Angie Pires was cleared in Dili today. Twenty-three men were sentenced up to 16 years. Four men got off. I have photos from the trial on my Flickr. I was filing for AFP today, but there are lots of stories on the trial, if you're interested. Everyone was there from Australia, including ABC, The Australian and AAP.

It was a struggle getting to grips with the Portuguese. A lot of the local journalists left confused. Pires looked calm to begin with, but as the trial progressed she almost broke down. Lots of tears and shaking of her head. She looked absolutely exhausted after this seven-month debacle.

She had prepared a statement for the press and said there was never any doubt she would walk free. I can't imagine what she is feeling today, but spare a thought for the 23 men who were sentenced. Theirs is perhaps the bigger story.