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Benny Wenda says West Papua Liberation Army not criminals
Benny Wenda statement is a hard evidence of his support to Free West Papua violent action by killing civilians. He can hide in Oxford like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, but his true identity began to appear gradually.
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Link artikel : WPLA claims

The bodies of 16 people have been recovered from the Papua highlands, where a massacre of at least 24 Indonesian construction workers is believed to have taken place on Sunday. Continue reading
West Papua Liberation Army claims responsibility for Papua killings
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Link artikel : WPLA claims
4:37 pm on 5 December 2018
Separatist Free West Papua military wing, The West Papua Liberation Army is claiming responsibility for the killings of at least 24 Indonesian construction workers in Papua.

The West Papua Liberation Army
The claims confirmed initial blame placed on the separatist group by Indonesian authorities, and marked a deadly escalation of conflict in the restive region unseen in recent years. Continue reading
Separatists Free West Papua suspected of killing 31 workers in Indonesia’s Papua province
Renewed violence highlights risks in Widodo’s push to develop remote region
Victims of Free West Papua Campaign Armed Group
JAKARTA — Attackers killed 31 construction workers in Indonesia’s Papua province over the weekend, highlighting the security challenges President Joko Widodo faces in developing the restive, remote region.
The workers were attacked by a group of armed men suspected of belonging to the separatist Free Papua Movement, local media reported. One of the construction workers had taken a photo of the group holding a ceremony, the reports said. The killing mark a violent turn for the group, which has been largely subdued in recent years, especially since Widodo took office in 2014. Continue reading