The People Of United Papua EMPHASIZE Their Support For The KPK To Immediately Arrest Lukas Enembe

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - The United Papuan People's Organization affirms its support for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to eradicate corruption in Papua. Spokesperson for the United Papuan People Ali Kabiay in a written statement, in Jakarta, Saturday, October 15, expressed his support in one of the ten points of the organization's statement regarding the alleged corruption case of Lukas Enembe. He said the Papuan people support the state through the KPK to uncover all corruption cases in Papua Province, including districts/cities without selective logging. The Papuan people demanded and urged the KPK to carry out procedures for summoning and forcibly arresting Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe. "We firmly reject the inauguration of the head of the Papuan ethnic group to Lukas Enembe, because for us Lukas is the Governor of Papua, not the chief of the big tribe," he said, quoted from Antara. In addition, Papua is not an empty island inhabited by certain traditional groups. Papua is divided into 7 traditional areas and inhabited by approximately 250 tribes spread throughout their respective customary areas. They also firmly denied the statement of legal adviser Lukas Enembe who said the indigenous Papuan community asked the KPK to examine Lukas in an open field in accordance with Papuan customs. "For us Papuan people, this is a public deception, because it is not our custom and culture," he said. According to him, the inauguration of Lukas Enembe as the head of the Papuan tribe in his home is a scenario to take refuge in corruption cases on behalf of the customs and the Papuan people as shields. Then, they also urged and demanded the Minister of Home Affairs to immediately deactivate the Governor of Papua and replace it with temporary officials, so that the process of government services and public services can run. "The province of Papua currently does not have a deputy governor," he also said.