Situbondo, E Java (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed his wish to
send students to monitor the condition in Asmat, in the eastern province of Papua, after they
criticized him over the situation.
"Perhaps, later, I will send the chairmen and members of Student Executive Board (BEM) from
the top state University of Indonesia (UI) to Asmat," he said, after attending an event in
Salafiyah Safi`iyah Islamic boarding school in Sukorejo, Situbondo, East Java, on Saturday.
The chief of BEM of UI, Zaadit Taqwa, raised a yellow book to warn Jokowi over the recent
spread of measles and malnutrition, which have claimed lives in Asmat, after the president gave
a speech at an event to mark the university`s anniversary on Friday.
"Let them check the situation there for themselves and the big problems that we are facing in
regions, especially Papua," Jokowi noted.
He added that he had no problem with the student`s action. "Such a dynamic is common. He is a
young activist. It is something common. I think it is good that there is someone to remind us," he
remarked.
BEM UI has demanded three things from the president. The first is related to the malnutrition
problem in Papua, the second is connected to the idea of naming active police officers as acting
governors, and the third is about the student organization, which is considered to limit students`
movement.
Jokowi has sent a team to help measles patients, conduct vaccination programs, and prepare
measures to deal with the post-outbreak condition. More than 71 children have died due to the
measles outbreak in Asmat.
The president has also offered to relocate the people of Asmat to enable them to have better
access to health facilities.
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