 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Chinyorwa chake cheReuters chinoti Alatas aive munhu anoremekedzwa zvikuru mudunhu akafungidzirwa pane imwe nguva kuti ave munyori mukuru weUnited Nations asi kuti basa rake rekupedzisira rakashungurudzwa nenguva yaSuharto uye mhirizhonga muEast Timor, yaichimbova nyika yePortugal iyo yakavhotera kuzvimiririra kubva kuIndonesia muna 1999. Alatas akarondedzera basa rake mukukakavadzana kwenyika dzakawanda pamusoro pekubatanidzwa kweIndonesia kuEast Timor muna 1975 uye zviitiko zvakatungamirira kuzvimiririra mu The pebble in the shoe: The diplomatic struggle for East Timor. Chinyorwa chake cheThe Guardian chakataura kuti kuurawa kwakaitwa vanhu vaipikisa Indonesia muna 1991 kumakuva eSanta Cruz muDili, guta guru reEast Timor, zvichida kwakatadzisa Alatas kutora chinzvimbo cheUN. Kutsamwiswa kwenyika dzakawanda pamusoro pekufa kungave kwakabhadhara Alatas basa repamusoro reUN, iro raaive achimhanya mukupera kwema1990, The Guardian yakanyora. Suharto anonzi akaramba kukwikwidza kwake sezvo aifunga kuti basa racho raizoratidza kushungurudzwa kwakadaro. Alatas gare gare akadana kuurawa kweSanta Cruz sechinhu chinoshanduka kuIndonesia muEast Timor. 