Portuguese reporters denied entry

Portuguese reporters denied entry

ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: Belu Police in East Nusa Tenggara
refused entrance to two Portuguese journalists because they did
not posses permits from the local immigration office.

"We stopped the two journalists because they only had permits
from the Indonesian consulate in Dili, but failed to secure
permits from the local immigration office," Belu Police chief Lt.
Col. S.M. Simatupang told Antara news agency on Saturday.

The two Portuguese journalists were identified as Antonio
Joaquin Zambojinho Velades from RDP daily and Joao Pedro Martins
Da Fonseca from Diario de Noticias daily.

"They only held journalist visas and intended to enter East
Nusa Tenggara through Mota Ain, which borders East Timor, to
cover the latest developments with the East Timorese refugees
camped in West Timor (East Nusa Tenggara)," he said.

The two journalists returned to East Timor later on Saturday
after being briefed by a liaison officer from the UN Transitional
Administration in East Timor, he said.