| Accession Number | P04315.042 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
| Place made | East Timor: Dili |
| Date made | September 1999 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
At a military check point on a street in Dili, unidentified Australian soldiers arrest ...
Description
At a military check point on a street in Dili, unidentified Australian soldiers arrest pro-Indonesian militia suspects and lead them away for questioning. The suspect standing in the foreground is wearing a blindfold, while other suspects have been ordered to lie face down or kneel on the street. Following the announcement of the pro-independence ballot result in September 1999, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of arson, murder and destruction. Shortly afterwards, on 20 September, the first Australian troops were deployed to East Timor as part of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), an Australian led international mission to bring peace and stability to East Timor under the United Nations mandate.