East Timorese man cleared of spying

East Timorese man cleared of spying

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Police said here on Friday they
did not have enough evidence to charge an East Timorese man with
spying, Antara news agency reported.

"He has been declared innocent because we have been unable to
find enough evidence to indicate espionage," East Nusa Tenggara
Police spokesman Capt. I Wayan Dana was quoted as saying.

Paul Tallo Alberto, 25, was arrested on the Indonesian side of
the border with East Timor on April 6 on suspicion of spying.

After his arrest, officials said Alberto, a former member of
the Besi Merah Putih prointegration militia in East Timor, had
been paid by an Australian sergeant serving with the U.N.
Peacekeeping Force in East Timor to spy on militia activities in
East Nusa Tenggara.

Dana said Alberto was handed over to the U.N. Migration
Organization in Atambua, Belu, on April 24. (byg)