US State Department cable 1977STATE213474: Amnesty International 'Parliamentarians in Prison'

=== [PDF page 1] === Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Message Text UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 STATE 213474 ORIGIN EA-12 DRAFTED BY EA/RA/FCBENNETT, JR./MJ APPROVED BY EA/RA - ROBERT J. MARTENS EA/PHL /BAFLECK R 071534Z SEP 77 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY JAKARTA AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR AMEMBASSY MANILA AMEMBASSY SEOUL AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE INFO AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY TOKYO UNCLAS STATE 213474 TAGS: SHUM, IN, MY, RP, SN, KS SUBJECT: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ISSUES "LIST OF PARLIAMENTARIANS IN PRISON" 1. SUMMARY. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON "PARLIAMENTARIANS IN PRISON" LISTING NAMES AND GIVING DATA ON 62 FORMER LEGISLATORS IN 18 COUNTRIES "WHO HAVE BEEN IMPRISONED, OR WHO HAVE 'DISAPPEARED" WAS ISSUED IN LONDON SEPTEMBER 5. LONGEST LIST IS FOR INDONESIA (21 NAMES). ROK, PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA EACH HAVE ONE NAME ON LIST AND SINGAPORE TWO NAMES. NEW YORK TIMES UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 STATE 213474 CARRIED NAMES AND SHORT EXPLANATION SEPTEMBER 6 EDITION. END SUMMARY. 2. DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF AN AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI) REPORT ON "PARLIAMENTARIANS IN PRISON" (AS OF JULY 31, 1977) LISTING NAMES OF 62 FORMER LEGISLATORS WHO REPORTEDLY "HAVE 'DISAPPEARED' WITHOUT A TRACE" Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 === [PDF page 2] === Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 OR ARE IN PRISON. THE SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT STATES THAT THOSE NAMED HAVE ALL SERVED AS CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF NATIONAL OR PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES AND "MANY - FOR INSTANCE THOSE ARRESTED IN INDONESIA IN LATE 1965 - WERE STILL MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AT THE TIME OF THEIR ARREST." THE REPORT ASSERTS THAT AI IS NOT ATTEMPTING TO JUDGE THE MERITS OF ANY PARTICULAR PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM BUT SEEKS "TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT PARLIAMENTARIANS ARE INCLUDED AMONG THE PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DETAINED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN VIOLATION OF THEIR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS, AND TO MOBILIZE SUPPORT FOR THEIR RELEASE." A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SITUATION IS GIVEN. 3. EA COUNTRIES INCLUDE INDONESIA, WITH 21 NAMES THE LONGEST LIST, SINGAPORE, WITH TWO NAMES, THE PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA AND SOUTH KOREA, EACH WITH ONE NAME. NONE OF THOSE NAMED IN THE "DISAPPEARED" CATEGORY WAS FROM AN EA COUNTRY. THE NEW YORK TIMES CARRIED A REPORT SEPTEMBER 6 NOTING ISSUANCE OF THE AI DOCUMENT, NAMING EACH DETAINEE, AND HIGHLIGHTING THE CASES OF THOSE HELD IN INDONESIA, A CHILEAN SOCIALIST, AND KIM DAE JUNG. THERE WAS NO EDITORIAL COMMENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 7 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 STATE 213474 4. THE NAMES FOLLOW: A. INDONESIA - ARMUNANTO, ACHMAD ASTRAWINATA, DAHLIAR, DJADIWIROSUBROTO, SJAMSUL HADI KASTARI, KARTINAH KURDI, EDDY ABDURACHMAN MARTALOGAWA, OEI TJU TAT, FERDINAND RUNTURAMBI, UMIHARTI SARDJONO, SETIADI REKSOPRODJO, RICHARD PAINGOT SITUMEANG, ABDULLAH SOMAD, SUBANDRIO, SUDOJO, SUHARDI WARSO SAMPIR, ABDUL RACHMAN SUNDARI, KAREL SUPIT, S.H. SUPRAPTO, TJOO TIK TJOEN, AND GDE WINAYA. B. MALAYSIA - CHIAN HENG KAI C. SINGAPORE - CHIA THYE POH AND LEE TZE TONG D. SOUTH KOREA - KIM DAE JUNG E. PHILIPPINES - BENIGNO AQUINO 5. GUIDANCE WAS PREPARED BUT MATTER WAS NOT RPT NOT RAISED AT SEPTEMBER 6 PRESS CONFERENCE. GIST OF GUIDANCE IS THAT USG HAS SEEN AI REPORT. ALTHOUGH WE Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 === [PDF page 3] === Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 CANNOT VOUCH FOR ALL CASES CITED, WE REMAIN DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CONCERN KNOWN ABOUT DETENTION WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF PARLIAMENTARIANS OR ANY OTHERS IN THE HOPE THAT SUCH CASES WILL BE RESOLVED QUICKLY AND WITH COMPASSION. 6. COPIES OF REPORT AND PRESS GUIDANCE WILL BE POUCHED TO ACTION ADDRESSEES. VANCE UNCLASSIFIED NNN Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 === [PDF page 4] === Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning: X Capture Date: 01-Jan-1994 12:00:00 am Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: HUMAN RIGHTS, POLITICAL PRISONERS Control Number: n/a Copy: SINGLE Sent Date: 07-Sep-1977 12:00:00 am Decaption Date: 01-Jan-1960 12:00:00 am Decaption Note: Disposition Action: n/a Disposition Approved on Date: Disposition Case Number: n/a Disposition Comment: Disposition Date: 01-Jan-1960 12:00:00 am Disposition Event: Disposition History: n/a Disposition Reason: Disposition Remarks: Document Number: 1977STATE213474 Document Source: CORE Document Unique ID: 00 Enclosure: n/a Executive Order: N/A Errors: N/A Expiration: Film Number: D770323-1174 Format: TEL From: STATE Handling Restrictions: n/a Image Path: ISecure: 1 Legacy Key: link1977/newtext/t19770990/aaaacxvr.tel Line Count: 125 Litigation Code IDs: Litigation Codes: Litigation History: Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM Office: ORIGIN EA Original Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Original Handling Restrictions: n/a Original Previous Classification: n/a Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Page Count: 3 Previous Channel Indicators: n/a Previous Classification: n/a Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Reference: n/a Retention: 0 Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED Review Content Flags: Review Date: 02-Dec-2004 12:00:00 am Review Event: Review Exemptions: n/a Review Media Identifier: Review Release Date: n/a Review Release Event: n/a Review Transfer Date: Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a SAS ID: 1362850 Secure: OPEN Status: NATIVE Subject: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ISSUES \"LIST OF PARLIA- MENTARIANS IN PRISON\" TAGS: SHUM, PINS, IN, MY, RP, SN, KS To: JAKARTA KUALA LUMPUR MULTIPLE Type: TE vdkvgwkey: odbc://SAS/SAS.dbo.SAS_Docs/74384a4b-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Review Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009 Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 22 May 2009