Parliament Approves Truth Commission
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From Times Wire Reports
Indonesia approved a truth and reconciliation panel to investigate thousands of state-sponsored killings and abductions during the 32-year dictatorship of former President Suharto.
The panel, loosely modeled on the body established in South Africa after apartheid ended, was approved by parliament and will begin work next year.
Some rights activists, however, have expressed concern that Indonesia’s powerful military could use the new panel to avoid criminal prosecution.
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