The revision of the Special Autonomy Law will prosper the people, as long as its implementation really touches the problems in Papua.
This was conveyed by Member of the Indonesian Parliament from the West Papua Electoral District, Jimmy Demianus Ijie, in the Webinar Series-20 with the theme "Can Papua's Special Autonomy Revision Guarantee the Future and Prosperity of Papua?" organized by the Center for Humanitarian Studies and Development (PSKP) in Jakarta.
Jimmy Demianus said that the Chairman of the Indonesian Parliament, Puan Maharani, in the plenary session yesterday, said that he had received a letter from the President regarding the revision of Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy (Otsus) for Papua, but we as DPR members have not received the draft.
"The letter will be followed up at the next trial period. However, not all members of the DPR RI have accepted the revised draft of the Special Autonomy, "he said.
He also emphasized that the Papua problem is not only a financial one, but also a matter of authority. As the DPR RI from the Electoral District of West Papua, he continues to shout for the future of society. According to him, the government and the people of Papua need to discuss, sit down together to discuss the revision of the Special Autonomy Law.
"We need authority, does the government really make Otsus a solution to the problems of the Papuan people or not? that's what I have seen so far, "he said.
"This revision cannot be like a patchwork, just come and talk about this article and finish, no. We have to talk about the reasons why the Papuan people conclude that Otsus for 20 years has not been successful. That is what we have to sit down and discuss, "he explained.
According to Jimmy, Otsus is like a blank check for Papuans. The implementation is unclear, he said, lex specialis, but in fact it is lex generalis. "As a former chairman of the West Papua DPRD, I spent two terms there, many times we talked to the center but always stuck," he said.
Jimmy said that the issue of authority he meant was to self-regulate or manage Natural Resources (HR), be it oil and gas, sea and forest. "Actually, the government is serious about not giving Otsus to Papua?" he said.
Jimmy assessed that it is not surprising if the Papuan people think that the existence of Otsus has not had any impact. If you want to be serious, Jimmy suggested that the government learn from the Bosano Provincial Government in Italy, and Alan Islands in Firland. Both countries have successfully implemented Otsus for their people.
“Bosano has experienced something like Papua, decades of experiencing Otsus were unsuccessful. Then the Otsus negotiations for the eleventh year were given a referendum. The result was that the majority chose to remain in Italy. It needs to be an example for Indonesia. But it seems the government has just given the Special Autonomy Law, yes a law without authority is tantamount to nonsense, "he said.
Members of the DPR RI from the West Papua Electoral District Jimmy Demianus Ijie reminded that the revision of the Papua Special Autonomy Law should not be hasty, just because it is catching up with a time that will end in 2021. "If you want a revision, just issue a Perpu. But if you want a serious revision, give us time to conduct studies on several countries that have succeeded with Otsus, I think that's an example, "he concluded.
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