Ad Hoc Human Rights Court Report No. 9

Ad Hoc Human Rights Court

East Timor/Indonesia

English

The Ad Hoc Human Rights Court for the East Timor Case up to now has issued verdicts for 6 dossiers. At the first phase the defendant Abilio Soares (former East Timor governor) has been judged guilty and was prosecuted to 3 years of imprisonment, whereas Brigjend (Pol)(Police Brigadier General). Drs. Timbul Silaen (former Head of Regional Police Force for East Timor) and Herman Sedyono et. al (for the attack of Ave Matia church in Suai) has been judged not guilty of the gross violation of Human Rights in East Timor.

In the second phase Eurico Guterres (former vice commander of PPI/Commander of Aitarak) has been judged guilty and prosecuted to 10 years of imprisonment, while Endar Priyanto (former Military Division Commander (Dandim)1627 Dili), Asep Kuswani (former Military Division Commander (Dandim)1638 Liquica), Adios Salova (former Head of Regiment Police Force (Kapolres) Liquica) and Leonito Martins (former Head of Regency of Liquica) have been judged “not guilty” and was released from all charges put forth by the Ad Hoc prosecutors.