Lisbon – A group of six Timorese who had sought refuge at the Spanish embassy three weeks ago left Indonesia to Portugal on Tuesday, the Portuguese Red Cross announced.

The six Timorese who have complained of persecution by the Indonesian police, left Indonesia in a KLM flight.

For the past six months, another group of six Timorese has remained inside the Austrian embassy because the Indonesian authorities have refused to let them leave to Portugal.

Jakarta claims that two of the six Timorese were involved in a "bomber network".