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By : Toni Ervianto
Recently, we have been showing the chain of unhappy accident in Papua and West Papua because several mass riots had been happened in Manokwari, Sorong, Fakfak, Deiyai, Timika and Jayapura. Angry and mass crowd had been burnt several social, private, and government facilities on the conflicts area. Several security apparatus had been killed and injured.
Serial of mass rallies riots in Papua and West Papua had been triggered previously mass rallies in front of Papua’s student compound at Kamasan street in Surabaya, East Java when Papua’s student had been deeply offended on racist statement which had been thrown by mass crowd in Surabaya, East Java.
Central government had been taken strictly policies such as blockaded social media and communication access in Papua and West Papua because base of national security interest maintain in both provinces.
Many security and political analyst had been made their analysis. They were said any possibility of foreign interest involvement during social riots and others political asumming such as riots in Papua are US vs China rivalry on those region because Papua and West Papua have natural resources and global strategic position.
Now and essentially, guarding Papua needs seriously intention and true love. Developing infrastructure in Papua and West Papua is must to be done but its not only one way.
On coming days, guarding Papua needs reinvogorating nation spirit, Papua people are need to revere, suppress and represive approach can not do in Papua and West Papua and basically Papua needs equal treatment likes others provonces.
Lets stop the conflict, build and keep bolstering economic progress in Papua and West Papua. Increasing the quality of live from mostly Papuans will stop separatist spirit in these region. Hopefully
The writer is security and political observer at UI, Jakarta
