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 December 1998,[4] they 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] They were linked to the Suai Church massacre [en] which lead to around 200 deaths[6] as well as other mass killings.[7]

They were led to by the de Carvalho brothers whom human rights supporters accuse of many crimes.[8] The group had been based in Ainaro.[1][2]

Mahidi Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Damaledo, Andrey (2018). "6 To separate is to sustain". Divided Loyalties: Displacement, belonging and citizenship among East Timorese in West Timor. ANU Press. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-1-76046-237-6. JSTOR j.ctv75d8zm.13. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. 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. 
  3. Robinson, Geoffrey (November 2001). "People's war: militias in East Timor and Indonesia" (PDF). South East Asia Research. 9 (3): 271–318. doi:10.5367/000000001101297414. JSTOR 23750274. S2CID 29365341. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. Soares, Dionisio Babo (2003). "Political developments leading to the referendum". Out of the Ashes. ANU Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-9751229-1-4. JSTOR j.ctt2jbjgr.13. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. Dodd, Mark (7 September 2001). "Reconciliation nearer with Gusmao meeting" (in en-AU). The Sydney Morning Herald (Timor: John Fairfax Publications): 8. 
  6. 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. 
  7. "The who, when and how" (in en-AU). The Age (Melbourne: John Fairfax Publications): 21. 28 April 2001. 
  8. Jolly, Joanna (17 October 2001) (in en). Mahidi Militia Leader Faces Justice. Salele, East Timor. 

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