107 Papuans Return and Continue Study in Central Java

107 Papuans Return and Continue Study in Central Java

A total of 107 Papuans finally chose to return to Central Java after previously they along with 110 other Papuan colleagues had chosen to return to their hometown when the situation heated up some time ago.
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They are mostly students and students feel comfortable to continue their studies in Central Java. "Of the 217, 107 chose to return here, to Central Java. Among them felt cheated after arriving there (Papua), "he said, Friday (11/15).
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Iskandar said, they felt cheated because after they returned to Papua it turned out that the situation that took place was actually not as expected. "The forms of lure vary, a matter of school, one of them because the average is still a student. But getting there is different, "he said.
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The point is, continued Iskandar, the conditions in Papua that they knew were not as severe as the information they had heard before. "That is why they chose to return to Central Java to continue and continue their studies," he added.
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The return of 107 Papuans to Central Java was welcomed by all elements. Including, the Central Java Regional Police who helped approach the chancellor, academics and schools so that those who returned could continue their studies.
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Anderson, a Papuan who is currently listed as a student at Santo Mikael High School in Semarang, feels happy to be able to return to study in this Lumpia city.
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"I am very happy to be back here, Semarang people are kind and make us brothers, so we can learn comfortably," he said.
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"It is proven that in Semarang, they continue their studies, students also go to school. They are comfortable and will continue their studies until completion," he said. This police statement was confirmed by one of the students from Papua, Elizabeth Maria Mote or Eliz. He attends the Vocational School for My Country, Kemijen, Semarang.
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Eliz claimed not to come back to Papua. That was because he had the chance to communicate and ask about the situation in Papua through his mother.
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"I was invited by a senior, he said that in Papua I wanted to separate myself. Papua was busy again. After that I called Mama, Mama said that she was in Semarang and focused on studying. In Papua it was safe," Eliz repeated the mother's words.
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Another student, Anderson, who had returned to Papua admitted that the conditions in Semarang and Papua were not that different. He must return to Semarang in order to pass the National Examination.
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"Actually, when I was in Papua, I went to school. But I communicated with the teacher here, he said that the exam numbers could not be transferred, so I returned here. But when I have graduated, I want to continue studying here because I already know the conditions in Papua, "he said.
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The return of 107 Papuans to Central Java was welcomed by all elements. Including, the Central Java Regional Police who helped approach the chancellor, academics and schools so that those who returned could continue their studies.