Summary

We recorded that there were 679 political arrests so far this year. Out of that, 2 people were named as suspects.

Of those arrested, 50 were charged, of whom 17 were successfully convicted and sentenced throughout the year, with prison sentences ranging from 5 months and 10 days, up to 6 years’ imprisonment. 635 of those arrested (and/or detained) were released.

Most were charged under articles of the Indonesian penal code which campaigners argue are repressive. 26 people were charged with treason, eight were charged under the Emergency Law (Undang-Undang nomor 12 tahun 1951), and two were charged under the Electronic Information and Transactions (EIT) Law. Two activists suspected of trespassing, although local police admitted the real motive for arrest was suspicion of planning a demonstration against the law on Special Autonomy. 

As of the end of December 2022, 29 political prisoners were in detention for trial in West Papua and Sulawesi and another 10 were serving prison sentences in West Papua. Six political prisoners were arrested, tried, convicted and released in the same year. Two Papuan political prisoners (one of whom was arrested in 2021) and one well-known former Papuan political prisoner died in 2022.

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