OTSUS PROVIDES FUTURE GUARANTEE FOR PAPUA

The DPR RI has ratified the second revision of Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for Papua on July 15, 2021.

The Papua Special Autonomy Law as a result of this revision has changed or revised 18 articles consisting of 3 articles proposed by the government, and 15 articles outside the government's proposal. Apart from these 18 articles, the Special Committee and the government also agreed on the addition of 2 articles in the Papua Special Autonomy Bill, bringing the total articles in the bill to 20 articles.

There are several changes to the articles resulting from the second revision of the Special Autonomy Law that accommodate specific arrangements for Papuan Indigenous People (OAP) in the fields of politics, education, health, employment and the economy as well as providing support for the development of indigenous peoples.

There has been a change in the political field with the expansion of political roles for OAP in membership in the Regency/City House of Representatives. So the seats of the OAP were not filled from political parties, and affirmed 30 percent of the women's element.

The fields of education and health are changing. In addition, in the field of employment and the economy, there have been changes where in carrying out economic efforts in Papua, it is mandatory to prioritize Papuan Papuans who meet the educational requirements to be recruited into the workforce.

It was also conveyed that there was an increase in spending on assistance for the empowerment of indigenous peoples and special autonomy funds, which increased by 0.25 percent. Including the division of the province in Papua which has been given facilities.

The head of the Mekesa Trikora Trikora Arfai Anday, South Manokwari, Obeth Arik Ayok said they were historical actors related to the emergence of Otsus in Papua, which was formerly called Team 100 as Papuan fighters and faced President Habibie. is a manifestation of the government's attention to the OAP community, with the Extension of Otsus volume 2 it is hoped that it can continue to increase development in Papua and West Papua regarding the four priority areas in the Special Autonomy Law, namely Education, Health, People's Economy and Infrastructure.

"We hope that all Papuan people can accept Otsus and continue to support the plan to extend the Special Autonomy and jointly oversee the Special Autonomy funds so that future implementation can be maximized," he said.

"There are still some groups/people who reject Otsus, perhaps because of dissatisfaction, but local government officials must also correct themselves more regarding the rejection and then take steps to immediately fix it so that in the future it does not become a boomerang among the OAP community," he concluded.

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