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A handful of OPM freedom fighters want to give up the fight
Members of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) in Tingginambut district, Puncak Jaya regency, Papua, had expressed their intentions to end their struggle, come down from the mountains and become Indonesian citizens again
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embers of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) in Tingginambut district, Puncak Jaya regency, Papua, had expressed their intentions to end their struggle, come down from the mountains and become Indonesian citizens again. They said they wanted to have normal lives together with their relatives.
This was announced by 23 people who acted as representatives of the OPM in Tingginambut areas in front of the Cendrawasih military command's chief of staff Brig. Gen. Tatang Sulaiman in Puncak Jaya on Monday.
According to Tatang, the followers of Goliat Tabuni wanted to come down from the mountainous areas because development programs had reached their areas. "Principally they long for normal and peaceful lives," Tatang said in Jayapura as quoted by kompas.com.
They hoped that they would be given local traditional houses called honai and they also hoped the local military district post head would pay attention to them. "They are given temporary accommodations, while their demand for residential sites will be communicated to the Puncak Jaya regent," Tatang added. (hhr)
