The government’s focus on Veronica was evident on Thursday, when Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto mentioned her as “the most important part” of his press conference regarding the situation in Papua.
“She has been named a suspect,” Wiranto said, adding that she was being “pursued by Interpol” because she was currently outside the country. East Java Police chief Insp Luki Hermawan said the activist had “aggressively provoked” citizens via twitter account @VeronicaKoman by giving out information on the recent protests and riots.
Since the government instituted an Internet blackout for the country’s easternmost provinces on Aug 21, her tweets have been one of the only sources of information from the restive region, including those surrounding the protests that broke out in the two provinces.She first became known for her advocacy for Papuans after she represented two Papuan university students who were charged with assaulting police during a demonstration on self-determination in Jakarta in 2015.
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