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Antara, 27 Juni 1999

UNAMET Asked To Admit Errors

Dili, E Timor, June 26 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian governmnet's
Task Force for the Implementation of the Ballot in East Timor
(P3TT) has asked UNAMET to admit the errors it has made.

In a press release received by Antara here Friday, the task
force said the UN mission should admit the mistakes it has made
since it began operating in East Timor in order not to undully
prolong the problem the mission's mistakes had caused.

The press release further said that P3TT had responded to the
alleged improper ransackings conducted by UNAMET officers in
several houses of residents in Maubara and Liquica in a search
for illegal weapons.

In addition, the statement made by UNAMET concerned accusations
by the Forum for Unity, Democracy and Justice (FPDK) and the
Commission for Peace and Stability (KPS) that two UN civil
policemen were involved in the ransacking of residential houses
in Maubara.

In the releases by both the FPDK and KPS, what UNAMET is
accusede of doing deviated from its tasks in East Timor,
although UNAMET had denied the charges.

For that purpose, some time ago UNAMET asked P3TT and several
other organizations to correct their purported errors concerning
their version of events in Maubara.

P3TT noted that UNAMET had made mistakes before, such as
entering the houses of residents in Maubara. Also civil
policemen and political officials of UNAMET had not conducted
coordination with Indonesian police.

In addition, for unclear reasons, official of UNAMET had asked
for the participation of foreign journalists without inquiring
about the opinion of Indonesian policemen. UNAMET had admitted
to entering one residential. However, in reality they entered
two houses.

Contrary to the claim, UNAMET had said Indonesian policemen
entered the houses of residents accompanied by UN civil
policemen. In reality, the Indonesian policemen did not enter
houses of villagers and they only waited outside the houses,
because they were confused about the ransacking actions by
UNAMET in the residences.

(U.DLI-PK01/DLI-01/INT-KT/11:00/INT-AJM-00:35/ri3/11:07/TB05)

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