Planned MSG Foreign Ministers visit to West Papua lacks transparency Exclusive investigation from West Papua Media team October 12, 2013 (The Hague): As allegations surface of Indonesian military-linked businessmen providing envelopes of “hefty cash” to senior officials in the Solomon Island’s Prime Ministerial delegation during the recent APEC summit in Bali, a high level source inside the Melanesian Spearhead Group has raised concerns over Indonesia’s subversion of the agreed visit of Melanesian Foreign Ministers to West Papua, in an exclusive interview with West Papua Media. An explosive but carefully worded article in the Solomon Star newspaper on October 11 has alleged that Indonesian officials provided members of Solomon Islands government with large amounts of cash contained in yellow envelopes, during an official dinner hosted in honour of the Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo and his delegation. ... Read more at westpapuamedia(DOT)info/2013/10/13/planned-msg-foreign-ministers-visit-to-west-papua-lacks-transparency/
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:14:52 +0000