Interpreting the Authority of OTSUS Papua as “One Country Indonesia” with Two Systems

The Papuan people should be grateful to the Government of Indonesia, that although Otsus Papua was only born in 2001, this country's policy was born from a long process since May 1, 1963.

Recently, there has been a debate about why only two articles in this Political Law are included in the Draft Law on the Second Amendment to Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for the Province of Papua.

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia agreed to this Political Law as a middle way and political compromise to resolve all Papuan problems in the past, including human rights violations.

The draft text only contains Article 34 concerning sources of revenue and Article 76 concerning Regional Expansion into Provinces.

If referring to the Special Authority of the Papua Province which is regulated and mandated in Article 4 of the Special Autonomy Law 21 of 2001, except for the authority in the fields of foreign policy, defense and security, monetary and fiscal, religion and justice, outside the 5 (five) powers that are excluded above are Special Authority of Papua Province.

With regard to the Special Authority, if there is a revision of the articles that are the domain of the Special Authority, then article 77 of this Law mandates that: Proposals for changes to this Law can be submitted by the people of the Papua Province through the MRP and DPRP to the DPR RI, or the Central Government. in accordance with the legislation.

Thus it can be said that what is regulated is similar to the model of government in the form of "one country, two systems". And of course not the same as Hong Kong and China, but more directed to the Indonesian system which regulates Special Autonomy because of the specificity of the Land of Papua. The provinces in Tanah Papua are not colonies, but empowering these provinces must be in accordance with the Special Autonomy Authority for Papua.

Thus, the derivative of the Draft Law concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for the Papua Province must be described in a Government Regulation (PP), taking into account and considering this Special Authority. Therefore, the Formulating Team and the Synchronization Team must be able to formulate this Special Authority in its elaboration in the draft PP.

The Central Government will certainly maintain control over developments in the Provinces in Tanah Papua. But it must be with a Government Regulation to supervise the implementation of the Special Authority given. So that the derivatives of the Revised II Special Autonomy Law in the form of Special Regional Regulations (Perdasus) and Provincial Regulations (Perdasi) can be in line with the strategies and policies of the Central Government.

There are many examples of countries in the world that use this “one country, two systems” model, because they avoid prolonged conflicts in the past (Israel-Palestine, North Korea, China-Hong Kong, Northern Ireland) and Papua is also the same. After returning to the Republic of Indonesia on May 1, 1963, there were still conflicts and there were also extremist groups who wanted independence, separated from Indonesia. This extreme understanding of wanting independence must be answered with Special Authority within the framework of Special Autonomy for Papua which is really well implemented, because it is supported by Government Regulations as implementing rules that clearly "do not castrate" the Special Authority given to the Provinces in the Land of Papua. . Thus, this extreme understanding will disappear from the earth of Cendrawasih because OAP is prosperous and prosperous.

The spirit of “one nation two system or onetwosys” (read wantusis) has imbued Special Autonomy in the Land of Papua within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, openness and sincerity are needed to give special authority to develop the land of Papua that we all love as a land of peace.

President of the Republic of Indonesia Ir. H. Joko Widodo said that the Revision II Special Autonomy Law must consist of:

Passion to build the land of Papua within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. This spirit of development must be aspirational from the Papuan Orang Asli (OAP), not from Jakarta;
It must go through public consultation, meaning that there is an evaluation as a basis for revising the Law before entering the Special Committee of the DPR RI;
It is open to be discussed with community leaders, traditional leaders, women leaders, religious leaders, academics and intellectuals as well as the millennial generation of Papua, to strengthen the sense of ownership of the Revision II Special Autonomy Law, before being forwarded to the DPR RI or the Central Government.
OAP firmly believes that through the Revision II Special Autonomy, Papua will be safe, peaceful, just, prosperous and respectful of human rights under President Jokowi's leadership.

SOURCE: https://papuainside.com/memaknai-ketanganan-special-autonomy-papua-as-one-country-indonesia-with-dua-sistem/