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Such a structure would also raise a number of problems: first of all, which Timorese to pay compensation to? It would op
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"Such a structure would also raise a number of problems: first of all, which Timorese to pay compensation to? It would open a can of worms in terms of who was really a victim and who was not"

- Jose Ramos-Horta

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This quote by Jose Ramos-Horta is referring to the idea of a structure to pay settlement to victims of the East Timor conflict. He is suggesting that this structure would certainly be challenging to execute due to the intricacy of identifying that is a victim as well as that is not. He is indicating that it would certainly be difficult to determine who should receive payment and that it would open up a container of worms in terms of who was really a sufferer as well as who was not. This might be due to the fact that there might be people who were not straight impacted by the problem, yet might have experienced indirectly. It could additionally be due to the reality that some people may have been targets of the conflict, yet may not have actually been able to show it. This quote highlights the trouble of implementing a framework to pay compensation to victims of the East Timor problem and also the demand to meticulously consider that must receive compensation.

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This quote is written / told by Jose Ramos-Horta somewhere between December 26, 1949 and today. He/she was a famous author. The author also have 10 other quotes.

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