Papua, West Sumatera Leaders Meet Following Wamena Riot
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30 September 2019 17:25 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has met with West Sumatera Deputy Governor Nasrul Abit who is visiting Wamena to learn the conditions of his residents in Papua.
As reported earlier, foreign settlers from Sumatra have tragically fallen victim to the massive riots and killings that took place on the deadly Monday of September 23.
This situation has forced thousands to take refuge to other areas in the vicinity of Wamena, while others decided it was safer to return to their hometowns.
Lukas Enembe voiced his concerns and regrets that such a tragedy had to take place. He asserted that the government, through the Armed Forces (TNI) and the Police, guaranteed the safety of both local settlers and non-Papuans in Wamena .
“We truly regret that riots broke out in Wamena and Papua in general, which were all sparked by the incidents in Surabaya and Malang,” said Lukas.
Out of the 981 Sumatrans living in Papua, a total of 672 people still remain in the riot-torn province while 300 have taken refuge.
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