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As Papua is far from the Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, the central government might not follow closely the political situation in Papua. Or the government perhaps is not getting the full picture about the present political development in the Western half of the Island of New Guinea. As any political change in Papua will demand a response from the central government, it is necessary for the government to be informed that a political crisis is now happening in Papua. Sooner or later, the government will be forced to address this political crisis. Or else the government will be asked: Why should the Papuans be deliberately left with political uncertainty? This political crisis began with the Papuan convention, which was held in Jayapura from June 9-10, 2010. During the convention, the Papuans evaluated the implementation of the 2001 on Special Autonomy Law for Papua province in the last...
