Despite opposition from human rights campaigners, the European Union yesterday lifted a four-month-old arms embargo imposed on Indonesia during the violence that followed East Timor’s vote for independence. The ban was lifted despite objections from the human rights group Amnesty International. The arms embargo was introduced to pressure Jakarta into accepting international peacekeepers in East Timor, where pro-Indonesia militias rampaged after the country voted overwhelmingly for independence. The European Union banned all sales of arms, munitions, military equipment and other goods “which may be used for internal repression.” It also suspended military cooperation.