The seven others tried were:
Gregono da Cunha Saldanha, 28 given a life sentence for taking the lead in the 12 November demonstration. A member of the CE. Employed for many years at Dili General Hospital, he was active in protests during the Pope's visit and .the US ambassador's visit to Dili. He was wounded during;. The demonstration. He told the court he should not be tried under Indonesian law as integration has not been recognized internationally. He was previously arrested in 1989 for distributing 'illegal leafjets'.
Jacinto das Neves Raimundo Alves, 34, was sentenced 10 ten years, two years more than asked by the prosecution. He was a member of the CE. He accepted the services of the: court defence lawyer, Ponco Atmono. Little was reported aboul his trial; Antara said he fainted twice during the proceedings.
Saturnino da Costa Belo, 21, was sentenced to nine years. The only one to be tried at Baucau district courti he refused to be defended either by the Legal Aid Institute or the court lawyer, Ponco Atmono. He told the court he only wanted a Fretilin lawyer. Press reporting of his trial was minimal.
Carlos dos Santos Lemos, 30, married with two small children, was sentenced to eight years. He worked as a truck driver for the local government. He was a member of the CE. Most press reports of his trial described him as a Fretilin journalist because he had the task of taking photos of the 12 November demonstration to be sent abroad. His camera was later seized and none of his photos were published. He agreed to be defended by the court lawyer, Ponco Atmono, even though his wife had arranged for the Legal Aid Institute to defend him. According to evidence in other, trials, he wrote a book, Timor Leste, Terra de Esperanca about atrocities under the Indonesian occupation.
Juvencio de Jesus Martins, 32, was sentenced to six years and ten months. A civil servant working at the fisheries, land and .building tax office. A member of the CE, he was responsible for contacts and transportation. He was accused of keeping contact with tourists; he met and arranged contacts for the Portuguese journalist, Mario Robalo, who visited Dili in August 1991, an unnamed British journalist who was in East Timor in September, and met a Japanese Catholic sister and asked her to get support for East Timor in Japan.
Bonifacio Magno Fereira, 35, sentenced to six years. He too accepted the services of Ponco Atmono. Not a member of the CE but had an organisation of his own called Fetun, close to the CE. He was previously in prison from 1984 till 1986.
Filomeno da Silva Pereira, 50 years, was sentenced to five years and
eight months. He was on the staff of the Governor's Office, in the logistics
office. He was a CE member and helped prepare banners for 12 November.
He translated Portuguese clippings.
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