Brussels, 22/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - In the name of the European Union, the Danish Presidency has made the following declaration, "The European Union welcomed the establishment of the AD Hoc Human Rights Tribunal on East Timor. Bearing in mind that the first verdicts of the Tribunal have just been delivered, the European Union wishes to state the following: The European Union has been following closely the trials of the Indonesian Ad Hoc Human Rights Tribunal on East Timor and is concerned that the proceedings so far, have not taken full account of the violence that took place in East Timor in 1999. The EU has noted with concern the limited number of victims that have been summoned to testify, as well as the absence of witnesses from UNAMET and independent observers who wee in East Timor at the time. The EU has also noted that important evidence made available from investigations in East Timor was not taken into account to substantiate the cases before the Ad Hoc Human Rights Court. The EU fears that failure to produce such relevant witnesses and evidence will jeopardise the credibility of the Tribunal's verdicts. Furthermore, the EU continues to be concerned at the limited jurisdiction of the Ad Hoc Human Rights Tribunal. Finally, the EU would like to underline that only by bringing the perpetrators of serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity to justice can trust in the judiciary be enhanced. The EU urges the Indonesian authorities to ensure that the proceedings of the Tribunal are carried out in conformity with the rule of the law - and in full respect of the international human rights standards. The Central and Eastern European countries associated with the European Union, the associated countries Cyprus, Malta and Turkey, and Liechtenstein and Norway, EFTA countries members of the European Economic Area, align themselves with this declaration.