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The Lospalos case, also known as the Lospalos massacre, refers to the series of killings committed by the Indonesian Army and Pro-Indonesian militias from April to September 1999 during the 1999 East Timorese Crisis, in the area in and around Lospalos, Lautém.[1]
| Lospalos case | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 1999 East Timorese crisis | |
| Location | Lautém Municipality, East Timor |
| Date | 21 April— 30 September 1999 |
| Target | East Timorese civilians |
Attack type | Mass killings |
| Deaths | 46+ |
| Perpetrators | Indonesian Army and several Pro-Indonesia militias |
| Motive | Anti-Catholic sentiment and genocidal intent |
Events
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On 21 April, Pro-Indonesian militants tortured and stabbed a Falintil member Evaristo Lopes to death.[2] That same day Virgilio de Sousa was stabbed to death in his home in Somoco. Two days later a former Falintil member, Lamberto da Silva was killed by Indonesian soldiers in Cacaven.[1]
In September, nine people, Afonso dos Santos, Nberto da Luz, Nato, Joao, Sikito, Olantino, Jaime, Marito, Serpa Pinto and Francisco dos Santos disappeared in Fuiloro after having been detained by Indonesian soldiers.
On 11 September five people Antonio da Costa, Ambrosio Bernardino Alves, Julio de Jesus, Florencio and Florentino Monteiro were shot dead by a Indonesian soldier while in custody.[1]
From 10 to 13 September five Joaquim Ovi Marais, Antonio Oliveira, Marito Bernardino, Paul and Serafim were killed by Indonesian soldiers in Raça.[1]
Around 13 September, Martinho Branco, Marcelio Jeronimo, Julião de Azis and Helder de Azis were detained and then killed by Indonesian soldiers in Fuiloro.[1]
On 25 September Indonesian soldiers and members of Team Alfa shot dead nine people on the bank of the Malailada River, killing nuns Erminia Cazzaniga and Maria Celeste de Carvalho Pinto, a priest Jacinto Francisco Xavier, seminarians Titi Sandora Cornelio Lopes and Valerio Pereira de Conceição, a nurse only known as Dora, a church employee Fernando dos Santos, a teenage altar boy Cristovão Rudy Freitas Barato and a Indonesian journalist Agus Muliawan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "7.2 Unlawful Killings and Enforced Disappearances" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "Los Palos trial report". JSMP. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
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