Court to try Liquica incident

Court to try Liquica incident

JAKARTA: The ad hoc human rights tribunal will open a new case
on Wednesday as part of the trial of rights violations in 1999 in
East Timor.

The court, which will be presided over by Judge Cicut
Sutiarso, will hear testimony on the Liquica incident, with the
suspects including former Liquica military commander Lt. Col.
Asep Kuswandi, former police chief Lt. Col. Adios Salova, and
former regent Leonito Martins.

They will be charged with a failure to prevent human rights
abuses and to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The case revolves around the attack on proindependence
supporters taking refuge in Liquica Church on April 6, 1999,
which reportedly killed at least 30 people, mostly women and
children.

On Wednesday, Judge Cicut will also preside over a hearing
against Covalima officials over the same incident.

Former Udayana military commander, Maj. Gen. Adam Damiri, is
scheduled to testify during the hearing.

Another hearing on former East Timor governor Abilio Soares
will also be held on Wednesday, when testimony will be heared
from witnesses.--JP