Mohammad Ali (not verified) — Wed, 07/16/2008 - 11:19pm

Why bring the names of Generals, but stop short of naming Wiranto the mastermind of it? Please, let’s go back to the drawing board, and analyze the role of the Generals.

First,
Pro-integration militia leader Tomas Goncalves said he met with Prabowo and then East Timor commander Col. Tono Suratman, and former military intelligence commander Lt. Col. Yayat Sudrajat in Oct. 1998 to plan the formation of East Timor militia groups, the report said.

Hey, in Oct 1998, Prabowo was out of the country, after being deposed as Kostrad Commander by Wiranto and Habibie. He briefly took the Job as Commander of the Joint Sesko in Bandung, but was then stripped from his job by Wiranto, then Panglima ABRI, Soebagio (Kasad) and Habibie. Back in Oct 1998, Prabowo was already in his self-imposed Exile in Jordan. SO,,, please write Prabowo’s name of the wanted list. Why must all bad things happening to East Timor linked to Prabowo?

Second:
Goncalves and his compatriots then met with Hendropriyono in Jakarta in February 1999. "According to Tomas Goncalves, Hendropriyono said the funds from the department of transmigration in East Timor could be used for anything," the report said.
It said that after these series of meetings in Jakarta to build support for the formation of the pro-Indonesia militias, Goncalves and his colleagues then met with Adam and Simbolon in Denpasar before returning to Dili in March 1999.

Habibie had just conceded the two options of the Referendum: Autonomy or Independence. And the report said the militias were formed in 1998. So now, suddenly, they are forming the militias again? Ok, those militias formed in February 1999 were to be Pro-Indonesia militias. And those formed in Oct 1998 were Pro-Independence militias? Come on, get a grip. Show some honesty here, please don’t just fabricate things.

Third:
Another witness Francisco Lopes de Carvalho then met Maj. Gen. (ret) Zacky Anwar Makarim, who was the deputy head of the East Timor referendum task force, to discuss the strategy of a pro-integration movement right before the referendum. Carvalho reported the following statement by Zacky during the meeting: "Fifty-fifty can't lose. If we lose, I'll leave it to you. I'm asking, if you swear, don't just swear", the report said.

What was the role of Mr Zacky Anwar? Retired military means he was a civilian. He was the deputy head of ET referendum task force. Who was the head of the task force? Ali Alatas, a civilian, and the responsible party at the task force. By mentioning loosing, it means that Zacky Anwar left the matters to Francisco Lopes de Carvalho. He took the responsibility, not Mr Zacky Anwar.

Fourth:
Goncalves also testified that he and his pro-integration friends met with Lt. Gen. (ret) Kiki Syahnakri, the East Timor province military commander in 1999, about the fate of integration supporters if the autonomy option was defeated, and asked if the Indonesian military would continue to support them.

In the meeting between Carvalho and Gen Kiki Syahnakri, the fate of Integration supporters was completely in their own hands. Sure that Indonesia could provide them with refuge and support if they would withdraw to West Timor, but nothing could be provided if they stayed in East Timor. Clear as the sky….

Fifth:
On its analysis of past documents, especially the indictment of the UN Serious Crimes Unit, the commission revealed the role of former Indonesian military chief Gen. Wiranto, who was blamed by omission for the violence because as the highest-ranking military officer he should have known of the militia groups' movement.

Of course Wiranto knew what was going to happen, he masterminded all, from the Jakarta riots in May and October 1998, Ambonese riots January 1999, till the East Timor riots in September 1999. He was chosen by Soeharto to be the Panglima TNI back in 1997, and after Soeharto fell, a year went by, and he was still Panglima TNI? It all shows that he was exerting pressure on Indonesia’s policies, and he, along with Habibie, should be the culprits of all chaos inflicted in Indonesia in 1998 till 1999. Who should be blamed for the Trisakti incidents of 1998, the Semanggi incidents of 1998, Ambon and East Timor? Just one name comes to the surface: Wiranto. And he is now running for the Presidency, and if chosen, will bring Indonesia to chaos once more. Come on civilian society, are we willing to let that happen?