Call to avoid any provocative move echoed in Papua s Mimika 30th January 2021
Deputy District Head of Mimika, Johannes Rettob (ANTARA/Evarianus Supar)
Please stay calm. Do not get provoked. In its place, we allow law enforcement agencies to handle the case properly. The suspect has also been detained Timika, Papua (ANTARA) - Deputy District Head of Mimika, Johannes Rettob, joined peaceful calls for native Papuan communities in Papua Province to steer clear from any provocative move over Ambroncius Nababan s alleged racist remarks against Natalius Pigai. Please stay calm. Do not get provoked. In its place, we allow law enforcement agencies to handle the case properly. The suspect has also been detained, Rettob told local journalists in Timika, the capital of Mimika District, on Saturday.
KKSP-Papua praises prompt handling of racism case 28th January 2021
South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS) chairman, Mansyur. (ANTARA News Papua/Hendrina Dian Kandipi) Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - Papua’s South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS) has praised the central and provincial governments prompt handling of the alleged racism case against Ambroncius Nababan, saying it would help prevent a recurrence of sectarian unrest in the province. We also appreciate the Papua police chief who has initiated to hold a meeting with customary, religious, and community figures, and appealed to them to care for their respective communities, chairman of the KKSS-Papua chapter, Mansyur, said here on Wednesday.
Papuan communities urged to not be provoked by racism case 28th January 2021
Secretary II of the Papuan Customary Council, John Gobay. (FOTO ANTARA/HO-Dokumen Pribadi) Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - The Papuan Customary Council has appealed to native Papuan communities in the province to not be provoked by Ambroncius Nababan s alleged racist remarks against noted Papuan human rights defender, Natalius Pigai.
The National Police have been handling the case of Nababan, a People s Conscience Party (Hanura) politician who has been accused of posting racist remarks against Pigai on his Facebook account.
The council has also urged the country s law enforcement agencies to punish those found guilty of racism-related criminal offences to deter others.