Military apologizes for 'errors'

Military apologizes for 'errors'

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Chief of the local Cendrawasih Regional
Military Command Maj. Gen. Dunidja apologized for the various
"errors" that his personnel have made in carrying out their
orders.

Dunidja did not specify what "errors" his soldiers made, but
promised he would punish any soldier that breached the law.

The Armed Forces has been implicated in a series of shootings
in Timika, in which more than a dozen villagers singled out as
security threats were killed. The military is conducting its own
investigation of the incident.

To celebrate the Armed Forces' 50th anniversary, Dunidja
introduced Rear Admiral Fredy Numberi, the first Irian native to
reach the rank, Antara reported. (pan)