12 November 2002

COURT INDICTS OFFICERS FOR DUTCH JOURNALIST'S MURDER


A special court in East Timor has indicted two Indonesian army officers for the 1999 murder of Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Thoenes, a correspondent for the "Financial Times" and the "Christian Science Monitor," was murdered on 21 September 1999 while reporting on the violence that erupted after East Timor declared independence from Indonesia.

On 6 November, the Special Panel for Serious Crimes of the Dili District Court indicted Major Jacob Sarosa and Lieutenant Camilo dos Santos on 17 counts of "crimes against humanity" committed by Indonesian army Battalion 745. Sarosa was commander of the battalion at that time, while dos Santos was a platoon leader. Indonesia's Attorney General and Interpol are expected to receive arrest warrants for the two men, says CPJ. [Updates IFEX "Communique" #11-24].">http://communique.ifex.org/articles.cfm?system_id=4662">IFEX "Communique" #11-24].

Visit these links:

- CPJ: www.cpj.org">http://www.cpj.org/news/2002/EastTimor07nov02na.html">www.cpj.org

- Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.org">http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/timor/index.htm">www.hrw.org



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