By: Abner Wanggai) *
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said that a number of rioters who had killed dozens of Wamena residents, Papua, had been successfully secured by the police. The security situation began to gradually recover as before.
The riots in Wamena triggered by hoax news sparked concern from all parties. President Jokowi on Monday (09/30) stated that the rioters were armed criminal groups who had been attacking the TNI / Polri in Papua
Therefore, the President also stressed that the riots that occurred in Papua were not caused by ethnic conflict, but by the actions of armed criminal groups. He also said, no one should shift into an ethnic conflict, because that was not the case. Because the real problem is armed criminal groups who go down the mountain and do arson – burning people’s homes.
With an increasingly conducive atmosphere, the former Governor of Jakarta also appealed to residents of Wamena not to exodus outside the area. He said the security forces had been able to secure the situation. The police, through the Head of the Public Information Bureau of the Public Relations Division, Brig. Gen. Dedi Prasetyo, have also named five suspects related to the riots that occurred in Wamena. Papua. Where the results of the examination, 5 suspects have been determined by the Wamena Regional Police.
On the other hand the Human Rights Commission, condemned the violence that colored the riots in Wamena, Papua, over the past few days and caused dozens of casualties. Komnas HAM Chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik said the riot in Wamena was a human tragedy that had to be thoroughly investigated. He also hopes that the incident will not be repeated in the future.
Meanwhile, Papua Regional Police Chief (Kapolda) Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw requested that the refugees be able to return to their homes in Wamena, the capital city of Jayawijaya Regency. Paulus ensured that security conditions in Wamena had begun to be conducive. Paulus also understood that the Wamena riot had caused fears and fears that encouraged residents to flee to places that were considered safer. But Paulus requested that residents not be afraid of excess to be able to return to Wamena after the conducive situation.
He also appealed to the people of Wamena, so as not to drag on fear and trauma because the security forces are ready to secure residents from a variety of disturbances. The former North Sumatra police chief reiterated that the security conditions for wamena had begun to be conducive.
There were recorded around 115 refugees in the Al Aqsa Mosque complex, some refugees also claimed not to have decided to return to Wamena soon. Call it Ilham, 17 years old, a young man from Makassar, South Sulawesi who works as a motorcycle taxi driver in Sinakma, Jayawijaya Regency, said he was forced to flee for fear. He also said that when he was safe again, he would return to Wamena.
There is also Rafika, 23, who is a migrant from Maluku who is conducting a social service in Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency. He also admitted that he was quite traumatized by the events on Monday last week. Meanwhile, Mimika Deputy Regent Johanes Rettob ensured that his area was not affected by horizontal conflicts in Wamena, Jayawijaya. Because of this, migrants who have been evacuated or displaced in Timika City are safe and secure.
It is known, last week, 29 September 2019, there were 84 East Java residents who came aboard a hercules and landed in Timika, where 46 of them had returned. In addition to conveying the conditions of refugees from East Java, Rettob and Emil also discussed the problem of students from Mimika, who studied in East Java. He wants to ensure that his citizens are safe and not mentally disturbed in pursuing higher education in East Java. Rettob also studied in East Java. He also discussed plans to return dozens of students from Mimika to East Java who chose to exodus.
Previously the Deputy Governor of East Java, Emil Dardak also said that Mimika is actually a safe area, for this reason Mimika is a destination for migrants. Therefore, If the refugees feel safe, of course the best solution is to return to Wamena, and believe that the TNI apparatus is on guard. Especially if the rioters have been secured, so they are not allowed to exodus. With the return of the security situation in Wamena, it is hoped that people’s lives can return to normal, so that development can continue.
) * The writer is a Papuan student, living in Jakarta.