Papuan activists wear ‘koteka’ to court

Standing tall: Dano (right) and Ambrosius gesturing before their trial inside the Central Jakarta court. — AFP

JAKARTA: Two of the six Papuan activists standing trial on charges of treason wore koteka (traditional Papuan dress) to a hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court, despite the judges’ ban last week.

The two activists, Dano Anes Tabuni and Ambrosius Mulait, donned the koteka, or penis sheaths made from gourds, wore traditional crowns and sang a traditional Papuan song called Hidang Makhendang.