European intervention

European intervention

From Merdeka

I was shocked to read about the European Parliament's plan to invite Irian Jaya separatists to visit its office. This is obviously an intervention into another country's internal affairs. What is the real purpose of this move? There have been many separatist groups in Indonesia, but none have been invited to meet the European Parliament, which has also gotten involved in the case of East Timor. What do they want? Do they hope that those regions are separated from the Republic of Indonesia and that they become independent countries?

They may feel that they are champions of human rights and democracy. We all have agreed to uphold human rights and democracy, but not at the cost of the country's unity. Any movement directed toward that goal must be crushed. We have the confidence that the Armed Forces will be able to deal with any cases that may endanger the integrity of the nation, as has been shown before.

H. SALEH ALDJUFRI

Surabaya, East Java