Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) said it supports the planned questioning of its active and former officers by the Truth and Friendship Commission (KKP) over human rights violations following the 1999 referendum in Indonesia's former province of East Timor.

"TNI agrees and supports the move by the KKP. Indonesia and Timor Leste (East Timor) need to reach an agreement on ending the problems of the past so that we can start to develop our countries," TNI spokesman Col. Ahmad Yani Basuki said as quoted by detik.com news portal here Thursday.

The commission plans to seek an explanation for the incident through public hearings involving former president B.J. Habibie, former TNI chief (ret) Gen. Wiranto and a number of Indonesian Police officers and civilians on March 26 to 30.

Yani said TNI would never protect or cover up past criminal cases involving its officers.

Meanwhile, KKP's co-chairman Benjamin Mangkudilaga confirmed Thursday that Habibie, Wiranto and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Bishop Carlos Ximenes Felipe Belo would testify before the KKP.

"They have all confirmed they will come," Mangkudilaga said as quoted by AFP.