The Jakarta Post, 7/3/2007 6:31:53 PM
Papuan dancers wave Papua flag
JAKARTA (JP): A group of Papuan dancers waved Tuesday Papua flag in the Papuan
Traditional Council conference in Papua days after a group of people danced and
waved the flag of separatist movement Republic of South Maluku (RMS) before the
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Ambon, Metro TV reported.
Papua flag of Bintang Kejora means the morning star, which is a symbol for Papuan
people who demanded independence from Indonesia.
However, an official at the conference said that the dance was legal as the dancers
did not raise the Bintang Kejora flag but only wave it. (***)
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