With the issuue of Papua gaining more attention internationally, it is
now reported that there is a plan  to submit a formal challenge against
the Indonesian government, the UN, the US and the Netherlands with
regard to the so-called Act of Free Choice -Pepera - that took place in
1969.

Pepera then became the basis for the incorporation of West Papua into
the Republic of Indonesia.

A group of international lawyers, led by Mrs Melinda Janki from Guyana
are preparing to make a formal challenge at the International Court in
The Hague Netherlands.

This was announced by the Rev Socratez Sofyan Yoman during a meeting at
which he launched his latest book called 'Otonomi, Pemekaran dan
Merdeka'. [See earlier item about this book]

He said that during his recent trip abroad, he was informed that an
organisation called International Lawyers for West Papua which is
chaired by Melinda Janki is making preparations to challenge Pepera at
the International Court. He said that this is likely to happen within
the next six months, during which time colleagues from several European
countries, from Africa, the US, Australia, New Zealand, PNG and the
Pacific  countries will hold discussions on the possibility of
challenging Pepera.

The ILWP intends to register its intention to do this in The Netherlands
in August this year. 'We hope and pray that this move will succeed,' he
said.

He explained that he personally was not involved in the move. He said
that the ILWP had drawn together a number of documents that would be
used as the basis for this challenge.

The ILWP was set up in Guyana in 2009 and has been helpful in raising
the issue of West Papua on the international arena.

JUBI, 13 March 2011
[Slightly abridged in translation]
From: Tapol
 

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