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12 Aug 99 14:15

East Timor: Indonesian Military Commander to be Replaced, Promoted to
Kopassus

Dili, Aug. 12 (Lusa) - The Indonesian military commander in
East Timor, Col. Tono Suratman, will be replaced Friday morning in a
ceremony at the Dili headquarters of Indonesia's 164th military
region, sources in Dili told Lusa Thursday.

Suratman will reportedly be promoted to the rank of brigadier
general and the position of deputy commander of the Kopassus, the
Indonesian special forces accused of numerous human rights abuses in
East Timor.

Lusa has been unable to confirm whether Suratman will remain
in East Timor in the course of his new Kopassus duties, nor ascertain
the identity of his replacement. One source said the new East Timor
commander would be an Indonesian military leader "perfectly fluent in
English".

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Didistribusikan tgl. 13 Aug 1999 jam 01:39:15 GMT+1
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