---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ANTARA, Aug 24 1999 E Timor: GOLKAR Leader Slams UNAMET Personnel's Inability To Remain Neutral Dili, E Timor, August 23 (ANTARA)- Golkar Party leader Akbar Tanjung here Monday critizied the inability of certain UNAMET (United Nations Mission in East Timor) personnel to remain neutral and their tendency to side with the anti integration group. He said local Golkar figures and sympathisers had observed that part of the UNAMET staff always acted in favor of the anti integration camp ahead of the planned direct ballot next August 30. Speaking before a group of Golkar loyalists shortly after arriving here for two-day visit, Tanjung said he heard that in recruting local people to strengthen its staff, UNAMET had mostly hired people belonging to the anti integration group. Certain UNAMET officilas had also often helped proindependence East Timorese by giving them shelter inside UNAMET posts, he added. Indonesia will offer the people of East Timor wide-ranging autonomy within Indonesia through the autonomy ballot. If the mayority of the East Timorese reject the offer, the Indonesian government would propose to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to let East Timor go. (U.DLI-03/NN03/16:20/INTAJM 18:30/ri2/19:32) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 27 Aug 1999 jam 03:37:49 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
