---------------------------------------------------------- FREE Subscribe/UNsubscribe Indonesia Daily News Online 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 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, Januari 25, 2000 RI GETS AUSTRALIA'S SUPPORT TO AVOID INT'L TRIBUNAL Jakarta, Jan 25 (ANTARA) Australia has given a signal to support Indonesian in avoiding a possible international tribunal related to the post-ballot violence in East Timor last year. The hint was conveyed by Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, when he was visiting Indonesia earlier this week and held talks with Presiden Abdurrahman Wahid and a number of cabinet ministers. "The first thing we will have to look into is the process of investigation applied by Indonesia," Downer said in a press conference at Borobudur Hotel, prior to leaving Indonesia Monday. Australia will support Indonesia in the implementation of investigative process in conjunction with the alleged violation of human rights in East Timor - where a number of military officers are accused of being involved, as long as the Commission Investigation Right Abuses (KPP HAM) for East Timor could show a good performance. "The process of investigation carried out by Indonesia needs to convince us (Australia) that those allegedly implicated in rights abuses could be brought to justice," he said. Canberra often sees that the government of Indonesia is serious in attempting to bring the guilty to court, he said, adding that Australia will never endeavour to interfere in the process of investigation. "We will never interfere or attempt to influence the process of investigation, let alone to take it over," he stressed. However, it is not impossible for Australia show a such big contribution to the settlement of the case. "If the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is really in need of information, we will always be available to help the government of Indonesia in unraveling the case," he cited. As to the information of international tribunal, Minister Alwi Shihab had earlier intensified his lobby with UN Security Council, 20 permanent representative of foreign countries at the UN and the US Secretary of State, Madeline Albright with a mission to persuade them not to allay their support for the formation of international tribunal for East Timor case. (T.NN07/RSI-03/P-9/11:39/NN01/11:43/TB05) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 31 Jan 2000 jam 09:33:58 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
