| Subject: SMH: Belo boost for Fretilin
Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, July 23, 2001
Belo boost for Fretilin
The Nobel laureate Bishop Carlos Belo has indicated support for a
Fretilin victory at the election for a Constituent Assembly on August30.
Party faithful, diplomats and United Nations officials who attended a
Fretilin congress a fortnight ago were almost unanimous in saying that
Bishop Belo's presence amounted to tacit support for the party that led
the 24-year struggle to end Indonesian rule.
He told the congress he was not present in an official church capacity
or as a member or supporter of Fretilin, but as someone who had been
invited twice before to attend a Fretilin congress but had been unable to.
He acknowledged Fretilin's revolutionary credentials, but urged it to
become a modern democratic political force.
"You must fight against corruption, nepotism, violence and
poverty," he said.
Analysts believe Fretilin could win up to two-thirds of the vote.
Mark Dodd
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