Alleged Aussie spy to be sent home<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Udayana Military Commander Maj. Gen. Kiki
\nSyahnakri said on Saturday he had been informed that an
\nAustralian sergeant serving with the United Nations peacekeeping
\nforce in East Timor would be sent home under suspicion of
\nespionage.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Denpasar, Bali, Kiki said the commander of the
\npeacekeeping force, Lt. Gen. Jaime de los Santos, had confirmed
\nIndonesian police suspicions that former militiaman Paul Tallo
\nAlberto, 25, had been spying under orders of a Sgt. Person.<\/p>\n
Paul was detained on April 6 and has been in Kupang for
\nquestioning since Tuesday.<\/p>\n
During the interrogation, Paul claimed he was instructed by
\nPerson to spy on the activities of militias along the East Timor-
\nEast Nusa Tenggara border, especially to see if the militias were
\nbeing given assistance by the Indonesian government.<\/p>\n
Paul claimed he was paid Rp 100,000 for four days of planned
\nwork between April 6 and April 9. However, he was arrested before
\nhe could file any reports.<\/p>\n
He added that he had also been promised employment at the UN
\nTransitional Authority in East Timor office in Maliana if his
\nmission was successful. (lem)<\/p>",
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