Theys Eluay
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Theys Hiyo Eluay | |
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Born | Dortheys Hiyo Eluay 3 November 1937 Sereh, Sentani, Dutch East Indies |
Died | 10 November 2001 | (aged 64)
Cause of death | Assassinated by the army special forces |
Known for | Local legislature member, chairman of Papua Presidium Council |
Political party | Parkindo Golkar (1977–1992) |
Dortheys Hiyo Eluay (known as Theys Hiyo Eluay; 3 November 1937 – 10 November 2001) was an Indonesian local politician from Irian Jaya (currently
Early life and political career
Theys was born in Sereh village in
In 1962 Indonesia
In 1971 he became a member of the local legislature, Regional People's Representative Council of Irian Jaya Province, from Indonesian Christian Party (Parkindo); in 1977 he moved to Golkar. In 1980 he joined the Papua Customary Deliberative Council (Lembaga Musyawarah Adat Papua) as a representative for the Sentani area, and later for the whole of Papua Province. In 1990 he became its chairman. From 1996 onwards the council became more political, while, with the increased political freedom after the downfall of President Suharto in 1998, the council really began to speak out openly about the political status of Papua and about the right of the Papuans to self-determination.[2]
Activism
In 1999 Theys was elected at the Great Consultation in Sentani (Mubes or Musyawarah Besar) as the chairman of the
Death
On 26 September 2001 Theys Eluay approached officially the consultation of leaders (including the army and police chiefs) of Papua Province to ask for the reasons for the killing of Willem Onde, a Papuan community leader, on 14 September in
On that night he was killed by
Though it was from the beginning clear that only a very well organized group could have killed Theys, it took some time to have the investigation on its way.
A period of increased repression of all forms of protests against Indonesian rule began. Theys was succeeded as chairman of the PDP by Thom Beanal, his deputy. The PDP, however, never regained the authority and worldwide publicity it had had under the short leadership of Theys Eluay. The PDP, nevertheless still devoted in peaceful movement to solve Papua’s conflict. This culminated in its support for the creation and passing of Special Autonomy Law for Papuans in 2001.[7]
On 10 November 2018, Yanto Eluay, son of Theys Eluay, along with relatives of Eluay, during the 17-year anniversary of the Theys Eluay killing, declared forgiveness for the perpetrators. He also asked Theys’ killing to not be called a “human rights violation” or used for political reasons,[8] following Boy Eluay's visit to Kopassus 63rd birthday in Cijantung, East Jakarta, in 2015, who praised the changes in the special forces conduct and forgiveness for killing his father.[9]
Legacy
On 20 October 2020, the Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe, with the approval of the Ministry of Transportation and the Papua Regional People's Representative Council, renamed Sentani International Airport, the largest airport in Papua, into Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport after him.[10] According to his son, Yanto Eluay, this naming was in honour of his efforts of fighting for the rights of the Papuans, and also as one of the participants in the 1969 PEPERA that help to integrate West Irian with Indonesia.[11] The airport was constructed on customary land of the Eluay family that was released to the Dutch by Nero Nihiwe Eluay.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Kopassus guilty of Eluay murder", The Age, 22 April 2003, retrieved 3 December 2019
- ^ a b Ipenburg, At. "The life and death of Theys Eluay". Inside Indonesia (70:April–June 2002 ed.). Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-921825-06-4. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ West Papua Militia
- ^ "Profil Yorrys T.H Raweyai - VIVA". www.viva.co.id. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ISBN 978-1-921825-06-4. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "Pendiri Presidium Dewan Papua: Otonomi Khusus Pilihan Terbaik". Jurnal Sumbar (in Indonesian). 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "17 Tahun Kematian Theys, Keluarga: Berhenti Katakan Ini Pelanggaran HAM, Kami Sudah Maafkan!". news (in Indonesian). 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Pratomo, Yulistyo (2015-04-29). "Anak Theys Eluay puji Kopassus sudah banyak berubah". merdeka.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Youwe, Alan. "Bandara Sentani Jayapura Ganti Nama Dortheys Hiyo Eluay". Kumparan. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Soal Perubahan Nama Bandara, Yanto Eluay : Jangan Nilai Dari Satu Sisi Saja". Tabloid JUBI (in Indonesian). 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "Yanto Eluay: Alasan Tolak Pergantian Nama Bandara Tak Mendasar". KabarPapua.co (in Indonesian). 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
Further reading
- S. Eben Kirksey and J. A. D. Roemajauw 2002 The Wild Terrorist Gang: The Semantics of Violence and Self-determination in West Papua, in: Oxford Development Studies, 30, 2
- Giay, Benny 2002 Peristiwa penculikan dan pembunuhan Theys H Eluay 10 November 2001 (The Abduction and Assassination of Theys H Eluay on November 10, 2001)" . The book was banned by the local authorities in West Papua and the author initimidated. The book was considered dangerous to national unity.
- Giay, Benny 2006, Pembunuhan Theys: kematian HAM di tanah Papua (The Murder of Theys: The Death of Human Rights in the Land of the Papuans), Yogyakarta: Galang Press
- Memoria Passionis di Papua. Kondisi Sosial Politik dan Hak Asasi Manusia: Gambaran 2000.[1] (Memoria Passionis. The social and political conditions and human rights: the picture in 2000), Sekretariat Keadilan dan Perdamaian (SKP) (Justice and Peace Organization), Keuskupan Jayapura (the Episcopal Secretariat Jayapura) and Lembaga Studi Pers dan Pembangunan (LSPP), Jakarta, (The Foundation for the Study of the Press and Development) Jakarta, 2001.
- Report Papua in the year 2000
- "Keynote: West Papua rising". New Internationalist. April 2002. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- Moore, Matthew (April 22, 2003). "Kopassus guilty of Eluay murder". The Age. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- "Arrest of Theys Eluay and the National Dialogue Debate". Indonesia: Human Rights and Pro-Independence Actions in Irian Jaya. Human Rights Watch. December 1, 1998. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- Articles in the Cenderawasih Pos, daily, Jayapura (https://web.archive.org/web/20080409212432/http://www.cenderawasihpos.com/)
External links
- "News Updates on Assassination of Theys Eluay". westpapua.net. Archived from the original on 2002-10-12. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- "The life and death of Theys Eluay". Inside Indonesia, April–June 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
- "Indonesia: Investigate Death of Papua Leader". Human Rights News, 11 November 2001. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- "Overview of links of the Killing of Theys Eluay". West Papua News Online, 23 March 2003. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-09.