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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 08:02:07 +0100 (MET)
From: malecki-AT-algonet.se (Robert Malecki)
Subject: M-G: BOUGAINVILLE UPDATE 3/12/96


>From: "Vikki John" <VIKKI-AT-lexsun.law.uts.edu.au>
>Organization:  Faculty Of Law, Uni. Of Tech., Syd.
>To: Bougainville.Updates-AT-lexsun.law.uts.edu.au
>Date:          Tue, 3 Dec 1996 14:49:54 GMT-1000
>Subject:       BOUGAINVILLE UPDATE 3/12/96
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>The Bougainville Interim Government
>Media Statement. - 312. 
>Monday 2, December 1996. 
>
>Attention News Desks:
>
>STATEMENT BY THE BOUGAINVILLE INTERIM GOVERNMENT/BRA
> PRESIDENT MR FRANCIS ONA, IN REGARDS TO REVELATION OF 
>THE ASSASSINATION OF LATE BTG PREMIER, 
>MR THEODORE MIRIUNG; BY INVESTIGATING CORONIAL
> SRI LANKAN RETIRED JUDGE,
> JUSTICE THIRUNAVUKKARASU SUNTHERALINGEN.
>
>THE BIG/BRA PRESIDENT, MR FRANCIS ONA:
>
>On behalf of the Bougainville Interim Government and BRA forces, I express
> our deepest sympathy to the death and at the same time our anger at the 
>revelation of the assassins of the late Bougainville leader, peace maker
> Theodore Miriung; as just established by the investigating coronial judge 
>Mr Justice Suntheralingen.
>
>The independent inquiry has now established the late BTG premier was 
>murdered by the State of Papua New Guinea. Its orders carried out by 
>7 members of the Papua New Guinea Defence force and 2 members of 
>State - supported militia the Resistance.
>
>The BRA forces are cleared. They had nothing whatsoever to do with the killing
> of the late Theodore Miriung.
>
>The late Miriung was a dedicated worker for peace. His only "weapons", were
> his honesty, reverence for human life, trust and pure hard work. He placed his
> personal security, protection for his life and work in the hands of the
> PNGDF/Resistance as he dutifully assisted the Papua New Guinea Government
> in search of a political solution for Bougainville and peace between
> Bougainvilleans and Papua New Guinea.
>
>The State of Papua New Guinea gave its tacit understanding for scenarios to be
> invented in which the late premier would be accused of `inciting conflicts' on
> Bougainville that would appear to be against the State. Then came steps of
> publicly and officially accusing him through Cabinet and Ministerial Media 
>Statements of such "acts". This then provided the State and the Military with
> "justification" to put him under "house arrest" as a guilty party to the PNG
> State and as a pre-request to his killing. The late Miriung was put under 
house
> arrest on two occasions by the PNG Military on Buka Island North Bougainville.
>
> As it was not possible to murder him either on Buka or Arawa, an elaborate 
plan
> was put to work in which he was flown to his wife's village in Southwest
> Bougainville on a Friday afternoon to visit his family, but for the deed to be
> carried out.
>
>His life was quickly terminated on the Saturday evening by a pre-arranged
> State Assassin Team which was already in waiting. There were only a handful
> of people that knew of the killing, but the news soon shocked the world as
> soon as the killing was revealed. 
>				
>					
>Mr Miriung's death was not however a surprise to us. I had warned Miriung  
>prior to joining force with Sir Julius Chan in October 1994 that his life 
would be
> in danger. In the same way that the former Minister for Health in the BIG, 
late
> Mr Ken Savia, being too trusting of the PNG Defence force was tortured and
> then murdered by the PNGDF in the town of Arawa in 1993.
>
>With this fact it now stands clear that all Bougainville leaders who are 
genuinely
> seeking peace and justice are threatened and on an "execution list" from the
> Papua New Guinea Government. Peace can not be achieved as long as peace
> workers continually face threats of death, harassment and inhumane treatment 
>from the Papua New Guinea military and from the blockading of Bougainville. 
>
>The Papua New Guinea Government stands condemned infront of the world for
> the murder of its own installed peace negotiator, late Theodore Miriung. 
And in
> the face of this findings by the coronial judge, it now justifies more 
than ever the
> call from all Bougainvilleans and their leaders for the so-called Papua New
> Guinea Defence force to be withdrawn from Bougainville and its Outer 
Islands as
> soon as it is practical. 
>
>I call for those that murdered the late Theodore Miriung to be brought to 
justice,
> and that the course of justice be not interfered with. This case will 
indeed prove
> whether the Papua New Guinea Defences Forces, and indeed their leaders in the
> PNG Cabinet are also subjected to the same rule of the law.
>
>I am happy to announced that the Bougainville Interim Government and the
> Bougainville Revolutionary Army fully Co-operated in the inquiry to the death
> of the late Theodore Miriung ; and support the findings of the coronial 
findings
> to the killers of the late BTG Premier.  END.
>
>STATEMENT BY MR JOSEPH KABUI - DEPUTY PRESIDENT.
>
>THE FINDINGS OF CORONIAL INQUIRY TO THE DEATH OF LATE 
>BTG PREMIER, THEODORE MIRIUNG, BY MR JUSTICE
> THIRUNAVUKKARASU SUTHERALINGEN FROM SRI LANKA,
> APPOINTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT.
>
>The findings of the coronial inquiry to the death of late Theodore Miriung 
fully
> supports findings by the Bougainville Interim Government ; that the 
killing was
> the work of the Papua New Guinea military supported by the PNG-backed
> Resistance forces. The BRA forces are clear and respected very much the peace
> efforts by the late leader.
>
>The world must now know that the real No 1 enemy to a peaceful solution to
> Bougainville have been the Papua New Guinea Government and its Military. 
>Over the past 8 years of the war/conflict Papua New Guinea had tried every 
>possible tricks under the sun to put the blame on the BIG/BRA for the conflict.
>
>The people of Bougainville salute the work of the Sri Lankan judge for finally 
>putting to rest those who are now the real culprits ; as the BIG/BRA and the
> Papua New Guinea Government have been accusing one another for the killing.
>					
>While the PNG Government, Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan and the Commander
> of the PNGDF Gen. Jerry Singirok continually denied that their forces were not
> involved, they must now assist in every possible way to bring the accused
> before the law. 
>
>What is there for the Papua New Guinea Government, its Prime Minister, and the
> Defence Force to do right now is to do two things:
>
>. Withdraw all Security Forces out of Bougainville, Buka Island, 
>  Nissan and Atolls of Bougainville - Stage 1;
> 
>. Independence. Recognise the political aspiration of the people of
>  Bougainville for their Self-Determination - Stage 2.
>
>The above requirements must be implemented by the Papua New Guinea
> Government right now. There is no time to waste . There is no more place to
> hide. If the Government of Papua New Guinea wants to keep its reputation as
> a good responsible world citizen than it must adhere to the above call 
>from the
> people of Bougainville as soon as possible.. We know that both the PNG and
> PNGDF have actually been deliberating on these points over the last couple
> months; the time has now come for them to be carried out.. 
>
>The people of Bougainville will only see real justice and freedom on
> Bougainivlle when the above call or demands are met..  END
>
>FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL OR FAX
> Mr Moses Havini: +(61-2) 9804 7632 SYDNEY AUSTRALIA.
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