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 >Reply-To: v.john-AT-uts.edu.au >X-Confirm-Reading-To: v.john-AT-uts.edu.au >X-Pmrqc: 1 >Return-Receipt-To: v.john-AT-uts.edu.au >Priority: urgent > >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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- from list marxism-general-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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