---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ANTARA, July 24 1999 Autonomy ballot: Indon Observers In Lisbon Protest Early Campaigns Lisbon, July 24 (ANTARA)-Indonesian observers for the autonomy ballot for East Timorese based in Portugal, have lodged a protest to the UN Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) office here regarding pro-independence campaigns during the ongoing voters registration. "UNAMET's performance here, in general, is good. But we have protested to them about certain activities that look like campaigns for the pro-independence choice," the observers' spokesman, Djafar Hussein, said here Friday night. The senior diplomat of the Indonesian ambassy in Madrid cited the open debate on the East Timorese rights held by the Resistance Council of East Timor (CNRT) here without inviting UNAMET or pro- integration officials. The CNRT has begun holding pro-independence campaigns even before the campaigns for the pro-autonomy or pro-independence choices should start after the registration period from July 16 to Aug 4. The Indonesian observers, consisting of Hussein and diplomats of the Indonesian ambassy in London-- Halim Nawi and Michael Tene-- have also lodged a protest against the TV talk show "Cafe de Lisboa". In one of its shows, the two-hour program, broadcasted by the state television station, only focused on the pro-independence side. Meanwhile, the UNAMET office here has registered at least 755 East Timorese voters this past wee. (U.PT01/NN02/11:16/int-cl/12:28/ri3/13:13) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 28 Jul 1999 jam 07:47:19 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
