Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste

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tia groups in Pepua, another province thàt h.rs not .rcceptcd lDdo,csian corltrol and
has ben subimted to hush gorernnent.rl mersues.ln thc cnd, horvo-er, i ras
Gutteres ulro was tlre only hdjvidual ofthc o.iginrl cightccn (and also rhe orlv
nàtire 'I ino.ese) convicred to hwe his sentencc oftcn ]tars ímprlsonmenl upheldi
all ofthe otheÍs have h{d their conÍictions orerturDcd. ,'
B\' 1oo3 it {$ cledr thàt individu.tls rvithin Indoncsianjudsdiction responsible
for serious vjolations ofinternationd hummitrrian and human rlehts la\{ weÍe .ol
gonrg to be brought to jilsticc. r Ànd it vas dso clcar thet the Speclal Pa. eLs would
be ufirble to Íc.rch thos. outsidc thc tcríton ofEast Tímor/Timor l.este. At thn
stagc thc UN shorild ha!. stcpped in based on the princide and pràctice ofconptcmentuit!.
AJricle 17 ofthe Rome Sixtute states that $ines àc to bc dcalt\ith.fthe
state level,lirst and forenosi, ànd shen i stnte is eithcr umblc or unqnfins to derl
with the màtter, some $it ofinternational actioD is to bc takcn.
Complementdity recognises the need fo. strtcs to addrcss \iolations ofinter
nationÀl crinnral in the tÍst inst.nce but enÍrcs ther. is somc $fi ofinternation,
fiil back so that nnpunit] is not. loryed ro prc'nil. Both Indoncsia and TinroÍ
Lesi€ were giren th€ opponunirv in thc list i$tancc to prosecute and bring to
trial thosc suspcctcd ofviolating iniernaiional .rlnrinal liri,. With Tnnor-Lcstc jt
nor po$ible to hrlng rrithln the jurisdictio. of the Special Pencls many of those
nxmed in rhe indictmerts as thev rveÍe not prescnt in thc tcriton.and could lot
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ble.Witl Irdo.esir thcre rvrs r cJerr unwillingncs to prosecute.There were public
stntcm€nts from thc UN cxprc*ing dissarisfaction $ith the ad hoc huhaD rights
tribuoal and cmphasising rhc nccd lor Indoresia ro meet the obligations set oui in
SC rcsolutions conceilirs rhe prosecutior oíthose responsiblc for thc rnolcncc.''
But it Nis.ler that no substantiye action lvas going to be trLcr for cnsuring efec
h Resolution r5a3 of ra tr{ày ,oo4 the SC calcd tb. an cnd to all iivestigarions
concerning se.joL,s crines by the SCU bv Novcmbcr zoo,t ard for a iiials belore t|e
Speciàl Panels to be linished by u o Ma,v zoos.'' In the lerv same txragirph thrt the
SC brings to a haft thc pursuit of those responsible for violJtions ofserious crimcs it
also reaíirmed the'need to light àgèinst itupuniq rnd rhc importancc íor the inter
narion,l communit\' tu lend its sLlpport in this rcgard'. 111c \rindins up the Specill
,tO l- l"r;'-arlo rc txrt://rNstrial .h.org/Íid{rtch,proÁleíen/onrdít2,s.htnl.
rli Indoicsii hàs iot eyei Íied to pietend to cre rbout the yoces. l:ormcr Presids,t
XlcqiNlii Sukunopltíi F.trc i specch in rool stxtins thr tle AJmv slolLd críl oul
i. durics and rcsfonsiliilitics $itbour ÍrÍyirg óout huma! rights, *e 'Xleexwad ro
iroots: doni woÍr áhort rights rlu*j, ,\gene F.incc-Ptrsc, (zr Dcccnbc. loor)
quotcd i. Indoresirs Shmr PÍorcutiors, the \eed to Strerythen thc Trial lÍoc$s
in Dsr Tnror, and thc Impcr.tivc oiU.N. Àdn,D Humxn Righrs \r.tch llack.ound
Briclins (,o Dc.chbckoor), ar"ailable at hcp:/rmrnl|,vors,/bx.krou.tcr/lsittin,or/
drmor2óx).q.nrm.
r38 ScÍ-dy (lotr'ri lhockcd by ligh sentenc* halded down in Indonesi.! .oun cr{,
UN Pre$ Rdcrsc SG/SU/7/9i (a Nhy ioo') in the statefteltthe SG caLLed ortndonsix
ro comtlywirh ihc rcrn\ ofrlc SC R$olution 4re ofro SeFtember rooo 11Ànn sÍ.$cd
rhar tlor res])onsiblc fof rhc vj olo, cc rnÉ b. btuuFhto justic, pa.a. ,.
rJ9 5C ltsohioi I.1l (r,1Mit boa) p.ra.8.