European Parliament issues resolution on Maluku, Aceh and Papua<\/p>\n
ANTARA
\nJakarta<\/p>\n
The European Parliament has issued a resolution calling on
\nIndonesia to formulate an immediate peaceful solution to the
\nconflicts in Maluku, Aceh and Papua, while affirming its
\nrecognition on Indonesia's integrity, a report said.<\/p>\n
Signed by 13 members of the parliament, the resolution
\nsuggested that Indonesia invite the United Nations' special
\nrapporteurs to investigate the alleged torture of civilians by
\nthe military in the provinces of Aceh and Papua.<\/p>\n
The resolution was issued during the European Parliament
\nmeeting held in France last week to discuss human rights issues
\nin Indonesia, Antara reported from Brussels on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The resolution contains 15 points on facts and information on
\nhuman rights violations found by the European Parliament, and 11
\npoints on its concerns and calls on Indonesia to take immediate
\nmeasures against various human rights violations in the provinces.<\/p>\n
In Maluku, the parliament spotlighted the absence of an
\nindependent inquiry commission, the arrest of Laskar Jihad (holy
\nwar) commander Ja'afar Umar Thalib on May 4, 2002, who had
\nprovoked Maluku's Muslims to ignore the Malino II peace accord on
\nApril 26.<\/p>\n
It also said that Indonesia had held peaceful dialogs with the
\nFree Aceh Movement (GAM) in Geneva on May 10, 2002.<\/p>\n
On Papua, the European Parliament made mention of a fact that
\nthe National Investigation Commission had claimed six members of the
\nArmy's Special Force (Kopassus) were involved in the murder of Theys
\nHiyo Eluay, chairman of the Free Papua Movement's Presidium Council.<\/p>\n
In other parts of the resolution, the European Parliament
\nexpressed concern over the United Nations' Human Rights Commission
\nled by Mary Robinson which it viewed as having failed to live up to
\nits responsibility on the occurrence of human rights violations
\nin the three Indonesian provinces.<\/p>\n
It hailed the government's measures to drive away all members
\nof the Laskar Jihad from Maluku, saying the Indonesian government
\nwas committed to peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n
On Aceh and Papua, the resolution also urged the Indonesian
\ngovernment to form independent enquiry commissions composing of
\ninternational human rights experts to investigate the slaying of
\nEluay and also human rights cases in Aceh.<\/p>",
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