| Subject: Detik: Indonesia, East Timor to
form "truth and friendship" commission
Indonesia, East Timor to form "truth and friendship"
commission
January 20, 2005 5:13am
Text of report by Muhammmad Atqa, carried by Indonesian Detikcom web
site on 19 January
Jakarta: Indonesia and East Timor have agreed to form a Commission of
Truth and Friendship (CTF) at the end of January 2005. This commission is
an attempt to resolve the 1999 human rights violation cases that occurred
in Timor Leste through reconciliation.
"We had no other choice as the agreement occurred at the highest
level between the presidents, the vice-president and ministers to continue
with the previously agreed CTF concept. We immediately completed the terms
of reference [last three words in English] which we [then] presented to
the UN secretary-general and other countries," explained the
Indonesian Foreign Minister, Hasan Wirayudha at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Jl Pejambon, Jakarta on Wednesday (19 January).
What about the UN's approach to form a Commission of Experts?
"Indonesia and East Timor have already explained to the UN
secretary-general and other countries that the CTF is an alternative
solution that came from both countries. So, it is not just a commission
that will run in parallel with the Commission of Experts," said
Foreign Minister Wirayudha.
According to Wirayudha, the UN can not force them to agree if a
Commission of Experts is formed to investigate the human rights cases in
East Timor. "I can not imagine that a Commission of Experts would be
tasked to review the entire process of handling the gross human rights
cases if it was not supported by Indonesia and East Timor. So what can
they do?" said Foreign Minister Wirayudha.
"Apparently the UN secretary-general is being more realistic
because at the time he met Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on 6 January
2005 in Jakarta, the secretary-general also said he felt Indonesia was
facing a lot more humanitarian missions that will result in delaying the
formation of a Commission of Experts. Hopefully they will delay the
Commission of Experts' tasks until after the CTF has finished its
job," he continued.
Source: Detikcom web site, Jakarta, in Indonesian 19 Jan 05
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