---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Pro-Indonesia militia chieftain heads to Jakarta DILI, East Timor, Sept 4 (AFP) - Pro-Indonesia milita chief Eurico Guterres left East Timor Saturday after announcing his group accepted the overwhelming vote in favour of independence for the troubled territory. Guterres flew out of Dili's Comoro airport and was heading to Jakarta, but told reporters he planned to return to the strife-torn territory Sunday. "I am leaving for Jakarta but I will be back tomorrow," Guterres said after earlier vowing to stop any East Timorese leaders from leaving the territory. He said his camp accepted the outcome of the vote but warned "there is still the problem of the 21 percent," the number who voted for autonomy under Indonesia. Militia violence erupted here Saturday with the UN office in East Timor (UNAMET) being forced to abandon five towns, evacuating more than 140 staff. Guterres is commander of the pro-Indonesia Aitarak militia which has waged a campaign of terror in Dili over recent months. He said earlier this week his group would respect the outcome of the vote but observers have noted he has contradicted himself in the past. In Monday's ballot, organized by the United Nations, 78.5 percent of the votes were against an offer of autonomy within Indonesia, according to the United Nations. A total of 94,388 people voted in favour of autonomy and 344,580 voted against. The turnout was 98.6 percent. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 4 Sep 1999 jam 13:48:16 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
