Mother of Timor activist pines

Mother of Timor activist pines

DILI, East Timor: The mother of Isabel Gailhos, an exchange
student in Canada who refused to come home and then joined an
anti-Indonesia movement there, says she misses the girl.

"I miss her and want to see her," Teresa Gailhos told
Indonesian Ambassador to Canada Benyamin Parwoto, who was
visiting her on Saturday. "I want her to come home."

The English-major student of the University of East Timor went
to Canada in 1994, Antara reported, and later joined the East
Timor Alert Network (ETAN) led by Canadian Garry Pieter.

"She's actually a bright girl. We regret her decision to join
the movement," Benyamin said.

"The ETAN activists succeeded in influencing Isabel and turned
her into an anti-Indonesian activist," Benyamin's aide, Achsan
Djunaedi, said.

"Please give Isabel some advise when you meet her, and tell
her we'll take her back if she decides to come home," Teresa told
the ambassador. (swe)