.
“This must be stopped. Indigenous Papuans continue to be abolished from time to time, “he said.
Apparatus in this case the Police should be open and honest to the public. Bullets have killed, but the police are still dodging said it was a rubber bullets.
“Kapolda must go down there directly to Deiyai. Listen and meet the victim’s family personally, so there is no absurd suspicion. Do not only listen to reports from subordinates which is not necessarily true or baseless.” He said. (RC-AB/SP)
