East Timorese look for closure to bloody past
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Oct 17 08
Witnessed: 304 times
Timor Leste
Crimes against humanity, Forced disappearances, Mass killings
East Timor, impunity, independence, indonesia, mass graves
International forensics experts and former survivors have launched an investigation into one of East Timor's bloodiest incidents during the fight for independence.
As investigators unearth the remains of protesters allegedly shot and buried by Indonesian troops, many are hoping to see the end of one of the darkest chapters in the country's past.
Al Jazeera's Hannah Belcher reports. (October 15, 2008)
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