Bendera Bintang Kejora Dibawa Demo, Pelakunya Diamankan ke Polda Metro Jaya
Jakarta Police Secures Demonstrators for Raising Morning Star Flag
Reporter : Rusdi Kamal
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Sejumlah pendemo dari Aliansi Mahasiswa Papua yang membawa bendera bintang kejora yang berunjuk rasa di Bunderan Hotel Indonesia (HI) diamankan oleh personel Polda Metro Jaya.
Kepala Biro Operasi Polda Metro Jaya Komisaris Besar Polisi Martuani Sormin di Jakarta, Selasa, menyebutkan petugas mengamankan 127 orang. "Pendemo juga membawa senjata tajam."
Sebanyak 10 armada bus membawa massa yang berasal dari Papua itu menuju Markas Polda Metro Jaya.
Direktur Reserse Kriminal Umum Polda Metro Jaya Komisaris Besar Polisi Krishna Murti menuturkan pihaknya tidak akan menahan para pendemo tersebut.
Polisi, menurut Krishna hanya akan meminta keterangan dan mendata identitas mahasiswa tersebut.
Juru bicara AMP Abido menegaskan pendemo tidak mengibarkan bendera bintang kejora namun menyampaikan aspirasi sebagai perayaan ekspresi identitas Papua setiap 1 Desember.
Abido meminta pemerintah pusat memberikan kebebasan masyarakat Papua untuk hidup mandiri dengan menentukan hak sendiri sebagai solusi demokrasi rakyat Papua Barat.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Jakarta Police have secured several demonstrators from the Papua Students Alliance (AMP) for raising the banned morning star flag, a symbol of the Papuan independence, during a rally around Hotel Indonesia, on Tuesday.
Operations Bureau Chief City Police Commissioner Pol Martuani Sormin revealed that the police had secured 127 people. "The demonstrators were also carrying weapons."
A total of 10 buses were used to transport the protesters to the Jakarta Police headquarter.
Jakarta Polices Director General of Criminal Investigations Commissioner Krishna Murti remarked that the police will not detain the protesters.
He noted that the police will obtain information and record the identities of the students.
AMP spokesperson Abido confirmed that during the demonstration, the morning star flag was not raised. The demonstration was held to voice the aspirations regarding the expression of Papuan identity to mark December 1.
Abido urged the central government to grant freedom to the Papuans to live independently in determining their own rights as a democratic solution for the people of West Papua.
