[GreenYes] [GAIA] GAIA-3 flown out of Indonesia!

["Gary Liss" <gary@no.address>]

Although not what GAIA asked for completely (wanting GAIA-3
to be able to proceed on to the Climate Change conference in Bali), at
least the GAIA-3 are now out of harm's way.  Thanks to all who wrote
emails and letters and called officials to express concern!

Gary Liss

> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 19:12:41
> -0000 (UTC)
> From: "yuyun ismawati" <yuyun@no.address>
> To: gaia-members@no.address
>
> By the time i wrote this update,
> our 3 beloved collegues have been
> flew
> out from Indonesia.
>
> The previous update I've sent was up to 3 am.
>
> At 5 am, the three came back from the immigration office with upset
> and
> anger. Gigie had a very bad migrain. the immigration officer asked her
> to
> sign the document as the pre-requisite to go to doctor. However,
> Gigie
> signed 2 pages out of 5 but added the note explaining that she
> signed
> under ill condition and under arrest.
>
> At 8 am we checked out from the hotel, fetched by several
> immigration
> officers as well as by several inteligent police officers to Bandung
> Immigration office. Gigie remained inside the car accompanied by Mira
> of
> Ashoka.
>
> After waiting for the "unclear and never-ever-signed documents"
> at 10 am
> the three were shown in public. Initially the immigration asked them to
> go
> out from the back door. but about 70 Gedebage communities
> representatives,
> mostly women, came to say good by to the three and thanks for their
> support. That was the most memorable moment in our mission....
> Gigie and me could not hold our tears as well...
>
> At 10 am the journey to jakarta begun escourted by 4 immigration
> officers
> and 4 intelegent officers from bandung. Traffic and rain halted the
> travel
> to jakarta made them missed the flight.
>
> At 3 am all of us entered the airport departure hall and lead to
> immigration office. Indri from KONTRAS, Indonesian Human Right NGO
> founded
> by Munir, asked the officials to show us the deportation letter.
> Meanwhile
> we tried to find the nearest possible flights for the three. Kristin of
> US
> embassy and her staff assissted Neil.
>
> However, THE OFFICIAL FAILED TO SHOW US THE SAID LEGAL LETTER OF
> DEPORTATION. I was upset and mad, then started to speak outloud.
> Indri
> also insisted asking the letter which was not able to shown by any of
> the
> intelegent police officers, nor by the Bandung immigration officers.IT
> WAS
> TOTALLY MESS AND FRAUD OF DEPORTATION, A COMPLETE HARRASSMENT FOR ME
> AS
> THE HOST AND FOR THE GAIA COLLEAGUES AS OUR GUESTS.
>
> Together with Indri of Kontras, Gatot of LBH, we discussed the
> strategy
> outside. Our NGO colleagues in jakarta will make a stratement tonight
> of
> tomorrow showing the BIG BLUFFING BULL**** of THE DEPORTATION WITHOUT
> ANY
> ExPLANATION.
>
> I think it is critical that GAIA should address this SERIOUSLY to
> teh
> Government of Indonesia (GOI) and addressed in to the UNFCCC
> forum.
>
> in solidarity,
> yuyun
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