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Practical Justice in Doe v. Lumintang: The Successful Use of Civil Remedies Against “An Enemy of All Mankind”
Masters of Terror: Indonesia’s Military and Violence in East Timor in 1999
February 28th, 2002
In a Washington D.C. courtroom on September 10, 2001, US Magistrate Judge Alan Kay brought down a judgment for compensatory and punitive damages of more than $66 million against the defendant in the case of Jane Doe et al versus Johny Lumintang.

 

Court Issues $66 Million Judgment in Rights Lawsuit Against Indonesian General
Estafeta
December 31st, 2001

In a strong statement on the seriousness of crimes committed against ordinary East Timorese, Judge Alan Kay ruled in early September to hold Indonesian General Johny Lumintang accountable for $66 million in damages for his role in systematic human rights violations following East Timor’s vote for independence in 1999.

 

Judgments Over-Easy – Executions Rare
Tempo
October 15th, 2001

An Indonesian general has been found guilty in an American court. Is there any resounding impact?

 

Local Group Wins Victory for East Timor Victims
The Recorder
October 15th, 2001

In a case brought by a local legal nonprofit, a U.S. district judge has ordered a high-ranking Indonesian general to pay $66 million in compensatory and punitive damages for massive human rights violations committed in East Timor.

 

Government to Defend Lumintang Over Rights Case
Jakarta Post
March 28th, 2001

The government will defend Ministry of Defense secretary-general Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang, who is facing an in-absentia trial in the United States over his alleged role in East Timor rights violations.

 

U.S. to Resume Military Assistance to Indonesia: Juwono
Jakarta Post
April 15th, 2000

Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono has expressed his optimism that the United States will resume its military assistance to Indonesia.

 

Independent E. Timor Remains Indonesia’s Stumbling Block
Jakarta Post
April 5th, 2000

Former president B.J. Habibie was naive when he thought that letting go of East Timor would mean an end to Indonesia’s problems.

 

Government Plays Down Lawsuit Against Johny
Jakarta Post
April 3rd, 2000

Minister of Foreign Affairs Alwi Shihab played down on Saturday a lawsuit filed by two U.S. human rights groups against an Indonesian Army general, saying it was an ordinary case in the United States.

 

U.S. Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against TNI General
Jakarta Post
April 1st, 2000

Lt. Gen. Johny Lumintang was notified of a lawsuit filed against him by two human rights groups in the United States representing victims of atrocities committed in East Timor last year, a New York-based human rights group said on Friday.

 

Press Releases

 

U.S. Court Holds Indonesian General Liable for $66 Million For East Timor Abuses
October 5th, 2001

 

Indonesian General Sued in U.S. for Timor Rights Violations
March 30th, 2000

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