REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, By: Otjih Sewandarijatun *)
Just for the Reference of the urgent sacred mission for the Government of The Republic of Indonesia concerning the Papuan Problems, bellow are a number of facts recorded in last two months in Papua.
Earlier, in the District of Lanny Jaya, the Highest Commander of Papua Freedom Movement (OPM) said, that it will not definitely take part in the Regional Election of 2017. OPM is struggling for the independence of Papua through the Referendum of Papua.
The Papuan analysts are predicting OPM is likely wants to change its performance and image to struggle for the independence of Papua from the character as the armed insurgence into the political power of Papua to fight internationally for the Referendum of Papua held by the United Nations.
Calling the intervention of the United Nation is clearly they wish the implementation of Referendum as it was done in East Timor some years ago, and campaigning that there was mistaken understanding to the past history on the integration of Papua to The Republic of Indonesia in 1969. However this attitude is just indicating their manipulation to the history of Papua or they do not know exactly the history of the Papuan Self Determination Process done by the United Nations in Papua in 1969.
Based on this analysis it is apparently important the Program of The Campaign of Re-viewing the History of Papua, among the Papuan new generation such as to put the subject on the History of Papua to be included in the curriculum of the High School and University in Papua and short course among the mass organization to understand the History of Papua is compulsory.
Meanwhile, the Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal, Human Right and Security Affairs, Lieut. General (ret) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that that it was confirmed The Conference of MSG in Solomon has rejected ULMWP’s appeal to become the full member of MSG. According to Luhut the MSG’s decision constitutes the better political position of The Republic of Indonesia internationally because it will be considered by the United Nations as the realistic indication of the attitude of the Melanesian Countries in the South Pacific on Papuan issue.
This international achievement gained by the Republic of Indonesia in the South Pacific forum is the achievement of strong diplomatic effort by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia integrally, Luhut added to his announcement. Luhut visited Fiji a view months ago to check the TNI Engineer unit sent to this country to help the Government of Fiji coping with the natural disaster took place in the country.
Some observers consider as if Luhut also said that all of the Indonesian patriot will defend Papua as the regional part of The Republic of Indonesia, until the last drop of their blood. Papua will be remain as the regional part of the Great Country of Indonesia forever, Minister of Indonesian Foreign Affairs, madame Retno said.
The Foreign Ministry of Indonesia has successful to convince the MSG leadership to reject the ULMWP request to become the full member of MSG, while to respect the role of MSG the Government of the Republic of Indonesia will convey her diplomatic request to become the full member of MSG.
The rejection of MSG against ULMWP’s appeal to become the full member of MSG has been clearly the political position of all the Melanesian States of the South Pacific.
Minister of Foreign Affair of The Republic of Indonesia also said the Government of the Republic of Indonesia has worked hard to develop the Papua and the Government of The Republic of Indonesia will increase to do so in the coming days.
MSG is international cooperation in the South Pacific among the Melanesian States to develop those respective countries in all aspect of their life based on the similar culture as the Melanesian. The Republic of Indonesia became The Associate Member of MSG in the Summit of MSG in 2015 held in Solomon after the status of Observer for several years before and now The Government of the Republic of Indonesia is considering to convey the request to become the full member of the MSG.
What is resulted with the blow on the activities of ULMWP, KNPB and the Papuan people the supporter of OPM who are dreaming ULMWP will become the full member of MSG has been definitely the strategic defeat of OPM and the Strategic winning of The Republic of Indonesia with a number of risk that should be seriously fulfilled by the Government of Indonesia.
Now it is the time for the Central Government of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta to seriously work to finish the Reformed Bill on The Special Autonomy of Papua as the main basis to develop Papua constitutionally to become the peaceful, in full justice, prosperous and modern regional area of the Great Country of Indonesia.
The Government of The Republic of Indonesia apparently has a hard mission to convince the Papuan that the effort of OPM to win the objective has failed and the Papuan should be ready to understand completely and correctly the history of Papua. And aside of that The Government of Indonesia should seriously fulfill the target of development program as designed in the Reformed Bill on the Development Program of Papua as the implementation of the Special Autonomy of Papua.
Off course the defeat of OPM in MSG and the delete of the Idea of Referendum of Papua conducted by the United Nations recently does not guarantee it will never emerge again except if the Papuan People forgetting the idea of Referendum and raise the consciousness question: Will the Referendum bring Papua to be better condition than if Papua is permanently integrated in the Republic of Indonesia.
To this consciousness question the Republic of Indonesia should answer with dignity: Yes, as a regional part of the Republic of Indonesia, Papuan will reach their goal to live peacefully in full justice, prosperous and modern area as guided by the National Philosophy of Pancasila.
*) The author is the alumni of Udayana University, Bali. Former Director of Mass Communication at Lembaga Analisa Politik dan Demokrasi, Jakarta.
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