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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2994/00 by John Cushnahan (PPE-DE) to the Council. East Timor.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2994/00 by John Cushnahan (PPE-DE) to the Council. East Timor.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2994/00 by John Cushnahan (PPE-DE) to the Council. East Timor.
Ú. v. ES C 151E, 22.5.2001, p. 37–37
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
92000E2994
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2994/00 by John Cushnahan (PPE-DE) to the Council. East Timor.
Official Journal 151 E , 22/05/2001 P. 0037 - 0037
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2994/00 by John Cushnahan (PPE-DE) to the Council (25 September 2000) Subject: East Timor Is the Council aware of the incomplete nature of the list of suspects issued by the Indonesian attorney general's office in relation to last year's massacres? How does the Council intend to ensure that these men are brought to justice and that they do not evade prosecution through the medium of recent constitutional amendments which will most likely bar prosecutors from charging suspects with international crimes such as war crimes and crimes against humanity? Reply (22 December 2000) The European Union has stated on various occasions that the perpetrators of violations of human rights in East Timor should be accountable for their acts and that that would be the best means of promoting democratic stability in Indonesia and a lasting reconciliation in East Timor. The Council has been informed that the attorney-general's office of the Indonesian Republic has added new names to the initial list of suspects involved in the atrocities committed in East Timor in 1999. In mid-October of this year, the Troika, acting on behalf of the Council as part of the representations made to the Indonesian authorities, pointed out to them the need to arrest those who have committed acts of violence and to bring them to justice. The Council would remind the Honourable Member of its declaration of 4 February 2000 in which it stressed the fact that the international community, through the United Nations system, has a responsibility to ensure that gross violations of human rights and of humanitarian law in East Timor are investigated and that the perpetrators are brought to justice. It would also point out that the Untaet has initiated an autonomous process of identification of and of criminal proceedings against those responsible following the establishment of institutional cooperation arrangements with the attorney-general's office of the Indonesian Republic. The Council will continue to follow further developments in the situation attentively.