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abuses in West Papua. "I am dedicating this reflection to pastors and
the ministers of the Lord, in Papuan Church History who were shot dead
by Indonesian Security Officers in the past out allegation that they
were agents of Papua Liberation Organization."
West Papua: Land of Mourning, Bloodshed (Peace?) and Humanitarian
Intervention
Rev. Benny Giay
Diplomatic Briefing, Hotel Trefa
Jakarta, June 27, 2012
Since May 2012 until June there has been a series of shootings in
Jayapura in the context of our struggle to fulfill our “Papua land of
peace” dream. The government has claimed the shooting has been carried
out by separatist group. Papuans respond to such claim is as usual: Oh
itu lagu lama. The authorities are playing the old song. One way to
respond to that “old song” is looking at the root of the root cause of
shootings that ended with the killing of Mako Tabuni on 14 June and
followed by the arrest of other members of KNPB in Papua a few days ago.
In my view this development has some to do with (a) first of all how
two different actors (Indonesia dan Papua) that belong two cultures
(Malay and Melanesia) view themselves and their past.
West Papua: Land of Mourning, Bloodshed (Peace?) and Humanitarian
Intervention Indonesia view that Papua has become part of Indonesia and
has been in contact since 8th century with them. Therefore Papuans are
brothers. Papua on the other hand believe that it might be true that
Papuans has been dealing with the ancestors of the rest Indonesians for
several centuries but that contact occurred in context of domination,
slave trade and oppression. The contact between the two parties was one
of master – slave relations. Therefore, Papuans see their past relations
with Indonesia (Tidore, Ternate and Maluku etc as history of robbery,
slavery, destruction of their villages and burning of Papuan community
settlements.
Secondly since 1960s when Indonesia took over Papua, Papuans were (and
have been viewed until now) as primitives, backward, uncivilized people
and therefore Jakarta since that time promoted itself as the guru, the
teacher of new civilization to “lift up socio-economic welfare of
Papuans”. Jakarta then formulated what an Indonesian scholar call:
migrant biased development policy (which in brief is a policy made by
central government to guarantee the interest, safety and future of
Indonesian migrants in Papua, while ignoring Papuan identity, culture
and their future. Papuans has no place in such a development scheme.
Papuans are non humans. Second class citizens. This Indonesian neo
colonial policy (if we can use that term) was from the beginning up to
now has been guarded by security institutions. Papuans who resisted this
undemocratic policy has been dealt with by security forces.
Thirdly, as a result Papua has become “site of mourning”, “site of
collective trauma”, site oppression and mourning”. Three days of
mourning that we had (June 14-16) as we gathered in Post 7 Sentani,
after the killing of Mako Tabuni was not not a new thing. We only
repeat what our past generation went through since 1960s. Facing such
migrant biased development (or Indon colonial policy) as shown above,
we, Papuans since 1960sn are like the Javanese of Central Java 1900s who
were treated as second class citizens by the Dutch (as Indonesian
history books say today); or Black South Africans of 1940s who suffered
under apartheid policy. In fact this “migrant biased development policy”
I think is “an Indonesian version of apartheid racial policy” toward
Papuans. Theologically speaking Papuans of today and in the past have
been living under modern Pharaoh or modern Goliath supported by
international community and multinational companies who had come to
Papua and robbed the natural resources and killing off the Papuans.
mako1Fourthly, the killing of Mako Tabuni by Indonesian Police has to be
seen in the light of history of Papuan resistance to Jakarta’s migrant
development policy pointed out above. Mako Tabuni and other civilians
who voiced their right and grievances have been and are stigmatized as
separatist. Mako who is leading civilians group demanding referendum
using peaceful means has been seen as a threat to Indonesia political
interest. This strategy to stigmatize was used by Erfi Triasunu, former
Military Chief in March 2011. He issued a confidential document saying
that Papuan Christian Church (Kingmi) of which I am the Chairman of its
Synod) is a religious arm of the Papuan Liberation organization (OPM).
Other Church leaders of Papua in September 1966 were accused by security
forces in Papua as an umbrella organization of OPM. Similarly Papuan
NGOs who promote human right abuses in the past has been seen in the
same light.
The question now is who is behind the shootings that started May.
According to Government it is Mako of KNPB and Mako or KNPB is OPM. I
see the shootings from the point of view 3 actors, each of with their
agendas. First party is Mako or KNPB who represent Papua demanding
referendum to deal with new modern Pharaoh. Second actor is a small and
insignificant group of international solidarity group with agenda for
democracy and promotion Papuan human right. Third actor is Jakarta: who
fear the threat of disintegration and panic; not willing to change the
approach to Papua; hold on to the sacred doctrine “territorial
integrity” with the support of international community”. And that it is
OK to use military or Police force to kill or annihilate separatist
group to maintain “the territorial integrity”. Looking at the history of
civilian’s resistance the shooting since May of this year was carried
out by agents of Government to weaken the civilians struggle for
referendum using means of non violence. Jakarta’s fear that the
international solidarity group would promote the cause of Papuan
civilians at the international niveau. Jakarta is now on safer ground.
He has shot dead Mako Tabuni whom he accused as OPM agent. But the dream
for “Papua land of Peace” remains a dream. Police and military are still
searching the members of KNPB. Military and Police are in control.
Papua is still land of mourning, land of trauma and bloodshed. Modern
Pharaoh and Goliath are in control in Papua today. It is here that we
need “third party” as it is in the case of Israelites and Pharaoh
(Exodus 3:7-9). Papua need a moratorium”. Now is the time for Papua and
Jakarta to formulate “new Indonesia”. But to do this we need a
“humanitarian intervention”.
Toch, perpetrators of Human right violations in Papua will never be
taken to court. They in fact will promoted. Paulus Waterpauw (deputy
police Papua) and Bigman Lumbantobing (Papua Police Chuef) will follow
the footsteps of Col. Hartomo, Kopassus commander who ordered the
abduction and the killing of the late Theys Hiyo Eluay in November 2001;
who was promoted last week as another High ranking militer elites in
Jakarta.
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