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Subject: AFP: Indonesia makes top spook first ambassador to East Timor
Saturday, September 13, 2003. 0:12am (AEST) Indonesia makes top spook first ambassador to East Timor Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri has nominated a senior intelligence service member as the country's first ambassador to East Timor. Ahmad Bey Sofwan is a deputy head of the National Intelligence Agency but his appointment must be endorsed by parliament. Indonesia has had a diplomatic mission in East Timor since independence in May 2002. Human rights groups say the appointment of a member of the intelligence service is inappropriate for the post, given the history of Indonesia and East Timor. -- AFP Back to September menu |