Onderstaand de nieuwe rapportage van de ICP.
Het bericht is met onderstaande tekst eveneens verzonden naar het Min van BuZa en onze buitenlandwoordvoerders van de politieke partijen.

Met hartelijke groet,

Koen
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Beste mensen,

Op 21 maart 2013 rapporteerde Frans Timmermans aan de voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer over community policing op Papua, gericht op een betere verstandhouding tussen de politie en de bevolking, met oog voor culturele verschillen en mensenrechten.
Bert Koenders schreef tevreden op 26 augustus 2016 dat er 3.687 politieagenten in de provincies Papua en West Papua waren getraind binnen het Community Policing Pogramme.
Ook voormalig ambassadeur Rob Swartbol meldde, na zijn bezoek aan Papua in april 2017, dat “Onze samenwerking beoogt de gemeenschap dichter bij de politie te brengen, vooral in Papua.””We zijn zeer geïnteresseerd in het beleid van de regering van Indonesië in Papua, en tot nu toe gaat alles goed.”
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Jammer dat onze voldoening over de resultaten van onze bijdrage aan het IOM community policing programme en de conclusie van onze ambassadeur nog steeds niet strookt met datgeen wat wij u eerder meedeelden over de situatie en ook niet zichtbaar is in het onderstaande nieuwe overzicht van de gebeurtenissen in Papua en West Papua van de International Coalition for Papua (ICP).

Met hartelijke groet,
Koen J. de Jager
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Update: Trial on internet blockage in West Papua - Administrative Court rules President and Minister acted unlawfully
On 3 June 2020, the panel of judges at the Jakarta State Administrative Court ruled that the internet ban imposed by the President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the Minister for Communication and Informatics was against the principle of governance. The Indonesian government blocked or throttled the internet services in 54 cities and regencies across Papua and West Papua, from Aug. 21 through Sept. 4, 2019, during the widespread riots and demonstrations against racism. The verdict did not make any statement as to whether President Jokowi and his minister have to make a public apology as the plaintiffs initially demanded.


Eighth update on trials after anti-racism riots in West Papua
alt This article provides an overview of the developments in the trials of human rights defenders and political activists throughout May. They were arrested in the context of the Papua-wide anti-racism protests that took place from late August to late September 2019 and the subsequent wave of criminalisation against human rights defenders and political activists. Regional authorities have released inmates early from penitentiaries across Indonesia following a regulation issued in April by the Law and Human Rights Ministry to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in overcrowded correctional facilities. Meanwhile, some of the trials in Manokwari, Jakarta and Sorong have resulted in imprisonment sentences for the defendants, ranging from eight months to six years, while other trials continue. The public prosecutor demanded an imprisonment sentence of 17 years for Buchtar Tabuni and five years for Irwanus Uropmabin during the treason trials against seven Papuan activists in Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur.


Attorney General rejects the Paniai Case files again for further processing
In late May 2020, the Attorney General returned the case files of the Panai Case of 2014 for the second time. Komnas HAM had submitted a reviewed version of the investigation dossier on 14 April 2020 to be processed by a human rights court. According to the Attorney General, Komnas HAM failed to follow instructions to meet all requirements for further processing the case. Multiple NGOs in Indonesia criticised that the Attorney General was not willing to prosecute past gross human rights violations and was blocking the prosecution process. They called on President Joko Widodo to act as a mediator between both government institutions to avoid further delays in the prosecution process.


Papuan Police Chief presses charges against KNPB member in Mimika - suspect injured during arrest
Police officers arrested two members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) on 26 May 2020 in the district of Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency. One of the arrestees is the spokesperson of the KNPB branch in Mimika regency, with the initials ST. Police officers shot ST in the leg because he allegedly tried to escape the arrest. The police accused ST of posting content of hate speech against the Papuan Police Chief, Paulus Waterpauw on his Facebook account. They charged him with various provisions of the Electronic Information and Transaction Act.
Police officers disperse residents with water cannon in Jayapura - One person dead
altA Papuan man died as members of the police forcefully dispersed a group of residents in Hamadi, Jayapura city, on 25 May 2020. Previously, the Governor of Papua and the Jayapura Municipal Government announced a lockdown due to the growing number of COVID-19 infections, calling upon the residents in Jayapura to stay at home between 2.00 pm and 6.00 am. However, the group of lresidents gathered in front of a closed restaurant to drink alcoholic beverages as the police arrived around 5.30 pm. The police officers claim that the group refused to follow the instructions to return to their homes. Hence they dispersed the group using the water cannon on top of the police vehicle.


CC TV records police officer torturing suspect in Mimika Regency
altPolice officers have tortured Ayub Hutagaol in the Mimika regency, as they were investigating a case of illegal alcohol sale in the district of Wania on 14 May 2020. The torture occurred inside Mr Hutagaol’s shop and was caught on CC TV. The recordings quickly went viral after the video was shared on social media. A team of lawyers representing Ayub Huatagaol officially filed the case to the Mimika District Police. District Police Chief, Era Adhinata, announced in an interview with media outlet Jubi that he will process the perpetrators through an internal police investigation for violation of the police ethic code and a law enforcement procedure.

Allegations of enforced disappearance in Intan Jaya - Two indigenous Papuans reported missing
altTwo indigenous Papuans from the village of Janamba in the Hitadipa district of Intan Jaya regency have reportedly been missing since 21 April 2020. Witnesses claim that they saw military members arresting Apianus Zanambani (22 years), Luter Zanambani (23 years) together with a third man during a military raid in the town of Sugapa. The third man arrested was later released, however there is no information about the whereabouts of Apianus and Luter Zanambani. On 14 May 2020, relatives of the missing men and the Head of the Indigenous Peoples’ Association in Intan Jaya went to the Sugapa Sub-District Police Station (Polsek Sugapa) and reported Apianus and Luter Zanambani missing after repeated attempts to find them remained unsuccessful.


Papuan student arrested for Facebook post
altMembers of the Papuan Regional Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Reskrim Polda Papua) have arrested a 25-year-old Papuan student with the initials GM in his house in North Jayapura on 1 May 2020 for posting an image of the Indonesia's President Joko Widodo wearing a hat with the Morning Star symbol on his Facebook account and YouTube channel. GM is a student enrolled in a university in Yogyakarta. The police charged the student with article 28 (2) in conjunction with article 45A (2) of Law No. 19 /2016 about the amendment of Law No. 11/2008 on Electronic Information and Transaction on hate speech.

Freeport operating with reduced workforce due to increased COVID-19  cases
altCOVID-19 infections in the Mimika regency, where Freeport operates the Grasberg mine, reached 150 cases as of 17 May, including 102 cases in Tembagapura, the living quarters built to house Freeport workers and their families. This has led Freeport to cut his workforce and operate the mine with only an essential team. Freeport has not disclosed how many of the infected people in Tembagapura were workers, but it had converted its on-site barracks into isolation wards for employees who had come into contact with infected persons. The number of workers in isolation has also not been disclosed.

Update, The Jakarta Six: Cancellation of release
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TAPOL condemns the political decision to cancel the early release of five political prisoners that were arrested in Jakarta for demonstrating in favour of the self-determination of West Papua. On 24 April 2020, the Central Court of Jakarta sentenced Paulus Suryanta Ginting, Ambrosius Mulait, Dano Tabuni, Charles Kossay, and Ariana Elopere to nine months’ imprisonment; while Isay Wenda was sentenced to eight months. Isay Wenda was released on 29th April 2020 having served his full sentence.

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Korindo palm oil plantation calls police to settle a land dispute - One indigenous Papuan dies as a result of torture

altThe ‘Office for Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of Merauke’ documented the killing of an indigenous Papuan from the Asiki district in the regency of Boven Digoel. Witnesses saw how a police officer severely tortured Marius Betera in front of the office building of palm oil company PT. Tunas Sawa Erma POP Block A (PT. TSE POP A) after he complained about the clearing of his garden by one of the company’s excavators. The victim died at the company’s clinic approximately three hours after the incident as a result of the injuries he sustained during the beating. Local human rights organisations demand that the alleged perpetrator should be held responsible in a police-internal code of conduct trial and a criminal trial in a public court. PT. TSE POP A is a subsidiary of the Korindo Group, which operates multiple palm oil and timber companies in West Papua.