JAYAPURA, SUARAPAPUA.com— A citizens of the Nduga community in Keneyam, the capital of Nduga Regency, reported that his party on Tuesday (15/9/2020) confiscated documents from the 2020 Population Census (SP) officers.
He said that his party did this as a form of protest against the implementation of the Population Census, which according to them was carried out without any socialization to the Nduga community.
“So far, the central government has not paid attention to the victims of the conflict with Nduga refugees in several districts, including the entire community of Nduga Regency. Then in recent days, a population census appeared. Meanwhile, people from Sorong – Merauke are rejecting Special Autonomy. ”
“We Nduga people also reject Otsus at the 27 July 2020 action at Keneyam. This is because the gunshot victims on behalf of Elias Karunggu and Selu Karunggu, including the military operations during this time in Nduga, only now suddenly came for the Population Census.
The central and regional governments have never heard the voice of the people, so now they come to want a census, so we confiscate and reject it, “said the resident to suarapapua.com, Tuesday (9/15/2020).
He said that the census could be carried out after the Otsus period ended. “That’s their business after Otsus. The government also doesn’t know. The census enters from behind which has the meaning of the individual. The government also did not pay attention to the Nduga community as long as the victims of the conflict from December 2018 to 2020 this month, just wanted the population data to enter directly. That’s why we confiscated it, “he said.
Similar was conveyed by Renes, one of the Nduga society in Keneyam. He said that Nduga was an area of conflict and an area of military operations. Yet, the Central Government never respected the human rights of the Nduga people and never withdrew military troops, then sent officers to retrieve population data.
“Us in Nduga has many victims, while the government has never paid attention to us, so don’t take the moment to collect data like this. The point is, we refuse any data collection, “said Renes from Keneyam by telephone.
Reporter: Elisa Sekenyap
