Dossiers on suspects returned

Dossiers on suspects returned

DILI, East Timor: The dossiers of the four people suspected of
being involved in the riots here last Dec. 24 were returned to
the police yesterday for lack of facts and evidence.

District Prosecutor J.F. Martanto said yesterday the police
were given two weeks to complete the dossiers. There had been 12
suspects, but police submitted the dossiers of only four people.

A mob of thousands went on the rampage after welcoming back
Bishop of Dili Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo from his trip to Oslo
to receive the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize. Alfredo Siga, an army
corporal, was killed and a handful of others were injured in the
violence. (swe)