Human rights experts have accused Indonesia's army of arming anti-independence militias and allowing them to go on a rampage after the independence vote.

All around newly independent East Timor, this is what former members of the violent anti-independence militias are saying.

After the vote on Aug. 30, in which the people voted overwhelmingly for independence from Indonesia, the anti-independence militias became enraged.

Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed by anti-independence militias backed by elements of the military.

Attacks by anti-independence militias in recent days injured four people and shut down 4 out of 200 registration centers.

Several refugees said today that they knew or even had relatives who were members of anti-independence militias.

With Indonesian police standing back, organized anti-independence militias threatened and shot at United Nations officials.

The most extraordinary development on Monday was the sudden absence from the scene of the anti-independence militias that have terrorized East Timor for months.

Violence erupts as anti-independence militia helped by the Indonesian military resume campaign of terror, leaving up to 1,000 dead.

After the result was announced, violent clashes, instigated by a suspected anti-independence militia, sparked a humanitarian and security crisis in the region.