Fwd (SBS): WAHID DENIES CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

["Alan Bradley" <alanb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From SBS WORLD NEWS (http://www.sbs.com.au/worldnews_set.html):

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*WAHID DENIES CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS: 02-02-2001

Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid
has called a news conference to deny
allegations by parliament that he lied
about his involvement in two
corruption scandals. He insists that
a parliamentary investigation into his
conduct was not based on facts. He
has also called for greater
cooperation between his government and
the legislature. Wahid made his move
less than 24 hours after the
parliament voted to censure him.

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*FORMAL DEFENCE FORCE FOR EAST TIMOR : 02-02-2001

East Timor's anti-Indonesian guerilla
band has become the core of a regular
defence force under the administration
of the United Nations. Falantil
commander Taur Matan Ruak has been
appointed commander-in-chief with the
rank of brigadier-general. The first
battalion will have 650 members.
Eventually the force will be expanded
to 1,500 regulars and 1,500 reservists.