The Story of John Norotouw's Struggle

The Story of John Norotouw's Struggle

Various evidence of development progress and the equal distribution of the welfare of the people of Papua is being highlighted. Some of them were raised by former OPM who eventually rejoined the Republic of Indonesia.
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One of the interesting stories from the return of the OPM is one of them, John Norotouw. He, who now serves as a servant of God in the Church of the Sentani region, Jayapura, confirms that Papua is prosperous with Indonesia. He also said that now Papua has developed rapidly, even Papuans are masters in their own country with the Special Autonomy of Papua. Even though he did not deny that there were still some areas that were left behind, he was sure this was due to the suboptimal role of the regional government in developing the region.
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Previously he had traveled to 28 years of struggles with loby Pacific countries. This was done in order to get support for Free Papua. However, he decided to return to the archipelago when he saw the condition of Papua developing quite rapidly.
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We hear a lot if this OPM is an organization that wants Papua to separate from the Unitary Republic of Indonesia. The reason is the feeling of disappointment from the government that is called favoritism. Especially in the matter of infrastructure development and the welfare of Papua are set aside. They assume that if they form their own country, they can prosper by utilizing the natural wealth they have.
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However, the fact is that the government has made various development efforts on this Earth of Paradise. This is evidenced by the existence of Law Number 32 Year 2004 regarding regional autonomy. Since the enactment of this rule, even distribution of regional development in Papua has begun. Not unrequited, in fact many OPM people have returned to join the Unitary Republic of Indonesia. Not only one or even thousands of ex-OPM people returned to the archipelago.
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John stated that now Papua has developed rapidly, even Papuans become masters in their own country with the Special Autonomy of Papua. Even though he did not deny that there were still some areas that were left behind, he was sure this was due to the suboptimal role of the regional government in developing the region.
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John also believes that if conditions for change are far better at this time the essence of independence is the welfare of the changes that have now been obtained.
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Meanwhile the momentum of December 1, which was formed a few years ago, was based on opinion for change due to the political situation that was taking place at the time. However, he stressed that if his struggle had produced results, Papua had transformed within the NKRI frame.
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He said he regretted the existence of a person who called for resistance against the government. Moreover, racism which led to division and made the atmosphere more murky.
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He acknowledged that the government had entrusted abundant funds for the development and welfare of the people of Papua.