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Misappropriation of the Special Autonomy Fund Hinders the Improvement of the Papuan People's Welfare

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  The National Police detected allegations of fraud in the management of Papua's special autonomy budget ( Otsus ) funds. This was revealed in a presentation delivered by the National Police Intelligence and Security Agency (Baintelkam) during the 2021 Polri Leadership Meeting (Rapim) on Wednesday (17/2). The Head of the Analysis Bureau Baintelkam Polri , Police Brigadier General Achmad Kartiko said that Rp. 93 trillion of funds had been disbursed for Papua and Rp. 33 trillion for West Papua. However, there is a problem with budget irregularities. He explained that in using the budget, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) found that there was waste and ineffectiveness in the use of the budget. In addition, there are mark-ups or price increases in the procurement of a number of public facilities in the Papua region. One of the cases is a fictitious payment in the PLTA construction of around Rp. It was found that there was misappropriation of funds amounting to more than Rp1.8 tr

Papua Special Autonomy for Equitable Development

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  The government is alleged to have planted Special Autonomy for Papua . The people of Papua are looking forward to continuing this special autonomy because it is able to realize equitable development. 2001 was a milestone for the Papua and West Papua regions where the 2 Provinces had obtained the status of the Papua Special Autonomy (Autonomy) Region. With the issuance of Law No. 21/2001 and West Papua through Law No. 35/2008. Apart from aiming at accelerating and catching up with development from other regions, the spirit of determining the status of Otsus is the granting of the widest possible authority to local governments to formulate, formulate and compile development strategies needed by local communities. The seriousness of the government in developing Papua and West Papua is evident from the issuance of Presidential Instruction No. 5/20017 on the acceleration of Welfare Development in Papua and West Papua Provinces. The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Wido