West Papua National Committee (KNPB), Referendum Yes, Elections Governor No ‘

West Papua National Committee (KNPB), Referendum Yes, Elections Governor No ‘

KNPB

JAYAPURA – Stages of Implementation of the General Election of Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua for the period 2012-2017 conducted by the House committee Pilgub by the Election Commission of Papua and Papua, received stiff opposition from the West Papua National Committee (KNPB). They hinted, could be implemented from Papua Pilgub process of the referendum for West Papua must be done first. “Referendum Yes, Pilgub No”. Said Chairman (Ketum) KNPB, Buchtar Tabuni Papua Star when met after the convoy and the long march that followed 300 KNPB mass using two wheels and four wheels from Waena to the city of Jayapura, Saturday (19/5).
The convoy of mass as a form of rejection of the process stages are temporary Pilgub Papua was conducted by the House Special Committee of Papua. To that end, Buchtar Tabuni urged the Commission to the Government of Indonesia through Papua and Papua House committee Pilgub to immediately stop all forms of the implementation process for the period 2012-2017 Papua Pilgub this across the country West Papua, before answering the political aspirations of the people of West Papua nation during this Nations are demanding a referendum for West Papua. “So it must be answered before the demands of the people of West Papuans, and only then can the process be implemented Papua Pilgub because we want the status of West Papua West Papua must be clear whether it is in the bosom of the Republic of Indonesia or vice versa. Where we assume for West Papua was not part of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia, or the Republic of Indonesia is located in West Papua is illegal, “he said.
Added, “We firmly expect the first responsibility of political aspirations of West Papuans associated demands for a referendum, before the implementation of the Papua Pilgub, be it registration, verification and campaigns throughout the country West Papua,” he concluded