(15 Nov 2000) English/Nat
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A visiting United Nations Security Council mission demanded on Wednesday that Indonesia crack down on pro-Jakarta militias in West Timor, despite claims by government officials that they had already done so.
The mission's head, Namibian ambassador to the U.N. Martin Andjaba, maintained the intimidation must stop.
Andjaba was speaking after laying flowers at the site where three U.N. foreign aid workers were murdered by a militia mob in September.
He said that the 120,000 East Timorese refugees still in Indonesian West Timor must be allowed to return home "in safety and security."
The killings of the aid workers led to the evacuation of all humanitarian officials from the territory.
The U.N. Security Council and other international organizations called on Indonesia to disarm and disband the militia gangs.
The mission's findings, which will be reported back to the Security Council, will be crucial in determining how much Indonesian authorities have done to improve security on the western half of the island.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I extend my heartfelt condolences to (the) families. What we want to see is the perpetrators of this heinous crime be brought to justice."
SUPER CAPTION: Martin Andjaba, Namibian ambassador to the U.N.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Intimidation of refugees by militia must stop and the all stages of the return of all the refugees must be carried out in safety and security."
SUPER CAPTION: Martin Andjaba, Namibian ambassador to the U.N.
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