Four jailbirds still at large

Four jailbirds still at large

DILI, East Timor: Four of the eight inmates who broke out of the Becora Correctional Facility during a riot on Tuesday are back behind bars, while the other four are still at large, Antara reported.

Chief of the East Timor Office of the Ministry of Justice Benny J. Matthaus said here yesterday that of the first group, one was rearrested and the other three surrendered.

The body of 27-year-old Armindo da Silva Martins -- an inmate killed during the riot, which appears to have been organized -- was brought home and given a burial. Matthaus said his family in Hatolia district, Ermera regency, "have accepted (his death) well".

Matthaus also said that representatives from the International Commission of the Red Cross's Dili office have visited the prison.

"The situation in the facility has returned to normal," Matthaus said. (swe)