"This is not the first time East Timorese refugees have been

"This is not the first time East Timorese refugees have been involved in criminal activity. So if there is a shoot-on-sight order, it should be viewed as an effort to ease the situation, as local residents have frequently been victimized in the past," Dr. Nicolas Woly, a priest at the Mesehi church in Kupang, said.

"If TNI troops shoot criminals, it cannot be considered a human rights violation because they are merely defending the basic rights of robbery victims."