In Indonesia, seven people were formally charged with...
In Indonesia, seven people were formally charged with mass killings in East Timor in the weeks following the province's independence referendum in 1999
In Indonesia, seven people were formally charged with mass killings in East Timor in the weeks following the province's independence referendum in 1999.
Three senior officials and four lesser-ranking personnel have been indicted for crimes against humanity. Scores of East Timorese refugees and priests were killed in a church complex in the town in the East Timor town of Suai in September 1999.
The three senior officials named are former East Timor governor Abilio Soares, police chief Brigadier-General Timbul Silaen and Colonel Herman Sedyono, a former district head.If found guilty they could face the death penalty.
Three senior officials and four lesser-ranking personnel have been indicted for crimes against humanity. Scores of East Timorese refugees and priests were killed in a church complex in the town in the East Timor town of Suai in September 1999.
The three senior officials named are former East Timor governor Abilio Soares, police chief Brigadier-General Timbul Silaen and Colonel Herman Sedyono, a former district head.If found guilty they could face the death penalty.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Australian Broadcasting Corporation News, 21/02/2002)