The ULMWP has a clear stance on the question of dialogue: not until self-determination is on the table. West Papua is a colonised nation, not a province of Indonesia. We will not become another Aceh. The only long-term solution is for us to be allowed a genuine act of self-determination through an internationally-supervised vote.
As Jokowi’s Presidency comes to an end, it is time to reflect on his legacy in West Papua: ecocide, military impunity, and a total failure to address the root causes of our issue. On his fifteenth visit to West Papua, Jokowi posed with ethnic Indonesians wearing Papuan headdresses – only days after his soldiers murdered three innocent young men.
As President of the ULMWP, I am calling for new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to be arrested if he ever leaves Indonesia. Interpol must be put on alert: Prabowo is a dangerous war criminal who is complicit in genocide in both East Timor and West Papua.
