Media Release ATTENTION: ALL MEDIA URGENT BRA Threatens to Pull out from Bougainville/ PNG Peace Process BOUGAINVILLE: Friday 10th December 1999 The Bougainville Peace Process is now under threat of collapsing following the PNG Supreme Court's ruling on the "suspension of the Bougainville Provincial Government"; and the swearing-in of Mr. John Momis as the new Governor of Bougainville, under the PNG new Reforms on Provincial Government and Local Level Government System of Papua New Guinea. In a protest March this morning in Arawa led by the new BRA General and Chief of Defence Ishmael Toroama, BRA Commanders and supported by its rank and file; a Petition was handed to the President of the Bougainville Congress, Mr. Joseph Kabui to forward onto the Morauta Government; Calling on the Papua New Guinea Government to commence negotiations with the Bougainvillean parties as soon as possible on the issue of a political settlement encompassing self-government and a referendum on independence. The petition also forbids any Members of the Bougainville Peoples Congress, BRA and Resistance Forces to participate in any talks that will facilitate the establishment of Provincial Government under the new reforms, prior to any negotiations. The protest march also called on the Government of Papua New Guinea to re-instate the suspension by an Act of Parliament until negotiations are finalised; and that only the Bougainville Peoples Congress, and no other body, can represent the people of Bougainville between now and the end of the negotiations "Mr. President, if these views are not respected and taken heed of, BRA will pull out of the process" concluded General Ishmael Toroama this morning. For any further information please contact-675 9739778 Bougainville. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
