Former Head Of BEM Uncen Calls Alfred Pabika's Support To Cabup Mimika Tuai Polemic

Salmon Wantik, Former Head Of BEM Cendrawasih University (UNCEN)/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The aftermath of the support of one of the members of the Anti-Corruption Papuan Student and Community Alliance, Alfred Pabika, against candidate pair (paslon) number 1, Johannes Rettob-Emamanuel Kemong (JOEL) in the 2024 Mimika Pilkada, has drawn controversy.

Former Chairperson of the BEM at Cendrawasih University, Salmon Wantik, said that Alfred Pabika's support that took place at the Cendrawasih 66 Hotel, Mimika on Saturday, November 23, 2024, was then considered to have drawn polemics from the community. This is because the Anti-Corruption Papuan Student and Community Alliance has never been involved in practical politics.

Salmon, in a written statement received, admitted that the Anti-Corruption Papuan Student and Community Alliance received a lot of criticism from various students to the public regarding Alfred Pabika's statement.

"The Anti-Corruption Papuan Student and Community Alliance Organization was formed due to concerns about the condition of Papua's land which is rife with corruption cases throughout Papua," said Salmon Wantik, Monday, November 25, 2024.

"This organization is not affiliated with political parties, it is also not involved in practical politics to support each other. To all levels of students and Papuans 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.," he said.

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