Ad Hoc Human Rights Court Report No. 4

Ad Hoc Human Rights Court

East Timor/Indonesia

English

East Timor, which used to be the Republic of Indonesia's 27th province, has become a new nation. For Indonesia, the establishment of Timor Lorosae as an independent state has brought a new inspiration, namely in the form of Ad Hoc Human Right Court which was initiated due to the suggestion that there had been crime against humanity in Timor Lorosae before, during and after the referendum.

The court, which has been held for the past four months at the District Court of Central Jakarta, can be regarded as an inspiration since it has become a legal landmark and the initial step in the process of justice for those who have suffered from the state apparatus' misdemeanors. It would also exhibit to what extent Indonesia can promote and protect human rights.

The Ad Hoc Human Right in essence would examine all the assumptions of and also determine the responsible parties for the chain of crimes against humanity in Timor Lorosae before, during and after the referendum in 1999. This report would focus upon the formulation of the element of crimes upon the crime against humanity as contained in the Act No.26/2000 into the charges, and also how the element of crimes have been elaborated by both the prosecutors and the judges in the (due process of law).