Autor Ekipa La’o Hamutuk <\/p>\n\n\n\n
La\u2019o Hamutuk strongly condemns the unilateral use of U.S. military force in Venezuela, thekidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and the killing of scores of people in Venezuela and on the highseas. These actions were conducted without the consent of the Venezuelan state or of the United Nations<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u00a0appreciate\u00a0the\u00a05\u00a0January\u00a0statement\u00a0of\u00a0Timor-Leste\u2019s\u00a0Government\u00a0calling\u00a0for\u00a0\u201crestraint,\u00a0a return\u00a0to\u00a0dialogue\u00a0and\u00a0diplomacy,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0peaceful\u00a0resolution\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0in\u00a0accordance\u00a0with\u00a0international\u00a0law\u00a0andthe\u00a0principles\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0Nations\u00a0Charter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0domestic\u00a0law-enforcement\u00a0matter.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0profound\u00a0challenge\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0international legal\u00a0order\u2014including\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0Nations\u00a0Charter\u2019s\u00a0prohibition\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0threat\u00a0or\u00a0use\u00a0of\u00a0force\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0territorialintegrity\u00a0or\u00a0political\u00a0independence\u00a0of\u00a0any\u00a0state\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0core\u00a0principle\u00a0of\u00a0non-intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La\u2019o Hamutuk also underscores the serious legal implications of kidnapping a sitting head of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
state. Even where criminal allegations exist, accountability must be pursued through lawful, transparent andinternationally legitimate procedures\u2014not through cross-border military coercion. Should Timor-Leste kidnap PresidentPrabowo Subianto from Jakarta, as he committed serious crimes here during the illegal Indonesian military occupationof our country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\u00a0is\u00a0another\u00a0instance\u00a0of\u00a0U.S.\u00a0foreign\u00a0policy\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0unilateral\u00a0military\u00a0force\u00a0to\u00a0advance\u00a0its\u00a0political\u00a0and\u00a0economicinterests.\u00a0Repeated\u00a0reference\u00a0to\u00a0Venezuelan\u00a0oil\u00a0by\u00a0U.S.\u00a0o\ufb03cials,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0president,\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0dayssound\u00a0like\u00a018th-century\u00a0colonialism.\u00a0The \u2018Monroe\u00a0(or\u00a0Donroe)\u00a0Doctrine\u2019\u00a0has\u00a0no\u00a0legitimacy\u00a0in\u00a0today\u2019s\u00a0world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since\u00a0the\u00a0advent\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0UN,\u00a0the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0has\u00a0intervened\u00a0overtly\u00a0and\u00a0covertly\u00a0in\u00a0other\u00a0countries numerous\u00a0times.\u00a0We\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0forget\u00a0that\u00a0U.S.\u00a0support\u00a0for\u00a0Indonesia\u00a0enabled\u00a0the\u00a0invasion\u00a0and\u00a0occupation\u00a0of\u00a0Timor-Lestefrom\u00a01975\u00a0to\u00a01999,\u00a0killing\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0200,000\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0people.\u00a0The illegal\u00a0occupation\u00a0was\u00a0belatedly\u00a0ended\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0UN-facilitated\u00a0referendum\u00a0and\u00a0transitionaladministration,\u00a0so\u00a0Timor-Leste\u00a0appreciates\u00a0the\u00a0value\u00a0of\u00a0international\u00a0law\u00a0and\u00a0diplomacy.\u00a0Decades\u00a0later,\u00a0the\u00a0failure\u00a0tohold\u00a0perpetrators\u00a0accountable\u00a0remains\u00a0a\u00a0festering\u00a0wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An\u00a0oil\u00a0tanker\u00a0intercepted\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0was\u00a0falsely\u00a0\ufb02ying\u00a0the\u00a0\ufb02ag\u00a0of\u00a0Timor-Leste,\u00a0although\u00a0our Government\u00a0never\u00a0registered\u00a0it.\u00a0We\u00a0urge\u00a0all\u00a0involved\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0drag\u00a0the\u00a0name\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0nation\u00a0into\u00a0their\u00a0con\ufb02ict.\u00a0Our\u00a0peoplehave\u00a0already\u00a0su\ufb00ered\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0from\u00a0other\u00a0nations\u2019\u00a0interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La\u2019o Hamutuk calls for the U.S. to permanently stop intervening in others\u2019 sovereign<\/p>\n\n\n\n
territories.\u00a0\u00a0We\u00a0also\u00a0urge\u00a0the\u00a0international\u00a0community\u00a0to\u00a0act\u00a0together\u00a0to\u00a0block\u00a0the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0from\u00a0continuing\u00a0its\u00a0long-standing,aggressive\u00a0interventionist\u00a0foreign\u00a0policy,\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0to\u00a0reject\u00a0the\u00a0use\u00a0of\u00a0force,\u00a0consistently\u00a0defend\u00a0international\u00a0law,demand\u00a0credible\u00a0UN\u00a0action\u00a0and\u00a0end impunity\u00a0for\u00a0past\u00a0crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To conclude, when international law is applied selectively, it ceases to function as law andbecomes an instrument of unilateral power<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Autor Ekipa La’o Hamutuk La\u2019o Hamutuk strongly condemns the unilateral use of U.S. military force in Venezuela, thekidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and the killing of scores of people in Venezuela and on the highseas. These actions were conducted without the consent of the Venezuelan state or of the United Nations We\u00a0appreciate\u00a0the\u00a05\u00a0January\u00a0statement\u00a0of\u00a0Timor-Leste\u2019s\u00a0Government\u00a0calling\u00a0for\u00a0\u201crestraint,\u00a0a return\u00a0to\u00a0dialogue\u00a0and\u00a0diplomacy,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0peaceful\u00a0resolution\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0in\u00a0accordance\u00a0with\u00a0international\u00a0law\u00a0andthe\u00a0principles\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0Nations\u00a0Charter.\u201d This\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0domestic\u00a0law-enforcement\u00a0matter.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0profound\u00a0challenge\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0international legal\u00a0order\u2014including\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0Nations\u00a0Charter\u2019s\u00a0prohibition\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0threat\u00a0or\u00a0use\u00a0of\u00a0force\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0territorialintegrity\u00a0or\u00a0political\u00a0independence\u00a0of\u00a0any\u00a0state\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0core\u00a0principle\u00a0of\u00a0non-intervention. La\u2019o Hamutuk also underscores the serious legal implications of kidnapping a sitting head of state. Even where criminal allegations exist, accountability must be pursued through lawful, transparent andinternationally legitimate procedures\u2014not through cross-border military coercion. Should Timor-Leste kidnap PresidentPrabowo Subianto from Jakarta, as he committed serious crimes here during the illegal Indonesian military occupationof our country? This\u00a0is\u00a0another\u00a0instance\u00a0of\u00a0U.S.\u00a0foreign\u00a0policy\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0unilateral\u00a0military\u00a0force\u00a0to\u00a0advance\u00a0its\u00a0political\u00a0and\u00a0economicinterests.\u00a0Repeated\u00a0reference\u00a0to\u00a0Venezuelan\u00a0oil\u00a0by\u00a0U.S.\u00a0o\ufb03cials,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0president,\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0dayssound\u00a0like\u00a018th-century\u00a0colonialism.\u00a0The \u2018Monroe\u00a0(or\u00a0Donroe)\u00a0Doctrine\u2019\u00a0has\u00a0no\u00a0legitimacy\u00a0in\u00a0today\u2019s\u00a0world. Since\u00a0the\u00a0advent\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0UN,\u00a0the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0has\u00a0intervened\u00a0overtly\u00a0and\u00a0covertly\u00a0in\u00a0other\u00a0countries numerous\u00a0times.\u00a0We\u00a0do\u00a0not\u00a0forget\u00a0that\u00a0U.S.\u00a0support\u00a0for\u00a0Indonesia\u00a0enabled\u00a0the\u00a0invasion\u00a0and\u00a0occupation\u00a0of\u00a0Timor-Lestefrom\u00a01975\u00a0to\u00a01999,\u00a0killing\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0200,000\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0people.\u00a0The illegal\u00a0occupation\u00a0was\u00a0belatedly\u00a0ended\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0UN-facilitated\u00a0referendum\u00a0and\u00a0transitionaladministration,\u00a0so\u00a0Timor-Leste\u00a0appreciates\u00a0the\u00a0value\u00a0of\u00a0international\u00a0law\u00a0and\u00a0diplomacy.\u00a0Decades\u00a0later,\u00a0the\u00a0failure\u00a0tohold\u00a0perpetrators\u00a0accountable\u00a0remains\u00a0a\u00a0festering\u00a0wound. An\u00a0oil\u00a0tanker\u00a0intercepted\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0was\u00a0falsely\u00a0\ufb02ying\u00a0the\u00a0\ufb02ag\u00a0of\u00a0Timor-Leste,\u00a0although\u00a0our Government\u00a0never\u00a0registered\u00a0it.\u00a0We\u00a0urge\u00a0all\u00a0involved\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0drag\u00a0the\u00a0name\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0nation\u00a0into\u00a0their\u00a0con\ufb02ict.\u00a0Our\u00a0peoplehave\u00a0already\u00a0su\ufb00ered\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0from\u00a0other\u00a0nations\u2019\u00a0interests. 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