ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR (ASIET) P.O. BOX 458, BROADWAY NSW 2007, AUSTRALIA. Telephone: 61-(0)2-96901230 Fax: 61-(0)2-96901381 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webpage: http://www.peg.apc.org/~asiet Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk ASIET has receeived the following appeal from the Peoples Democratic Party (PRD) Central Leadership Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PRD) Secretariat: Jl. Utan Kayu No. 17 Jakarta, Indonesia CALL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Blood has been shed in Jakarta. Fighters for democracy have been killed. Habibie and Wiranto must be made accountable. To all in the international community who love democracy, In Indonesia today a wave of peoples struggle, spearheaded by students, has unfolded aiming to win justice and popular sovereignty. We, the Indonesian people, have rejected the Special Session of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (SI-MPR) because this MPR is full of people who are the product of the May 1997 elections which were full of manipulation and cheating as organised by Soeharto's New Order. We, the people of Indonesia, demand the end of the Dual Function of the Armed Forces [the armed forces' role in politics] and the repeal of the 1985 political laws. These are the two greatest obstacles to the establishment of democracy in Indonesia. We the people of Indonesia reject the leadership of Habibie because it has been proved that Habibie is just an agent to continue the dirty politics of the dictator Soeharto. We demand the formation of an Indonesian Peoples Council as a transitional government. To all those in the world community who love humanity and justice, We now hear that 5 university students and one high school student have died [the latest figure is 15] and hundreds have been wounded. Blood has been shed. But we will not retreat until our ideals of justice and social justice have been reached. We call upon all those in the international community who support democracy and oppose oppression to: 1. Carry out protest actions outside Indonesian consulates and embassies around the world 2. Condemn the acts of violence by the Habibie regime which has used the Armed Forces as its killing machine. 3. Bring Soeharto, Habibie and Wiranto before an International Court to face charges against the Indonesian people, in particular, and humanity, in general. 4. To send aid in the form of money, food and medicine to the people of Indonesia who are struggling for democracy. Jakarta, 13 November 1998 Henry Kuok (International Department, PRD) ***************** Please take actions immediately. No more military in politics! Habibie and Wiranto out! Form a transitional government! Bring to justice all New Order violators of human rights! Free Xanana Gusmao! Free Budiman Sujatmiko! Free Dita Sari! Free all political prisoners in Indonesia and East Timor! Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List As vilified, slandered and attacked by One Nation 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
