| Accession Number | P03605.719 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Immig, John |
| Place made | East Timor: Liquica |
| Date made | January 2000 |
| Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Exhumation of bodies in a corn field. Three members of an international crime scene investigation ...
Description
Exhumation of bodies in a corn field. Three members of an international crime scene investigation team and two East Timorese workers, observe as a third East Timorese man digs the grave site. The INTERFET members in the background are, left to right: Corporal Mark Anderson, New Zealand MP; and unidentified pathologist wearing white pants, t-shirt and cap and carrying a camera; and Staff Sergeant Shayne Towers-Hammond, Australian Army. In April 1999, up to 200 East Timorese people were murdered at a Liquica catholic church by members of the pro-Indonesian militia, and Indonesian soldiers. After the massacre, many of the victim’s bodies were moved from the church area, in an attempt to hide the scale of the atrocity.