Indonesian govt to accept ruling on Papua autonomy law


In this file picture, President Joko Widodo (fourth right) listens to local community, customary and religious figures during a dialogue in Wamena, the capital of Jayawijaya, Papua, on Oct 28, 2019. - Courtesy of Presidential Secretariat

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The government has said it will comply with the Constitutional Court’s upcoming decision on a petition for judicial review filed by the Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) last year that challenge several provisions in the 2021 Papua Special Autonomy Law.

The statement came after President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s meeting on Monday (April 25)with representatives from the Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) that extensively discussed the 2021 law, which amended a previous law on special autonomy in Papua.

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