TOLIKARA CONFLICT (PAPUA)

It is still very memorable that we will all be tragedy in Tolikara, Papua on Friday, July 17, 2015. The tragedy coinciding with the Idul Fitri holiday is one of the forms of discrimination in Indonesia. This commotion occurred because the youth of the Synod of Evangelical Church in Indonesia (GIDI) who came to disperse the Muslims who were praying. The incident also coincides with the holding of the seminar and TRC GIDI youth. The commotion resulted in the fire of dozens of kiosks and some injured people. A lot of news triggers triggered the unrest that is not yet known the truth. The allegations should be immediately addressed by the government in order to avoid misunderstandings until similar events occur. The government must also take effective action in addressing this case or tragedy.

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kala said that the Tolikara tragedy was caused by loudspeakers or speakers. JK explained that there are two adjacent events between different religious people, namely Christian and Islam. "There is an Eid-ul-Fitr event, there is a meeting of community leaders, it is the origin of the speakers," said JK at a press conference at the Vice Presidential Palace, Central Jakarta.

He said, people should be able to know that there are two interests that occur simultaneously. "One Idul Fitri, one because the speakers, collide with each other, should both refrain, people with other religious events should understand," JK said. According to him, both parties need better communication if they want to hold similar events. He also hopes the police and local chiefs can solve the problem according to legal channels.

Circular from the Synod of Evangelical Church in Indonesia spread on July 11, 2015 was mentioned to be one cause of the conflict. The government through the Director General of Community Guidance (BIMAS) Christian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Oditha Ronny Hutabarat declared newly known there was a circular after the riots in Tolikara. "We just know there is a letter," said Oditha during a press conference at the Indonesian Guild Church Building (PGI), Central Jakarta, Saturday (18/7).

Ronny admitted concerned because the circular is left circulating just like that. "It's supposed to take the letter out, but it can provoke a conflict if it reaches the wrong hands," he said. Ronny said that the conflict in Tolikara is not a religious conflict. "There is an issue of injustice in Papua in the context of this issue: Local residents say that if there were no gunshots, there might not be any riots like this," he said. In looking at this issue, he argues that it is necessary to use "glasses" of Papua, where there are peculiarities that must be considered from conflict-prone areas. "There must be something else behind this incident, so we leave it to law enforcement to investigate the matter," he said.