LEGAL ANALYSIS OF ARMED SEPARATIST CONFLICTS CARRIED OUT BY THE FREE PAPUA ORGANIZATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF LAW NUMBER 5 OF 2018 CONCERNING THE ERADICATION OF CRIMES OF TERRORISM

Eko Bayu Saputra (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara Medan)
Mukidi Mukidi (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara Medan)
Indra Gunawan Purba (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara Medan)

Jurnal Ilmiah METADATA
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Edition January 2026

Armed Separatist Group (KSB) The Free Papua Organization (OPM) considers this group to be fighters trying to separate themselves from Indonesia. A series of attacks by the KKB/KSB/OPM against security forces in Papua prompted the government to designate such acts of violence as a criminal act of terrorism. The phenomenon of armed separatist conflict carried out by the Free Papua Organization in the perspective of Law Number 5 of 2018 concerning the Eradication of Terrorism Crimes is that OPM, which is a separatist movement, often commits violent acts that are categorized as terrorism, especially if the act meets the elements regulated in the Law. The designation of OPM as a terrorist organization has significant legal implications, including the application of criminal sanctions for terrorism for its members.