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Article: Former East Timor governor Abilio acquitted after case review
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 5, 2004
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Former East Timor governor Abilio acquitted after case review
JAKARTA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Supreme Court acquitted
former East Timor governor Abilio Soares following a case review on
Thursday, a local newspaper reported Friday.
Abilio, who was charged with involvement in the 1999 atrocities in
East Timor, had served less than four months of his three-year prison
term.
The court's head of criminal cases, Zarof Rikard, said that a
panel of three justices had approved the case review filed by Abilio,
reported The Jakarta Post. The panel was chaired by Justice Iskandar
Kamil.
Zarof, however, did not disclose the legal arguments for Abilio 's
acquittal except that the verdict ...