U.S. journalist deported

U.S. journalist deported

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: American journalist Allan Joseph
Nairn, 55, was deported on Sunday for abusing his temporary stay
permit.

Surya Pranata of the Kupang Immigration office said Nairn
violated his temporary stay permit since he had been in the
country for 82 days.

Furthermore, Surya said, Nairn allegedly abused his tourist
visa for journalistic purposes.

"In his visa he claimed to be a journalist. But in reality he
secretly conducted journalistic practices while in Indonesia.
That's why we had to deport him," Surya told Antara.

Nairn was in East Timor to report on events in the troubled
territory.

Surya said this was not the first time Nairn had been in
trouble with Indonesian authorities.

In 1991, he was expelled following the bloody Santa Cruz
incident. Surya added that in March 1998 Nairn was again expelled
for his stories on former president Soeharto.