To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 May (HL7391), what assessment they have made of the conclusion of the New South Wales’ Coroner that the Balibo five were shot or deliberately stabbed; and what action, if any, they intend to take in response to this verdict.
Answered on
7 June 2018
Following the findings of the Coroner’s verdict in 2007 we were in contact with both the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the families involved throughout the AFP’s investigation. We respect the AFP’s 2014 decision not to pursue the case following their conclusion that there was insufficient evidence to prove an offence. We are monitoring the ongoing Administrative Appeals Tribunal in Australia.