Legal Status OPM is classified as a terrorist organization under Indonesian law. Providing any form of substantial aid to OPM is a ruled an act of tr

Legal Status

OPM is classified as a terrorist organization under Indonesian law. Providing any form of substantial aid to OPM is a ruled an act of treason. Recognition of the movement is a lesser offence treason and it is a crime to display the alleged flag of Independent Papua in public.[1] Since its inception the OPM has attempted diplomatic dialogue, conducted West Papuan flag raising ceremonies, and undertaken militant actions as part of the Papua Conflict.

While the organization, and in turn Papuan independence, is not supported by the significant immigrant Javanese population, it is supported by some Papuans, though not the Biak and Kai majority ethnicities, as they consider themselves to have no cultural or historical ties with Austronesian Indonesians. According to OPM supporters, Indonesian administration of West Papua is a military occupation.