Seven Charged in Slaying of Journalist, 19 Others
From Times Wire Reports
Two Indonesian soldiers were among seven people indicted for killing a Dutch journalist and 19 others during East Timor’s independence struggle in 1999.
Financial Times reporter Sander Thoenes was the last of 20 people killed in a rampage in the former Indonesian province by Battalion 745, the U.N. said.
The indictment of Maj. Jacob Sarosa, Lt. Camilo dos Santos and five militia members marks the first time anyone has been charged in Thoenes’ death.
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