WAMENA THAT RETURNS UP AND UNITY

『Wa..wa..wa..wa..!ÚNING citizens when warming guests who come in Wamena, small cities with cool and fresh air in Jayawijaya Regency, Papua. The famous area with Coffee and Baliem Valley became the shaft and the entrance of eleven districts in the mountains. Although the location is remote, Wamena is widely occupied by the comrading of the outside of Papua. They also move the economy by trading providing the needs of sandang and food for locals, even they build the city.

Monday morning, September 23, 2019 Starting from the action of a sense that was originally peaceful, transformed into anarchist action so that it results in hundreds of burning buildings including cars and other valuable treasures. The city should take a few days, mandeg economic activity and many people who are contemplated as well as selecting ‘selling’ out the city. Security parties are subject to creating a conducive atmosphere back.

Three weeks after the event, eight times the flight is carried out to repeat the expodus citizens to return to Wamena. Hundreds of refugees arrive using the aircraft of the Air Force TNI. Determination of Wamena’s life is back to gently and passionate.

Buildings that are burned when riots in Wamena, Papua.

Bangkai motorcycles and cars burned when riot in Wamena, Papua.

The conducive back atmosphere looks from school activities that begin to be normal. Students do not directly undergo a teaching process. The government climbs the team for the recovery of trauma and their psychological conditions that are shaken due to the riot. Papuan moms began to fight in traditional markets. Stores and banking services are open again.

The Wamena condition gets serious attention from President Joko Widodo. Seminggu after dilantic, the president made his first job visit in Papua and Wamena became one of his priority. Jokowi hopes that the condition in Wamena actually recovers and ensures TNI Polri guarantees security and order. He also ordered the Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono and his teaching immediately corrected the damaged building, such as the market, the office of the bupati, and the house of the citizen.

"Tanah Papua must be developed like other areas in Indonesia. Papua is a small paradise that falls to Earth, that’s what I see every me to Papua. I want to make sure yourself in Papuan land is built and not forgotten in the progress of Indonesia that we love," said Jokowi.