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| Uniformed and plain clothed military were involved in the attack |
October 22, 2013
Following mass protests throughout West Papua in support of the
formation of the all-party parliamentary group for West Papua, the
anniversary of the founding of IPWP and a speech at the UN in support of
West Papua by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, Papuan
students have been terrorised and attacked this morning by members of
the Indonesian military and police with some wearing plainclothes.
The attack
At 5:15 this morning in Jayapura, West Papua, scores of Indonesian military (TNI) and police marched into the dormitory courtyard of the Cenderawasih University (UNCEN).
At 5:15 this morning in Jayapura, West Papua, scores of Indonesian military (TNI) and police marched into the dormitory courtyard of the Cenderawasih University (UNCEN).
With most of the students still sleeping, the military aimed 5 shots at the dormitories and all the students ran out of their rooms in fear with many jumping through the windows to escape the bullets.
students outside
the entrance to Cendrawashi Univesity
Seeing such a brutal attack Chairman of the dormitory, Tanius Komba
with Mael Alua and other officials tried to approach the military who
continued to fire, but the members of the TNI and police simply
threatened to shoot them as well and continued shooting into a
dormitory.
TNI members continued to shoot at the building 9 times but
fortunately no students were hit.
Up to 7 members of the uniformed military and police then entered the dormitory rooms with an extra 5 members of plainclothes military thugs and 2 plainclothes police thugs.
Amid loud screaming, the military and police then forcibly herded all
the students into the courtyard.
After generating as much terror and panic as this with many
university officials now starting to come into the courtyard, the
military and police responsible for the attack, then fled the scene,
leaving a sense of intense fear and shock to all those who witnessed the
brutal attack.
Immediate protests against this brutality
At 6:00, students gathered in the courtyard began to blockade
themselves off and light fires to keep to police and military away.
They then started to protest against this act of brutality with many
speeches by students and demands that the military and police
immediately withdraw all forces from the university area.
At 10:15, the peaceful protest was then dispersed by the Indonesian
police.
Urgent action needed- How you can help
Please call or text (SMS) Mr. Erfi Triassunu Commander of Regional
Military Command XVII Cendrawasih (Kemiliteran Daerah Papua / Kodam
Papua) Jl. Polimak atas Jayapura Provinsi Papua INDONESIA Fax: +62 967 533763 the
Head of the Indonesian police in West Papua Tito Karnavia: on+62 811 161 777 or the
Jayapura police chief: +62 852 4466 7949 and demand in English or
Indonesian that they immediately cease such blatant acts of terror,
intimidation and all human rights atrocities by their police and
military in illegally Indonesian occupied West Papua.
Let them know that the world is watching them and their crimes against humanity and those of their fellow police and military personnel.
Please help to share this article and images throughout the internet
and the world to let the world know what is really happening to the
people of West Papua.
Please mention this horrific incident.
Let him know that the world is watching him and his crimes against
humanity and those of his fellow police and military personnel.
Help to Stop this 21st Century Genocide
Thank you very much
We will never give up struggling for the people of West Papua. Every
single west Papuan man, woman and child must fully free and safe from
such atrocities and safe and this will only happen in a fully free and
independent West Papua.
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