It’s been 50 years since the Balibo 5 were killed in Timor-Leste. No one’s been held accountable

<https://theconversation.com/its-been-50-years-since-the-balibo-5-were-killed-in-timor-leste-no-ones-been-held-accountable-266145>

"On October 16, 1975, five journalists were killed in the remote Timorese town
of Balibo. To this day, no one has been charged with their deaths.

Known as the “Balibo Five”, the men were reporting on the covert Indonesian
invasion of Timor-Leste. They were Greg Shackleton and Tony Stewart from
Australia, Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters from the United Kingdom, and Gary
Cunningham from New Zealand.

Several months later, another Australian journalist, Roger East who went to
investigate their disappearance, was executed. His body was never recovered.

Fifty years on, the case remains one of the most egregious examples of
atrocities committed against war correspondents. It’s also a chilling case of a
state failing to prosecute the murder of its own citizens."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics