Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Balibo 5 Investigation Dropped

On the 22 October 2014 the Australian Federal Police announced that they were dropping the investigation into the murder of the Australian journalists known as the 'Balibo 5', as reported by the ABC at the following link

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-21/balibo-five-investigation-dropped-by-afp/5828814

Interestingly enough, Australia's Prime Minister met with the New Indonesian Prime Minister, Joko Widodo, the day before. Is it a coincidence that the Balibo 5 investigation was dropped the next day? Could a deal have been done to drop the investigation in return for some kick-backs from Indonesia? It makes one wonder.

The Balibo 5 were 5 Australian journalists killed in East Timor in 1975. It is thought that they were killed by the Indonesian military. A sixth Australian journalist Roger East, was also killed in East Timor, a few months later. He is also thought to have been killed by the Indonesian military. The murders of the Balibo 5 and Roger East are significant events of Australian 'deep politics' and there are questions about how much the Australian Government knew and whether they collaborated with the Indonesian Government in this matter.

An excellent movie has been made on this event. The trailer is below.



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