Deadline for rift in Poso unrealistic

Deadline for rift in Poso unrealistic

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi Governor Aminuddin
Ponulele said on Saturday that the deadline set by the Muslim
Defense Lawyers Team (TPM) and the Muslim Paralegals Association
(SPM) for the settlement of the Poso conflict was unrealistic.

Aminuddin made the remark here in response to recent TPM and
SPM statements that gave a two-month time limit to the Central
Sulawesi administration for the settlement of the Poso case.

TPM and SPM threatened to sue the Central Sulawesi
administration and bring the case to the human rights court if
the provincial administration failed to settle the conflict
within two months.

The governor said the problem could be solved in stages by
making peaceful approaches, adding that the provincial
administration was still preparing social, customary, religious
and other approaches to create peaceful conditions in Poso.

The approaches ought to be made in stages, followed by an
evaluation to find out the positive results and the weaknesses,
according to Aminuddin. "It is impossible, therefore, to settle
the case in a short time," he added.

The governor called on all in Central Sulawesi to help the
provincial administration seek a peaceful solution to the
protracted conflict in Poso, which had claimed many victims,
instead of merely setting a deadline or uttering threats.