Mahidi
The Mahidi, which was an acronym for Mati Hidup dengen Indonesia, meaning "Live and Die in Indonesia,"[1][2] was a militia in East Timor loyal to Indonesia.[3] Started in December 1998,[4] it participated in the 1999 East Timorese crisis,[2] and the group was one of the most violent of the armed forces during the crisis.[5][6] The group was linked to the Suai Church massacre, which led to around 200 deaths[6] as well as other mass killings.[7]
They were led to by the de Carvalho brothers and were accused by human rights groups of many crimes.[8] The group had been based in Ainaro.[1][2]
Mahidi Media
Campaign of Mahidi Militia in East Timor 1999
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Damaledo, Andrey. Divided Loyalties: Displacement, belonging and citizenship among East Timorese in West Timor (in en) (2018)ANU Press. p. 133–134. ISBN 978-1-76046-237-6. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A., N. (15 September 2001). "Militia boss to name generals" (in en-AU). Herald Sun (Salele, East Timor): 91.
- ↑ Robinson, Geoffrey. People's war: militias in East Timor and Indonesia (in en). South East Asia Research 9 (3) (November 2001). p. 271–318. doi:10.5367/000000001101297414. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ↑ Soares, Dionisio Babo. Out of the Ashes (in en) (2003)ANU Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-9751229-1-4. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ Dodd, Mark (7 September 2001). "Reconciliation nearer with Gusmao meeting" (in en-AU). The Sydney Morning Herald (Timor: John Fairfax Publications): 8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dodd, Mark (18 November 2000). "Talks with militia leaders focus on refugees' return" (in en-AU). The Sydney Morning Herald (Dili: John Fairfax Publications): 22.
- ↑ "The who, when and how" (in en-AU). The Age (Melbourne: John Fairfax Publications): 21. 28 April 2001.
- ↑ Jolly, Joanna (17 October 2001) (in en). Mahidi Militia Leader Faces Justice. Salele, East Timor.
Further reading
- Indonesia's death squads: getting away with murder: a chronology of Indonesian military sponsored paramilitary and militia atrocities in East Timor from November 1998 to May 1999 (in en). ETISC occasional paper (1999)East Timor International Support Centre. ISBN 978-0-9577329-1-9. OCLC 84663886. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- Cohen, David. When More May Be Less: Transitional Justice in East Timor (in en). Nomos 51 (2012). p. 257–315. Retrieved 8 December 2019.