Today,
the Indonesian officials were so worried about Melanesian Spearhead
Group (MSG) officials seeing West Papuan protesters, they "secured" the
area of the delegates with Indonesian military attack helicopters and
dozens of fully armed Indonesian soldiers.
How scared Indonesia is of a delegation which they themselves have entirely coordinated and restricted so greatly that they did not even meet with any Papuan civil representatives.
The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has praised Vanuatu for refusing to participate in this sham delegation organised by Indonesia and led by the Fijian foreign minister have described how the MSG delegation has failed to monitor West Papua.
http://knpbnews.com/
The MSG Delegation was escorted by the Indonesian military at all times. Does Indonesia really think that West Papuans wanted to kill their fellow Melanesian brothers and sisters?
All of the meetings the delegation attended were held in secret with almost only Indonesian government officials and not one of the delegates were even seen by a single West Papuan activist and 47 people who just protested peacefully were arrested and held until the delegation was already on its way back to Jakarta
This is hardly the "fact finding" mission to West Papua as was promised by the MSG in Noumea, Kanaky last year.
The events of this week show a clear symbol to the world that Indonesia still has much to hide in West Papua from the rest of the world, that there evil being committed by Indonesia behind closed doors within West Papua and that Indonesia is by no means a democracy.
The only hope now for democracy within the Melanesian Spearhead Group is a resounding YES vote for West Papua's membership.
We MUST NOT let Indonesia interfere with our internal Melanesian politics ever again.
How scared Indonesia is of a delegation which they themselves have entirely coordinated and restricted so greatly that they did not even meet with any Papuan civil representatives.
The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has praised Vanuatu for refusing to participate in this sham delegation organised by Indonesia and led by the Fijian foreign minister have described how the MSG delegation has failed to monitor West Papua.
http://knpbnews.com/
The MSG Delegation was escorted by the Indonesian military at all times. Does Indonesia really think that West Papuans wanted to kill their fellow Melanesian brothers and sisters?
All of the meetings the delegation attended were held in secret with almost only Indonesian government officials and not one of the delegates were even seen by a single West Papuan activist and 47 people who just protested peacefully were arrested and held until the delegation was already on its way back to Jakarta
This is hardly the "fact finding" mission to West Papua as was promised by the MSG in Noumea, Kanaky last year.
The events of this week show a clear symbol to the world that Indonesia still has much to hide in West Papua from the rest of the world, that there evil being committed by Indonesia behind closed doors within West Papua and that Indonesia is by no means a democracy.
The only hope now for democracy within the Melanesian Spearhead Group is a resounding YES vote for West Papua's membership.
We MUST NOT let Indonesia interfere with our internal Melanesian politics ever again.
