BY: SABBY KOSAY) *
Tense riots in Wamena, Papua, are not riots that are motivated by ethnic hatred. Therefore, people who are not native Papuans but settled in Papua are reminded not to be provoked and provoked to conflict or exodus from Wamena.
Nasrul Abit, who is the deputy governor of West Sumatra, took the time to meet with Minang migrants in Wamena, reportedly they were displaced to save themselves from a group of people who could not be identified.
The city of Wamena was indeed a riot, Not to mention the exact number of houses and offices destroyed by the masses.
Dozens of casualties also seemed to add to the list of grief caused by the riots. Some of the dead were migrants from West Sumatra and South Sulawesi.
Nasrul also said that the riot was not an ethnic conflict. So do not be provoked, and refrain from spreading information that causes conflict.
Meanwhile, President Jokowi said that all elements of society did not need to conduct an exodus outside the Wamena area. This is because according to him security forces are considered able to secure the situation.
The statement was said by Jokowi to respond to the riots that occurred in Wamena, Papua last week.
It was also reported that the police had arrested several suspects who had carried out the killings and arson in Wamena.
The former Surakarta Mayor also did not deny, indeed there were a number of people who asked to be evacuated outside the Wamena area. However, the government guarantees that security forces have secured the situation.
President Jokowi then appealed to all elements of society to remain restrained and avoid the widespread provocation and slander, especially through social media.
For the loss of more than 30 lives, Jokowi also expressed his condolences to the dozens of victims killed in the riots that occurred in Wamena, Papua.
The riots also caused thousands of residents to flee to Jayapura. Until Monday night, the wave of refugees from Wamena to Jayapura via the Silas Papare air base had reached 5,588 people.
Recorded demonstrations by students in Wamena indeed led to riots. Demonstrators acted anarchists to set fire to residents’ homes to government office buildings.
Jokowi then explained the root of the riot problem in Wamena by the armed criminal group (KKB). The group, said to be the mastermind of the riots that occurred.
He explained that the riots were the work of armed criminal groups who descended from the top down and set fire to houses.
The demonstration was triggered by news that spread on social media, which mentioned the racial saying of a teacher to his students. But according to the police, the information is hoax or hoax news.
Papua Regional Police Chief Inspector General Rudolf A Rodja at the time also confirmed that the reason the masses carried out anarchistic actions in Wamena was because they were consumed by hoaks. He has also confirmed the issue and confirmed that the news is not true.
From the results of intelligence investigations and analyzes about the statements of the school, the principal and the teacher concerned, there was no expression of racism as reported.
During the incident there was also a clash between armed forces between the TNI – Polri apparatus and the Armed Criminal Group (KKB). The armed group is thought to have come from Lanny Jaya Regency.
The demonstration was triggered by news that spread on social media, which mentioned the racial saying of a teacher to his students. But according to the police, the information is hoax or hoax news.
Papua Regional Police Chief Inspector General Rudolf A Rodja at the time also stressed that the reason the masses carried out anarchistic actions in Wamena was because they were exposed to untrue news (hoaks). He has also confirmed the issue and confirmed that the news is not true.
However, security forces continue to take a soft approach to the displaced people.
Officials together with local government, traditional leaders, religious leaders, appealed to the community not to be provoked by hoaks.
This will be your own learning that misleading news is something that is very dangerous. Not only for oneself, various provocations sometimes do not represent the real situation.
) * AUTHOR IS A PAPUA STUDENT STAYING IN YOGYAKARTA
