Lisbon – The five East Timorese who have sought refuge last Thursday on the French embassy in Jakarta are expected to arrive in Lisbon on Tuesday, a source at the Portuguese Red Cross told Lusa on Monday.

The departure of the Timorese who stayed in the embassy for five days was organised by the International Red Cross and proceeded without any incidents, according to the news agency France Press.

The source identified the five Timorese as Rufino Bernardino, 19, Anastacio de Assuncao, 21, Crispim dos Santos, 20, Carlindo Jose Caetano, 18, and Olivio da Assuncao, 21.

In the last years, 140 Timorese have sought shelter in western embassies in Jakarta.

Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 and annexed it one year later but the United Nations still regards Portugal as the territory's administering power.