By : Veronica Lokbere )*
The humanism approach continues to be pursued by various parties in the context of evacuation and rescue missions as well as the release of the Susi Air airline pilot who is a hostage of KST Papua. This was done to prevent potential casualties from occurring.
The Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia (RI Wapres), KH Ma’ruf Amin stated that efforts to approach negotiations being carried out by the Government of Indonesia during this time with the Papuan Separatist and Terrorist Group (KST) or also known as the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) led by Egianus Kogoya in the framework of the evacuation, rescue and release of the pilot from the Susi Air airline, Captain Philips Mark Mehrtens, continues to use persuasive efforts.
Of course, it is not without reason why the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) has so far continued to emphasize and is strongly committed to using only a persuasive approach. This is because in order to prevent the possibility or potential for casualties.
Therefore, so far the approach that has been continued by the Government of Indonesia itself along with much assistance from the entire security apparatus, from joint personnel consisting of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) is open-ended. there is a wide communication space with many negotiations being carried out.
All kinds of negotiations continue to be pursued maximally and so far it has been very optimal so that the separatist group led by Egianus Kogoya released their hostages, so that Captain Philips Mark Mehrtens could be rescued smoothly.
The efforts of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and all stakeholders or other related parties to continue to prioritize an approach that upholds humanitarian principles certainly deserve very high appreciation and are fully supported by all elements of society in the country.
How could it not be, because if the government instead uses a risky approach, such as deploying the country’s military force for the mission to free the pilot who is a New Zealand citizen, then it is clear that the risk will be very high and could potentially cause many fatalities.
Therefore, the state does not want at all if it turns out that the steps and intentions are good, namely in order to be able to carry out a full peaceful conflict resolution with the KST Papua, including efforts to free the Susi Air Pilot to end up with things that are completely undesirable and will actually cause an impact. negative as well as losses to many other parties.
So it is very, very important to carry out continuously various kinds of humanist approaches which also involve many parties and other elements of society in an inclusive and comprehensive manner, namely the involvement of religious leaders, community leaders and local traditional leaders.
Previously, the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Admiral Yudo Margono himself had said that his party would also continue to carry out intensive monitoring of the latest developments in the steps and negotiation efforts carried out by the central government, regional governments (Pemda) including traditional leaders. local.
In fact, the TNI Commander also stressed that he did not want to deploy troops and military forces in the mission to free the pilot of the Susi Air airline, because the risk was very high and he was also very careful in order to avoid any potential or possible casualties. , especially if for example the fatalities came from the community.
Furthermore, Admiral Yudo Margino himself also stated that his party continued to entrust the entire negotiation process and humanist approach with the Papua Separatist and Terrorist Group (KST) led by Egianus Kogoya to the Acting (Pj) Regent of Nduga.
The main priority that continues to be maintained is how to prioritize the safety of the pilot and the local community themselves. Do not let there be casualties, so that the state continues and continues to propose various approaches to peaceful negotiations, which are also very impactful on the current situation and current conditions on Cenderawasih Earth.
It should be noted that the report regarding the latest security situation, which is currently located in the easternmost province in Indonesia, is in a safe and relatively conducive situation. All things will continue to be maximized optimally, as long as it is for the sake of fulfilling the safety of all parties.
To be able to prevent potential casualties from falling in the context of the mission of carrying out rescue evacuations and freeing the Susi Air pilot from the hands of KST Papua, it is only natural that an approach with humanitarian principles or humanism continues to be highly upheld.
)* Papuan students live in Yogyakarta