Once in a while, Abilio Jose Osorio Soares rubs the tattoo between the thumb and index finger of his right hand. The tattoo consists of a star with the inscription, "Star of Hope". It might have well reflected the former East Timor governor's desire for a hopeful verdict in his trial for human rights crimes at the Central Jakarta District Court.

For Soares, the bad news was that on August 14, he was convicted and sentenced to three