By: Sabby Kosay )*
The Papuan Separatist and Terrorist Group (KST) is a real enemy for the Indonesian people because apart from disturbing the integrity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia, they also hinder the Government’s efforts to create equitable development, especially in the Papua region itself.
Indonesia is a country that since its founding upholds the principle of love for peace. Even when the world was divided into the Eastern Bloc against the Western Bloc, the founders of this Nation preferred to be Non-Aligned. So actually all forms of violence do not reflect the true Indonesian society, in fact it is an action that should be resisted and prevented.
On the official website dpr.go.id, it is stated that KST Papua was previously the Free Papua Organization (OPM). The goal is to voice the issue of a referendum so that Papua can be independent and independent and free from the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). In fact, explicitly, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia in the Working Cabinet at that time, in 2019, namely Ryamizard Ryacudu, had called the group a separatist group and seriously threatened the integrity of the country.
How not, the article is that they often use violence or threats that cause widespread terror or fear, which can cause mass casualties or damage with ideological, political or security motives. There have been many acts of terror that have been carried out by KST Papua.
Military and Intelligence Observer, Susaningtyas Kertopati said that indeed the entire community must condemn the barbaric imprinting incident and acts of physical violence that resulted in the loss of lives of PTT workers and field technicians in the midst of efforts to carry out the task of accelerating the distribution of digital connectivity in Indonesia and specifically in Papua. . Susaningtyas added that some KST Papua is currently carrying out its actions based on pragmatism, not just based on ideology.
On another occasion, Kapendam XVII/Cenderawasih, Colonel Inf. Aqsha Erlangga revealed that the atrocities of Papuan KST gangs against civilians and officials in Papua have even been going on since 2018 until now. As a result of the actions carried out by KST Papua, they have claimed many lives and material losses from the community and the apparatus.
Colonel Aqsha mentioned several cases that had been carried out by the Papuan Separatist and Terrorist Group, namely in Beoga, Puncak Regency, which killed 8 B3 tower workers belonging to PT Palapa Timur Telematika (PTT) in March 2022.
With a series of terrorism cases that have been spread by KST Papua, it is fitting for all Indonesian people to understand and realize that they are very real enemies for this nation because apart from disturbing the stability and integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, they also greatly hamper the Government’s efforts in carrying out equitable development, especially in Papua itself.
)* The author is a Papuan student living in Yogyakarta
