61.   The journalists did not have the required work permits, said Johanes Sri Triswoyo, head of the immigration office in Dili, the provincial capital.

62.   The immigration office keeps a list of reported Japanese gangsters.

63.   The immigration office must provide detainees with meals, he said.

64.   The immigration office deported eight Filipino fishermen last month for the same reason.

65.   The immigration office has been on the lookout for Japanese gangsters.

66.   The immigration office was closed Sunday, so officials could not be reached for comment.

67.   The journalists did not have the required work permits, said Johanes Sri Triswoyo, head of the Dili immigration office.

68.   The New Zealand government has refused to get involved, saying the case is being heard by its immigration office according to U.N. refugee laws.

69.   The seven defendants are accused of splashing paint thinner on people in the immigration office and igniting the liquid with cigarette lighters.

70.   The remaining migrants were detained in immigration offices pending deportation to their native countries, immigration authorities said.