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Indonesian President calls for action over Irian murder
Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri has urged the security authorities to quickly find out who was behind last month's murder of a pro-independence chief in the remote eastern province of Irian Jaya, also known as West Papua.
President Megawati made the call just days before she was due to fly to the restive province, where the pro-independence movement and ordinary Papuans are likely to voice their displeasure at the lack of progress in the case.
Theys Eluay was killed on November 11, fuelling demands for independence.
The military has come under the spotlight because Eluay was found dead after having dinner with the local head of the Kopassus special forces in Papua. As an institution, the military has denied being involved in the murder.
20/12/01 5:01:54 | ABC Radio Australia News
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