UN refugee agency resumes work in West Timor
29 August -- Satisfied with Indonesia's prompt investigation into the severe beatings of three of its aid staff in West Timor, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today resumed its relief work in the camps for East Timorese refugees, where it had ceased all activities following last Wednesday's attack.
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, UNHCR spokesman Kris Janowski said that measures taken by the Indonesian Government had included a thorough investigation into the incident and the arrests of two of the alleged assailants, who will be charged in court.
"The Government has also issued a strong condemnation of the acts of violence against humanitarian workers, while practical steps have been taken on the ground to increase the presence of security forces in and around the camps," the spokesman said. "These developments are encouraging."
However, Mr. Janowski reiterated the UNHCR position that the solution to the refugee problem in West Timor depended on the separation of troublemakers from refugees, the imposition of law and order in the camps, and the clarification of the status of East Timorese employed by the Indonesian Government.
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