[asia-apec 245] Urgent Appeal re: deported APCET participants

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ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON EAST TIMOR
                        November 9-11, 1996


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KUALA LUMPUR, SUNDAY (11/10/96 4:53 PM) APCET II's organisers have
reliably  learnt that the Indonesian Embassy is directly behind the
deportation of eight Indonesians and one East Timorese to Jakarta
today.

The eight Indonesians are Coki Naipospos, Bambang Suryadi, Pius,
Marlin Dinamikanto, Bapak Haji Princen and his assistant Sukisno,
Gustav Dupe and Adhi Ayoeyanthy. The East Timorese is Helder Da Costa,
currently a resident and student in Adelaide, Australia. Ayoeynthy and
Da Costa will be on board Garuda flight CGK833 bound for Jakarta at
4:30 pm Malaysian time.

All other Indonesians are to be boarded onto a Merpati Air MZ931 bound
for Jakarta at 10:15 pm local Malaysia time.

The eight Indonesians lost their air tickets in the midst of chaotic scuffle
when 300 thugs broke into the conference venue for the second Asia
Pacific Conference  on East Timor (APCET II) in Kuala Lumpur on
Saturday.

Malaysian immigration had given the eight the option of going to a
friendly third country. The Kuala Lumpur Host Committee of the APCET
II have raised enough funds to purchase air tickets for the eight
Indonesians.

However, immigration officials received word from the Indonesian
Embassy that the eight Indonesians will be given tickets by the
embassy for immediate deportation to Jakarta.

A KL Host Committee spokesperson says that sighting of Ali Alatas at
the Sultan Abdul Aziz airport in Kuala Lumpur last night puts the
Indonesian uncomfortably close to the disruption of the APCET II.

Deportations normally involve sending aliens back to the last point of
embarkation. In this case, Helder Da Costa's last point of embarkation
was in Australia. The Australian High Commissioner to Kuala Lumpur is
believed to have confirmed to Malaysian immigration officers that
Da Costa is welcome to be sent to Australia as his visa is perfecly in
order.

For more details, contact  the KL Host Committee of APCET II on (603)
794 3525

OR at APCET Secretariat in Manila c/o Initiatives for International
Dialogue (IID) on telfax- 921-6774

Malaysian Authorities Contacts:

1. Malaysian Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister
   Tel Nos .+ 603 - 230 1957/232 2444
   Fax  -   + 603 - 291 3945

2. Home Affairs Department :
   Tel. -    + 603 - 232 2444
   Fax  -    + 603 - 238 3784

3. Foreign Affairs Minister :
   Tel. -    + 603 - 248 2410
   Fax  -    + 603 - 242 1352

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PLease express  your concern to our Indonesians and East Timorese
friends by fax or by phone to the above tel and fax numbers.

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