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A video recently surfaced on social media in Papua New Guinea, featuring a group of about 20 men, gathered around their apparent leader, declaring war on Indonesia.
“People of East Sepik,” the leader says, referring to one of the two provinces which stretch along PNG’s northern coastline towards the border with Indonesia, “on behalf of the citizens of Papua New Guinea, we are now standing here to declare that we are ready to go and fight against Indonesian soldiers, for helping our people of West Papua.”
Indonesia, he goes on, is a “thief” for illegally occupying indigenous land and plundering resources.
Hundreds of residents had now “fled the area in fear”.
Wenda also called on Pacific nations to pay close attention to what was happening in West Papua.
The three men, Janius Bagau were, Justinus Bagau and Soni Bagau, were alleged to have been tortured and killed on February 15 in a health centre where one of them was receiving treatment after being shot in the arm by a soldier.
Amnesty statement of concern
“Fearing more acts of violence, at least 600 men, women and children have been displaced by the military’s actions, seeking shelter in a Catholic compound,” said the statement.