U.S. embassy official in East Timor

U.S. embassy official in East Timor

DILI, East Timor (JP): An official from the United States
embassy in Jakarta was here during the weekend to look into the
demonstration at the East Timor University early this month.

The embassy's second secretary Phillip L. Anteweiler on
Saturday met with Col. Jhony Lumintang, the chief of the East
Timor military command, to discuss the July 13 incident.

Lumintang said he told his guest that the authorities stood by
its policy of dispersing any demonstration which is illegal.

He pointed out, however, that the authorities used restraint
in handling the demonstration and stressed there were no deaths.

He said that this could be verified by the local office of the
International Commission of the Red Cross, whose officials
witnessed the incident. (yac/emb)