- Karl Clark
Osby Karl Clark, or Karl Clark (October 16th, 1957) is an American police officer from
North Carolina , and a formerpolice chief , best known for his service on international assignments with theInternational Police . Best remembered as a member of the 'UNTAET Crime Scene Detachment ' (ca 1999) inEast Timor , during which time he took part in theexhumation of several hundred victims of homicide. It was Clark that instigated the first large scale exhumations after the 1999 UN intervention in East Timor, many of which were dependent on intelligence information collected by another American police officer, Allen Williams. Clark later served in a major role for theUnited Nations unit investigatinghuman rights violations inEast Timor . Major cases included theLiquiçá Church Massacre and the at the house ofManuel Carrascalão .Clark continued to serve in East Timor, playing a large role in future prosecutions of
militia members who had committed crimes against humanity, most notably members of the militia groupsBesi Merah Putih andAitarak . Later he would serve with theSerious Crimes Unit , and as a Regional Commander with the International Police, for the region of Liquica, and as late as 2006 withICITAP , assisting in the training of the newly formed East Timorese Police Force. He has also served inPakistan with ICITAP.External links
* [http://www.etan.org/et2000b/april/01-8/08massac.htm Intel Officer Alan Williams, Liquica Church Massacre]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2004/s1112211.htm ABC Online article on negotiations with Australia about border]
* [http://www.gendercide.org/case_timor.html Genocide Watch, Besi Merah Puti - Alan Williams]
* [http://depts.washington.edu/haiuw/html/programs/timor-leste/index.htm Health Alliance International website] - More information on health projects in East Timor by HAI
* [http://www.semanario.tp/ Jornal Nacional - Semanário] (Portuguese)
* [http://www.gov.tp Links to Timor Leste government sites]
* [http://www.mfac.gov.tp Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation]
* [http://www.suaratimorlorosae.com/ Suara Timor Lorosae] - (Tetum and Indonesian)
* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tt.html CIA World Factbook on East Timor]
* [http://www.etan.org/resource/websites.htm ETAN Links] - Extensive links on East Timor
* [http://www.timor-leste.gov.tl/ Governo Timor Leste] - Official governmental site
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/easttimor.indonesia.reut/index.html]References
* http://www.etan.org/et2001c/november/18-24/2321i.htm
* http://www.villagechief.com/mot/cons92z%20-%20Asep%20Kuswandi.htm
* http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism/2005-April/023693.html
* http://www.commondreams.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi?file=/news2005/0406-04.htm
* http://www.cpa.org.au/garchve05/1223massacre.html
* http://www.globalpolicy.org/intljustice/tribunals/timor/2005/0406justicecall.htm
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