EU propping up Indonesia - MEP

Mr Niall Andrews MEP has accused the European Union of "blatant hypocrisy" in its attitude to human rights abuses in Burma and…

Mr Niall Andrews MEP has accused the European Union of "blatant hypocrisy" in its attitude to human rights abuses in Burma and Indonesia.

He said the EU's condemnation of the Burmese military had been "trenchant, hard and persistent", but this was not matched in relation to Indonesia. Mr Andrews accused the EU of "propping up" the Indonesian regime with armaments.

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