Political Statement
By the CENTRAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(KPP-PRD) (Indonesia)
Monday 6 September 1999
On Military Violence in East Timor
The Direct Ballot on whether the East Timorese accept or reject the
proposed special autonomy announced in the UN Headquarter in New York
and the UNAMET Headquarter on Saturday, September 4, 1999 resulted in
344,580 votes (78.5%) rejecting proposed special autonomy for its
separation from Indonesia. While the rest 94.388 votes (21.5%) accepting
the proposed autonomy and be part of the Unitary States of the Republic
of Indonesia. This result has clearly indicated how the majority of the
people of East Timor want to become an independent nation, like the
option agreed in the New York Agreement:
"ACCEPT Do you accept the proposed special autonomy for East Timor
within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia?
OR
"REJECT Do you reject the proposed special autonomy for East Timor,
leading to East Timor's separation from Indonesia?"
With such a result, we the People's Democratic Party states:
a. We congratulate the majority of the East Timorese who reject the
proposed special autonomy and vote for their independence from
Indonesia. The East Timorese deserve such congratulation and support, as
the terror and intimidation for the last six months was not able their
spirit of struggle for their independence.
b. Call for all sides to respect the result of the Direct Ballot and the
choice of the majority of the East Timorese people for their
independence. In terms of de jure and de facto we have to support the
independence of the East Timorese they expressed in the result of the
Direct Ballot.
c. Push the Habibie administration to recognise the result of the Direct
Ballot and respect the choice of the East Timorese people for
independence. The Indonesian government does not need to wait for the
next stage namely the Parliamentary General Assembly (Sidang Umum MPR).
The Parliamentary General Assembly has no right to determine the future
of the East Timorese. The authority of the Parliamentary General
Assembly is to pull out or abolish the law on the integration of East
Timor with Indonesia.
d. Call for Indonesian Government to obey the New York Agreement in
keeping the security in East Timor, that those responsible for it from
the Indonesia side is only the police. There must be immediate
withdrawal of the military forces as the Direct Ballot is announced.
(Article 5, Memorandum UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, May 4 1999)
e. Call for Indonesia Government to stop all kinds of support to the pro
integration militia.
f. Push the Indonesian Government to withdraw all military personnel as
soon as possible and stop sending military units to East Timor.
g. Ask for the United Nations to immediately send the peace keeping
forces to East Timor for guaranteeing the safety of the East Timorese.
The people united will never be defeated!!!
Jakarta, September 6, 1999
Central Leadership Committee PRD
Faisol Riza Chairman
Ida Nassim Mh Secretary
Peoples Democratic Party (KPP-PRD)
Jl. Jend. Basuki Rahmat No. 7B, Cipinang Muara
Jakarta INDONESIA 13420
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