By : Alfred Jigibalom )*
Traditional leaders as well as community leaders in Bumi Cenderawasih appealed to KST Papua to immediately stop all the acts of terror that they had been carrying out. Even these traditional leaders firmly reject the existence of KST and OPM which seriously threaten the unity and integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.
The Papuan Separatist and Terrorist Group (KST) is suspected of having shot Sahar, a civilian who works as a workshop worker in the Bilogai area, Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua Province, Monday, January 30 2023 yesterday.
In this regard, the Head of the Cartenz Damai Task Force, Kombes Faisal Ramadhani, confirmed that it was true that the victim had been shot and was hit in the back by the shot. Then, for now the victim himself is being treated at the Sugapa Health Center. It is also known that the shooting incident occurred at around 15:00 Eastern Indonesia Time (WIT).
It is undeniable that acts of terror carried out by KST Papua continue to occur and become a series. One of them was carried out by a group calling themselves Kodap XXXV/East Star, which is an organization led by Ananias Ati Mimin in Oksibil District, Gunung Bintang Regency, Central Papua Province.
In fact, all the series of atrocities and atrocities up to these acts of terror have continued to occur since the beginning of 2023, which indeed all the actions from KST Papua have really made residents in the Cenderawasih Earth region very restless. It is known that the acts of terror carried out by KST in Gunung Bintang Regency have occurred since January 7, 2023. At that time they shot a motorcycle taxi driver which in the end was able to trigger a shootout with security forces consisting of joint personnel from the Indonesian National Armed Forces. (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri).
Two days after the incident, namely on January 9 2023, KST Papua set fire to the Oksibil 1 Vocational High School (SMKN) and also shot again at the Ikairos cargo plane. Then, after that, on Wednesday 11 January 2023, they also set fire to the Office of the Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) Office of the Oksibil District.
Regarding the whole series of incidents and acts of atrocities committed by the Papuan Separatist and Terrorist Group (KST), Danrem 172/PWY, Brigadier General Jo Sembiring hopes that traditional leaders as well as religious leaders and all elements of society are able to take part in taking a role so that the perpetrators can surrender themselves.
According to him, the security forces really need help from traditional leaders as well as religious leaders to all elements of society to request that KST Papua be able to immediately stop the acts of terror that they have been carrying out so far and immediately surrender as soon as possible to take responsibility for all the crimes they have committed. so far.
Danrem, Jo Sembiring, added that it is far better for KST Papua to surrender themselves right now, before the security forces enforce the law in a firm, directed and measurable manner in order to annihilate the entire KST Papua.
Knowing that KST Papua continues to carry out acts of terror, a community leader from Bumi Cenderawasih, Yanto Eluay, stated that the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) is a fixed price. He also emphasized that Papua itself had integrated with Indonesia even since the determination of the people’s opinion in 1969. So there is absolutely no place for KST and the Free Papua Organization (OPM) both in Papua and in Indonesia.
Yanto Eluay together with other Papuan community leaders such as Herman Yoku, Sem Kogoya and Max Ohee united and emphasized their rejection of KST and OPM. Not only that, but they also rejected the opinion that it was as if July 1 was OPM’s birthday, and absolutely no Papuan people were celebrating it.
The entire community in Cenderawasih Earth respects what traditional leaders and community leaders have said, and they also follow instructions so as not to be easily triggered by issues that KST deliberately continues to spread.
The people themselves also understand that KST and OPM are groups that have a very wrong understanding, because they really want to defect and also invite the people of Cenderawasih Earth to participate and reject it. In order for KST to immediately stop all their actions, the traditional leaders in Bumi Cenderawasih made a firm appeal and rejected the existence of the Papuan KST.
)* The author is a Papuan student living in Bali
