Theys Hiyo Eluay: "As a Leader, I Need to Calm the Situation Down"
Monday, December 4, 2000
Theys Hiyo Eluay was not able to attend the commemoration of the founding of Papua on December 1. The head of the Papuan Presidium has been cooped up in a cell at the Irian Jaya Police Headquarters in Jayapura since Wednesday of last week. Theys is being detained for the time being over his unwillingness to sign a restraining order given to him by Senior Supt. Sukarno, head of the Irian Jaya Police Investigation Unit.
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