https://www.scmp.com/rss/330137/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jakob Skrzypski left a stable job in Switzerland to travel through Indonesia last year. He visited Java, Sumatra and the tourist island of Bali before heading to the restive provinces of West Papua and Papua. But three months ago, Indonesia authorities detained the 39-year-old Polish citizen in the Papuan capital of Jayapura. On January 15 this year, he was charged with treason. He was the first foreigner in Indonesia to be charged with the offence, one that could see him spend 20 years in... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2183811/foreigner-papua-coup-plot-arms-dealer-or-adrenaline-junkie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2183811/foreigner-papua-coup-plot-arms-dealer-or-adrenaline-junkie?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Jan 2019 08:46:56 +0000 A Polish man accused of plotting a coup with a pro-independence Papuan armed group has become the first foreigner to be charged with treason in Indonesia.­­­­­ Jakob Skrzypski, 39, joined the Papua National Liberation Army and offered to help it buy weapons to overthrow the Indonesian government in the restive eastern province, prosecutors told the Wamena city court on Tuesday. Skrzypski, who faces 20 years in jail if found guilty, was forced to attend the hearing after going on hunger strike in... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/2182120/indonesia-charges-polish-man-plotting-papua-coup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/2182120/indonesia-charges-polish-man-plotting-papua-coup?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jan 2019 05:45:15 +0000