Gen (ret) Wiranto

Makassar, (ANTARA News) - General Chairman of the People`s Conscience Party (Hanura) Gen (ret) Wiranto assumed that the case of the Timor Leste riot had been settled.

"All generals allegedly involved in human rights violations in Timor Leste have been tried by a special military tribunal and acquitted," former military top commander of the new order said after a meeting with his party`s cadres in Takalar, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday.

According to Wiranto, if the case would have to be brought to an international tribunal, he would wait for the decision of the Indonesian and Timor Leste governments.

"We will leave it to the government and we also assume that there was a mistake at that time, as everything was conducted in accordance with the standing procedures," he said.

Asked about rumours that he might be banned from the 2009 general elections following the latest report from the Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship that there were human rights violations prior to and during the post-referendum period in Timor Leste, Wiranto said the 34 political parties which would join next year`s general election had reached an agreement that they would not redicule any individual party and their presidential candidates. end (*)