Peaceful demonstrations conducted by the Anti-Militarism Front in Jayapura city and Jayapura regency with the aim of submitting aspirations to DPRP members at the DPRP office in Papua Province were silenced by the Jayapura City Police and Jayapura Police for unclear reasons with a violent approach that led to arbitrary arrests. Based on the testimony of the coordinator of the Anti-Militarism Front, long before they carried out the demonstration they had given a notification letter in accordance with Article 10 paragraph (1), paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), Law Number 9 of 1998 concerning Freedom of Expression in Public.

Based on the assistance and monitoring of PBH LBH Papua, the facts of the Anti-Militarism Front demonstration were colored by the silencing of democratic space to acts of violence and arbitrary arrests that occurred on April 2, 2024.

Initially at 07:30 WIT, the action period in the Sentani area gathered at the gathering point of the new market and Sentani social street but was immediately intercepted by the Jayapura Resort Police and immediately arrested and immediately taken to the Doyo police station. Based on the data obtained, the action period arrested and detained at Jayapura Police Station amounted to 65 people.

In a separate place, at 08:00 Wit, the action began to move from various gathering points including: 1. Abepura Circle, 2. Uncen gate below, 3. Expo Waena and 4. Perumnas lll Waena.

Based on monitoring, at: 08: 42 Wit the mass of action at the top Uncen gate joined the mass at Perumnas lll Waena. Seeing this condition, police officers from Jayapura City Police silenced the democratic space with acts of violence, namely the firing of tear gas directed at the action period and also individuals who beat using rubber stones and forced the dissolution of the action period.

In addition, at 09:23 WIT, the protesters from the Waena expo who were traveling to Abepura were stopped by police officers from the Jayapura city police right in front of the Waena red light road for approximately 2 (two) hours. Furthermore, PBH LBH Papua together with the Field Coordinator lobbied the Head of Intel of Jayapura City Police and the Head of Heram Police Station but the Police could not allow the action period to join the action period in Abepura. Furthermore, the field coordinator contacted Nesta Suhuniap as the General Coordinator to come and lobby, after Nesta arrived and negotiated but could not access so Nesta directed the action to disperse each.

Apart from that, at 11:32 Wit the action period in front of the USTJ campus entrance received repressive actions and tear gas shots by Brimob so that the action period was scattered everywhere and there was also an action of throwing stones and others until it led to the arrest of one of the Cenderawasih University students on behalf of TINUS DIPUL 2nd semester law faculty and detained at the Abepura Police Station. Apparently the student before being arrested was beaten by police officers, so that the left eyebrow was injured. The detained student was released after advocacy efforts made by PBH LBH Papua.

Apart from the above action period, since: 10:11 Wit the action period which was previously in the Abepura circle joined the mass gathered in front of the Uncen gate below then the action period survived and conducted political speeches. Furthermore, the mass of several points collectively they joined all at the Uncen gate below. Until 13:11 Wit, the DPRP had arrived at the Uncen gate below, then the coordinator provided space for each OKP and each BEM representative to express their opinions and then the coordinators read out the Statement of Attitude and finally handed over the Statement of Attitude to representatives of DPRP members in front of the Uncen gate.

Furthermore, PBH LBH Papua confirmed that 65 people of action who were detained at Jayapura Police Station had apparently been advocated by PAHAM Papua and Elsham Papua so that 65 people of action had been released since 12:00 Wit. While one of the Action Period is still being treated at Dian Harapan Hospital due to acts of violence committed by police officers during the forced dispersal using a violent approach.

Based on the description above, it can be concluded that the Jayapura Police and Jayapura District Police along with Brimob Members who were on duty on April 2, 2024 carried out their duties to disperse the peaceful demonstration of the Anti-Militarism Front with a violent approach so that there were several protesters who were injured, thus reflecting the fact of Criminal Acts of Persecution as stipulated in Article 351 of the Criminal Code and made arbitrary arrests so that there were 65 protesters detained at Jayapura Police Station and 1 protesters detained at Abepura Police Station, thus reflecting the fact of Violation of the Police Code of Ethics as stipulated in Article 6 letter q. Government Regulation No. 2 of 2003 concerning Dismissal of Police Conduct, Government Regulation Number 2 of 2003 concerning Discipline of the Indonesian National Police.

In accordance with the facts of the statement of the Coordinator of the Anti-Militarism Front, long before they carried out the demonstration they had given a notification letter in accordance with Article 10 paragraph (1), paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), Law Number 9 of 1998 concerning Freedom of Expression in Public. Meanwhile, Police officers who do not carry out their obligations "After receiving a notification letter, the Police are obliged to: a. immediately provide a notification receipt letter; b. coordinate with the person in charge of expressing opinions in public; c. coordinate with the head of the agency / institution that will be the purpose of expressing opinions; d. prepare security for the place, location and route" as stated in Article 10 paragraph (1).