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Liquiçá Church Massacre
The Liquiçá Church massacre was a mass-killing that occurred in April 1999, during East Timor's bid for independence. It was the first case to be heard by the Second Special Panel. Events and aftermath During the event, up to some 200 East Timorese people were murdered at the Liquica priest's house next to the local Catholic church. The event left many witnesses, including the local Catholic Priest, Raphael dos Santos. The total number of victims at the hands of pro-Indonesia militias (primarily the Besi Merah Putih) and Indonesian soldiers and police in Liquica has never been fully determined, ranging from a low of five claimed by Indonesia, to more than 200 by local sources. The crime was first investigated by Australian diplomats at the invitation of the Indonesian Government, but the report wasn't released until 2001. Later it was investigated by a team of International Police which became known as the UNTAET Crime Scene Detachment, serving under the United Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Timor Genocide
The East Timor genocide refers to the "pacification campaigns" of state terrorism between 1975 and 1999 waged by the Indonesian New Order government during the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor. The majority of sources consider the Indonesian killings in East Timor to constitute genocide, while other scholars disagree on certain aspects of the definition. Estimates of deaths attributed to the genocide range from 60,000 to 308,000. Initial invasion On the pretext of protecting its citizens in Timorese territory, Indonesia invaded the eastern part of the East Timor island and declared it as its 27th province, renaming it ''Timor Timur''. Indonesia was given the tacit support of the American Government, which saw FRETILIN as a Marxist organization. Framed as a response to Fretilin’s proclamation of sovereign rule, Indonesia’s intervention was conceived from its perception of Fretilin-controlled East Timor as a threat to regional stability and an adversity to it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
