---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------- CHIEF LEGISLATOR SAY INDONESIA WANTS TO CLEAN UP ITS OWN MESS Tokyo, Feb 1 (ANTARA/AFP) - Indonesia wants to clean up its own act after findings of human rights breaches in East Timor, parliamentary speaker Amien Rais said Tuesday, according to a Japanese official. "We want to settle this matter within Indonesia in order to stress Indonesia is a sovereign country in a legal aspect as well," he was quoted as telling Japanese ruling party members. Rais met with seven lawmakers from Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's governing Liberal Democratic Party, including senior member Tsutomo Takebe. The parliamentary speaker, who arrived here Sunday for a five- visit, said Indonesia had no need for an international court to try those accused of abuses in East Timor, the aide told AFP on condition of anonymily. "The establishment of an international criminal tribunal would be insulting to Indonesia," Rais was quoted as saying. Presiden Abdurrahman Wahid said Monday in Davos, Switzerland, that he planned to demand to resignation of security minister General Wiranto over the allegations. Wiranto was armed forces chief as violence raged in East Timor last year. Domestic and United Nations inquiries implicated Wiranto in the violence. "The new Indonesia thinks much of human rights and democracy," Rais was quoted as saying by the aide, who was present at the meeting. But the legislative chief stressed he was not against the military overall. "The military itself is a healthy organisation," he was quoted as saying. (u.nn02/TB02) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 7 Feb 2000 jam 06:38:09 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
