The Jakarta Post, July 10, 2007
Police quiz officials on OPM flag waving
JAYAPURA: Police have questioned 14 witnesses in connection with the unfurling of
a separatist Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag during the opening of the Papua
Customary Community Congress here last week.
They included two local government officials, a National Sports Committee (KONI)
official and members of the event's organizing committee, Papua provincial police
chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Paulus Waterpauw said Monday.
Police are also questioning the event's organizers.
Lawmakers said Monday the probe was questionable due to the fact former president
Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid approved the use of the flag as a form of tribal identity
and the approval is yet to be revoked. -- JP
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