Timor

East Timor prosecutor issues new indictments, including one for 1999 murder of local UN staff

The East Timor prosecutor's office has issued four indictments for crimes against humanity committed in 1999, including the murder of two local United Nations employees after the popular consultation that year.

Secretary-General appoints deputy special representative for East Timor

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed Sukehiro Hasegawa of Japan as his new Deputy Special Representative in East Timor, a UN spokesman announced.