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View all search resultsWiranto was indicted for crimes against humanity committed in East Timor in 1999. His indictment and the brief I filed in support of the arrest warrant are public documents. These outline in detail the evidence showing Wiranto’s clear criminal responsibility or failure to fulfill his obligation to prevent these crimes and to punish those responsible despite reports in the media and from international organizations, including the United Nations, and personal appeals to Wiranto to stop the violence.
Finally, soon after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo swore in Wiranto as the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs on July 27, a US State Department spokesperson said “the US is also aware of the allegations of human rights violations against Wiranto when he served as the commander of Indonesian Military [TNI], formerly ABRI.”
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration has been called on to immediately annul a treaty between the Australian government and the Indonesian government, which establishes the boundary of an exclusive economic zone and certain seabed boundaries in the Timor Sea, signed on March 14, 1997.
But that’s Ramos-Horta. He is neither Che Guevara nor Sukarno. He is a realistic man and leader who has experienced, endured and overcome many things – from gun battles in East Timor’s forests to negotiation wars against colonial powers to free his country, and from handling the delicate separation process with Indonesia to the nation building and development of his country.
Timor Leste President Taur Matan Ruak says the return of 14 Timorese people who were removed to Indonesia during the former country’s war of independence marks the improving relations between the two countries since their separation in 2002.
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