Australia resumes ties with Kopassus
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
In December, the Australian government invited Kopassus, Indonesias elite special forces, to participate in a joint training exercise, renewing a defence relationship that lay dormant since the furor over alleged Kopassus involvement in human rights abuses in East Timor. Despite the passage of time and Indonesias democratization, the Australian decision has provoked criticism, specifically from human rights groups and academics who argue that in
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