Liputan6 29 Des 2017, 20:00 WIB
Police of Papua Police predict separatist movement in Papua in 2018 is still happening. The separatist movement of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia is also conducted by separatist groups with armed violence, as well as political struggles by exploiting international institutions and foreign NGOs.
The separatist groups in Papua often struggle for independence by raising the issue of human rights abuses committed by the Indonesian government, the implementation of otsus that failed to prosper the indigenous Papuans, and the implementation of the Pepera which was considered incompatible with the New Yok Agreeament.
The Papua Police Chief, Inspector General Boy Rafli Amar at the Papua Police Headquarters, said the separatist movement would continue to make opinions and influence the people and governments of other nations, to support the struggle for an independent Papua.
In fact, throughout 2017, the local police noted the number of shootings in Papua increased from a year earlier. This year, the number of shootings allegedly committed by armed groups amounted to 24 cases. The number increased 9 cases, compared to 2016 which occurred as many as 15 cases. Violence
Armed groups were carried out mostly in Puncak Jaya, Yapen Islands, Lanny Jaya and Mimika.
"As a result of this incident, six people died and two died from suspected members of armed groups, and nine people were injured," said Police Chief, Inspector General Boy Rafli Amar, Thursday (28/12/2017).
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Integrated Task Force Operations Armed Groups
November 2017, last two weeks of shootings also occurred in the mining area of PT Freeport Indonesia. To cope with this, the police conducted Integrated Task Force to Combat the armed criminal groups (KKB).
"To this day, operations are continuing. The combined apparatus still survives in Kampung Utikini, Kimbeli and Banti which had been ruled by armed groups. The guarding of the authorities is done, so that the people in the village feel safe, "Boy added.
During the operation, the armed group carried out a shooting action that disrupted security in the Freeport area 11 times. The shooting took place along the mile 60 to mile 69. The police were grieved during the operation, because one member of the Papua Police Mobile Brigade, Brgpol Firman died in an armed contact with the group.
"Our members were also shot with two PT Freeport employees, and four LWB cars were hit and 2 haul trucks owned by Freeport were burned," he explained.
The joint operation of TNI / Polri in KKB countermeasures was not in vain. The three villages of Banti, Uktiki and Kimbeli that are controlled by armed groups can finally be seized by the combined apparatus.
Shortly after being controlled by TNI / Polri personnel, 3000 local people and settlers residing in the village were eventually evacuated to Timika Town.
'Almost most of the migrants in the village work as traders and miners in the village,' said Boy.
Prominent Case 2017
The involvement of armed groups also occurred in the 2017 election. The involvement of armed groups with one of the candidate pairs was apparent in the implementation of the pilkada in Puncak Jaya.
"Armed groups are still a threat to the implementation of electoral democracy 2018 and anticipation will be done with the increase of police activities," said Boy.
The 2018 election will be followed by seven districts and one Papua Governor election. Police predict the potential disruption that will occur in elections simultaneously 2018 is the election of election organizers against the candidate petahana pairs; kinship relationship of the candidate pair with armed group; the intervention of political elites and bureaucrats; there will still be tribal wars or war between groups.
"The spreading of hate speech and hoax in the elections in Papua is also happening, but the numbers are small compared to other cities in Indonesia, but from now on we are giving education to all parties for ethical manner in using medsos," Boy said.
Meanwhile, in the final reflection of 2017, Papua Police also released 5 highest cases in Papua land, namely motor vehicle theft increased 17.6 percent from the previous year with the number of 1776 cases in 2016 and increased 2,088 cases in 2017. Then, heavy theft an increase of 5.4 percent with 663 cases from just 629 cases.
The next incident was the persecution with the weighting with a 46 percent case decrease from the previous 742 cases, declining at 405 cases this year.
However, cases of violent theft increased by 4.9 percent from 386 cases, rising this year to 405 cases and the latest declining cases were a beating with 11.7 percent of a total of 480 cases in the previous year, to 424 cases.