---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ and Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Precedence: bulk AAUSTRALIAN JOURNALISTS UNDER THREAT AFTER EAST TIMOR RALLY Fri, 30 Apr 1999 Australian journalists and photographers left a pro-integration rally in East Timor today after their East Timorese translator received death threats from armed militiamen. The translator was a pro-independence student activist. Atambua is a small town about 70 kilometres south-west of Dili, right in the heart of pro-integration country.=20 The hometown of a militia commander and chief, Atambua was the location today for a 1,000 strong pro-integration rally.=20 While at the rally, the student was taken away, to be found half an hour later by journalists.=20 He had been beaten and he had received death threats from militiamen.=20 The military advised the journalists to take their translator and go and they headed for Dili under military escort.=20 Contradiction Indonesia's Ambassador-at-large for East Timor, Lopez D'Cruz, says if the East Timorese vote against autonomy they will not necessarily be granted independence. Mr D'Cruz has supported East Timor's integration with Indonesia since 1975.= =20 He now works as an ambassador for Indonesian policy in East Timor and his statements contradict that of his President, BJ Habibie. "If they did not accept autonomy as a compromise solution, we will try to continue, you know, as a 27th province of the Republic of Indonesia." Industrial action Meanwhile, unions have endorsed widespread industrial action involving services between Australia and Indonesia, in response to the killings in East Timor. Union leaders met in Melbourne today to discuss a coordinated response to the bloodshed. The ACTU endorsed wider action, including industrial action against Indonesian interests if violence continues.=20 Victorian unions plan to disrupt postal, telecommunications, airline and shipping services between Australia and Indonesia. Trades Hall Secretary, Leigh Hubbard, says both governments are not doing enough to stop the bloodshed in the lead up to the referendum on autonomy.= =20 "Most unions would agree if there's further violence from today on that would very much strenghten the resolve of unions to take some form of action," he said. The meeting also endorsed fundraising for medical and food supplies and further protests. =20 =20 =A9 1999 Australian Broadcasting Corporation=20 Updated: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 at 8:46 PM (AEST ---------- SiaR WEBSITE: http://apchr.murdoch.edu.au/minihub/siarlist/maillist.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 3 May 1999 jam 04:33:01 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
