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        "id": 1338801,
        "msgid": "confusion-over-citizenship-status-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-03-24 00:00:00",
        "title": "Confusion over citizenship status",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Confusion over citizenship status ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The Atambua District Court is planning to ask the government to clarify the citizenship status of former East Timorese refugees in the regency. Court head Julius Viktor Rahardjo said Sunday that it would ask the regent of Belu and the foreign ministry to determine the refugee's citizenship status. He said confusion about citizenship could lead to difficulties in court rulings.",
        "content": "<p>Confusion over citizenship status<\/p>\n<p>ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: The Atambua District Court is<br>\nplanning to ask the government to clarify the citizenship status<br>\nof former East Timorese refugees in the regency.<\/p>\n<p>Court head Julius Viktor Rahardjo said Sunday that it would<br>\nask the regent of Belu and the foreign ministry to determine the<br>\nrefugee&apos;s citizenship status.<\/p>\n<p>He said confusion about citizenship could lead to difficulties<br>\nin court rulings.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If someone claims they are a citizen of East Timor after<br>\ncommitting a crime, it would be hard to process as we have no any<br>\nextradition agreement with East Timor yet,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor also said that it would also be unfair to sentence a<br>\nperson without knowing their citizenship status.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor said he believed that refugees from East Timor who<br>\nrefused to return home should be given Indonesian citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>The refugee status lapsed on Dec. 31, 2002. Foreign Minister<br>\nHassan Wirayuda said earlier that the refugees would<br>\nautomatically become Indonesians if they chose to stay in<br>\nIndonesia after the deadline lapsed. -- Antara<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/confusion-over-citizenship-status-1447893297",
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