Dear supporters,
Please share the following video footage via social media and please
put pressure on the Indonesian government to withdraw all armed
forces from West Papua.
Urgent Update - Video footage of police opening fire on West
Papuan demonstration
23/10/12
Today police opened fire on a demonstration in Manokwari. Video
footage can be seen here:
http://youtu.be/7Py9Ghj-8Xg
The demonstration was held by the KNPB (National Commitee of West
Papua) in support of a UK meeting of the International
Parliamentarians for West Papua. The protestors were requesting the
UN to send monitors to West Papua (to witness exactly this sort of
violent response from the security forces) and for the UN to oversee
a referendum in West Papua for self determination.
The video footage clearly shows both uniformed and plain clothed
police officers shooting directly at unarmed protestors. We are so
far aware of four protestors who have been seriously injured.
The Indonesian state repeatedly claims it is democratic and respects
human rights, this footage clearly shows othewise. With just one
week before the President of Indonesia visits the UK please do
whatever you can to put pressure on the Indonesian government to let
them know that these actions are unnacceptable and to withdraw all
armed police and military immediately.
Please contact the Indonesian govenment directly and if you are a
British citizen please also write to your MP or directly to the UK
government to raise these issues with the Indonesian president next
week. Contact details follow. (We also include a statement direct
from Victor Yeimo, International Spokesperson for the West Papua
National Committee [ KNPB ])
Please contact:
Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of Republic of Indonesia
Istana Negara
Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara
Jakarta Pusat 10010
Indonesia
Tel: +62 21 386 3777
Fax: +62 21 344 2223
Mr. Kemal Azis Stamboel
The Chairman of the First Commission of House of Representative of
Indonesia
Gedung DPR RI Nusantara II, Lantai 1
Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto
Jakarta 10270
INDONESIA
Phone : +62 21 5715518
Fax : +62 21 5715523
Ms. Harkristuti Harkrisnowo
General Director of Human Rights
Department of Law and Human Rights Republic of Indonesia
Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav.6-7 Kuningan, Jakarta 12940
INDONESIA
Phone : +62 21 525 3006, 525 3889, 526 4280
Fax : +62 21 525 3095
Head of National Commission on Human Rights of indonesia
Jalan Latuharhary No.4-B,
Jakarta 10310
INDONESIA
Phone : +62 21 392 5227-30
Fax : +62 21 392 5227
E-mail :
Inspector General Tito Karnavian
Papua Police Chief (Kapolda)
Jl. Samratulangi No. 8 Jayapura,
Papua,
Indonesia
Tel: +62 811 161 777
Fax: +62 967 531717
The Rt Hon David Cameron MP
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
Email: https://email.number10.gov.uk/Contact.aspx
Fax: +442079250918
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Letter from Victor F. Yeimo, International Spokesperson for the West
Papua National Committee [ KNPB ]
Dear people in the world,
I'm still writing from my deepest heart with tears on the emergency
situation today where Indonesian military blocked, arrested and shot
the peaceful demo coordinated by the West Papua National Committee
(KNPB) in whole regent in West Papua.
I want let you know that today people of West Papua carried out
terror, intimidation, arresting, and shooting to the peaceful demo
who were demanding the right of self determination (referendum), and
to immediately urging UN to send Observer to organize referendum in
West Papua
As a leader of KNPB, i have been contacted to the police to give the
room of democracy so that people could mediated by KNPB to express
their political right under the Indonesian law also international
law, but chef of Papua Police Tito Karnavian didn't allow us.
Today, we just demonstrate in front of the campus and we did not
disturb public but police came with full power and attack directly
to the peaceful demo. More then ten people shot by Police and we
just identified 4 people named: Melkias Wanagau, Maikel Sama,
Melkias Wanagau and Adison Peyon. They were injured to the hospital
(watch the vide here
http://www.metrotvnews.com/read/newsvideo/2012/10/23/162405/Demo-Komite-Nasional-Papua-Barat-Berujung-Bentrok/6).
In Jayapura, join forces from Police, TNI, Koppassus, Densus 88 and
BIN accopied all the public places, road and whole houses. I lead
thousands people but we have been blocked, arrested also intimidated
by them. 5 of our people already arrested and released.
In Sorong and pak-pak, peaceful coordinator and leader of the KNPB
in the regent already been arrested by police. One day before demo,
2 of our leader of KNPB Biak Island were also arrested. In Timika,
Densus 88 and Brimob arrested 2 of KNPB leader and 6 friends. They
are in jail now. Hundreds more people of West Papua have been
occupied police office in Timika to urge police to release but they
the police did not release them.
We are under more attack just because we lead peace demo in West
Papua. So that we need people in the world who committed to the
humanity, justice and freedom on the people in the world to give
more concern and to urge your government to use right as member of
UN to solve the emergency situation in West Papua. We are needing
the fact finding, observer, also peace keeping from UN in West
Papua. Indonesian government is already failed to protect us as
human in West Papua. We need your help.
Thank you for your help,
Victor Yeimo
Chairman of KNPB
www.knpbnews.com
+6281248356352
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Victor F. Yeimo,
International Spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee [
KNPB ]
"Tidak ada kemenangan revolusioner tanpa teori revolusioner"