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The
West Papuans want freedom. They told EMTV today that they will continue
fighting until something concrete is done, to free them from the Indonesian
rule.
They said since coming under the
Indonesian rule in 1964, they have lived like foreigners in their own land, and
their fight for independence is getting nowhere.
They claim that many lives have been
lost in their struggle for freedom, and want the PNG government to bring this
issue to the floor of the Parliament.
The fight for self democracy is fifty
years old. The West Papuans only want to be free like the other Melanesian
countries.
In a media statement released by the
Member for Vanimo Green, and Opposition leader, Belden Namah, he called on both
PNG and the Indonesian governments, to begin a dialogue on the West Papua
Struggle.
He said, the West Papuans are
Melanesians, and are the original inhabitants of Irian Jaya until the colonial
era.
While most West Papuans praise Namah
for his comments in the media statement, they feel that its just words and want
something more concrete.
Because of the ill treatment the West
Papuans continue to face, most of them have fled their home to seek refuge in PNG.
While our Melanesian brothers are
fighting a bloody battle, our government has agreed to allow Asylum Seekers
from other nations into PNG, be processed at the Manus Asylum seekers
Processing Center.
In the meantime, the ninth Indonesian
Legislative election is progressing smoothly at JayaPura, in Indonesia despite
the recent border fights between the West Papua Revolutionary Army, and the
Indonesian soldiers.
This was revealed by the Indonesian
Consul in Vanimo, Jahar Gultom. Gultom confirmed that there was shooting at the
border this morning but said, no one sustained any injuries.
The one day election has ended just
after six O’clock this afternoon and counting will begin soon
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