Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesian security
forces arrested about 300 protesters who gathered Wednesday in the
eastern province of West Papua to declare independence.
Soldiers swarmed in soon after members of the Papuan Peoples' Congress read their declaration in the provincial capital, Jayapura.
"The reason we broke in was because the Congress violated the permit. The permit was only to talk about the basic rights of Papuans," said Papua police Senior Commissioner Wachyono.
Wachyono, like many in Indonesia, go by one name.
The soldiers fired shots in the air and used batons and canes to disperse the crowd, two prominent Papuan figures said. More Read
Soldiers swarmed in soon after members of the Papuan Peoples' Congress read their declaration in the provincial capital, Jayapura.
"The reason we broke in was because the Congress violated the permit. The permit was only to talk about the basic rights of Papuans," said Papua police Senior Commissioner Wachyono.
Wachyono, like many in Indonesia, go by one name.
The soldiers fired shots in the air and used batons and canes to disperse the crowd, two prominent Papuan figures said. More Read
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