No need for UN troops

No need for UN troops

From Republika

The call that the European Parliament has made on the
international community to intervene in the Maluku sectarian
conflict on the grounds of finding a solution really causes
uneasiness to the Indonesian people. This is all the more so if
this intervention means involving United Nations troops in
settling the conflict. Perhaps, the wishes to involve the troops
in settling the conflict in Maluku is not proportional and is
even exaggerated.

Anyway, Maluku is part of Indonesia's territory. Therefore,
the presence of the United Nations troops to help settle this
conflict, which is obviously an internal matter of the Republic
of Indonesia, may have wide implications on the sovereignty of
the country. Besides, the riots breaking out in Maluku have been
localized to around Ambon and Halmahera only.

Therefore, there is no reason why the United Nations troops
have to come to this Land of Spices. Things will be even
illogical if this is connected with the sovereignty over this
region. Once again, we must underline that not everywhere in the
Malukus is tumultuous. Since the enforcement of the civil
emergency, security in Maluku and North Maluku provinces has
gradually been improving, although riots have occurred every now
and then in Ambon, Galela and Toledo.

RIDWAN

Tangerang, West Java