Where Are They Now? The Careers of Army Officers Who Served in East Timor, 1998–99

This essay reviews the subsequent careers of Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI) officers who served in East Timor during the height of the violence there, an action that left at least 1,500 East Timorese dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. A list of TNI officers suppleme...

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Published inIndonesia (Ithaca) no. 94; pp. 111 - 130
Main Author Kammen, Douglas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Southeast Asia Program Publications at Cornell University--SEAP 01.10.2012
Cornell Southeast Asia Program
Subjects
Armed forces
Diplomatic & consular services
Human animal communication
Human rights
Human rights violations
Hume, Cameron
International relations-US
Military officers
Military operations
Military reserves
Military retirement
Military strategy
Occupations
Officer training
Special forces
Veterans
United States > US
Indonesia
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Summary:This essay reviews the subsequent careers of Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI) officers who served in East Timor during the height of the violence there, an action that left at least 1,500 East Timorese dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. A list of TNI officers supplements the essay, recording available details about each officer’s post, history of service, religion, place of origin, the charges leveled in court against particular individuals, when applicable, and the results of those court contests. The author concludes that the engagement of a number of these military men in politics since 1999 “and their candidacies for elected office are cause for concern.”
ISSN:0019-7289
2164-8654
DOI:10.5728/indonesia.94.0111