Papua: One Simple Step to Take

Sidney Jones*

If President Yudhoyono is looking for one simple step that could change the ugly political dynamic in Papua, he should announce that police will stop using live ammunition for crowd control.

In one stroke, he could reduce the level of violence, improve police-community relations and signal a new approach to political protests. It wont silence the independence movement, stop the Freeport strike or resolve election disputes, but its a c

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