US Ambassador Said Papua Important to US

SENTANI - US Ambassador to Indonesia, Roberth O Blake say

the region is important for the United States (US)
"The US ambassador told us that Papua is very important for his
country that he thought it necessary to visit Papua," chairman of
the secretariat of Justice, Peace and Totality of Creation (SKPKC)
Yuliano Languwuyo said on Wednesday.
Languwuyo said Blake told him at a meeting at a restaurant in
Sentani on Tuesday night that he wanted to see political situation
and protection of human right in Papua.
"We told him about political developments in 2014 and 2015 and
that there was no change in the protection of human rights
although in mid 2014 , it was said that we would have civilian
leader as we expected," he said.
However, militarism and violence continued even under a civilian
leader, he said referring to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
He said to Ambassador Blake that militarism is still dominant
being practiced to protect large investors like Freeport (PT
Freeport Indonesia) and BP at Teluk Bintuni, Papua Barat.
"The impact of militarism at the two companies is bad on the
Papuan people as the military is concerned only in the interest of
the companies.
"There are many cases of violence around the mining areas of
Freeport and BP," he said.
PT Freeport Indonesia is a subsidiary of the U.S. mining giant
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold having larger copper and gold
mines in Papua, and the British based BP is operating a large gas
reserves at Teluk Bintuni and a liquefied natural gas plant in
Tangguh in that area .
Languwuyo said Blake acknowledged that he had received reports
about many cases of violence in Papua.

"The ambassador asked about what we think about President

Jokowi. Our answer is that Jokowi is a good man, but the military is
still in control." he said.
Earlier that day, Blake also met with local religious leaders at a
dinner at the same restaurant in Sentani Timur, in the regency of
Jayapura.

Duta besar AS mengatakan Papua penting ke AS

SENTANI - US Duta besar untuk Indonesia, Roberth O Blake
mengatakan wilayah penting untuk Amerika Serikat (AS)
"Duta besar AS mengatakan bahwa Papua sangat penting untuk
negaranya bahwa dia berpikir perlu mengunjungi Papua," Ketua
Sekretariat Keadilan, perdamaian dan totalitas penciptaan
(SKPKC) Yuliano Languwuyo mengatakan pada hari Rabu.
Languwuyo mengatakan Blake mengatakan dia pada pertemuan
di sebuah restoran di Sentani pada Selasa malam bahwa ia ingin
melihat situasi politik dan perlindungan hak asasi manusia di
Papua.
"Kami memberitahu padanya tentang perkembangan politik di
2014, dan 2015 dan bahwa ada tidak ada perubahan dalam
perlindungan hak asasi manusia meskipun tahun 2014, dikatakan
bahwa kita akan memiliki pemimpin sipil seperti yang kami
harapkan," katanya.
Namun, militerisme dan kekerasan terus bahkan di bawah
seorang pemimpin sipil, katanya merujuk kepada Presiden Joko
Widodo (Jokowi).
Dia berkata kepada Ambassador Blake militerisme masih dominan
dilakukan untuk melindungi investor besar seperti Freeport (PT
Freeport Indonesia) dan BP di Teluk Bintuni, Papua Barat.

"Dampak militerisme di kedua perusahaan buruk pada warga

Papua militer yang bersangkutan hanya demi kepentingan
perusahaan.
"Ada banyak kasus kekerasan di sekitar wilayah pertambangan
Freeport dan BP," katanya.
PT Freeport Indonesia adalah anak perusahaan dari AS
pertambangan raksasa Freeport McMoRan tembaga & emas
memiliki lebih besar tembaga dan tambang emas di Papua, dan
Inggris berbasis BP adalah operasi cadangan gas yang besar di
Teluk Bintuni dan pabrik gas alam cair di Tangguh di daerah itu.
Languwuyo kata Blake mengakui bahwa ia telah menerima
laporan tentang banyak kasus kekerasan di Papua.
"Duta besar bertanya tentang apa yang kita pikirkan tentang
Presiden Jokowi. Jawaban kami adalah bahwa Jokowi adalah orang
yang baik, tetapi militer masih dalam kontrol."katanya.
Sebelumnya hari itu, Blake juga bertemu dengan para pemimpin
agama setempat pada makan malam di restoran yang sama di
Sentani Timur, di kabupaten Jayapura.