How the Free Papua separatists and their supporters twist the Interim Papua Governor’s issue to incite conflict

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4 min readJun 30, 2021

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West Papua has been adrift with Governor Lukas Enembe being treated in Singapore since May 25, 2021. To avoid a gap within governance, the Regional Secretary has been handed over the interim governor until Enembe recovers. However, several parties deliberately fabricated hoaxes about the interim administration and provoked people to demonstrate to the streets under the pretext of a coup while, in fact, Enembe could immediately rule again after he returned from Singapore.

After all, if there is no interim administration, then what will happen to the Papuans? Who will implement the strategic policies? Who will run the education & health system and solve other Papuan problems? What’s more important: the people or the governor position? Therefore, the Chairperson of the Laapago Customary Community, Agus Rawa Kogoya, have asked the people to restrain themselves and not take the street for the appointment of the Papua Regional Secretary as the Acting Governor of Papua by the Ministry of Home Affairs is in following the law.

Separatists and corrupt elites are scared that the money that they were supposed to corrupt went to other people’s pockets so they spread unreasonable rumors about the Governor of Papua, the late Deputy Governor of Papua, as well as an fake coalition just to remove the Regional Secretary from his temporary position. Indeed, corrupt elites and separatists’ collaboration in corruption were proven valid when a member of the Free Papua terrorists, Ratius Murib who was caught smuggling weapons, had a transfer proof of IDR 600 million from an individual from the Puncak Regency Government. Ratius Murib had also brought IDR 370 million in cash from the Chairman of the Tolikara Legislative Sonny Wanimbo.

1) Separatists spread rumors about the death of Papua Deputy Governor Klemen Tinal

Deputy Governor of Papua Klemen Tinal died of heart disease (21/5/21) according to Abdi Waluyo Menteng Hospital, which was approved by his family. However, separatists twisted it into a ridiculous h0ax, could the heart disease recorded in the hospital be made up? Even before, the separatists said Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe had died, even though Enembe was being treated at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore due to complications from stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure, gout, liver, and diabetes since May 25, 2021. Those who died were used, those who were alive said to have died. The separatists are completely ignorant in spreading cheap propaganda just for the existence of the issue of Free Papua.

2) There is an suspicious coalition that talks about a coup and sabotage the people’s voice

Suddenly a group on behalf of the Paguyuban Nusantara and the Papuan People’s Coalition chaired by Diaz Gwijangge tried to organize a mass demonstration in front of the Papua Governor’s office (28/6/21). What is suspicious is that Diaz Gwijangge was previously involved in several demonstrations which also sabotaged the voices of the Papuan people. This coalition is definitely Diaz Gwijangge’s p0litical maneuver to spark conflict!

Even more ridiculous, a member of the Free Papuan separatists who has lived in Australia for a long time, Lewis Prai, also knows that the Acting Governor is an “abuse of power”. Foreigners who don’t understand the law Should not have much to say! Not to mention, Veronica Koman, the fugitive lawyer who was voluntarily involved in spreading the fake narratives regarding this temporary official of the Papua Governor. A lawyer that she is supposed to be, how come Veronica doesn’t know such simple laws and rules?

Moreover, it is strange that the separatists who hate the Indonesian government are even busy defending the Governor of Papua, who is an extension of the Indonesian government. Has Enembe been involved in supporting the separatist movement all this time? Prior to this, Free Papuan separatists had also defended Lukas Enembe when he was deported for illegally traveling to Vanimo, PNG. What is the relationship between Lukas Enembe and the Free Papua separatist group?

Not only trying to spark conflict by provoking residents to take to the streets, the Free Papuan separatists also heated conflict through the Free Papua terrorists who killed 4 construction workers by shooting and slitting their throat, and injured 2 residents in Yahukimo (24/06/21). Sadistic indeed! For the separatist group, people’s lives are just fuel for conflict to heat up the issue of Free Papua to be peddled in international forums in order to get money coffers from p0litical parties and foreign donors.

Left to right: Alex Sobel of the British Labor Party, Ralph Regenvanu of the Vanuatu Land and Justice Party, Jeremy Corbyn of the British Labor Party, Benny Wenda of the ULMWP separatist group, Lord Harries of the APPG, and Fabian Hamilton of the British Labor Party.

The separatist group sells the Free Papua conflict to foreign donors such as British Labors, Australian Greens, and New Zealand Greens. After the money comes in, some will be used to finance their lives and some will buy weapons to re-wage the conflict!

In fact, Free Papua separatists will spread hoaxes and kill residents just to incite conflict. The polemic of the interim Governor of Papua is only one way to ignite bigger conflict. Don’t be fooled by what the separatists say, the international community should open their eyes and see!!

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