JAYAPURA, SUARAPAPUA.com—The extraordinary plenary results produced by the People’s Assembly of Papua and West Papua (MRP – MRPB) have recently been assessed meaningless at the end of the enforcement of Law (Law No. 21/2001) on Special Autonomy for Papuans.
Responding to the plenary results produced by the Cultural Institutions that were born through the Special Autonomy Law, Victor Yeimo, an International Spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) emphasized that the plenary results would not be meaningful and would not change the fate of the Papuans.
He explains it’s been eight years of Law draft (RUU) of Otsus had rotted in the trash can in the Parliament Building, Senayan, Jakarta. And Otsus is over, which will be discussed in the Parliament Building is the revision draft of the Special Autonomy made by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“The Indonesian invaders don’t care about whatever the decision of the MRP/PB, DPRP/PB, and the Governor of Papua/West Papua. Because of this country, the state officials in the land of Papua is just a puppet colonizers. Anyway, the Article (77) of Law (Law N0. 21/2001) regarding the mechanism for proposing amendments to the Special Autonomy Law in Jakarta was violated,” said Yeimo to suarapapua.com recently.
Timotius Murib, Chairman of the MRP after conducting the extraordinary plenary in Sentani said that one of the decisions in the plenary was the fulfillment of the constitutional rights for Indigenous Papuans
(OAP) in the recruitment of political parties related to the nominations of the Regent/Deputy Regent, and Mayor/Deputy Mayor in the Papua or West Papua Province.
“Yes, the criteria that will be set in the MRP and MRPB rules for giving consideration already in Law (Law No. 21/2001) and the Specific Regional Regulations (Perdasus) called Indigenous Papuans (OAP) is the father and the mother. Then who knows and is known that is the consideration the People’s Assembly of Papua and West Papua,” he explained.
Meanwhile, West Papua MRP Chairman, Maxi Nelson Ahoren said, this time is the first extraordinary meeting since the MRP existed and two MRP’s became one.
“These two MRP’s have joined together to become an incredible power and today’s plenary determination is the decisive plenary for Papuans where is to be taken,” he said.
He also explained, the level of the coordination of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU-RI) over the fulfillment of OAP’s constitutional rights related to the candidacy of political parties.
“What is clear is that at this level, we will use methods through the Cultural Institutions. We will use our methods. Papua and West Papua will use our method, but we can’t translucent, there are still more roads and we are asking the support from OAP in Papua and West Papua province to be able to backup us, “he concluded.
According to Yeimo, the MRP and MRPB with what was produced in the plenary were impressed that the colonizers would fulfill the OAP’s rights to occupy the Regents and Deputy Regents in the Provinces of Papua and West Papua.
He is revealing, without realizing that democracy always belongs to the majority and money. The 2019-2024 legislative seats are the majority of migrants (non-Papuans).
“MRP/MRPB doesn’t have teeth to strive for the rights of Indigenous Papuans in the Indonesian colonial state. It is useless because the invaders knew that, Otsus is only a dampening pill to reduce the struggle of independence of Papua. Nothing more and meaningless to the land and people of Papua, “he said.
According to Yeimo, Indonesia is more concerned with investment, migrant expansion, and militarization. So, Jakarta cleverly to cover up the failure of Otsus. Jakarta will arrest all OAP officials with a case of corruption of the Otsus fund. So that the invaders get the justification and legitimacy from the national and international public.
Therefore, Yeimo invited the remaining Papuans over the land of Papua to realize that the safe road that we must take is to abandon any program of the colonial authorities.
“Return all of the administration of the invaders. United to take a political resolution together, in the sake of Papuan dignity. Inherited the pride of the Papuan generation in the realm of freedom,“ he said.
Results of the Papua and West Papua MRP Plenary
The decisions and recommendations produced by the People’s Assembly of Papua and West Papua are decided in the outstanding plenary meeting of the MRP Papua and West Papua are:
- The decision on the fulfillment of the constitutional rights of indigenous Papuans in political recruitments related to the nomination of Regent and deputy regent in Papua and West Papua.
- Protection of the law and human rights to indigenous Papuans.
- Human rights protection to all Papuan and West Papua students who are conducting studies in all regions of the Republic of Indonesia.
- Withdrawal the Specific Regional Regulations draft (draft RUU) of the Special Autonomy government in Papua.
The people’s Assembly of Papua and West Papua has also produced a recommendation, which is to ask the Government of Indonesia to immediately dialogue with the United Liberation Movement West Papua (ULMWP) for the peaceful and dignified human rights issues that are mediated by third parties.
Writen by : Arnold Belau
Translator: Margi
