Updates from Conflict Prevention Initiative at HPCR per 29 January 2003

Papua

Indonesia telah memulai pengadilan militer terhadap prajurit Kopassus yang terlibat pembunuhan tokoh gerakan Kemerdekaan Papua Theys Hiyo Eluay. Kalau terbukti bersalah, tujuh prajurit yang terlibat kasus itu bisa dijatuhi hukuman mati. Pengadilan militer yang digelar di Surabaya, Jawa Timur, itu dimulai resmi dengan kehadiran empat prajurit tersangka pada 3 Januari lalu dan akan berlangsung selama beberapa minggu sebelum menghasilkan vonis. Sementara itu, agen penyelidik federal Amerika FBI sudah berada di Timika untuk menyelidiki kasus penyerangan tiba-tiba yang menewaskan tiga guru, dua diantaranya warga negara AS. Di samping itu, kawasan perbatasan RI-PNG juga memanas setelah TNI Angkatan Darat meningkatkan kekuatannya dalam rangka memburu para pemberontak OPM. Ini membuat pemerintahan PNG cemas dan segera memperingatkan pemberontak OPM untuk menjauhi daerah perbatasan agar situasi tidak meruncing sehingga menjadi alasan TNI untuk melintasi garis perbatasan dengan alasan mengejar tokoh pemberontak.

Artikel tambahan mengenai Papua:

• FBI Datang (Cenderawasih Pos)
• FBI sebagai Konsultan; Ditemukan Tiga Bukti Baru Kasus Timika (Sinar Harapan)
• Kami Juga Bagian Negeri Ini (Kompas)
• Komisi Penyelidik Nasional Kasus Theys Hiyo Eluay (Komnas HAM)

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Papua

Indonesia convened a military tribunal to try army Special Forces soldiers for the murder of Papua Independence leader Theys Hiyo Eluay. If proven guilty the seven soldiers could receive the death penalty. The military tribunal in Surabaya, East Java province, convened with the appearance of four soldiers on January 3rd and will continue in the coming weeks (Voice of America). Meanwhile, FBI agents have been in Timika investigating the ambush that killed three teachers, two of them American (The Jakarta Post). Tension is high on the border shared by Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Indonesia. The Indonesian army has been building forces along the border, which makes the PNG government nervous. In turn, the government of Papua New Guinea has asked the Free Papua Organization (OPM) rebels to stay away from the border to avoid escalating tensions or giving the Indonesian army pretext for enter PNG to pursue rebels (Australia Broadcasting Corporation).

For more on Papua:

• US, Indonesia's military closer to renewing ties (Asia Times)
• From Timika to a Burning Bush (Tempo)
• Indonesia draws a line over West Papua (Asia Times)
• Soldiers on trial for Papua death (The Age)
• No evidence soldiers did Papua slayings: Jakarta (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)
• Jakarta reconsiders transmigration program to Papua (Radio Australia)
• Indonesia deploys troops on PNG border (New Zealand Herald)

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Terrorism: Bali, Poso, and Maluku

On January 6, the Indonesian police handed the court its first case related to the Bali bombing, which they are expected to begin next month in Bali (BBC). Indonesian Police received international recognition when Time Asia awarded Major General Pastika "Man of the Year" for his success in uncovering the perpetrators of the bombing that killed more than 200 people (Sidney Morning Herald). Evidence confirmed that the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network is deeper and wider than originally predicted. ( International Crisis Group). The International Crisis Group revealed that JI does operate through cells and a loose structure with three tiers of decision makers and actors.
Poso and Maluku have been quiet since signing of Malino Peace Agreements last year. The U.S.-led war on terror appears to haw replaced Poso and Maluku as the main targets of JI's wrath. Sporadic clashes still occur but Indonesia has demonstrated its ability to maintain order.

For more on terrorism:

• Indonesians Begin to See Conspiracy as Homegrown (The Washington Post)
• We are paying a heavy price for putting our heads in the sand (Sidney Morning Herald)
• Indonesian Police Official Blends Karma With Investigative Technique (The Washington Post)
• A Quiet Voice Echoes Among Islamic Radicals (The Washington Post)