abstract:The Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, abbreviated OPM) is a militant organisation established in 1965 to encourage and effect the violent overthrowhttp://www.eco-action.
Moses Tabuni, aspokesman for the KNPB, explains that the guerrillasof the FreePapuaMovement (OPM)—“the fighters in the forests”—have beenfighting the Indonesianssince the 1960s.
The suspicion is that parts of Indonesia's security forces want to show that Papua remains dangerous, blaming the FreePapuaMovement, or OPM, a secessionist group that has used guerrilla tactics.