continuation of The players behind the Maluku madness
Therefore, Australia and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should seriously lobby friendly nations without predominantly Muslim and/or Christian populations, such as India, Thailand, South Korea and Japan, to play a more active role in ending the violence in Maluku.
Australian military cooperation with Indonesia should be postponed until the Indonesian Military can prove its impartiality in domestic disputes such as in Maluku. A trade embargo with Indonesian companies which benefit from the violence in Maluku is also recommended.
Certainly, Australian military cooperation with Indonesia should not be normalized as long as the perpetrators of human rights violations in East Timor are not taken to court and are allowed to foment unrest in Maluku and other parts of the Indonesian archipelago.
Dr George J. Aditjondro teaches at the department of sociology and anthropology at the University of Newcastle in Australia. He specializes in the cultures of Papua, Maluku, Timor and Flores. He carried out extensive interviews with sources in Jakarta, Maluku, Germany and Australia regarding the unrest in Maluku.****
Australian military cooperation with Indonesia should be postponed until the Indonesian Military can prove its impartiality in domestic disputes such as in Maluku. A trade embargo with Indonesian companies which benefit from the violence in Maluku is also recommended.
Certainly, Australian military cooperation with Indonesia should not be normalized as long as the perpetrators of human rights violations in East Timor are not taken to court and are allowed to foment unrest in Maluku and other parts of the Indonesian archipelago.
Dr George J. Aditjondro teaches at the department of sociology and anthropology at the University of Newcastle in Australia. He specializes in the cultures of Papua, Maluku, Timor and Flores. He carried out extensive interviews with sources in Jakarta, Maluku, Germany and Australia regarding the unrest in Maluku.****
