---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- Declaration for Refendum in Aceh as read by the Head of Acehnese Legislative Body / Government Official Open Conference of the Acehnese People's Struggle for self-determination / Referendum of Aceh was held last November 8, 1999 (Yesterday) The rally was organized by the Center for Aceh Referendum (SIRA) and was attended by 2 million Acehnese (almost 1/2) of total population of Aceh. The Referendum March / Rally by about 2 million Acehnese, including government officers, members parliament, NGOs, religious leaders, socio-political groups, politicians, etc. went peacefully. Below is the declaration for Referendum as was read the first time by the legally elected officials government of Aceh. The Declaration to Hold Referendum in Aceh was signed by the Provincial Legislative Body as well as the local governments of all districts in Special Territory of Aceh and the vice Governor of Aceh: {The declaration was read in front of 2 million people in Banda Aceh, also broadcast over the radio waves through-out the territory} The declaration was read by the head of newly elected legislative body, M. Yus. Below is the points of the declaration {translation}: 1. Acehnese has the rights for self determination through a fair, peaceful and democratic process and that the process through a referendum is the only way to achieve it. The national and international community must accept this democratic process in a positive manner. 2. The local parliament of Aceh promised that the Referendum in Aceh must be transparent, peaceful and be done democratically. 3. Refused all form of Militarism in Aceh. 4. All the commitments and promises for Referendum in Aceh are to be respected and followed for it is the wish of majority of the Acehnese. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 10 Nov 1999 jam 07:27:58 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
