Report on Theys' death expected next week<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The National Investigation Commission (KPN) in charge of
\ninvestigating the killing of Papuan independence leader Theys H.
\nEluway is expected to give a comprehensive report to the
\ngovernment next week, an official said.<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs
\nSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Sunday he would arrange a
\nmeeting with Koesparmono Irsan, chairman of the inquiry
\ncommission.<\/p>\n
\"The meeting is being arranged. Please note that I avoid
\nhaving too many meetings (with the commission) to avoid any
\nspeculation of the government's intervention into the
\ninvestigation,\" Susilo announced to the media after witnessing
\nthe departure of President Megawati Soekarnoputri to China at
\nHalim Perdanakusuma Airbase in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Susilo emphasized the government would fully accept the
\ncommission's findings on Theys' murder.<\/p>\n
There had been speculation that members of the Army's special
\nforce (Kopassus) were involved in the killing.<\/p>\n
Theys was found dead in his car on Nov. 11 last year at Muara
\nTami, a district west of Jayapura.<\/p>\n
He had reportedly been kidnapped by a group of people on his
\nway home to Sentani, after attending a dinner at an Army base in
\nJayapura. The dinner was held to commemorate National Heroes Day.<\/p>\n
The murder was widely condemned, though Theys -- in his
\ncapacity as the chairman of the proindependence Papuan Presidium
\nCouncil (PDP) -- had been accused of provoking Papuans to secede
\nfrom Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Theys' death revived tensions in the country's easternmost
\nprovince, despite the government's efforts to accommodate the
\naspirations of the people of Irian Jaya (who prefer to call
\nthemselves Papuans) through the Special Autonomy Law.<\/p>\n
The PDP strongly rejected the Special Autonomy Law on Irian
\nJaya, which it said was not the best way to settle ongoing
\ndisputes in the province.<\/p>\n
The call for independence among Papuans had been gaining
\nstrength during the New Order regime, when the military acted
\noppressively toward the local people.<\/p>\n
Koesparmono, meanwhile, said that the 11-strong commission,
\nofficially established on Feb. 5, aimed to complete its
\ninvestigation reports no later than May.<\/p>\n
\"KPN has finished its investigation and has reported to the
\nState Secretariat. Hopefully, we can complete it in the middle of
\nApril and will report to President Megawati Soekarnoputri on May
\n21,\" Koesparmono said earlier.<\/p>",
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