Being an
advocate for the independence of Vanuatu, Timor Leste, Kanaky, West Papua and
Tahiti it hurts my conscience when I have learnt what the current government is
doing in relation to the West Papuan issue.
Tue, 27
Mar 2012
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (WPNCL) ----- Being an advocate
for the independence of Vanuatu, Timor Leste, Kanaky, West Papua and Tahiti it
hurts my conscience when I have learnt what the current government is doing in
relation to the West Papuan issue. First it allows the Indonesian government to
become an observer of MSG. What is the wisdom of allowing the worst offender
and murderer of our own brothers and sisters in West Papua to sit with us in
MSG and lock out the victims, the very Papuan people that we want to protect.
The next thing it signed a cooperation agreement that will shut up our
willingness to speak for the Papuan people. I am not prepared to live with
guilty conscience knowing full well that my actions are contributing to the
continue suffering of West Papuan people. I am very sure every Ni Vanuatu will
agree with me. I was quite for a while trying to lead a private live but seeing
how the government is handling the issue, I decided to re-enter politics. This
is an issue very close to my heart and as long as I am still here I will not
let the people of West Papua, Kanaky and Tahiti down. I will stand by them.
Particularly for West Papua I must remind our people of Vanuatu that Indonesia
continued to kill and rob them of their rich natural resources. All those who
receive money from Indonesia or get assistance from Indonesia must be aware
that those money your are getting is blood money. The big question is are you
prepared to be seen as part of the robbery? The people of West Papua asked me
through their organization West Papua National Coalition for Liberation to join
them as a member of the recently established West Papua Decolonization
Committee to take the issue to the United Nations. I thank them for the trust
they have given me and promise that I will not let them down. Perhaps with my
previous experience with the New Hebrides case, the Kanaky case and the East
Timor issue we will do all we can to resolve this issue once and for all. As I
prepare to accompany the delegation of West Papua Decolonization Committee to
petition the UN Decolonization Committee, I urge you, all the people of Vanuatu
to support this initiative. Any body doubting my commitment can check my
record.