National Police Chief Reminds His Staff To Guard Papua Development

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo at the opening of the 2022 Brimob Corps Working Meeting at the Cikeas Brimob Satlat, Bogor Regency, West Java, Thursday (10/3/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Polri Public Relations Division)

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo reminded his staff to oversee development in Papua proportionally, by prioritizing dialogue and humanism to the community but being firm against groups that disrupt security and order. ," said Sigit while giving directions at the opening of the Brimob Corps Technical Working Meeting (Rakernis) at the Brimob Training Center Cikeas, Bogor Regency, West Java, reported by Antara, Thursday, March 10.

Sigit said the government is currently transforming the Indonesian economy by changing the foundation of Indonesia's economy from a consumer country to a producer country. Indonesia's economic transformation changes the paradigm of Java-centric development to become Indonesia-centric, he said. "Surely Papua is one of the major concerns of the current government," he said.

Various policies to improve the welfare of the Papuan people, through education, economic welfare, and culture, continue to be carried out.

"This disturbance continues to be carried out with propaganda that divides the Indonesian nation, those who want the Papuan development process to be hampered because of the increase in welfare, of course in line with this policy," said the National Police Chief. The pattern of operations in Papua is through Operation Peaceful Cartenz and Operation Rasaka Cartenz. "I hope that in the future the National Police will minimize the number of victims, both from personnel and small communities," he said.

In order to realize that hope, he asked the personnel involved in the operation to have special competence, vigilance while on duty, and take decisive and measured actions against the movement of armed criminal groups that threaten life safety. .) the National Police, the existing development projects are being carried out by the Government, and of course how to provide security and safety guarantees for the community," said the National Police Chief.