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ACEH: West Papuan People's Rep Office Support
forward on from AWPA - 22.05.2003 12:57
FREE ACEH DEMONSTRATIONS on Friday 23 May all over AUSTRALIA:
+++ SYDNEY +++ MELBOURNE +++ NEWCASTLE +++ DARWIN +++ ADELAIDE +++ HOBART
+++ CANBERRA +++ (all details below)
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WEST PAPUAN PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE Condemns the Attack on Aceh
The West Papuan People's Representative Office in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on
behalf of the people of West Papua expresses its strong condemnation of
the decision by President Megawati and the Indonesian Armed Forces to
inflict more suffering and deprivation on the people of Aceh by the
unleashing of the present military onslaught.
It is evident, from early reports coming out of the area, that the
Indonesian military is intent on subjecting the population of Aceh to the
same 'punishment' as it inflicted on the people of East Timor. The
reported killings, the razing of Acehnese villages and the burning of more
than 200 schools in the first few days of operations are consistent with
the 'threat of a beating' given two weeks earlier by the Indonesian
Co-Ordinating Minister for Politics and Security, Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono, when he 'proudly' announced that he expected the number of
internally displaced persons in Aceh , as a result of the impending
military operations, to exceed 100,000. This openly stated 'intention' to
inflict as much suffering as possible on the Acehnese people clearly shows
that the present destruction and massacres were premeditated and planned
well in advance.
We call on the world community to make the Indonesian military aware that
its actions in Aceh will be closely monitored and that any crimes against
humanity will be brought before the International Criminal Court. The
wanton killings and total devastation for which the Indonesian military is
famous must not be allowed to be repeated in Aceh. If President Megawati
is not a puppet of the Indonesian Military, she would exercise her supreme
authority to over rule the power of generals and allow the resumption of
negotiations to take place under the auspices of a neutral third party and
without pre-conditions by both sides. We urge the Indonesian Government to
immediately withdraw their troops from Aceh.
May God show mercy to the brave people of Aceh.
Dr. John Otto ONDAWAME
Andy AYAMISEBA
WEST PAPUAN PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
P.O. Box 1571, Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu
Phone: +678 27831, Mob: +678 46347
eMail:  MorningStar@vanuatu.com.vu
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FREE ACEH DEMONSTRATIONS on Friday 23 May all over AUSTRALIA:
- SYDNEY: 4-6pm, Sydney Town Hall steps (ph Iggy 0421 322 175 or Pip 0412
139 968)
- MELBOURNE: 12.30pm outside Garuda, Monash Place, Collins St (Vanessa
0407 023 672)
- NEWCASTLE: 4-6pm Beaumont St, Clock Tower, Hamilton (Jon 0438 162 597)
- DARWIN: (Ruth 0421 504 376 or Rob 0419 807 175)
- ADELAIDE: 4.30pm, outside Alexander Downer's office, 100 King William St
(Leigh 0421 283 825 or Bronwyn 0438 123 339)
- HOBART: 2pm outside Dept of Foreign Affairs, 25 Argyle St (Alex 0413 976
638)
- CANBERRA: 3.30-5.30pm, Garema Place (Andrew 0438 624 744)
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 E-Mail: MorningStar@vanuatu.com.vu  Website: http://www.asia-pacific-action.org/
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