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Indonesia: Arms trade to a military regime

With a Foreword of Nobel Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta
Published by the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT)

"Despite a surface adherence to democratic forms, the Indonesian political system remains strongly authoritarian. The Government is dominated by an elite comprising President Soeharto, his close associates and the military." Indonesia Report on Human Rights Practices for 1996; Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S. January 1997

"Recently the military plundered the land of villagers in Pematang Belo (Sumatra) and changed its function to a military camp for training. The real intention of this action was to kick the people from their land and take it."

From a letter of an Indonesian Human Rights activist, January 1997
"Reiterates its demand to the Member States of the European Union to halt all military assistance and all arms sales to Indonesia;"

The European Parliament, Resolution 19 September 1997
"In the annals of crime of this terrible century, Indonesia's assault against East Timor ranks high, not only because of its scale (...) but it would have been so easy to prevent, and bring to an end at any time. There is no needs for threats to bomb Jakarta, or even to impose sanctions on the aggressor. It would suffice for the great powers to refrain from their eager participation in Indonesia's crimes - to stop putting guns into the hands of the killer and tortures (...)"
Noam Chomsky in East Timor: Genocide in Paradise

Notwithstanding these frankly written words, Western governments continue to sell arms to the Indonesian government. This booklet provides information on arms trade to the Indonesian military from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, French, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is written by groups campaigning against arms trade and groups from the solidarity movement with Indonesia and East Timor. It provides detailed information on the military support of Western government for the longest surviving military regime in the world and the methods to evade the law.

Indonesia: Arms trade to a military regime is the second publication from the campaign STOP Arming Indonesia of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT).

The first booklet STOP Arming Indonesia; a european perspective on arms trade to a military regime, was published by ENAAT in September 1994.
ISBN: 90-803702-1-5



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			Indonesia: Arms trade to a military regime With a Foreword of Nobel Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta Published by the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) "Despite a surface adherence to democratic forms, the Indonesian political system remains strongly authoritarian. The Government is dominated by an elite comprising President Soeharto, his close associates and the military." Indonesia Report on Human Rights Practices for 1996; Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S. January 1997 "Recently the military plundered the land of villagers in Pematang Belo (Sumatra) and changed its function to a military camp for training. The real intention of this action was to kick the people from their land and take it." From a letter of an Indonesian Human Rights activist, January 1997 "Reiterates its demand to the Member States of the European Union to halt all military assistance and all arms sales to Indonesia;" The European Parliament, Resolution 19 September 1997 "In the annals of crime of this terrible century, Indonesia's assault against East Timor ranks high, not only because of its scale (...) but it would have been so easy to prevent, and bring to an end at any time. There is no needs for threats to bomb Jakarta, or even to impose sanctions on the aggressor. It would suffice for the great powers to refrain from their eager participation in Indonesia's crimes - to stop putting guns into the hands of the killer and tortures (...)" Noam Chomsky in East Timor: Genocide in Paradise Notwithstanding these frankly written words, Western governments continue to sell arms to the Indonesian government. This booklet provides information on arms trade to the Indonesian military from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, French, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is written by groups campaigning against arms trade and groups from the solidarity movement with Indonesia and East Timor. It provides detailed information on the military support of Western government for the longest surviving military regime in the world and the methods to evade the law. Indonesia: Arms trade to a military regime is the second publication from the campaign STOP Arming Indonesia of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT). The first booklet STOP Arming Indonesia; a european perspective on arms trade to a military regime, was published by ENAAT in September 1994. ISBN: 90-803702-1-5


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