TNI-Police Can Funds Freeport, Affect Conflict in Papua

JAKARTA - Acceptance of funds from the PT. Freeport by 14 Million U.S. Dollar by the TNI and the Police will only affect the conflict in Papua. Given that the army / police will be face to face with the Papuan people because it was so foreign guard.

"Yeah definitely affects the effect of such conflict. Security forces guard so foreign," said activist Society Archipelago, Bondan Gunawan when met after the ceremony at Radio Sindo polemic discussion Warung Daun, Jakarta, Saturday (29/10/2011).

According Bondan be a different story if the PT. Freeport gave some to the central government budget and openly managed by local governments as well as briefed the utilization of these funds.

"It's a non-budgetary money, accountability is also unclear," explained Bondan.

Former State Secretary era Gusdur added that security forces in this military and police loyal definitely be affected after the funds.

"I'm not happy because actually criticize an institution of this character is strongly influenced people. When we feel to get something so our loyalty to the office for example, be reduced as a journalist it is committed to upholding journalistic ethics when getting something must be reduced to the office of his loyalty," he concluded.

Member of Commission I, Lily Wahid revealed that PT Freeport Indonesia has disbursed U.S. $ 14 million fund provided to security forces in this military and police to guard the assets of PT Freeport Indonesia in Timika, Papua.

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