East Timor refugees reregistered

East Timor refugees reregistered

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Authorities began on Monday the
reregistration of thousands of East Timorese refugees languishing
in camps across East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to determine their
citizenship, officials said.

The program is implemented on the basis of Presidential Decree
No. 25/2003 ordering registration of East Timorese refugees ahead
of the 2004 elections.

The registration will exclude former East Timorese civil
servants, including soldiers and police officers, as they are
automatically considered Indonesian citizens for their service to
the country, said spokesman for the NTT administration Johanis
Kosapilawan.

He said the registration also aims to determine the exact
number of East Timorese refugees living in the camps.

It is expected that the registration will assist the refugees'
to participate in the 2004 general elections.--JP

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Brebes Police seized People's Council's member car
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Brebes police seize councillor's car

BREBES, Central Java: A van with the license-plate number B-
8674-PS was seized from Raharjo, a member of the Brebes regency
legislative council, as the owner had failed to provide valid
documentation, police said on Monday.

Brebes Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bambang Purwanto said the
Kijang car has the same registration number (STNK) as another
reportedly belonging to a police officer in Jakarta.

"It is impossible that two cars share a STNK. That's why we
confiscated it," he said.

Bambang said Raharjo, a councillor with the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), claimed he brought
the car from Renaldi, a broker in Jakarta.

The police chief said that the councillor had tried to trace
the car's previous owner and had found out that the vehicle was
registered under the name of Junaidi, instead of Suhartini which
was recorded on the STNK. --Antara