11. He assigned State Minister of the National Development Planning Board Boediono, Minister of Home Affairs Syarwan Hamid, and Minister of Justice Muladi to assist the group. 12. Karapetian was convicted of assisting the group ASALA which planted a bomb at a Turkish Air counter in Orly airport south of Paris. 13. Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, a Tokyo-based organization that assisted the group, described members as six families and three individuals. 14. Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, a Tokyo-based organization that assisted the group, distributed statements by some members. 15. Legislation due for submission to Congress on Wednesday also would expand the jurisdiction of federal courts to punish conspiracies to assist terrorist groups based abroad, the officials said. 16. Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, a Tokyo-based organization that assisted the group, also distributed statements by some members. 17. Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, a Tokyo-based organization that assisted the group, distributed a news release saying they wanted to go to South Korea. 18. The military observers assist human rights groups and support humanitarian activities. 19. The statements follow U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright recent attempts to rally Saudi and Egyptian support for U.S. efforts to oust Saddam by assisting opposition groups. 20. The U.S. government said Monday it is discouraging trade between the United States and Serbia, and is seriously considering assisting pro-democracy groups there. |