Senate passes motion on conference raid

The Australian Senate passed the following motion, moved by Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown, on June 19:

That the Senate:

a) notes the police raid that resulted in the unlawful detention of 32 foreigners (including 20 Australians) attending a labour and human rights conference near Jakarta on June 8;

b) notes the Jakarta Post editorial of June 11, 2001, condemning the police raid with the words "the day the nation turn a blind eye to its own law enforcement institutions breaking the law and the constitution is the day this nations kisses goodbye to democracy"

c) calls on the foreign minister Alexander Downer to condemn the police raid and seek an appropriate response from the Indonesian government.

From GLW issue 453