Dili rioters go on trial

Wed, 29 Jan 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

DILI, East Timor: The police have submitted dossiers on 16
people accused of inciting the Dec. 24 riot in which a member of
the Armed Forces was killed.

East Timor police chief Col. Yusuf Muharam said yesterday the
authorities had not yet apprehended another five suspects.

"We have tracked them down to other provinces, but to no
avail. We hope they will be arrested soon," Yusuf was quoted by
Antara as saying.

The riot broke out when tens of thousands of East Timorese
flocked to Dili to welcome Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo on
his arrival from Oslo after accepting his Nobel peace prize.
(pan)

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