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To: maceng2 who wrote (10676)	11/17/2001 10:21:14 AM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Legal process sought for Indonesians arrested in U.S. JAKARTA (JP): The government has been seeking the opportunity to hold a dialog with related agencies in the United States to examine legal actions against 10 Indonesian citizens arrested by police in New Hampshire recently, a report said. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said in New York on Friday (Saturday in Jakarta) that the Indonesian government hoped the U.S. government would give legal protection to the 10 Indonesians. The 10, who lived in one house, were apprehended foroverstaying their visas, police said. Hassan said the Indonesian government had sent officials from the Indonesian Consulate in New York to meet with the 10. "We still don't know what kind of action the U.S. government will take against them, but we hope we can have communication with the U.S. government," said Hassan, who was in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. The U.S. government usually deports foreigners overstaying their visas, but recent developments have made the U.S. suspicious of any activities of foreigners, the minister said. A U.S. daily recently linked all 10 Indonesians with Islam and jihad, he said, adding that the 10 were merely arrested because they had overstayed. Hassan stressed that the Indonesian government would continue to monitor the case. Several Islamic groups in Indonesia have staged protests against the U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC on Sept. 11. Some groups have also held anti-American demonstrations in Indonesia, threatening to "sweep" Americans. Some have even gone to Afghanistan to engage in jihad against U.S. troops there. The U.S. is leading a military campaign against Afghanistan's Taliban government for harboring Osama bin Laden -- the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. thejakartapost.com