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apuan students studying in Yogyakarta have refused to provide official information about police oppression they experienced to a female member of the Papuan Legislative Council (DPRP), Yanni, who visited them at the Papuan students dormitory in Kamasan, Yogyakarta.

“We will not give information to the lady. Through the media, I heard that the DPRP will form a team [to investigate the case in Yogyakarta], so we’ll wait until the team arrives in Yogyakarta,” said student and People’s Unity for the Liberation of West Papua spokesman Roy Karoba on Tuesday.

Papua DPRD deputy speaker Yanni, together with her expert staffer, Muflih Mussad, came to Yogyakarta to seek the truth about the reported repression of Papuan students holding a peaceful rally at their dormitory on July 15.

The meeting reportedly became heated when Yanni said her arrival was to “extinguish the fire” caused by the incident. A debate ensued between Roy and Yanni, who was assisted by Muflih.

“We are disappointed with the Papua DPRP. The people of Yogyakarta are more concerned about us. The local community provided us with food when we were under siege last Friday,” said Roy aloud.

Pro-democracy activist, Ernawati, said activists in Yogyakarta were ready to support the struggle of Papuan students there.