May 07, 2021
Indonesian soldiers stand guard during a protest in Timika, Papua province, Wednesday, August 21, 2019.
Credit: AP Photo/Jimmy Rahadat
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On April 29, the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Affairs formally labelled Papua’s armed criminal organization (KKB), also known as the West Papua National Army-Free Papua Organization (TNPB-OPM), a terrorist organization. The decision comes after a series of attacks by TNPB-OPM in April resulted in the death of Brig. Gen. I Gusti Putu Danny, the head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) in Papua. While national stakeholders were largely supportive, Papua Governor Lukas Enembe issued a statement the following day rejecting the policy calling on the government to adopt a more humane security approach to Papua.