Geoff Thompson – The former head of Indonesian military intelligence has cited an Australian 60 Minutes television crew as an example of the United Nations trying to influence the outcome of East Timor's independence referendum in 1999.

Major General Zacky Anwar Makarim is a former member of Kopassus and chief of Indonesian military intelligence.

Speaking at a hearing of the Commission of Truth and Friendship in Jakarta, he named a Channel Nine 60 Minutes crew led by the late Richard Carleton in a list of examples of alleged United Nations' bias towards a pro-independence outcome in the 1999 referendum.

He accused the crew of joining Australian election observers in the town of Liquica and actively guiding voters to choose independence.

Major General Zacky said UN officers let the activity continue until it was stopped by what he called "protesting locals", a reference to local militias.