The Indonesian Military has been ordered to prepare to intercept the journey of two boats carrying pro-West Papua activists from Australia.
The Jakarta Post reports the Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto says he has asked the Navy and Air Force to standby for their arrival.
The minister says he has talked with the Australian ambassador to Indonesia Greg Moriarty, making it clear no nation should allow its soil to be used as a departure point for the movement of a group aimed at disturbing another nation's sovereignty.
The two boats set sail from Cairns on Saturday headed for Papua New Guinea, from where they hope to make the trip to Merauke, the easternmost city in the Papua province.
The group, which consists of about 50 activists, says it is aiming to build global solidarity and highlight the abuses of human rights on an international stage.
