Legislative Assembly never keeps its promises - SRPAM

Legislative Assembly never keeps its promises - SRPAM

JUBI, 12 May 2011 - The chairman of Papuan Anti Militarism Solidarity, SRPAM, Elias Petege, has called the DPRP, the provincial legislative assembly, a body that always breaks its promises. So no one should be surprised that many of the people's aspirations have not been met. He said that to this day, the DPRP has failed to keep its promise to meet the SRPAM in order to discuss ways of solving the violation of human rights in Dogiyai.

'Yesterday the DPRP accepted a request by our demonstration and promised to meet us today but they didn't keep their promise, without explaining why.'

Petege said that during an action that took place yesterday, 11 May, SRPAM called on the chief of police to dismiss the chief of police in Papua, the chief of police in Nabire and the chief of police in Moenamani because they had done nothing to halt the gambling that is believed to have the support of the police in Moenamani.in the sub-district of Dogiyai.

As a result, a fight broke out between the local police and the local community during which several members of the community were killed.

The DPRP was also called upon to immediately mediate between the two sides in order to solve the problem. Via the intermediary of the deputy chairman of commission A, the DPRP promised to hold a meeting with SRPAM to discuss measures that need to be taken, but unfortunately this turns out to have been nothing more than lip service.

In the opinion of Petege, the DPRP is simply not bothered about the matter and has failed to respond to the aspirations of Papuan people. The DPRP just allows human rights violations to go on happening in Papua without lifting a finger,' he said.

'We feel very disappointed indeed and have lost all confidence in the DPRP. Just imagine, we arrived at their office at 9am and stayed there until 3pm, but there was no one at all at the office and no one there to explain why they were absent.'

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