04 Desember 2011

Eleven Christians walk free from Iranian court

Eleven Christians walk free from Iranian court

May 19, 2011 No Comment
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, is awaiting a date for his appeal against a death sentence for apostasy.
An advocacy group for persecuted Christians, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), reports that an Iranian court has acquitted eleven members of an evangelical denomination who were charged with “action against the order of the country” and drinking alcohol. The charges referred to their involvement in a house church meeting and to taking communion wine.
Following their arrests in April, the eleven members of the Church of Iran denomination were brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal in Bandar-Anzali on May 1 for a rushed hearing where their lawyer, Seyyed Mohammed-Ali Dadkhah, hastily drafted a statement in their defence.
In a written verdict issued in mid-May, the court ruled that since the eleven claimed they were conducting a Christian ceremony, their activities were covered by Article 13 of the Iranian Constitution, which allows Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians to “perform their religious rites and ceremonies, and to act according to their own canon in matters of personal affairs and religious education.”
The judge added that the case involved a religious ceremony, thus there was no evidence to sustain the charge that they had acted against the national security or the order of the country. The local authorities have 20 days to appeal the acquittal.
“We commend the judge in this case for ensuring due process, and for recognizing that these people belong to a Christian denomination, so the exercising of their faith poses no threat to the country,” said CSW’s Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas. “In a climate where evangelical Christians are regularly targeted by the regime, this acquittal is a very welcome development.”
Six other members of the Church of Iran, based in Shiraz still await the outcome of a consultation on their case. They are charged with blasphemy. After struggling to find evidence to convict them, the case was adjourned to allow time for the prosecution to seek the opinion of Iran’s traditional churches concerning the validity of the charge.
Another member of the Church of Iran, Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, is also still awaiting a date for his appeal against a death sentence for apostasy.
From a news release by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a Christian organization working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights, in the pursuit of justice. 

03 December, 2011

Christian Human Rights Group Highlights Plight of Papuan People On 50th Anniversary Of Independence

Thursday, December 1, 2011
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries


PAPUA, INDONESIA
, (ANS) – A UK-based Christian human rights group, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says that it “remains deeply concerned at the plight of the Papuan people following reports of an alleged crackdown by Indonesian military and police on religious ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of West Papuan independence from the Dutch.”
A Papuan protester, with his cheek displaying the banned Morning Star flag, takes part in a rally
(AFP, Bay Ismoyo)
The anniversary was marked around the region by religious ceremonies, including the raising of the Papuan “Morning Star” flag, a symbol of independence.

The Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman, Chairman of the Alliance of Papuan Baptist Churches, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that several people taking part in flag-raising ceremonies have been shot and others arrested by Indonesian security forces.

He stated, “We are here. How can they do this? We are the owners of this land. How can these outside people, these outside people be coming in and killing, arrest and torture us continually?”

CSW says that according to media reports, in one religious ceremony in Timika Indah field, four civilians
were allegedly shot by police after the raising of the “Morning Star” flag. The four victims are currently alive and undergoing treatment at hospital, according to a local source. The commander of the Military Command in West Papua has denied the reports.

Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman
News of this crackdown comes just over a month after the Indonesian regime brutally suppressed peaceful demonstrations at the Papuan People’s Congress on October 19, killing six people.

CSW was instrumental in organizing a hearing on November 29, 2011, in the European Parliament’s Sub-committee on Human Rights, in which the worsening human rights situation in West Papua was discussed. In a written statement, Father Neles Tebay called upon the European Union (EU) to support the Indonesian government in engaging in open dialogue with the Papuan people.

CSW’s Advocacy Director Andrew Johnston said, “The ongoing and brutal suppression of peaceful protests in West Papua is a clear violation of the human rights of the Papuan people to freedom of assembly, expression and religion. CSW is concerned about rising tensions in West Papua and increased police brutality.

“We urge the international community to facilitate a meaningful dialogue between the Indonesian government and the Papuan people, with the help of international mediation, and to encourage the Indonesia, as a member of the UN Human Rights Council and Chairman of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), to uphold the rule of law and protect human rights in West Papua.”

Note: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a Christian organization working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights, in the pursuit of justice.

For further information or to arrange interviews please contact Kiri Kankhwende, Press Officer at Christian Solidarity Worldwide on +44 (0)20 8329 0045 / +44 (0) 78 2332 9663, email kiri@csw.org.uk or visit www.csw.org.uk.

Christian Human Rights Group Highlights Plight of Papuan People On 50th Anniversary Of Independence

03 December, 2011

Christian Human Rights Group Highlights Plight of Papuan People On 50th Anniversary Of Independence

Thursday, December 1, 2011
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries


PAPUA, INDONESIA
, (ANS) – A UK-based Christian human rights group, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says that it “remains deeply concerned at the plight of the Papuan people following reports of an alleged crackdown by Indonesian military and police on religious ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of West Papuan independence from the Dutch.”
A Papuan protester, with his cheek displaying the banned Morning Star flag, takes part in a rally
(AFP, Bay Ismoyo)
The anniversary was marked around the region by religious ceremonies, including the raising of the Papuan “Morning Star” flag, a symbol of independence.

The Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman, Chairman of the Alliance of Papuan Baptist Churches, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that several people taking part in flag-raising ceremonies have been shot and others arrested by Indonesian security forces.

He stated, “We are here. How can they do this? We are the owners of this land. How can these outside people, these outside people be coming in and killing, arrest and torture us continually?”

CSW says that according to media reports, in one religious ceremony in Timika Indah field, four civilians
were allegedly shot by police after the raising of the “Morning Star” flag. The four victims are currently alive and undergoing treatment at hospital, according to a local source. The commander of the Military Command in West Papua has denied the reports.

Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman
News of this crackdown comes just over a month after the Indonesian regime brutally suppressed peaceful demonstrations at the Papuan People’s Congress on October 19, killing six people.

CSW was instrumental in organizing a hearing on November 29, 2011, in the European Parliament’s Sub-committee on Human Rights, in which the worsening human rights situation in West Papua was discussed. In a written statement, Father Neles Tebay called upon the European Union (EU) to support the Indonesian government in engaging in open dialogue with the Papuan people.

CSW’s Advocacy Director Andrew Johnston said, “The ongoing and brutal suppression of peaceful protests in West Papua is a clear violation of the human rights of the Papuan people to freedom of assembly, expression and religion. CSW is concerned about rising tensions in West Papua and increased police brutality.

“We urge the international community to facilitate a meaningful dialogue between the Indonesian government and the Papuan people, with the help of international mediation, and to encourage the Indonesia, as a member of the UN Human Rights Council and Chairman of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), to uphold the rule of law and protect human rights in West Papua.”

Note: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a Christian organization working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights, in the pursuit of justice.

For further information or to arrange interviews please contact Kiri Kankhwende, Press Officer at Christian Solidarity Worldwide on +44 (0)20 8329 0045 / +44 (0) 78 2332 9663, email kiri@csw.org.uk or visit www.csw.org.uk.

03 December, 2011

Christian Human Rights Group Highlights Plight of Papuan People On 50th Anniversary Of Independence

Thursday, December 1, 2011
By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries


PAPUA, INDONESIA
, (ANS) – A UK-based Christian human rights group, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says that it “remains deeply concerned at the plight of the Papuan people following reports of an alleged crackdown by Indonesian military and police on religious ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of West Papuan independence from the Dutch.”
A Papuan protester, with his cheek displaying the banned Morning Star flag, takes part in a rally
(AFP, Bay Ismoyo)
The anniversary was marked around the region by religious ceremonies, including the raising of the Papuan “Morning Star” flag, a symbol of independence.

The Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman, Chairman of the Alliance of Papuan Baptist Churches, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that several people taking part in flag-raising ceremonies have been shot and others arrested by Indonesian security forces.

He stated, “We are here. How can they do this? We are the owners of this land. How can these outside people, these outside people be coming in and killing, arrest and torture us continually?”

CSW says that according to media reports, in one religious ceremony in Timika Indah field, four civilians
were allegedly shot by police after the raising of the “Morning Star” flag. The four victims are currently alive and undergoing treatment at hospital, according to a local source. The commander of the Military Command in West Papua has denied the reports.

Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman
News of this crackdown comes just over a month after the Indonesian regime brutally suppressed peaceful demonstrations at the Papuan People’s Congress on October 19, killing six people.

CSW was instrumental in organizing a hearing on November 29, 2011, in the European Parliament’s Sub-committee on Human Rights, in which the worsening human rights situation in West Papua was discussed. In a written statement, Father Neles Tebay called upon the European Union (EU) to support the Indonesian government in engaging in open dialogue with the Papuan people.

CSW’s Advocacy Director Andrew Johnston said, “The ongoing and brutal suppression of peaceful protests in West Papua is a clear violation of the human rights of the Papuan people to freedom of assembly, expression and religion. CSW is concerned about rising tensions in West Papua and increased police brutality.

“We urge the international community to facilitate a meaningful dialogue between the Indonesian government and the Papuan people, with the help of international mediation, and to encourage the Indonesia, as a member of the UN Human Rights Council and Chairman of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), to uphold the rule of law and protect human rights in West Papua.”

Note: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a Christian organization working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights, in the pursuit of justice.

For further information or to arrange interviews please contact Kiri Kankhwende, Press Officer at Christian Solidarity Worldwide on +44 (0)20 8329 0045 / +44 (0) 78 2332 9663, email kiri@csw.org.uk or visit www.csw.org.uk.

638 Aparat Giliran Jaga Areal Freeport

28 February, 2011

638 Aparat Giliran Jaga Areal Freeport

TIMIKA, KOMPAS.com — Sebanyak 635 personel Polri dan TNI yang tergabung dalam Satuan Tugas Amole Timika terlibat kegiatan pengamanan areal PT Freeport Indonesia di Kabupaten Mimika, Papua.
Upacara serah terima pasukan Satuan Tugas Amole Timika (Satgas Amole Timika) berlangsung pada Senin (28/2/2011) di areal PT Freeport Indonesia, dipimpin Wakil Kepala Polda Papua Brigadir Jenderal (Pol) Unggung Cahyono.

Komandan Satgas Amole Timika AKBP Jeremias Rontini ketika dihubungi di Timika menjelaskan, 635 personel Polri dan TNI tersebut akan menggantikan 635 personel yang sudah selesai bertugas.
Masa penugasan anggota Satgas Amole Timika selama empat bulan. Ia mengatakan, personel Satgas Amole Timika kali ini berasal dari kesatuan TNI, Polda Papua, dan Korps Brigade Mobil (Brimob) Mabes Polri.
Sementara itu, pada Senin pagi, sekitar 150 personel Brimob dari Mabes Polri Jakarta tiba di Timika menggunakan pesawat carter maskapai Lion Air.
Pengamanan areal PT Freeport Indonesia selama ini masih dipercayakan kepada Satgas Amole Timika yang dikendalikan Polda Papua.
Wilayah pengamanan mencakup seluruh areal pertambangan emas, tembaga, dan perak PT Freeport Indonesia, mulai dari tambang terbuka (open pit) Grassberg Tembagapura hingga Bandara Mozes Kilangin, Timika.
Wilayah pengamanan juga mencakup Pelabuhan Portsite Amamapare di wilayah Distrik Mimika Timur Jauh yang merupakan pelabuhan pengapalan konsentrat PT Freeport.
Areal perusahaan tambang besar asal Amerika Serikat yang mengeruk kekayaan Papua sejak awal kekuasan Presiden Soeharto itu disebut sebagai obyek vital nasional. Aparat menyingkatnya obvitnas
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ASEAN Beat ‹ Back to ASEAN Beat West Papua’s “Freedom” Flag

03 December, 2011

ASEAN Beat ‹ Back to ASEAN Beat West Papua’s “Freedom” Flag

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Source,  http://the-diplomat.com/asean-beat/2011/
On December 1, 1961, the Dutch flag that had flown over the peninsula of West Papua for more than 130 years was replaced by the “Morning Star” flag.  This signified an important transition for West Papua – away from colonialism, to a new start as a free nation.
By the end of the decade, Indonesia had forcefully annexed West Papua (also known as West Irian at the time) with tacit support from the United States. But 50 years later – an anniversary that was marked this week – National Flag Day was remembered by the West Papua independence movement. Resistance leaders and human rights advocates recalled the brutal military takeover of the country by Suharto’s Indonesia, as well as the hope that the “Morning Star” flag still epitomizes today.

Indonesia was granted independence from the Netherlands in 1949, but the Dutch maintained control over West New Guinea. U.S.-sponsored mediation between the former colonizer and colonized led to Indonesia assuming full control of the region by the end of 1962 on the condition that Jakarta would allow a local vote on the issue of self-determination under United Nations supervision.

What followed was a decade-long crackdown on any manifestations of political opposition and dissent by Suharto. The “Act of Free Choice,” held under dubious conditions in 1969 and under which Jakarta handpicked elders of the Papuan community to agree to become part of Indonesia, was supported and recognized by the West and the United Nations.  The “community elders” have been widely quoted since then as saying that they were forced to vote at gunpoint to be part of Indonesia.
Indonesia’s crimes in Timor-Leste during the Cold War era until the end of the 20th century are well documented. But Indonesia’s behavior in West Papua over the past half century has been underreported in mainstream news outlets. During this period, approximately 100,000 Papuans were killed – almost 10 percent of the population. The Yale Law School has labeled it genocide. Evidence of Indonesia’s repression is revealed in the exploitation of West Papua’s land and resources, as well as scores of accounts of rape, torture, and extrajudicial killings.
The separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) was set up in the mid-1960s in response, and began waging a guerrilla struggle against the Indonesian military. The erosion of Papuan culture and tradition was the raison d’etre for leaders of the movement, and an armed struggle has persisted on and off in the decades since.
In the 1980s, Jakarta launched Operation Clean Sweep, which targeted family members of OPM fighters in an effort to defeat the movement. Electric shocks, public rapes, and death by bayonet were just some of the methods employed by Indonesian soldiers.
In Jakarta’s attempt to exploit the region’s wealth of gold, copper and timber, West Papuan villagers were routinely uprooted from their homes without any compensation, and without the required labor skills to survive such a transition. Forced labor of many indigenous tribes in West Papua was also common practice; resistance was typically met with torture.
West Papua has also long been a victim of socioeconomic neglect: access to education is minimal, 42 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS has exploded.
Today, it’s a crime to fly the “Morning Star” flag, as the world found out through the infamous incarceration of activist Yusak Pakage, a prisoner of conscience according to leading human rights groups.
West Papua was given special autonomy status in 2001, but human rights abuses, committed by Indonesian paramilitary forces, persist to this day. The West has gradually begun to apply additional pressure on Jakarta to ease its treatment of civilians in West Papua, but it hasn’t nearly matched the effort that observers have seen exerted on governments in other, well-publicized areas of the world.
Indonesia needs the West as much as the West needs Indonesia. It’s a complex area of U.S. foreign policy, but the success of such symbiotic relationships is predicated on transparent dialogue and communication between the two parties. The 50th anniversary of National Flag Day should be used by Washington and other Western governments as a way of highlighting the situation of West Papuans so as to bring some justice to this continued struggle, as well as attempt to modify Jakarta’s Papuan policy even further.

Freedom campaigner flies the flag

03 December, 2011

Freedom campaigner flies the flag

Benny Wenda of the Free West Papua Campaign flies his country’s flag (banned in his homeland by the Indonesian Government) with Lord Mayor Elise Benjamin. The flag was due to be flown over the Town Hall

 Published news: http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/
Freedom campaigner Benny Wenda raised the West Papua flag with Lord Mayor of Oxford Elise Benjamin to call for independence.
The Oxford resident called for West Papua to break away from Indonesia, on the 50th annual West Papua Independence Day.

Mr Wenda joined supporters in London on Thursday to call for the arrest of the Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the Indonesian ambassador in London, Yuri Thamrin.
He brandished a “red notice” warrant for their arrest – reflecting a real Interpol red notice out for his own arrest.
The Marston Road resident denies attacking a police station in Indonesian Papua, also known as West Papua, on December 7, 2000.
He told the Oxford Mail: “We handed over the letter to the embassy regarding the arrest of the Indonesian president and the ambassador.
“The day went really well, it was really, really good with lots of supporters – 35 people.
After handing over the letter the group joined a demo by the London Mining Network, an alliance of human rights, development and environmental groups.
Mr Wenda added: “There is a really big focus on West Papua at the moment.
“From West Papua we heard that people were celebrating.
“But in one place where they raised the Morning Star flag we were told four people were arrested and are now being questioned.”
The dad-of-six claims the red notice shows he is being targeted by the Indonesian authorities because of his political campaigning for the freedom of West Papua, including rallies in Oxford.
A Home Office spokesman said it was not the department’s policy to confirm or deny receipt of extradition requests.
Mr Wenda has successfully claimed political asylum in the UK, making it difficult for the British Government to force him to return to Indonesia.

Genosida Papua Mengemuka di Workship PBB

1 October, 2011

Genosida Papua Mengemuka di Workship PBB

Jakarta - Genosida di Papua menjadi topik pembicaraan yang dominan Workshop yang dilakukan oleh kantor Perserikatan Bangsa Bangsa (PBB) untuk Pencegahan Genosida yang berlangsung tanggal 20-21 Oktober 2011 kemarin.

Dr. Francis M. Deng sebabai penasehat khusus sekjen PBB dalam isu genosida menyampaikan bahwa isu Genosida di Indonesia merupakan hal yang sangat sensitif. Ia berkewajiban untuk melaporkan kepada Sekjen PBB tentang situasi genosida di Asia Pasifik termasuk Indonesia.
Kantor Perwakilan PBB di Jakarta turut mengundang perwakilan pimpinan agama di Papua, Pdt Socratez Sofyan Yoman, Perwakilan Komnas HAM Papua Frits Ramandey serta juru bicara internasional Komite Nasional Papua Barat  (KNPB), Victor Yeimo.
Pembahasan materi tentang Manajemen Konflik yang menganalisa dan merespon krisis untuk mencegah risiko kekejaman masal berlangsung alot dengan memusatkan wilayah Papua sebagai wilayah dengan ancaman genosida cukup tinggi di Papua.
Mr. Frances telah dituntut oleh perwakilan Papua untuk segera mengirimkan misi fack finding ke Papua guna meneliti dan melakukan upaya pencegahan dini terhadap ancaman genosida di Papua Barat.
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Pernyataan Dr Neles Tebay di Papua Barat ke Sub-komite Parlemen Eropa tentang Hak Asasi Manusia

01 December, 2011

Pernyataan Dr Neles Tebay di Papua Barat ke Sub-komite Parlemen Eropa tentang Hak Asasi Manusia

Oleh Dr Neles Tebay
Pernyataan untuk Sub-komite Parlemen Eropa tentang Hak Asasi Manusia
Published Europarl.europa.eu/committees"Audiensi Publik mengenai situasi HAM di Asia Tenggara dengan fokus khusus pada Papua Barat 'Koordinator Jaringan Perdamaian Papua (JDP) dan Rektor Sekolah Katolik Fajar Timur 'Filsafat dan Teologi, Jayapura
Pertama-tama, saya ingin meminta maaf karena tidak bisa bersama Anda dan di antara kamu dalam pertemuan penting. Aku telah mengambil keputusan untuk tidak datang ke Brussels, karena ketegangan di Papua Barat sekarang sedang berjalan tinggi. Orang Papua sedang mempersiapkan diri untuk merayakan 1 Desember. Pasukan keamanan lebih Indonesia sedang dikerahkan di Papua Barat. Banyak orang di sini khawatir dan gelisah. Oleh karena itu, saya telah memutuskan untuk tinggal di antara dan dengan Orang di sini di saat krisis.
Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih untuk mengizinkan saya untuk berbagi pengamatan saya dan pendapat tentang hubungan antara Indonesia dan Papua Barat.
Hubungan antara pemerintah yang berbasis di Jakarta dan Papua telah dan masih ditandai oleh saling curiga dan ketidakpercayaan.
Papua Barat di bawah pemerintahan Indonesia telah menjadi tanah konflik kekerasan.
Konflik berasal dari interpretasi yang berbeda dari integrasi Papua Barat ke dalam Republik Indonesia.
Indonesia menganggap bahwa Papua Barat merupakan bagian integral dari wilayahnya. Papua Barat, maka, selalu shpould dipertahankan sebagai wilayah Indonesia.
Oleh karena itu resistensi Papua dianggap sebagai ancaman terhadap integritas teritorial Indonesia.
Pemberantasan gerakan separatis di Papua Barat telah alasan untuk membenarkan segala bentuk kekerasan negara terhadap Papua dan pelanggaran HAM yang dilakukan againat orang Papua Asli.
Aku thinki, lebih pelanggaran hak asasi manusia kemungkinan akan terus terjadi di masa depan karena ribuan tentara tambahan telah dikerahkan di Papua Barat dan akar penyebab konflik Papua belum ditangani belum.
Menwahile penduduk asli Papua banyak yang melihat tanah leluhur mereka di Papua Barat yang diduduki oleh militer Indonesia. Mereka merasa bahwa mereka telah dan masih sedang dijajah oleh Indonesia.
Oleh karena mereka telah meningkatkan perlawanan mereka terhadap kekuatan kolonial di tanah leluhur mereka. Perlawanan mereka telah diwujudkan melalui menas kekerasan dan non-kekerasan. Saya melihat bahwa Papua akan terus meningkatkan perlawanan mereka terhadap pemerintahan Indonesia dengan cara apapun.
Saya pikir, sekarang adalah waktunya bagi pemerintah pusat dan orang Papua Asli untuk berpikir tentang kebijakan untuk mengakhiri pelanggaran HAM.
Saya percaya bahwa lebih banyak hak asasi manusia yang mungkin terjadi di Papua Barat kecuali akar penyebab separatisme Papua diselesaikan.
Jadi sangat penting bagi kedua belah pihak untuk terlibat dalam dialog konstruktif untuk mengidentifikasi akar penyebab separatisme ini dan menetap mereka tanpa pertumpahan darah yang tidak perlu.
Kabar baiknya adalah bahwa pemerintah Indonesia di bawah kepemimpinan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan adat Papua telah menyatakan secara terbuka kesediaan mereka untuk terlibat dalam dialog untuk mencari solusi damai konflik Papua.
Presiden Yudhoyono berkomitmen untuk menyelesaikan konflik Papua melalui dialog. Dia secara terbuka mengumumkan government'commitment untuk terlibat dalam dialog dengan orang Papua untuk mencari solusi yang lebih baik dan pilihan untuk memantapkan keluhan di Papua Barat.
Jadi, Jika saya mungkin menyarankan, saya ingin meminta Uni Eropa, termasuk Parlemen Eropa dan Komisi Eropa, untuk mendukung inisiatif pemerintah Indonesia untuk dialog terbuka dengan orang Papua untuk menyelesaikan konflik Papua secara damai. Uni Eropa dapat menawarkan bantuan yang diperlukan dalam rangka mendukung pemerintah Indonesia sehingga conflcit Papua dapat diselesaikan melalui dialog terbuka dengan orang Papua Indigensous.
Terima kasih banyak atas pengertian dan perhatian.

TNI membakar gereja-gereja dan Kampung-kampung di Puncak Jaya

03 December, 2011

TNI membakar gereja-gereja dan Kampung-kampung di Puncak Jaya

Pembakaran gereja/ilus
Mulia puncak jaya, Menurut sumber-sumber lokal yang dipercaya di Puncak Jaya, pasukan Indonesia diratakan sebuah desa sipil saat melakukan serangan besar-besaran terhadap gerilyawan Tentara Nasional Pembebasan Goliat Tabuni.

sumber lokal
kampong terjadi kontak senjata, telah mengklaim bahwa pada 15.30 waktu setempat pada tanggal 3 Desember, yang dua peleton dari brigade "Kelapa" dari Gegana anti-teroris polisi Brimob, membakar sebuah gereja (gereja baptis), rumah warga, dan rumah penjaga di desa Wandenggobak.

Gegana Brimob adalah
pasukan yang sangat di latih khusus dan anti-teroris unit yang menerima dana, mempersenjatai dan melatih oleh Pemerintah Australia, dan dilatih oleh Polisi Federal Australia di Australia-Indonesia bersama Pusat Kerja Sama Penegakan Hukum. Persenjataan standar yang digunakan oleh Gegana termasuk senapan AusSteyr, diproduksi oleh Industri Pertahanan Australia. Hal ini tidak diketahui apakah penyembur api yang digunakan untuk membakar gereja berada di antara yang disediakan oleh Australia.


Membakar terhadap gereja warga sipil terjadi sebagai balasan atas serangan oleh Gen. Goliat Tabuni (Gerilyawan OPM) yang menewaskan dua anggota Brimob tewas pada hari sebelumnya. dari Gegana Brimob polisi Bripda Ferly dan Bripda Eko tewas, dengan Bripda Syukur dirawat untuk penggembalaan paha kecil.

Korban sipil telah dilaporkan, meskipun tidak diverifikasi pada tahap ini. Hal ini tidak diketahui apakah penduduk desa di salah satu bangunan, atau mencari perlindungan di gereja pada saat itu dihancurkan oleh polisi Indonesia.

Laporan ini didasarkan pada kontak dengan dua sumber kredibel teratur dan mapan. Standar biasa untuk mengklaim verifikasi fakta untuk Papua Barat Media adalah tiga aturan sumber independen kami, tapi kami masih menunggu laporan rinci lebih lanjut dari daerah tersebut. Papua, Indonesia dan wartawan internasional telah dilarang dari daerah di Puncak Jaya di mana serangan terjadi yang telah informal dinyatakan sebagai Daerah Operasi Militer (Daerah Operasi Militer / DOM)

Serangan itu diduga dimulai setelah pasukan gerilya dari Tabuni diduga melancarkan serangan terhadap sasaran militer pada tanggal 1 Desember, setelah upacara besar flagraising damai di Tingginambut.

Namun, sumber-sumber kredibel lainnya di Wamena telah mengirim banding mengatakan bahwa Tabuni dekat dengan Wamena. "Setelah Jenderal Tabuni memulai perang pada tanggal 1 ... dataran tinggi internasional kami merasa sangat trauma ... orang-orang biasa mulai mempersenjatai diri dengan senjata tradisional di jalan-jalan", pesan yang diterjemahkan SMS yang dikirim ke Papua Barat Media awal pada tanggal 4 Desember diklaim.
Published lainnya:West Papua Media Alerts
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