Papuans live in fear, Wiranto is told

Papuans live in fear, Wiranto is told

JAYAPURA: Better education, health services and better income is
what Papuans need, presidential candidate Gen. (ret) Wiranto was
told when campaigning in Jayapura on Thursday.

"Papua is rich but its people remain poor," Sopater Rumi, an
attendee of Wiranto's campaign, said, when asked by the candidate
on the needs of the people. People desperately also desire an end
to living in fear each time they go out of their neighborhood, he
said.

Wiranto pledged that all these would come true if he were
elected president. The crowd applauded and some only smiled. "The
usual fare from all the candidates, nothing new," said another
attendee at the event also featuring party leader Akbar Tandjung.
-- Antara