Dili, East Timor – The dossiers of the four suspects involved in the riots here last Dec 24 were returned by the District Attorney's Office to the police for lack of facts and evidences. Local district attorney JF Martanto on Monday said that with thereturn of the documents the police was given two weeks to complete the dossiers. He also noted that of the 12 prime suspects, the police submitted only the dossiers of four persons.

The riots took place when a number of people went into rampage after welcoming Dili Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo from his trip to Oslo to receive the 1996 Nobel Peace prize. Alfredo Siga, a military corporal, was killed in the incident, while a number of people and two military personnel were injured.