The only sour note came from pro-Jakarta East Timorese militia
The only sour note came from pro-Jakarta East Timorese militia
leader Eurico Guterres, who accused Gusmao of killing pro-
integration East Timorese in 1975, when Indonesia came in months
after Portuguese colonizers withdrew.
"I do not regard him as a good leader because he has committed
mistakes in the past by murdering many pro-integration East
Timorese who were his brothers in 1975," Guterres told AFP.
"And I think it's also due to the fact that he divorced his
East Timorese wife and married an Aussie woman," Guterres added.
Guterres said he would only congratulate Gusmao "if he can
successfully build East Timor."