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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8116

19 December 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/indonesia
Appeals made to Jakarta about Papua New Guinea and Celebes

Strasbourg, 18/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament adopted a resolution at an emergency debate on Papua New Guinea (Irian Jaya) and Celebes. It has therefore condemned the murder on 10 November of Papuan leader, Theys Eluay, and calls for the Indonesian government to carry out a thorough and objective inquiry into the matter. It has also asked for the disbanding of the Kopassus units, who are perceived as posing a daily threat to the Papuan population, and replacing them with a...

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