When Was Filep Karma Born?
Filep Karma, a proponent of West Papuan independence, is no longer alive. On November 1st, 2022, Filep Karma, 63, was found dead in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia. After taking part in a peaceful assembly that saw the raising of the Morning Star flag, a Papuan insignia, Karma, a well-known advocate for the rights of Indonesia’s Papuan…
Filep Karma, a proponent of West Papuan independence, is no longer alive. On November 1st, 2022, Filep Karma, 63, was found dead in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia.
After taking part in a peaceful assembly that saw the raising of the Morning Star flag, a Papuan insignia, Karma, a well-known advocate for the rights of Indonesia’s Papuan people, was taken into custody on December 1, 2004.
A false report that two of Filep Karma’s cousins from Biak were actually his uncles Sam and Jan Pieter Karma, colonels for OPM, led Indonesian soldiers to raid Filep Karma’s home at night while he was a little boy and pillage the family’s possessions.
The day before the raid, he received a visit from Fritz Karma, a relative who was a TNI informant and a member of the Polri, giving him cause to think that he was the informant. Karma was sentenced to 15 years in prison for hoisting a flag.
When Was Filep Karma Born?
On August 14, 1959, Filep Karma was born in Jayapura, Dutch New Guinea.
