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Wednesday, November 1, 2000
Volume:
16
Issue:
11
1019
Abstract:
On October 3, 2000, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Mohamed Othman, a former lawyer
from Tanzania, as prosecutor general for East Timor. Othman, who is 49 years old, will have exclusive responsibility to investigate and prosecute international crimes committed after East Timor voted for independence last year. He will also help the transition to democracy and help establish a basis for future work for the office of the attorney general of East Timor. Othman worked before with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva on international humanitarian law issues...[more]