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The Balibo Five was a group of journalists for Australian television networks based in the town of Balibo in East Timor (then Portuguese Timor), where they were killed on 16 October 1975 during Indonesian incursions before the invasion. In 2007, an Australian coroner ruled that they had been deliberately killed by Indonesian special force soldiers. The official Indonesian version is that the men were killed by cross-fire during the battle for the town. In the opinion of ''The Economist'', the Australian government has never challenged this, as it was focused on developing relations with Indonesia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Balibo five )〕 ==The group== The group comprised two Australians, reporter Greg Shackleton, 29, and sound recordist Tony Stewart, 21; a New Zealander, Gary Cunningham, 27, cameraman for HSV-7 (Seven Network) in Melbourne; and two Britons, cameraman Brian Peters, 24, and reporter Malcolm Rennie, 29, both working for TCN-9 (Nine Network) in Sydney.〔〔Jolliffe, Jill ''Cover-up – the inside story of the Balibo Five'' Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 2001〕 While the men were aware that Indonesian troops were to mount an attack on the town, they believed that, as journalists, they would not be considered military targets. Greg Shackleton was filmed painting an Australian flag and the word 'AUSTRALIA' on the wall of a house in the town square. Balibo House Trust, established in 2003 with seed funding from the Victorian Government and television stations 7 and 9, now owns this house and preserves it as a community learning centre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Developing capabilities that enhance life choices )〕 Senior diplomats told the 2007 coroner's inquest of their understanding that "the killing was done by the Indonesian military and that it was deliberate".〔(Govt received detailed warnings about Balibo attack, court told ) 17 May 2007 PM radio programme transcript at ABC News retrieved 9 January 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balibo Five」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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