Mengistu found guilty of genocide
Mengistu Haile Mariam has lived in exile for 15 years
Ethiopia's Marxist ex-ruler, Mengistu Haile Mariam, has been found guilty of
genocide after a 12-year trial. The former leader was tried in his absence.
He has been in exile in Zimbabwe since being ousted in 1991 and many fear he
will never face justice. In a notorious campaign - known as the Red Terror -
thousands of suspected opponents were rounded up and executed and their bodies
tossed on the streets. Mengistu and dozens of his officials could face the
death penalty. All bar one of the other 72 officials also on trial were found
guilty of genocide. Thirty-four people were in court, 14 others have died
during the lengthy process and 25, including Mengistu, were tried in absentia.
MENGISTU HAILE MARIAM
1937: Born in Walayitta
1974: Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown
1977-78: Thousands killed during Red Terror
1994: Genocide trial in Ethiopia begins
2006: Found guilty of genocide
Profile: Mengistu Haile Mariam
The BBC's Amber Henshaw said the atmosphere was muted at Ethiopia's Federal
High Court in Addis Ababa as the elderly defendants shuffled in and out,
dressed smartly in suits. But she says there were joyful scenes as one of the
men who was acquitted embraced his family. Sentencing is expected on 28
December. They were accused of killing thousands of people including the last
emperor, members of the royal family, 60 ministers and top officials. The
court also found them guilty of imprisonment, illegal homicide and illegal
confiscation of property. "Members of the Dergue (Mengistu's junta) who are
present in court today and those who are being tried in absentia have conspired
to destroy a political group and kill people with impunity," said the High
Court judgement. "They set up a hit squad to decimate, torture and destroy
groups opposing the Mengistu regime," it said. The evidence against Mengistu,
who is nearly 70, included signed execution orders, videos of
torture sessions and personal testimonies. Rule Mengistu's Marxist rule
began in 1974, when he and a group of officials known as the Dergue, overthrew
Ethiopia's emperor, Haile Selassie. The emperor had failed to come to grips
with a poor harvest, and the situation escalated into a devastating famine.
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Mengistu soon emerged as the leader, and in the confusion following the
emperor's death the government became embroiled in bitter clashes with students
and leftist rivals. Mengistu responded by brutally suppressing the unrest.
Declaring Ethiopia a Socialist People's Republic, he turned to the Soviet
Union, which backed him in fighting an invasion from Somalia. But a war for
independence in Eritrea rumbled on, and rebellion erupted in the province of
Tigray. Moscow re-armed the Ethiopian military, but it gradually crumbled
until in 1991 the combined Eritrean and Tigrayan forces were on the outskirts
of the capital, Addis Ababa. Mengistu then fled to Zimbabwe, where his
friend, President Robert Mugabe gave him sanctuary. Mr Mugabe has so far
refused requests to extradite Mengistu to Ethiopia. Mengistu himself refuses
to recognise the legal basis of the trial, accusing those who overthrew him of
being mercenaries and colonisers.
The perpetrators of gross human
rights abuses and countless crimes against humanity during three decades of
conflict have not yet been held accountable. This is in a very stark contrast
to other peace efforts done in other parts of the world such as in former
Yugoslavia, Burundi-Rwanda, Cosovo-Albania, West Africa, Congo-Kinshasa etc,
where all those responsible for humanitarian crimes have been brought to
justice.
Genocide in Liberia
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, April 2006, has flown from Freetown
to the Netherlands where he will stand trial for war crimes (AFP/File)
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''You name any human rights violations, Aceh has it. If anybody wants to
research human rights violation, Aceh would be a perfect place to go.'' Debra
Yatim, The Nation, Bangkok, October 14, 1999
Geonocide in Bosnia
Trial of Slobodan Milosevic in Den Haag
Salah saboh cell teumpat tinggai Charles Taylor dan Milosovic di den Haag.
(Pakon bgs atjeh han keumah geuba algojo2 jawa keuno?)
Genocide in Acheh
Drop dan ba u Mahkamah International !
Wiranto Cs
Drop dan ba u Mahkamah International !
SBY Cs
A family returns to its burned-out house
by Indonesian military
A mass grave has been unearthed
"The darkest chapter in Indonesia's history" Grim evidence of the army's
campaign against separatism in Aceh is only now being uncovered. Only now can
the real grieving begin. The BBC's Jonathan Head:
One of the sixty burned-alive Achehnese
civilians by Indonesian army in the village of Lancok, Syamtalira Bayu, North
Acheh, on 19/03/2002
Investigators have found a number of mass graves in Acheh committed by the
Indonesian regime
Indonesian troops shot dead up to 60 peopleand wounded 10 last Friday in two
villagesin Beutong Ateuh of West Aceh. And the bodies were thrown into an
abandoned wel
''Name any human rights violations, Aceh has it. If anybody wants to research
human rights violation, Aceh would be a perfect place to go.'' Debra Yatim, The
Nation, Bangkok, October 14, 1999
2-7 Achehnese killed everyday by
Indonesian Colonialism Regime
Jenazah Mukhtar(24) satpam kantor Dinas Sosial Prov NAD,yang meninggal akibat
penganiayaan oknum polisi, diciumi ibu kandungnya sesaat sebelum dikafankan di
rumah duka Desa Puni Mata Ie, Kecamatan Darul Imarah Aceh Besar, Jumat
(27/10/2006). SERAMBI /MANSHAR
Family and colleagues mourn a farmer as he
is prepared for burial.
Massacred in KNPI Lhokseumawe, 60 civilians were brutally butchered by
Indonesian Occupation Forces
Massacred in Simpang KKA, 250 villagers were brutally butchered by Indonesian
Occupation Forces
The Victims tortures before they kills
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
Local police chief Said Huseini said three "separatist rebels" were shot dead
Saturday on the outskirts of the provincial capital Banda Aceh. A civilian was
killed in the crossfire, he said.
MASYARAKAT ACEH BERBARING DI TANAH PADA SAAT TNI AD MELEPASKAN TEMBAKAN
PERINGATAN PADA RIBUAN PENGUNJUK RASA DI LHOKSEUMAWE, PROPINSI ACEH 21 APRIL
1999. DUA ORANG PENDUDUK TEWAS SETELAH POLISSI DAN TENTARA MEMBUBARKAN UNJUK
RASA RIBUAN PELAJAR SEKOLAH YANG MEMINTA DILEPASKANNYA 300 ORANG PELAJAR YANG
TERTANGKAP SAAT UNJUK RASA MENDUKUNG KEMERDEKAAN ACEH BEBERAPA HARI SEBELUMNYA.
(en/str: REUTERS)
Seorang ibu menangis setelah anak kandungnya dibunuh
secara sangat kejam dan keji oleh babi jawa
Seorang anak dan ibunya kembali kerumah yang baru saja dibakar oleh anjing jawa
Setelah dibunuh Anjing TNI menyuruh masyarakat kampung untuk mengambilnya
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh, Kamis, 9 Augustus 2001, Avdelning 4, PT Bumi Flora, Desa Alue
Rambôt, Kec. Bandar Alam Aceh Timur
Pihak keluarga, sejak awal tidak setuju otopsi dilakukan. Karena dari awal
kejadian mereka sudah bawa korban ke rumah sakit. Jadi, mengapa setelah sampai
dua bulan kemudian baru diotopsi. Ini pun dipaksa, kata Yusuf, abang Muslem.
Se-usai otopsi. Kami melihat, meski ada tuntutan tapi tidak ada proses.
Apalagi, kami masyarakat awam. Kalau pun ada hukum, yang pegang hukum nggak
adil, tambahnya.
The wife and children of an Acehnese farmer
killed by Indonesian soldiers
Just In One Day, Over 100 Unarmed Achehnese Civilianswere Unlawfully Killed by
TNI
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
Men in Aceh are questioned by
Indonesian soldiers
KEBIADABAN, KEGANASAN, KEKEJAMAN, KEKEJIAN, dan KEBUASAN bangsa JAWA terhadap
Bangsa Aceh
BABI-BABI JAWA MENGADAKAN PEMERIKSAN KEPADA SETIAP KENDARAAN YANG AKAN MENUJU
KOTA BANDA ACEH TEMPAT DI ADAKANNYA SIDANG RAYA RAKYAT ACEH UNTUK KEDAMAIAN, 10
NOVEMBER 2000. TINDAKAN KERAS APARAT KEPADA MASYARAKAT YANG AKAN MENGHADIRI
SIDANG ITU MENGAKIBATKAN BELASAN ORANG MENINGGAL DUNIA. (AP Photo/Ismael)
Seorang student berdiri didepan rumah sekolahnya yang baru saja dibakar hangus
oleh anjing-anjing TNI
Salah seorang masyarakat biasa yg
dibunuh secara begitu keji dan kejam oleh babi dan anjing jawa-TNI di Kecamatan
Nilam, Aceh Utara
Press Release
To News Editors
July 21, 1999
For Immediate Release
ACEH REBEL LEADER CALLS INDONESIAN RULE ABSURD In a rare interview from his
exile in Sweden, the leader of the movement fighting for independence in
Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh, Hasan di Tiro, says Indonesia has no
right to govern Aceh. The exclusive interview with the FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC
REVIEW appears in its July 29 issue, published Thursday, July 22. The
uncompromising di Tiro calls Indonesia another name for the Dutch East Indies
with new rulers, Javanese instead of Dutch. Di Tiro, who declared Aceh's
independence in 1976 but fled to Sweden three years later, dismisses
Indonesia's new autonomy legislation as irrelevant. The notion of Indonesia is
absurd, he says. He also ridicules the Bahasa Indonesia language as "pidgin
Malay" and calls the Javanese "barbaric and uncivilized." Di Tiro puts the
overall strength of separatist forces operating in Aceh at around 5,000. Asked
what sort of message would he send to a new Indonesian government, perhaps
one headed by Megawati Sukarnoputri whose party won the largest number of
votes in June's parliamentary elections, Di Tiro says: "No message. They're all
the same. Uneducated fools." The REVIEW obtained the interview amid mounting
concern that Aceh may be posing a serious challenge to Indonesian unity. The
REVIEW reports Indonesian military concerns that outside support makes Aceh's
rebels much more dangerous than the ragtag, poorly armed independence fighters
of East Timor and Irian Jaya. Two battalions of troops--backed by 1,700
paramilitary police from Jakarta--have renewed operations in Aceh response to a
wave of ambushes, assassinations and arson attacks in recent weeks. In one of
the worst incidents so far, guerrillas killed five soldiers and wounded 20 in a
July 19 ambush on a military convoy. More than 70,000 refugees have scattered
across Aceh.
For further information, please contact:
Michael Vatikiotis
Far Eastern Economic Review
Tel 852 2508 4420
Fax 852 2503 1530
The death of the charismatic Syafii, 54, his wife Fatimah alias Aisyah and five
bodyguards were killed in the head and chest on Tuesday during fierce battle.
Indonesia accused of treachery over Syafii's killing. (AT)
The remains of great and charismatic Abdullah Syafei (L), 54, his wife Fatimah
alias Aisyah (R) were taken to their house after verification of identities by
his brother Zakaria at Sigli hospital on 24 January 2002. Abdullah Syafei was
the Free Acheh Movement (GAM)' s War Commander who was killed by Indonesian
troops on 22 January. GAM has accused Indonesian military of treachery over
Syafii's killing. (AT)
Dari awai
Almarhum Sjahid Jafar Siddiq Hamzah, murdered by Indonesian regime
"KEBIADABAN KAFIR indonesia jawa tidak akan kita maafkan oleh kita Bangsa Aceh.
Lihat dalam foto, bagaimana kafir laknat penjajah indonesia jawa membunuh anak2
Bangsa Aceh di depan ibu2 mereka yang telah tua. Kemudian kafir laknat
indonesia jawa itu telah mengikat tangan2 ibu mereka.....Demi Allah, kita
Bangsa Aceh wajib terus memerangi kafir laknat penjajah indonesia jawa
penyembah berhala burung garuda dan pancasila. KITA BANGSA ACEH JANGAN
SEKALI-KALI PATAH SEMANGAT dalam memerangi kafir laknat indonesia jawa yang
biadab itu.
Wassalam,
Puteh Sarong
Sampoë uroë njoe
*Pada hakikatnya OTONOMI buat aceh hanyalah pengekalan status kita
sebagai bangsa terjajah"
*Pada hakikatnya OTONOMI buat aceh hanyalah pengekalan status kita sebagai
bangsa terjajah"
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