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Govt assures transparency in resolving Papua cases: Luhut
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Security matters – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan (center) talks with Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution (left) prior to a limited Cabinet meeting on security and human rights, led by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo at the Presidential Office in Jakarta on Jan. 5. (thejakartapost.com/Wienda Parwitasari)
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oordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has expressed the government’s commitment to ensuring openness and transparency in resolving human rights abuse cases in Papua.
“If our people [government officials] are found guilty of wrongdoing, we will also punish them,” he said during a hearing at the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Monday.
Currently, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and the Attorney General's Office are investigating three cases of gross human rights violations in Papua, namely the Wamena and Wasior incidents, which took place in 2001 and 2003 respectively, and the Paniai shooting in 2014, Luhut said.
The minister further said the government had invited several foreign ambassadors, including those from Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and New Zealand, to witness Indonesia's efforts to resolve the cases.
Luhut claimed government officials had been making a good progress in resolving the cases, adding that the government would remain open to any group who wanted to join the efforts.
With the progress, Luhut said, the Indonesian government would not allow any foreign organizations or government branches to conduct independent fact-finding regarding the cases in Papua, adding that the government would take tough action if foreign entities were proven to have done so, Luhut added. (ebf)
