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Victor Yeimo aka Victor Frederik Yeimo is the spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB).
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He was arrested by the police on Sunday at around 19:15 WIT in Jayapura. He, by Ditreskrimum Polda Papua, has been included in the wanted list (DPO) according to Police Report Number LP / 31 7 / | X / RES. 1.241201 9 / SPKT Polda Papua dated 05 September 2019.
Benny Wenda, leader of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) which his group declared as the interim president of West Papua, said Victor Yeimo was one of the most prominent leaders in West Papua.
“This is a sign to the world that the Indonesian government wants to use the term ‘terrorist’ as a smoke screen to oppress the people of West Papua,” Wenda said in a written statement quoted as saying SINDOnews.com, Tuesday (11/5/2021) from the ULMWP website.
However, the police, the figure of Victor Yeimo, was deemed to have committed crimes against state security and treason.
He is deemed to broadcast news or issue notifications that can cause confusion among the public and / or broadcast news that is uncertain or news that is excessive or incomplete and or insults against the flag, language, national symbol and the national anthem and or incitement to commit a crime and or arson and / or theft with violence and or together in public committing violence against people / property and or carrying sharp weapons without permission.
According to Wenda, KNPB is a civil disobedience organization that is peaceful in the field. “Any West Papuan who talks about injustice – church leaders, local politicians, journalists – is now at risk of being labeled a ‘criminal’ or ‘terrorist’ and being arrested or killed,” he said.
“What was the crime of Victor Yeimo? Because against the Indonesian occupation through the peaceful mobilization of the people to defend their right to self-determination. He was accused of ‘masterminding’ the 2019 West Papua Rebellion,” added Wenda.
Furthermore, the separatist frontman said Jakarta had used multiple labels to try and delegitimize resistance to its genocidal project.
“Indonesia has lost its political, moral and legal arguments, and nothing remains but violence and the label of stigmatization,” he said.
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He also reiterated the deployment of “Satan’s Forces” by the Indonesian military in West Papua. According to him, the “Demon Troops” were troops trained in genocide in Timor Leste, to try to exterminate the entire indigenous population.
“I demand that President Jokowi [Joko Widodo] and the Indonesian police immediately released Yeimo. The government and international organizations must immediately pressure the Indonesian authorities to stop these bogus prosecutions, “he explained.
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