A senior Indonesia vice-presidential advisor says ongoing violence in Papua region cannot be solely pinned on the security forces.
The UN Human rights Committee recently highlighted ongoing violence in Papua region and deplored the excessive use of force by security forces.
Referring to a high number of extra-judicial killings in Papua in the past two years, the Committee says violations are likely to continue with no effective mechanism available to hold the military accountable.
The Deputy for Political Affairs to Vice President Boediono, Dewi Fortuna Anwar says there are many different perpetrators of violence in Papua, and military have been among the victims.
"A lot of the victims are in fact not the result of state oppressions against Papuans. A lot of the conflicts in the past years have taken place due to local conflicts related to local elections for example."
Dewi Fortuna Anwar says inter-tribal conflicts also account for violence in the region.
She says Jakarta is still concerned about undemocratic behaviour by the military.
