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The case has prompted talk of it being politically motivated as Mr Enembe is a member of the opposition Democrat Party.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n But Mr Mahfud had denied such an allegation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Lukas Enembe\u2019s case is not a political fabrication. It has nothing to do with political parties or certain officials, but is based on what has been discovered and a legal fact,” he said at the press conference on Sep 19.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mr Enembe is currently serving his second term as governor, which will end next year.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He was first appointed to the five-year role in 2013 during the tenure of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is the founder of the Democrat Party.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The case is particularly shocking since it highlighted the lavish lifestyle of the governor, while resource-rich Papua was widely known as Indonesia\u2019s poorest province.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n As of March, 26.5 per cent of its population are poor, according to data from the statistics agency released in July.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Papua became part of Indonesia in 1969 after a United Nations-backed referendum which some considered a sham.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Ever since then, Papua has experienced low-level insurgencies waged by those who want the region to be independent.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The insurgencies often claim the lives of locals\u00a0and security personnel.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Indonesian government granted Papua special autonomy in 2001, enabling Papua to regulate and manage the interests of the local communities according to their aspirations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n With the special status, Papua is eligible for a special budget.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Recently, the government divided Papua province into four autonomous provinces, namely <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Papua, Central Papua, South Papua and Highland Papua, for equitable development and distribution of public services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Mr Mahfud stated on Sep 23 that 1,000 trillion rupiah has gone to Papua since 2001, with half of the sum disbursed during Mr Enembe\u2019s leadership.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMore than 500 trillion rupiah were disbursed during Lukas Enembe\u2019s tenure but nothing has happened.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe people remain poor and the officials continue with their lavish lifestyle,” he said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ad_1] WHY HAS THE CASE ATTRACTED ATTENTION? The case has prompted talk of it being politically motivated as Mr Enembe is a member of the opposition Democrat Party.\u00a0 But Mr Mahfud had denied such an allegation.\u00a0 “Lukas Enembe\u2019s case is not a political fabrication. 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