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Indonesian President Wahid Suspends Security Chief, General Wiranto

HeadlineFeb 14, 2000

Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid today suspended his powerful security chief, General Wiranto, and instructed government investigators to determine if he bears any responsibility for the widespread violence in East Timor last year. The move, which Wiranto quickly accepted, is the latest development in a two-week standoff between the two men over whether the security chief should quit the cabinet. The decision means the general will be temporarily relieved of his duties while the probe is underway. Just in the last few weeks, two commissions, both the United Nations report and the Indonesian Human Rights Commission, have come out with reports saying that the Indonesian military was responsible for the carnage leading up to and after the independence referendum of August 30th in East Timor.

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