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Indonesian general ready to face trial
An Indonesian general says he is ready to face a special court on charges of human rights crimes in East Timor.
Major General Adam Damiri, who was head of the Bali-based Udayana military command that oversaw security in East Timor in 1999, is one of several military leaders being tried in court this month.
Pledging innocence, General Damiri says he was obeying procedures and hopes the trial would not become political.
Indonesian prosecutors originally named 23 people, including General Damiri, as suspects in cases of gross human rights violations in the turbulent months surrounding East Timor's vote for independence on August 30, 1999.
However, information on only 19 of the suspects have been prepared for trial, which is set to begin on January 15th.
2/01/02 18:23:17 | ABC Radio Australia News
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