Anies Responds To The Chaos Of Lukas Enembe's Body: The Importance Of Maintaining Power With Respect

Assistant Assistant for Government of the Papua Regional Secretary Yohanis Walilo when handing over the body of Lukas Enemne to the President of the Indonesian Evangelical Church (GIDI), Pastor Dorman Wandikbo/screenshot

Presidential candidate number 1, Anies Baswedan, responded to the incident of chaos between the community and officials in Jayapura when the bodies of former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe this morning.

Anies admitted that he was concerned about the incident that should not have occurred during the state of grief.

"We are concerned about the development of the situation that is currently happening in Jayapura. On the way, we received news that the Governor of PJ, Mr. Kapolda, experienced violence so that he had to be treated at the hospital in the process of managing the deceased's body," said Anies in Banyuwangi, East Java, Thursday, December 28.

Anies took lessons from this incident. According to him, the government and officials need to maintain public trust by opening persuasive dialogue in the face of certain events.

"We learn how important it is to maintain harmony between power or authority with respect and authority in the eyes of the community. Because we know that if the three of them are not connected, there will be blockages that can close," said Anies.

"If you close with violence, everyone will feel the negative impact. Trust is the key, and maintaining that trust is by conducting an open dialogue and a solution to what has been agreed upon," he continued.

As is known, the convoy of the bodies of former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe who was about to be buried in Jayapura, Papua on Thursday, December 28, had been chaotic.

Initially, Lukas' body arrived at Sentani Airport and was about to be taken to the burial location at the Terological School on Evangelicals (STAKIN) using a vehicle escorted by the authorities. However, residents want them to be able to carry and parade Lukas' body.

The demands of the community to parade the body of Lukas were finally fulfilled. However, when they headed for the funeral, a number of residents were provoked to the extent that chaos could not be avoided.

"Massa was provoked so that he carried out a riot by throwing stones at the public facility building and targeting the security forces," said Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo when confirmed via text message.

A member of the Papuan electoral district House of Representatives, Willem Wandik, explained that the clash between residents and officers occurred due to a misunderstanding.

"They want to bring the bodies, the procession, the people of pikul, the procession of processions to the location of the bodies to be buried. But on that trip there were officers entering, there was a misunderstanding of the sedikti clash, finally the masses burst," explained Willem.

The riot caused the car to burn down, and the state-owned bank building was damaged. Not only that, the anarchist mob damaged parked motorcycles and trucks belonging to the TNI were targeted by throwing stones until they broke.

Acting Governor of Papua, Ridwan Ruikutun, became a victim of a riot from the mob of the mosque of Lukas' body. His head was hit by a stone. Currently, Ridwan is in a nearby health facility for medical treatment.

Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius D. Fakhiri was also the target of the tantrums of the mass convoy of Lukas' body. One of the masses of the procession of bodies swung objects like a wooden block towards Mathius. Luckily, the two-star general was able to be evacuated from the crowd. In addition, he is said to have suffered no significant injuries.