Nikolaus Kondomo (born 13 March 1964) is an Indonesian attorney and bureaucrat who is serving as the governor of Highland Papua province in an acting capacity since 11 November 2022 until 13 November 2023. He also held office in the attorney general's office of Indonesia as the attorney general's expert staff for inter-institutional relations and international cooperation since 10 November 2022. Prior to that, he was the attorney general of Papua from 2019 to 2022. He was the first ethnic Papuan (Muyu)[1] to be appointed as the attorney general of a province.

Nikolaus Kondomo
Governor of Highland Papua
Acting
In office
11 November 2022 – 13 November 2023
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byVelix Wanggai
Attorney General of Papua
In office
18 November 2019 – 10 November 2022
Preceded byHeffinur
Succeeded byJehezkiel Devy Sudarso (acting)
Witono
District Attorney of Sleman
In office
20 March 2014 – 6 January 2016
Preceded byJacob Hendrik Pattipeilohy
Succeeded byDyah Retnowati Astuti
District Attorney of Fakfak
In office
2007–2012
Preceded byGede Gunawan Wibisana
Succeeded byunknown
Personal details
Born (1964-03-13) 13 March 1964 (age 60)
Merauke, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Education17 August 1945 University (S.H.)
Cenderawasih University (M.H.)

Early life and education

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Kondomo was born on 13 March 1964 in Merauke. Upon graduating from high school, Kondomo studied criminal law at the 17 August 1945 University in Sleman. He then continued his studies at the Cenderawasih University and received a postgraduate degree in law from the university.[2]

Career

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Nikolaus Kondomo as Papua Province's attorney general in 2020

Kondomo joined the public prosecution service shortly after he received his law degree. His first major appointment was as the district attorney of Fakfak in 2007. He held this office until 2012 and was transferred to the office of the Papua's attorney general as the assistant for special crimes.[2] During this period, Kondomo took part in prosecuting the chairman of the West Papuan Regional People's Representative Council Yoseph Yohan Auri and provincial company director Mamad Suhadi, who was arrested after being found in a corruption case involving around 20 billion rupiahs of provincial funds.[3]

After two years serving in the office of the Papua's attorney general, Kondomo was moved to Central Java. He was installed as the district attorney of Sleman on 20 March 2014, replacing Jacob Hendrik Pattipeilohy.[4][5] Kondomo was replaced as the district attorney of Sleman on 6 January 2016 by Dyah Retnowati Astuti.[6] From Sleman, Kondomo was transferred to East Java and became the assistant for supervision to the province's attorney general.[2] Several months into his new position, Kondomo investigated Harwiadi, an associate attorney in the Surabaya's district attorney office, for allegations of bribery by a robbery perpetrator. Kondomo's attempt at the investigation infuriated district attorney of Surabaya, Didik Farhan, who then claimed that Harwiadi "had sworn to god" that he did not accept any bribes of any sort.[7]

Several months after his tenure in East Java, Kondomo was posted as a coordinator for the junior attorney general for state administration. After serving as coordinator, Kondomo became the deputy attorney general of Central Sulawesi in 2018.[2] He was then transferred to Papua, where he became the deputy attorney general of the province for several months in 2019[2] before becoming the attorney general of Papua on 18 November 2019.[8] Kondomo was the first ever indigenous Papuan to held office as the province's attorney general. His appointment by the attorney general was in line with the military and police, who around the same time also appointed indigenous Papuans to become military commander and police chief of the province.[9][10]

The bill on the new autonomous regions in Papua on 25 July 2022, which resulted in the establishment of the Highlands Papua province and two other provinces, opened up new governor offices.[11] Kondomo became a strong candidate in the selection process, with his provincial secretary—second-in-line—being the incumbent head of the Development Planning Agency of Papua Yohannes Wailio.[12] His candidacy was further confirmed following his dismissal as attorney general and his appointment as the expert staff to the attorney general of Indonesia for inter-institutional relations and international cooperation on 10 November 2022.[13] Kondomo was installed as the acting governor of Highlands Papua a day after his appointment as expert staff.[2]

Organization

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Kondomo was active in the Papuan chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, where he became the director of the organization's social service.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Nikolaus Kondomo Karateker Gubernur Papua Selatan, Pdt. Lipius Biniluk: Sangat Tepat dan Layak". wartaplus (in Indonesian). 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ni'am, Syakirun (11 November 2022). "Profil Nikolaus Kondomo, Jaksa yang Ditunjuk Jadi Pj Gubernur Papua Pegunungan". Kompas. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Seluruh Anggota DPR Papua Barat jadi Tersangka Korupsi". JPNN. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ Ichwan, Saifullah Nur (21 March 2014). "Putra Papua jadi Kajari: Tuntaskan Kasus Korupsi di Sleman". Kedaulatan Rakyat. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Nikolaus Kondomo, Kajari Sleman yang Baru". Pemerintah Kabupaten Sleman. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  6. ^ "KAJATI LANTIK KAJARI SLEMAN DAN KOORDINATOR". Kejaksaan Tinggi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Kajari Surabaya Naik Pitam Jaksanya Disorot Aswas Kejati Jatim". Suara Hukum. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  8. ^ Siregar, Jhon Roy Pangibulan (18 November 2019). "Ini Putra Asli Papua Pertama Yang Jadi Kepala Kejaksaan Tinggi". Rakyat Merdeka. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  9. ^ Ratumakin, Roylinus (20 November 2019). "Nikolaus Komondo [sic] Jabat Kepala Kejaksaan Tinggi Papua". Medcom. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  10. ^ Rukdijati, Eva (20 November 2019). "Kajati Papua akui dapat pesan khusus dari Kejagung". Antara. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Kukuhkan 3 DOB Papua, Mendagri Sebut Pemekaran Bisa Potong Birokrasi yang Rumit". Tempo. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  12. ^ Mayor, Richard Jakson (9 November 2022). "Nama-Nama Penjabat Gubernur DOB Papua Beredar, Ini Respons Kemendagri". Merdeka. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Nikolaus Kondomo Putra Papua Pertama Duduki Eselon I di Kejaksaan RI". Cenderawasih Pos. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  14. ^ Pangaribuan, Melki (7 April 2020). "Pengusaha Kristen Papua Bantu Sembako 133 KK Tidak Mampu". Satu Harapan. Retrieved 13 November 2022.