The Human Rights Violations Theater
A number of judges have been selected for special human rights courts to try cases relating to the East Timor violence of 1999. A building to house the sessions is currently under construction. But will any generals sit in the defendants chairs?
November 20, 2001
Former armed forces chief General Wiranto is still full of smiles. He can still sing nostalgic songs. But what about next month? That is when Indonesia is finally due to begin trying human rights cases, through special courts. They will be heard, among other places, at the Central Jakarta District Court. In the first stage, the court will try human rights violations in East Timor during the post-referendum period in 1999. Wirantos name has been w...