Protest against the expelling of nine East Timorese asylum seekers from the German Embassy ground in Jakarta

17. April 1996

Joint Press Release of Watch Indonesia! and IMBAS
Moral bankrupt of the German Federal Government’s so-called human rights policy.

The German Embassy in Jakarta allowed its own Indonesian staffed security personal to expell a group of nine East Timorese from the embassy ground. The nine East Timorese had entered the embassy ground at 2.00 AM on tuesday night and asked for asylum. According to eyewitnesses’ reports the refugees were directly handed over to the ... read more

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Tags: Government of Germany, refugees, Indonesia, conflict 1975 - 1999, human rights, New Order, East Timor