Former E. Timor councilors want pay<\/p>\n
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: As many as 19 former East Timor
\ncouncilors met with representatives from the East Nusa Tenggara
\nadministration here on Monday to demand the government compensate
\nthem for lost income.<\/p>\n
They demanded compensation equivalent to the salary they would
\nhave received for five years as councilors had it not been for
\nthe self-determination referendum which took place in the
\nterritory on Aug. 30.<\/p>\n
They said they could not be officially installed due to the
\ngovernment's decision to hold the referendum, which resulted in
\nindependence for the territory.<\/p>\n
\"We are victims of a political game. The government never
\nconsulted us about the polls,\" one of the councilors, Dominggus
\nda Costa, said during a meeting with East Nusa Tenggara
\nprovincial secretary M. Hermanus and other officials.<\/p>\n
As reported by Antara, Dominggus said the government should
\nreimburse the councilors for all the losses they had incurred as
\na result of the ballot, including lost salaries and bonuses.
\n(jun)<\/p>",
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