The Judicial System Monitoring Programme (JSMP) was set up in early 2001 in Dili, East Timor. Through court monitoring, the provision of legal analysis and thematic reports on the development of the judicial system, and outreach activities, JSMP aims to contribute to the ongoing evaluation and building of the justice system in East Timor. For more information, please email us at info@jsmp.minihub.org O Programa de Monitoramento do Sistema Judicial (JSMP) foi constituído no início de 2001 em Dili, Timor Leste. Através da monitorização do trabalho dos tribunais e da elaboração de análises legais e de relatórios temáticos sobre o desenvolvimento do sistema judicial, o JSMP espera poder contribuir para a avaliação contínua e para a construção do sistema de justiça em Timor Leste. Para informação adicional, email: info@jsmp.minihub.org Program Pemantauan Sistem Yudisial (JSMP) dibentuk pada awal tahun 2001 di Dili, Timor Leste. JSMP bertujuan untuk memberikan kontribusi terhadap kelangsungan pembangunan dan evaluasi sistem peradilan di Timor Leste melalui pemantauan pengadilan, penyediaan analisis hukum dan laporan-laporan tematis terhadap perkembangan system yudisial. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, email: info@jsmp.minihub.org
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July 14, 2004

Former E. Timor Governor to Start Jail term Friday over 1999 Atrocities

JAKARTA (AFP): A former East Timor governor who was convicted of human
rights abuses during the territory's bloody 1999 breakaway from Indonesia
will begin serving a three-year sentence later this week, his lawyer said
Wednesday.

Prosecutors were expected to take Abilio Soares to a special prison cell at
Jakarta's Cipinang prison on Friday, said lawyer Otto Cornelis Kaligis.

Soares, an ethnic Timorese appointed by Jakarta, will be the first to go to
prison out of six people who were ordered jailed by an Indonesian human
rights court last year.

Three army officers, a former Dili police chief and a militia leader remain
free pending appeals. The Supreme Court recently rejected Soares' appeal.

The rights court acquitted 11 security force members and one civilian over
the Indonesian army-backed militia violence against independence supporters
which cost at least 1,400 lives.

Soares has complained he is a scapegoat.

"Prosecutors told the human rights court on Monday about their plan to put
him to jail. Abilio then said 'Why don't you shoot me to death instead?'"
Kaligis said, quoting his client Soares.

Kaligis said Soares believed he had been made a scapegoat for the military
and police since "not a single prosecuted police officer is serving a jail
term" for the 1999 attacks.

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Copy Right: JSMP-DIli, June 2004