Norwegia funds rights trial teleconference

Norwegia funds rights trial teleconference

JAKARTA: The Norwegian embassy in Indonesia confirmed on
Tuesday its government's donation to fund the teleconferencing in
an East Timor rights violation case at a Jakarta-based human
rights court.

Norwegian ambassador Sjur Jorgersen said that his government
had agreed to allocate US$10,000 for a teleconference during an
ongoing human rights trial to assist judges here in meting out
justice.

"I'm happy the teleconferencing finally could be held here,"
he told The Jakarta Post.

The fund was channeled to the United Nations, which had
coordinated with the Indonesian Attorney General's Office and
East Timor to hold the teleconference, he said.

He hoped key witnesses like former Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe
Ximenes Belo would be able to testify in court via
teleconference. --JP