Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste
Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste
Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste
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27o Rithanl Rur.hil<br />
aitacks on UN p€rsonnel. Dcsfitc rhc rhctoricrl àssurances th. lndoncsiàn g!vc.nnenr<br />
$as gilnng to the Ll\, the arml's'as cicaítr tàking a dlflèrent 1ine. ln Julv 19 99,<br />
the Dlli .ommandcr ofthe lndonesirn armed forccs t.,ld the AlNrràliÀn S,,1zl tclcvision<br />
progÍlmmc:'I \ould like to con@ thc foloving: iíthe pÍo in<strong>de</strong>ten<strong>de</strong>nts<br />
do win lthe relèrcndum] . . dl \íill be <strong>de</strong>sirortd. ... It will be worse than ,l lears<br />
ago.' k has also bccn rcported thàt the UN had obtaincd documentrrion pÍbr to<br />
the Au!;ust vorc that mr<strong>de</strong> clet lndonesia's intcntict.s on holv to <strong>de</strong>al bith the ter<br />
riton. The abscncc oíanv $$stantial action or statcncntbi rhe SC on the securilv<br />
issuc and Indonesiai rcsponsibilities clearly <strong>de</strong>nonstretcd thc SC djd not ".rnt to<br />
làcc thc prospect othalingto confront Indonesia on ns inabilia ro mcct tlie obliga<br />
dons ofthc 5 XId àgreen.nt.<br />
thsiolence subsisred cnough fortliebillotrobe held or loÀugust1999 r'irh r<br />
9ó'; turnout and àresult of78.5'; ofthc population qjecting lhc Àuionoml arangcnentoÊèrcd<br />
bylndoresla, signalling a clcd prcterence for in<strong>de</strong>pendcncc.'Ihc rcsult<br />
ol the ballot vàs rclcàsed on 3 Septembcr rnd vidc scale violence erupted as prointegràtion<br />
groups .nd the Indonesiu aiq undcrtook x mxssive e!ïort to liierellï<br />
dcstrol the enrire teffirory and to funirh the peoplc of [.tst-]'hoÍ íbr choos]ng<br />
indcpcndcnce. At ! !€rv carly stagc thc SC rvas arv<strong>de</strong> olthc p.oblcms i{i1ich ÍàL<br />
lorqcd thc votc as its om special mission rcported in September i999 thrt it rvrs<br />
clear rhat thc Indonesian nilitrfl ànd policc \tfe (omplicit h the fiolcncc, dcsPirc<br />
the o1ïciÍ h1c corning out ofJakrrta. LJN,rÀILT reported or r Septcnbcr drat<br />
the vlolence s?s'nothing iess thrr a syst.metic implementatiot ola "scoÍched €àrth'<br />
po1ic1 in llast<strong>Timor</strong>,un<strong>de</strong>r the direction ofthe Indoncsiatl milit.lry', invohi ng mas<br />
sivc dispiicenents ofth. popuhtior lith people fleeing thc rcÍor or being f.,Ícibll<br />
removcd.' The report gart turthcr dctdls ofthe rctions being t2kcn to tcrorisc the<br />
hl<br />
In Dili it 1rolld apped d,!t vntudlv Ntr lone orbniLding his bccn s1stcm.ticàllr<br />
lootcd ofits coltelts,rnd dllrgc trorrtior olthemhave becn butncd l1rc ccntrd<br />
busin$s disÍict has been ertnclr gffid. xliltias xndTNI llndonesiar A rl Í,1<br />
rlie*hr'c bccn obsen'ed orer tlc p6t fcs drfs loldins trucks with equipmcnt d,d<br />
mpplies nkcn fron rh*e lomes,.!d the dockin K,rrrng. W$t Timo., c said to be<br />
Snknrgf ith kitdr.n xlrfllanccs for s.]e. '<br />
Qrotd n N-oin Clomslg,,4 uL go|Mtion dnd íht ti"t Karra,Ldí Tinï rnd th{<br />
nntttrnt" rJ lhl W& lL.\ió
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