Former Executive of BEM UNCEN Says Alfred Pabika's Support to Mimika Regent Candidate Creates Polemic

JAKARTA - The aftermath of the support of one of the members of the Anti -Corruption Papuan Student and Community Alliance, Alfred Pabika, to the candidate pair (Paslon) number 1, Johannes Rettob -Empowerment Kemong (Joel) in the Mimika 2024 Regional Election, reaped controversy.

Former Executive of BEM Cendrawasih University, Salmon Wantik said, Alfred Pabika's support that occurred at the Cendrawasih 66 Hotel, Mimika on Saturday, November 23, 2024, was considered to have reaped polemics from the community. Because the alliance of students and Papuan anti -corruption people has never been involved in practical politics.

Salmon in a written statement received, admitted that for the incident the student alliance and the anti -corruption Papuan community received a lot of criticism from various groups of students to the community, related to Alfred Pabika's statement.

"The Organization of the Student Alliance and the Papuan Community Anti-Corruption was formed on the concern of the condition of the land of Papua which was rife with cases of corruption in all Land of Papua," Salmon Wantik, Monday, November 25, 2024.

"This organization is not affiliated with political parties, is also not involved in practical politics to support each other to support. To all levels of students and Papuan people anti -corruption and all members to maintain attitudes based on moral values, maintain public trust, uphold integrity and uphold The values ​​of professionalism as students. " strictly.

"We support law enforcement officials to eradicate corruption in the land of Papua. We invite all alliance members to personally provide support to the Paslon who are supported without carrying the name of the Papuan Student Alliance Organization and the Papuan Community Anti -Corruption," continued Salmon.