10 June 2013
Dear
Leaders of Melanesian Countries
I am Chairman of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) writing this Letter from Indonesian Prison bar of Abepura West Papua to express my deepest feeling on my people who are now oppressing by the Indonesian TNI and Police forces when my people continue to keep in struggle peacefully on rally to demand the right of self-determination and to support the Summit of Melanesian Spearhead Groups (MSG) in Noumea, Kanaky where our problem is planed to be discussed in the agenda.
I have been detained by Indonesian Police last month on May 13 on a peaceful rally where led in support the MSG and activists intimidated by Police. And again today May 10, KNPB mediate people of West Papua in whole regions are rallying and will continue to ask your support although peoples already been known that their body are going to be intimidate, shot dead, or arrest by Indonesian angry police and TNI. We could not let our people die and extinct from this Melanesian land under Indonesian colonial rule.
The peaceful rally is legal under Indonesian and International rule, but today, in open era, this is very difficult situation for us and people to freely expressing our felling, but this is the only one way for us to show our deepest hope to our Melanesian Brothers and Sisters especially you as Leaders to support us to be full member of MSG and to discuss our need to get independent as basic right of the self-determination under international law.
We are not slave nation nor animal on our own land. The people of West Papua are Melanesian, your people and your family. I am only local leader but for them you are their Melanesian leader. So, where they go and hope? where I have to lead and bring their tears of suffering if not you? And how much more the tears and bloods is going on? And how long do you keep in silent and forget us?
Melanesian Leaders, this is opportunity for you to take action in MSG. We have to defend and protect our land and the people strongly, more than economic and political benefit of colonial and capitalist.
Sincerely yours,
Victor Yeimo
Chairperson of KNPB
Behind Indonesian Prison Bar
By: Free West Papua Campaign
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