Army spokesman clarifies

Army spokesman clarifies

Referring to the article "Mega has no answer on Theys' murder," published in The Jakarta Post on June 8, 2002, we would like to inform you as follows:

a. There is a mistake in the article. The article attributed the following quote, "The province is also close to Australia and Papua New Guinea, which, it is believed, often infiltrate the province and conduct their intelligence activities there," to Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Ratyono, which is not true.

b. The interview with your reporter was only for background information.

c. We therefore object to and strongly deny the veracity of the article, especially the above quote.

Thank you.

Brig. Gen. Ratyono

Army Spokesman