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Video footage of police opening fire on West Papuan demonstration
Free West Papua Campaign Urgent Appeal - October 23, 2012
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 otherwise. 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 unacceptable and to withdraw all armed police and military immediately.
Please contact the Indonesian government 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: info@komnas.go.id
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
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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