March 1, 2002

Indonesian army accused of gross rights violations in East Timor are expected to have the first trial on March 14. Members of Indonesian army, police and civilian officials are charged for crimes against humanity, which occurred in 1999 in the months surrounding East Timor’s vote for Independence from Indonesia.

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