Indonesia Shift Brings Risks for East Timor

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: July 25, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Michael Richardson
International Herald Tribune
07-25-2001
East Timor, which is moving to full independence next year after a violent separation from Indonesia, could again face hostility and military harassment from its former ruler under the nationalist presidency of Megawati Sukarnoputri, some analysts and diplomats warned Tuesday. ''Megawati has close ties to the Indonesian military and has repeatedly expressed her disagreement with the process that led to East Timor's overwhelming vote for independence in 1999,'' said John Miller, speaking for the East Timor Action Network, a ...

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