Demo asked for Papuan independence , police and students clashed

Merdeka.com - City Police ( Police ) Surakarta , attributes and confiscate morning star flag , when dozens of students from Papua will do a demonstration at the roundabout Gladag , Solo, Central Java , on Saturday ( 9/11 ) . Masses who are members of the Papua Student Alliance ( AMP ) is determined to bring the attributes of the Morning Star in the demonstration .
But the police insisted that these attributes be uninstalled because it is considered as a symbol of the separatist movement .
Merdeka.com observation , had been a tension between the demonstrators and the police . After a debate , the mass student finally relented and handed over to police confiscated their attributes .
While the time to take action , the student loudly demanding independence or separation of Papua from Indonesia . They also urged the government menuntasan violations of human rights ( Human Rights ) and the organic as well as military withdrawal from Papua.
" Independence is a form of democratic solution for the people of Papua . Tuntasan cases of human rights violations , military pull all organic of Papua , " said the coordinator of the action , while giving speeches Ligin Walag .
According Ligin , during the Indonesian government has seized the land of Papua , repression and human rights abuses by the military operations . They also think the people of Papua races differ from the majority of Indonesian citizens .
"The people of Papua is different from Indonesia , we the people of Melanesia , " he said .
Separately, Kasatintelkam Surakarta Police , Commissioner Fachruddin said , use attributes of the Morning Star is forbidden . He said he briefed the students about the ban.
" At least , there are six posters and a picture of the Morning Star headband that we confiscated . Once we give an explanation , they finally relented and handed over these attributes , " said Fachrudin