By: Deora Jigibalom) *
The writings of Victor F Yeimo, entitled “Looking at the Liberation of Papua” published on www.suarapapua.com are full of historical facts and writings and the writings of the KNPB International Spokesperson. , whereas in fact the majority of the younger generation in Papua have begun to realize that Papua is a legal part of Indonesia, because Indonesia is Papua and Papua is Indonesia.
As evidence that the separatist group and its political wing do not get support from the younger generation in Papua, as stated by the Papuan Student Family Association in Ambon, Maluku asks Papuan students not to participate in actions based on historical facts that could have legal consequences such as the 1 December action. . Papuan students are asked to focus more on learning to get a bachelor’s degree to be able to play a role in developing the Papua region.
If Victor F Yeimo, who is friendly with Veronica Koman, considers that the kind of misery that befalls the Papuans is a form of modern colonialism which can then be termed as imperialism. Thus, the perspective of our perspective becomes clear that all economic, social and political inequality in West Papua is the biological son of the imperialists named, Indonesia, so this is clearly a misguided thinking, because Indonesia has never colonized Papua.
Victor, who wrote about the expansion of Indonesian power carried out by Sukarno through Trikora (Tri Komando Rakyat) towards the sovereignty of West Papua, which began on May 1, 1961 (or 19 days after the declaration of the West Papua Independence Manifesto) became the beginning of the occupation. Indonesia’s expansive action to the land of Papua, with various reasons for its justification became a proof of the mentalism of militarism and the desire of colonialism of the Indonesian rulers at that time which finally continues to this day. Yeimo’s thoughts need to be straightened out because the integration of Papua in Indonesian territory was approved by the United Nations (UN) and there was no pressure on the Papuan people at that time, and the implementation of the UN-supervised Pepera also proceeded smoothly.
Then related to the accusation that Indonesia also carried out other colonial practices through assimilization politics (Indonesianization). This practice is carried out with the opinion that Papuans are still underdeveloped and demands for independence arise solely because of a lack of understanding of Indonesia itself. This practice of Indonesianization, for example, is carried out through socio-cultural education both through schools and other related institutions.
This phenomenon clearly illustrates how Victor F Yeimo did not get valid information related to the dynamics of young Papuans in several regions, especially in East Java who were very enthusiastic about participating in the “Pancasila School” education carried out by one of the mass organizations or political parties. In its implementation, the younger generation of Papuans realized that Pancasila was important and that Papua joining Indonesia was the right action of Papuan fighters at that time.
There is no evidence and there is no story if the Indonesian authorities colonized or inconvenienced the people of Papua, even the opposite fact is the case where Papuan separatists who often threaten and intimidate among indigenous Papuans (OAP) themselves, such as for example January 29, 2019, in Ilaga Market Complex, Jalan Kimak, Ilaga District, Puncak Regency, Papua, the community received two letters on behalf of the West Papua TPN / OPM Center which essentially contained a request for money in the amount of Rp. 50.000.000, – to the chiefs, kiosk owners and motorcycle taxi drivers in the Ilaga Market Complex area. The money will be used by TPN / OPM West Papua. If the funds are not given, the West Papua TPN / OPM will carry out security disturbances.
Then in Manokwari, West Papua, at the end of June 2019, the community also received leaflets requesting financial support issued by the Federal Republic of West Papua Region III Domberai) to support the struggle for Free Papua aimed at all OAPs in the Manokwari and West Papua regions.
In early May 2019, in Jayapura City, Papua, a 3 minute 55 second video recording circulated containing the declaration of war Ayub Waker who was also the Commander of TPN / OPM Operations in the Banti Region, Ultikini, Tembagapura Mimika Regency from the Kodap VIII Kemabu Intan Jaya Headquarters, which will take action to attack PT. Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency. The declaration of war has also been spread through social media Youtube. The National Commission for TPNPB-OPM has spread the video link through a Facebook account.
“TPNPB will shoot dead people who are not armed but who are still in the Tembagapura area after the announcement of this war statement was issued. This statement will take effect from the day this statement is published until the beginning of the war. If there is a civilian victim or someone who is unarmed, it is a risk because heedless the announcement of this war order “. This video clearly illustrates that the TPNPB-OPM group has been the main culprit of security instability in Papua, and the task of the TNI, Polri and BIN in securing Papua has been constitutional so far, including a very strong international legal basis, because whatever the story of the separatist group is common enemy of global society.
In any country, the name of rebellion or separatist must be eradicated until exhausted, and if not surrendered or captured can be subject to the highest penalty because his actions endanger the country’s sovereignty. Therefore, it is surprising that the statement of Sebby Sambom who is also a TPNPB National Commission spokesperson in early May 2019 stated that the TPNPB-OPM’s attitude rejected the death penalty demands against Yogor Telenggen aka the Yellow Card, even if the death sentence was still carried out TPNPB-OPM threatened to retaliate by military means TPNPB, although until now it has only been a “bluff”.
Victor F Yeimo should be better off writing about how foreign factors including Victor F Yeimo’s best friend, Veronica Koman, who continually try to internationalize the Papua problem, even though it always fails. Various records of “foreign involvement” in the Papuan problem such as first, treason and treacherous conspiracy with defendants Jacob Fabian Skrzypski, a Polish citizen and Simon Carlos Magal, who allegedly planned to supply ammunition and weapons for KKSB Yambi, Chief of Lekagak Telenggen.
Secondly, a petition distributed by DFAIT (Department of Foreign Affairs Immigration and Trade) of the Federal Republic of West Papua) was signed via the internet and planned to be submitted to Richard Di Natale, an Australian senator who essentially asked the Australian Senate to raise the Papua issue (Rights Self-Determination) at the UN General Assembly in September 2019 and urged the Australian government to support a resolution prepared by the United Liberation Movement for West Papua to register West Papua with the UN Decolonization Committee.
In addition, the political wing of separatist groups in Papua also often spread “hoaxes” such as they said on 13 to 16 August 2019 in Tuvalu, Fiji, it was agreed to ask the United Nations to urge the Government of Indonesia to allow the UN Human Rights Commission to visit Papua to see and hear first hand the situation in Papua. The PIF leadership also stressed that it would encourage the opening of constructive negotiation spaces between Indonesia and Papua under UN supervision. Meanwhile, the leaders of the countries in the Pacific islands are required to raise the issue of crimes against humanity that have lasted a long time in Papua. The phenomenon of the spread of “hoaxes” like this certainly will not be useful in the internet era as it is today, because the young generation of Papua and the international community can crosscheck the truth through digital track records.
) * The author is a supporter of Papuan integration in Indonesia. Political observer.