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Australian Federal Police Drop Balibo Five Investigation

AFP has concluded that there is currently insufficient evidence to prove an offence. Balibo Five case closed.

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Australian Federal Police (AFP) have dropped a war crimes investigation into the killing of Australian Journalist at Balibo, East Timor in 1975. This case known very well as 'Balibo Five'.

Five years ago the AFP launched an investigation into the deaths of Brian Peters, 29, Malcolm Rennie, 28, Gary Cunningham, 27, Gregory Shackleton, 29, and Anthony Stewart, 21, who were reporting on Indonesian military action.

New South Wales deputy state, coroner Dorelle Pinch found the five men died at Balibo in Timor Leste when their jounalist reporting Indonesian military action.

In her inquest into the death of Peters, Ms Pinch concluded the men "died from wounds sustained when (they) were shot and or stabbed deliberately, and not in the heat of battle, by members of the Indonesian special forces to prevent (them) from revealing that Indonesian special forces had participated in the attack on Balibo."

But, The AFP confirmed in a statement  they had abandoned their investigation into the killing of the men.

"The AFP has conducted an extensive review of the investigation. During the investigation the AFP identified challenges associated with establishing jurisdiction. The investigation continued in an effort to overcome those issues," said the stamenet that Liputan6.com qouted from ABC Australia.

"However, the AFP has concluded that there is currently insufficient evidence to prove an offence. As a result, the AFP has exhausted all inquiries in relation to this matter and will be taking no further action."

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