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East Timor's President, Jose Ramos Horta, is pushing for an amnesty for perpetrators of the violence that racked the nation in 2006.
Under the draft legislation - yet to go before Parliament - perpetrators of crimes including murder during the crisis could avoid going through the courts by issuing a public apology.
Families of victims killed during the unrest could be in line for $13,372 compensation, a vast sum in the poverty-stricken nation.
