---------------------------------------------------------- FREE for JOIN Indonesia Daily News Online via EMAIL: go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Militants stirring unrest in Timor-Indonesia army JAKARTA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Indonesia's armed forces warned on Tuesday that militants from both pro- and anti-independence groups were out to provoke violence as East Timor prepares for next week's ballot on its future status. ``There is a group of people, who are quite radical and extreme, who are trying to provoke these kind of activities (violence),'' Brigadier-General Sudrajat told reporters after he was sworn in as the military's new chief spokesman. Sudrajat said the provocateurs were from ``those who want independence as well as those who want integration with autonomy.'' He said the military would discourage violence. ``We don't want it and want to discourage such violence, which can create trouble,'' said Sudrajat. East Timor votes on Monday for either wide-ranging autonomy within Indonesia or independence. Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 and annexed it the following year, a move not recognised by the United Nations. In January, President B.J. Habibie reversed a 23-year policy and said the government would let East Timor decide its future. Earlier on Tuesday, a pro-integration leader, Tito Baptista, said pro-Jakarta groups were prepared to wage a guerrilla war if they lose Monday's vote by a narrow margin. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 24 Aug 1999 jam 11:33:41 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
