Translation of Article in Tempo Semanal 24.8.2010 on Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on Rice Report
Tempo Semanal
Dili, 24 August 2010
Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry Detects Virus Eating Up Public Money Parliamentarians Request Minister’s Name Be Deleted From Report
On 8 August 2007 when the President of the republic Jose Ramos Horta inaugurated the AMP government and swore in Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, formerly President during the previous FRETILIN government as Prime Minister of the AMP, the head of government began to encounter problems with food shortages.
Although this problem did not result in a famine crisis, it nonetheless challenged the political determination of the government. Because of this the government, through its head of government decided to opt for signing contracts with a group of Dili based companies to supply rice to the state of Timor-Leste. But the process in signing the contracts became complicated because the contracts were signed prior to the National Parliament’s approval of the Rectified Budget. Even worse is that the companies in signing rice supply contracts with some companies breached procurement laws, which covered the contracts and began to betray the trust of the Prime Minister who had thought of these contractors as development partners.
In its 50 page report the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (PCI) reported that though at first the head of government is not implicated as having breached the law but his actions may come to be seen as having put his credibility at risk, because these companies with whom the Prime Minister signed the contracts have to date not paid their taxes, and there are indications of manipulation of the price of rice which affects public funds.
The PCI was able to deduce that from the time of the transitional budget in 2007 until 17 September 2009 the state of Timor-Leste had spent a total of US$89,701,783 to acquire 155,150 tons of rice supplies.
The PCI report deduced that during the July to December 2007 budget period, the government spent public moneys totaling US$5,018,746 to acquire 13,225 tons of rice. The PCI formed the opinion that from 2008 to 2009, the government spent a total of US$83,783,032 to acquire 141,925 tons of rice. According to details provided by the government, to 10 December 2009 the government rice stocks totaled 26,100,225 tons in state controlled as well as private warehouses.
The PCI uncovered information that since the government began implementing the policy of intervention in the rice market by selling rice directly to the Timor-Leste public, according to the government’s own estimates for 2008, the return from sales of rice by the government were US$18,038,000 and for 2009 were US$25,000,000, but at the start of December 2009 when the general budget of the state for 2010 was being debated in the national parliament, it was only US$21,500,000 for 2009.
The report also said that the PCI was unable to reach any conclusions regarding the reported loss of 4,000 sacks of rice, which according to explanations from witnesses from the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry was still under investigation by the Timor-Leste National Police.
A number of Members of Parliament did not sign the report, including Carmelita Caetano Moniz, Hermes da Rosa Correia Barros, who insisted in writing “the report should not state that the Minister’s wife supplied rice. It should say Ms Kathlyn”. Two other MPs, Domingos da Costa and Teresa Maria de Carvalho also did not sign the report.
The report numbered: 24/CPI.II/XII/2009 dated 9 March 2009 was signed by the President of the Commission Arsenio Paixao Bano along with other MPs; Cornelio da Conceicao Gama, Jose Teixeira, Jacob Xavier, Aicha B. Umar Bassarewan, Domingos Mesquita and Duarte Nunes.
The PCI concluded that the conduct which the government entered into with the company United Food Lda, and signed by the wife of the Minister for Development, Mr. Joao Goncalves, as the 50% shareholder of the share capital holding of the company holding and a director of the company, was in breach of article 3 of Parliamentary Law No. 7/2007.
It further states that according to documents provided by the government regarding contracts signed by it with companies to supply rice to the state of Timor-Leste and which the PCI was able to analyze in detail, during the 2007 transitional budget periods between July and December, the government spent US$6,018,746 to buy 13,225 tons of rice from the company star King Lda, the PCI was able to ascertain information of payments of US$1,464,075 for a total quantity of 3,615 tons of rice at a price of US$400 per ton.
This payment was made by the government on 17/03/2008 and on 21/04/2008, but the PCI was unable to find contract documentation or detailed information regarding the contract signed with the company Star King to justify the information provided from the Treasury of the state.
Insufficient information made it difficult for the PCI to conclude what the contractual obligations and rights were in pursuant to the law or of the conditions laid down in the contract, especially as regards the obligation to pay taxes to the state of Timor-Leste.
But, the PCI was able to find general information regarding payments made by the government to the company People Food for the total of US$1,600,000 based on a price of US$400 per ton. This payment was made on 27/1/2008 and 27/5/2008 for a total amount of rice supplied of 4,000 tons.
However, the PCI was unable to obtain other information to reach any conclusions regarding how the government entered into these contracts with People Food, so the PCI was unable to rectify the information provided by the Treasury of the state.
Beyond this, the PCI was also only able to find information regarding the payment made by the government to the company Oriental Food for the total amount of US$1,116,000 to purchase 2,790 tons of rice at the price of US$4000 per ton. This payment was made on 1/2/2008, but the PCI was unable to find other information to further analyze this payment, so the PCI was unable to verify the information from the Treasury of the state.
The PCI found information regarding payment made by the government to the company Nabilan Food in the amount of US$1,131,000 to purchase 2,820 tons of rice, at the price of US$400 per ton. The payments were made on 25/1/2008 and 12/2/2008. However the PCI did not find other information to be able to verify the payment or the contract the government entered into with Nabilan Food, so the PCI was unable to verify the information from the Treasury of the state.
The PCI obtained information and some documents provided by the government regarding rice supplies purchased by the government through a contract entered into between the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the company Maubara Fitun LDA for a total amount of US$899,360 for 1,168 tons of rice at US$770 per ton. The PCI also received some documents from the government like Payment Request, Receiving and Inspection Reports and other information.
Beyond this the PCI also obtained some information from the government regarding a contract entered into between the government and the company Timor Food to purchase rice totaling 2,500 tons at a price of US$350 per ton, for a total sum of US$874,398.
On another matter the PCI was able to analyze public contract documentation that the government entered into with the company Tres Amigos, before the National Parliament approved the Rectified General budget of the State 2008.
From the contract documents obtained by the PCI it was able to conclude that prior to the National Parliament approved the Rectified Budget of the State for 2008, the government had already entered into a contract with the company Tres Amigos for a total of US$14,400,000, despite the National Parliament having only approved and amount of US$4,080,000 to buy 8,000 tons of rice at a price of US$510 per ton in the Rectified Budget of the State for 2008. However, the contract was later amended and increased to US$14,400,000 to acquire 16,000 tons of rice at a price of US$900 per ton.
The PCI also wrote in its report that the contract the government entered into on 22/10/2008 was not in compliance with the general rules and procedures stipulated in the Decree Law on the Legal Regime on Procurement No. 10/2005, and the Decree law 11/2005 Regarding Administrative Infractions of the Legal Regime on Procurement and the Legal regime on Public Contracts, as well as other laws binding the state of Timor-Leste, including National Parliament Law No. 7/2007 of 25 July 2007 on the Rights and Obligations of Officeholders of Constitutional Bodies.
Meanwhile regarding the contract the government entered into with the company United Food Lda, the PCI concluded that the contract with the wife of the Minister for Development as director and shareholder of 50% of the shareholding of the company United Food Lda breached article 3 of National Parliament Law No. 7/2007.
The PCI also concluded that the company United Food breached chapter IV, article 32 of the Decree Law on the Legal Regime on Public Contracts No.11/2005, regarding contractual warranties, and that it breached clause 21 of the Contract’s General Conditions of Contracts for Supply of Goods and Related Services regarding the payment of Taxes and Charges. It is stipulated in clause 21.1 that “The Supplier shall be entirely responsible for taxes and charges levied by the state and its duly constituted authorities.” To this date the company United Food Lda has not paid taxes to the state of Timor-Leste in breach of the above mentioned terms.
In addition, the contract for supply of rice entered into by the government with the companies Belun Feto, Atramor Success Supply, Star King Unipessoal Lda, and Maubara Fitun Unipessoal Lda, whereby each company was awarded a contract valued at US$3,842,5000 to buy 7,250 tons at a price of US$530 per ton, breached article 32 of the Decree Law on the Legal Regime for Public Contracts regarding Contractual Warranties, and clause 21 of the Contract’s General Conditions of Contracts for Supply of Goods and Related Services regarding the payment of Taxes and Charges, especially clause 21.1 that states “The Supplier shall be entirely responsible for taxes and charges levied by the state and its duly constituted authorities.”
Regarding the contract the government signed with the company Serba Jaya Makmur, which was signed by the Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao with the director of PT Serba Jaya Makmur, Mr. Sudarmado on 27/10/2008 for a total contract price of US$1,615,000 for 1,900 tons of rice at US$850 per ton, the PCI concluded that it did not comply with the government Decree Law on Procurement number 20/2005 because at the time it entered into the contract with PT Serba Jaya Makmur for the supply of rice at a price of US$850 per ton, it had entered into contracts with 6 other companies for the supply of rice at US$530 per ton.
The PCI concluded that there was a loss of US$608,000 to the state of Timor-Leste as a result of the contract the government entered with PT Serba Jaya Makmur in the amount of US$1,615,000 to purchase 1,900 tons at a price of US$850 per ton.
The PCI acknowledged that the government was acting to secure rice supplies for the state of Timor-Leste at a time when the people of Timor-Leste we in need of it.
Due the above the PCI recommended that:
1. An investigation and audit be held into the entering of the contracts by the government for the period of the 2007 Transitional General Budget of the State with the companies Star King Lda, People Food, Oriental Food and Nabilan Food.
2. That an investigation and audit be carried out to ascertain whether anyone should be held accountable for the additional payment on the contract entered into through the Ministry of Social Solidarity State General Budget with the company Maubara Fitun Lda for the total amount of US$899,360 to buy 1,168 tons of rice at a price of US$770 per ton.
3. The PCI recommended an audit of the payment made on the contract the government entered into with the company Timor Food from the Ministry of Solidarity’s General Budget of the State to buy a total of 2,500 tons of rice at a price of US$350 per ton in the total amount of US$874,398, but then which by an invoice from Timor Food dated 28/4/2008, requested to the government that it pay US$874,398.36 for only 2,082 tons of rice based on a price per ton of rice of US$419.98.
4. The PCI recommended that an audit be carried out to ascertain the principal reason for the difference in the price of US$350 per ton of rice in the contract the government entered into with the company Oriental Food for a total of US$899,360, with the prices of US$770 per ton in the contract with the company Timor Food.
5. In respect of the contract the government entered into with the company Tres Amigos prior to the approval by the National Parliament of the 2008 General Budget of the State, the PCI recommends that the State Justice institutions investigate the legality and responsibility by the government in allowing an amendment to the contract with Tres Amigos in May 2008 increasing the contract amount from an initial amount of US$4,080,000 to US$14,400,000, which amount was never provided for in the 2008 General Budget of the State.
6. The PCI recommended that State Justice institutions investigate the contract entered into between the government and the company Timor Food to determine the legality and whether anyone should be held accountable for the agreement which was signed by James Jong Fu Kong and Epifanio da Silva da Costa Faculto, Director of the National Directorate of Tourism, Commerce and Industry on 14/5/2008 committing the State to a debt of State funds in the amount of US$5,100,000 for rice at US$1,000 per ton.
7. The PCI requested that the State Justice institutions undertake an investigation to ascertain the legality and whether anyone should be held legally responsible for the tax exemption granted to the export company Kien Giang by the government on 18/8/2008 before the contract was signed with the company Serba Jaya Makmur on 29/8/2008.
8. With respect to the contract the government entered into with the company United Food, the PCI determined there was a conflict of interest involving Ms. Fon Ha Tchong, Director of United Food and wife of the Minister for Development Mr. Joao Goncalves. The PCIU recommended that the State Justice institutions to undertake an investigation to determine whether anyone should be held legally responsible for the non compliance with article 3, sub articles 1 and 2 of the National Parliament’s Law Number 7/2007 regarding the Rights and Obligations of Officeholders of State Constitutional Bodies.
9. The PCI recommended that the State Justice Institutions investigate the companies Juxibel Lda, Veterans General Store, Ran Aitana II, Lunarsol Unip Lda, Taci Tolu Holding and Monte Veado to determine whether there any taxes are owing by these companies to the State of Timor-Leste.
10. The PCI recommended that the State Justice Institutions investigate the company Prima Food to establish whether there was a breach of the National Parliament’s Law Number 7/2007 on the Rights and Obligations of Officeholders of Constitutional Bodies given that Ms. Herguilina F. Alves, the daughter of Ms. Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves, the Minister for Social Solidarity held 11.18% of the shareholding in the company.
11. The final recommendation from the PCI to the State Justice institutions was for it to investigate the company Hercio International Lda to ascertain with certainty whether the sale by this company on 20/6/2009 to the company Olifante of 777 tons of rice for US$2,999,146, was rice that had already been acquired by Hercio International for the state of Timor-Leste.
12. Paragraph 10 of the PCI report states that the PCI recommended a thorough investigation as well as an audit be undertaken to establish the exact amount of rice that was sold by the government or how much was lost so that in 2009 it made an estimate of US$21,500,000 as receipts from the sale of rice. (Ends)
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Tempo Semanal Exclusif: KPI Deteta Virus Han Osan Povu TL
Deputadu Husu Apaga Naran Ministru Iha Relatoriu
Dili, Tempo Semanal
Iha loron 08 Agostu 2007 koandu Prezidente da Republika Dr. Jose Ramos Horta inagura Governu AMP no fo pose ba Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, eis Prezidente iha Guvernu Fretilin nia tempu ne’e ba Primeiru Ministru AMP nian, Xefe Governu ne’e hasoru kedas problema menus ai-han.
Problema ida ne’e maske ladauk tama ba krize hamlaha, maibé sadik governu nia desizaun politika. Tanba ne’e, governu atravesa husi Xefe Governu foti desizaun alternativas hodi asina kontratu ho kompania lubuk ida iha Dili hodi fornese fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
Maibé formatu no aktus asina kontratu mak sai komplikadu tanba iha kontratu balu asina antes orsamentu rektifikativu aprova husi Parlamentu Nasional. Pior liutan, kompania hirak ne’ebé asina ona kontratu fornesimentu fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste, hahu halo violasaun ba leis aprovizionamentu nian ne’ebé sita iha surat kontratus no halo traisaun ba komfiansa Primeiru Ministru nian ne’ebé mak konsidera emprezariu sira hanesan parseirus dezemvolvimentu.
Inisialmente, Xefe Governu la gava hahalok kontra Lei maibé hahalok hanesan ne’e bele tau iha kauza Primeiru Ministru ninia kredibilidade tanba, kompania hirak ne’ebé uluk asina kontratu ho Primeiru Ministru, sira la selu taxa too agora, no iha indikasaun manipulasaun ba presu fos ne’ebé mak ninia konsekuensia afeta orsamentu povu nian, hateten iha relatoriu Komisaun Parlamentar Inkeritu (KPI) ho mahar pajina 50.
KPI konsege hetan rezumu informasaun konaba osan ne’ebé estadu Timor-Leste gasta ba fornesementu fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste, desde periodu orsamentu tranzitoriu 2007 too 17 Setembru 2009, ho total osan US$89,701, 783 milioens, hodi fornese fos ho total 155,150 toneladas.
KPI halo nia rezumu katak, iha tinan orsamental ba periodu tranzitoriu Junho-Dezembru 2007, governu gasta osan povu nian hamutuk US$6,018,746 milioens hodi sosa fos hamutuk 13,225 toneladas.
KPI forma nia opiniaun katak, desde tinan 2008-2009, governu gasta osan hamutuk US$83,783,032 hodi sosa fos 141,925 toneladas. Tuir dadus husi governu, too ohin loron 10 Dezembru 2009, stock fos governu nian hamutuk 26,100,225 toneladas iha armazens estadu nian no armazens privadu ne’ebé iha governu nia kontrola.
KPI hetan informasaun katak, desde governu halo intervensaun hodi fa’an fos ba povu Timor-Leste, tuir governu nia estimativa ba tinan 2008, retornu osan husi fa’an fos hamutuk US$18,038.000 no ba tinan 2009 hamutuk US$25,000.000, maibé iha inisiu Dezembru 2009 durante diskusaun aprezentasaun proposta Orsamentu Jeral Estadu 2010 husi Governu, retornu husi intervensaun ba merkadu ne’ebé governu aprezenta ba Parlamentu Nasional, hamutuk US$21,500.000 iha tinan 2009.
KPI iha nia inkeritu la konsege estabele nia opiniaun konaba fos ne’ebé lakon inkluindu fos 4000 sakas ne’ebé tuir sasin husi Ministeriu Turizmu, Komersiu no Industria haklaken katak sei iha hela prosesu investigasaun Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste, hateten iha relatoriu KPI ne’e.
Iha relatoriu KPI nian, deputadus hirak ne’ebé la asina maka, Carmelita Caetano Moniz, Hermes da Rosa Correia Barros ne’ebé hatoo nia razaun katak “keta hakerek Ministru nia fen sosa foos. Loloos hakerek Sra Ketling no deputadu nain rua seluk maka, Dominggos da Costa no Teresa Maria de Carvalho.
Relatoriu ho numeru: 24/CPI.II/XII/2009 ho data 9 de Marsu de 2009 ne’e asinadu husi Prezidente KPI Arsenio Paixao Bano ho deputadus sira seluk hanesan; Cornelio da Conceicao Gama, Jose Tixeira, Jacob Xavier, Aicha B. Umar Bassarewan, DOminggos Mesquita no Duarte Nunes.
Iha relatoriu KPI nian sita katak, kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania United Food Lda, KPI konklui katak, kontratu ne’ebé asina ho Sr. Joao Goncalves, Ministru Dezenvolvimentu nia kaben ne’ebé kaer knar nudar Diretora no Sosio ba Kompania Uniter Food, Lda, iha capital 50% iha kompania nia laran, viola artigu 30 Lei Parlamentu Nasional numeru 7/2007.
Liutan, hateten iha dokumentus KPI nian katak, KPI halo apresiasaun ba dokumentus informasaun ne’ebé governu fornese konaba kontratus ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania hodi fornese fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste, iha tinan Orsamental 2007, Periodu Tranzitoriu Julho-Dezembru governu gasta osan hamutuk US$6,018,746 atu sosa fos hamutuk 13,225 toneladas hodi asina kontratus ho kompania hanesan Star King Lda, KPI konsege hetan deit informasaun konaba pagamentu ho total osan kontratu US$1,464,075 ba total fos hamutuk 3,615 toneladas ho folin US$400 kada toneladas.
Pagamentu ne’e governu halo iha loron 17/03/2008 no Abril 21/04/2008, maybe KPI la hetan dokumentus kontratu no informasaun detailada konaba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Star King atu justifika informasaun ne’ebé mai husi Tezouru Estadu.
Informasaun la sufisienta ne’e defikulta KPI halo konkluzaun ba obrigasaun no direitu tuir lei no mos kondisoens ne’ebé estabele iha kontratu, liu-liu obrigasaun atu kumpri prazu kontratu no obgrigasaun atu selu taxa ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
Maske nune’e, KPI konsege hetan informasaun jeral konaba pagamentu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania People Food ho total osan US$1,600.000 ho folin US$400 kada toneladas. Pagamentu ne’e governu halo iha loron 27/01/2008 no 27/05/2008 ba total fos hamutuk 4,000 toneladas.
Maibé, KPI la konsege hetan informasaun seluk hodi forma nia opiniaun konaba oinsa governu halo kontratu sira ne’e ho kompania People Food, hodi nune’e KPI labele justifika informasaun husi Tezouru Estadu.
Alende ne’e, KPI mos hetan deit informasaun jeral konaba pagamentu ne’ebé governu halo ba Kompania Oriental Food ho total osan US$1,116.000 hodi sosa fos 2,790 toneladas ho folin US$400 kada toneladas.
Pagamentu ne’e governu halo iha loron 01/02/2008, maibé KPI la hetan informasaun seluk hodi analiza pagamentu ida ne’e, nune’e KPI labele justifika informasaun husi Tezouru Estadu.
KPI hetan informasaun konaba pagamentu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Nabilan Food ho total osan US$1,131.000 miliaun atu sosa fos hamutuk 2,820 toneladas, ho folin US$400 kada tonelada. Pagamentu halo iha loron 25/01/2008 no 12/02/2008. Maibé KPI mos la hetan informasaun seluk hodi justifika pagamentu no kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho Nabilan Food, hodi nune’e KPI labele justifika informasaun husi Tezouru Estadu.
KPI mos hetan informasaun no dokumentus balu ne’ebé fornese husi governu konaba fos ne’ebé mak governu liu husi Ministeriu Solidariedade Sosial halo ho kompania Maubara Fitun Lda ho total osan US$899,360 atu sosa fos 1,168 toneladas ho folin kata tonelada US$770. KPI mos simu dokumentus balu husi governu hanesan, Payment Request, Receiving and Inspection Report, Purchase Order no informasaun seluktan.
Alende ne’e, KPI mos hetan informasaun balu husi governu konaba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Timor Food atu sosa fos hamutuk 2500 toneladas ho folin US$350 kada tonelada ho total osan US$874,398.
Husi parte seluk, KPI halo apresiasaun ba dokumentus kontratu publiku ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania Tres Amigos, molok Parlamentu Nasional aprova Orsamentu Jeral Estadu Rektifikativu 2008.
Dokumentus kontratus ne’ebé hetan, KPI haree katak molok Parlamentu Nasional aprova Orsamentu Jeral Estadu Rektifikativu 2008, governu halo tiha ona kontratu ho kompania Tres Amigos ho total osan US$14,400.000, maske Orsamentu Jeral Estadu Rektifikativu ne’ebé Parlamentu Nasional aprova, governu iha deit verba US$4,080.000 hodi sosa fos, liu husi Fundu Seguransa Alimentar, Ministeriu Turizmu, Komersiu no Industria.
Iha KPI nia relatoriu ne’ebé sita iha pajina sanulu resin ida pontu b nian esplika katak, KPI hetan kopia emenda kontratu entre Governu ho kompania Tres Amigos iha ho data 25/052008, ne’ebé mak iha kontratu inisial nia valor US$4,080.000 atu sosa fos 8,000 toneladas ho folin US$510 kada tonelada, maibé hafoin emenda tiha kontratu, nia valor sa’e ba US$14,400.000 atu sosa fos hamutuk 16,000 toneladas ho folin US$900 kada tonelada.
KPI mos hakerek iha ninia relatoriu katak, kontratus ne’ebé mak governu halo iha loron 22/ 10/2008 la aplika normas no prosedimentus jerais ne’ebé regula iha Dekretu Lei, Regime Juridiku do Aprovizionamentu 10/2005, Dekretu Lei 11/2005, konaba Infraksoens Administrativas do Regime Juridiku do Aprovizionamentu e do Regime Juridikus das Kontratus Publikus no prosedimentu seluk ne’ebé vigora iha Estadu Timor-Leste, inkluindu Lei Parlamentu Nasional no 7/2007 de 25 Julho, konaba Estatutu dos Orgaun de Soberania.
Entertantu ba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania United Food Lda, KPI konklui katak, kontratu ne’ebé asina ho Sr. Joao Goncalves, Ministru Dezenvolvimentu nia kaben ne’ebé kaer knar nudar Diretora no Sosio ba Kompania Uniter Food, Lda, iha capital 50% iha kompania nia laran, viola artigu 30 Lei Parlamentu Nasional numeru 7/2007.
KPI mos konklui katak kompania United Food, Lda viola Dekretu Lei de Regime Juridiku dus Kontratsoens Publikus no 11/2005 kapitulu IV, artigu 32, das Garantias Kontratuais no viola termu General Conditions of Contract for Supply of Goods & Related Services pontu 21 konaba Taxes no Charges ne’ebé iha 21.1 hateten katak, The Supplier Shall be Entirely responsible for all taxes and charges lived by the State and duly constuted authorities. Kompania United Food too loron ida ne’e seidauk selu taxa ba Estadu Timor-Leste hodi kumpri prosedimentus ne’ebé temi iha leten.
Alende ne’e, kontratu fornesementu fos ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Belun Feto, Atramor Success Supply, Star King Unip, Lda no Maubara Fitun Unip Lda, ne’ebé kada kompania hetan kontratu ho valor osan US$3,842.50 atu sosa fos 7,250 toneladas, ho presu fos US$530 kada tonelada, viola Dekretu Lei de Regime Juridiku dos Kontratus Publikus 11/2005 kapitulu IV, artigu 32 das Garantias Kontratuais no viola termu General Conditions of Contract for Supply of Goods & Related Services pontu 21 konaba Taxes no Charges ne’ebé iha 21.1 hateten katak, The Supplier Shall be Entirely responsible for all taxes and charges lived by the State and duly constuted authorities, tanba too ohin loron kompania Belun Feto, Atramor Success Supply, Star King Unip, Lda no Maubara Fitun Unip Lda seidauk selu taxa ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
Konaba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Serba Jaya Makmur, asina husi Primeiru Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao ho Sudarmadi Direktor PT Serba Jaya Makmur iha loron 22/10/2008, ho total osan US$1,615.000 atu sosa fos 1,900 toneladas ho folin US$850 kada tonelada.
Iha kontratu ida ne’e, KPI konklui katak governu halo kontratu la aplika Dekretu Governu konaba Regime Juridiku ba Aprovizionamentu numeru 10/2005, hodi halo kontratu ba PT Serba Jaya Makmur, ne’ebé mak iha loron hanesan governu mos halo kontratu ho kompania 6 seluk ho folin fos US$530 kada tonelada, maibé kompania Serba Jaya Makmur hetan kontratu ho folin fos US$850 kada tonelada.
Iha kestaun ida ne’e, KPI konklui katak, kontratu ikus ne’ebé halo ho PT Sumber Jaya Makmur ho total osan US$1,615.000 atu sosa fos 1,900 toneladas ho folin fos US$850 kada tonelada, halo Estadu Timor-Leste lakon osan hamutuk US$608,000.
KPI rekoinese importansia husi aktus governu nian atu asegura fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste iha tempu ne’ebé povu Timor-Leste presiza duni fos. Nune’e, KPI hatoo ninia rekomendasoens katak,
Dili, Tempo Semanal
Iha loron 08 Agostu 2007 koandu Prezidente da Republika Dr. Jose Ramos Horta inagura Governu AMP no fo pose ba Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, eis Prezidente iha Guvernu Fretilin nia tempu ne’e ba Primeiru Ministru AMP nian, Xefe Governu ne’e hasoru kedas problema menus ai-han.
Problema ida ne’e maske ladauk tama ba krize hamlaha, maibé sadik governu nia desizaun politika. Tanba ne’e, governu atravesa husi Xefe Governu foti desizaun alternativas hodi asina kontratu ho kompania lubuk ida iha Dili hodi fornese fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
Maibé formatu no aktus asina kontratu mak sai komplikadu tanba iha kontratu balu asina antes orsamentu rektifikativu aprova husi Parlamentu Nasional. Pior liutan, kompania hirak ne’ebé asina ona kontratu fornesimentu fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste, hahu halo violasaun ba leis aprovizionamentu nian ne’ebé sita iha surat kontratus no halo traisaun ba komfiansa Primeiru Ministru nian ne’ebé mak konsidera emprezariu sira hanesan parseirus dezemvolvimentu.
Inisialmente, Xefe Governu la gava hahalok kontra Lei maibé hahalok hanesan ne’e bele tau iha kauza Primeiru Ministru ninia kredibilidade tanba, kompania hirak ne’ebé uluk asina kontratu ho Primeiru Ministru, sira la selu taxa too agora, no iha indikasaun manipulasaun ba presu fos ne’ebé mak ninia konsekuensia afeta orsamentu povu nian, hateten iha relatoriu Komisaun Parlamentar Inkeritu (KPI) ho mahar pajina 50.
KPI konsege hetan rezumu informasaun konaba osan ne’ebé estadu Timor-Leste gasta ba fornesementu fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste, desde periodu orsamentu tranzitoriu 2007 too 17 Setembru 2009, ho total osan US$89,701, 783 milioens, hodi fornese fos ho total 155,150 toneladas.
KPI halo nia rezumu katak, iha tinan orsamental ba periodu tranzitoriu Junho-Dezembru 2007, governu gasta osan povu nian hamutuk US$6,018,746 milioens hodi sosa fos hamutuk 13,225 toneladas.
KPI forma nia opiniaun katak, desde tinan 2008-2009, governu gasta osan hamutuk US$83,783,032 hodi sosa fos 141,925 toneladas. Tuir dadus husi governu, too ohin loron 10 Dezembru 2009, stock fos governu nian hamutuk 26,100,225 toneladas iha armazens estadu nian no armazens privadu ne’ebé iha governu nia kontrola.
KPI hetan informasaun katak, desde governu halo intervensaun hodi fa’an fos ba povu Timor-Leste, tuir governu nia estimativa ba tinan 2008, retornu osan husi fa’an fos hamutuk US$18,038.000 no ba tinan 2009 hamutuk US$25,000.000, maibé iha inisiu Dezembru 2009 durante diskusaun aprezentasaun proposta Orsamentu Jeral Estadu 2010 husi Governu, retornu husi intervensaun ba merkadu ne’ebé governu aprezenta ba Parlamentu Nasional, hamutuk US$21,500.000 iha tinan 2009.
KPI iha nia inkeritu la konsege estabele nia opiniaun konaba fos ne’ebé lakon inkluindu fos 4000 sakas ne’ebé tuir sasin husi Ministeriu Turizmu, Komersiu no Industria haklaken katak sei iha hela prosesu investigasaun Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste, hateten iha relatoriu KPI ne’e.
Iha relatoriu KPI nian, deputadus hirak ne’ebé la asina maka, Carmelita Caetano Moniz, Hermes da Rosa Correia Barros ne’ebé hatoo nia razaun katak “keta hakerek Ministru nia fen sosa foos. Loloos hakerek Sra Ketling no deputadu nain rua seluk maka, Dominggos da Costa no Teresa Maria de Carvalho.
Relatoriu ho numeru: 24/CPI.II/XII/2009 ho data 9 de Marsu de 2009 ne’e asinadu husi Prezidente KPI Arsenio Paixao Bano ho deputadus sira seluk hanesan; Cornelio da Conceicao Gama, Jose Tixeira, Jacob Xavier, Aicha B. Umar Bassarewan, DOminggos Mesquita no Duarte Nunes.
Iha relatoriu KPI nian sita katak, kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania United Food Lda, KPI konklui katak, kontratu ne’ebé asina ho Sr. Joao Goncalves, Ministru Dezenvolvimentu nia kaben ne’ebé kaer knar nudar Diretora no Sosio ba Kompania Uniter Food, Lda, iha capital 50% iha kompania nia laran, viola artigu 30 Lei Parlamentu Nasional numeru 7/2007.
Liutan, hateten iha dokumentus KPI nian katak, KPI halo apresiasaun ba dokumentus informasaun ne’ebé governu fornese konaba kontratus ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania hodi fornese fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste, iha tinan Orsamental 2007, Periodu Tranzitoriu Julho-Dezembru governu gasta osan hamutuk US$6,018,746 atu sosa fos hamutuk 13,225 toneladas hodi asina kontratus ho kompania hanesan Star King Lda, KPI konsege hetan deit informasaun konaba pagamentu ho total osan kontratu US$1,464,075 ba total fos hamutuk 3,615 toneladas ho folin US$400 kada toneladas.
Pagamentu ne’e governu halo iha loron 17/03/2008 no Abril 21/04/2008, maybe KPI la hetan dokumentus kontratu no informasaun detailada konaba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Star King atu justifika informasaun ne’ebé mai husi Tezouru Estadu.
Informasaun la sufisienta ne’e defikulta KPI halo konkluzaun ba obrigasaun no direitu tuir lei no mos kondisoens ne’ebé estabele iha kontratu, liu-liu obrigasaun atu kumpri prazu kontratu no obgrigasaun atu selu taxa ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
Maske nune’e, KPI konsege hetan informasaun jeral konaba pagamentu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania People Food ho total osan US$1,600.000 ho folin US$400 kada toneladas. Pagamentu ne’e governu halo iha loron 27/01/2008 no 27/05/2008 ba total fos hamutuk 4,000 toneladas.
Maibé, KPI la konsege hetan informasaun seluk hodi forma nia opiniaun konaba oinsa governu halo kontratu sira ne’e ho kompania People Food, hodi nune’e KPI labele justifika informasaun husi Tezouru Estadu.
Alende ne’e, KPI mos hetan deit informasaun jeral konaba pagamentu ne’ebé governu halo ba Kompania Oriental Food ho total osan US$1,116.000 hodi sosa fos 2,790 toneladas ho folin US$400 kada toneladas.
Pagamentu ne’e governu halo iha loron 01/02/2008, maibé KPI la hetan informasaun seluk hodi analiza pagamentu ida ne’e, nune’e KPI labele justifika informasaun husi Tezouru Estadu.
KPI hetan informasaun konaba pagamentu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Nabilan Food ho total osan US$1,131.000 miliaun atu sosa fos hamutuk 2,820 toneladas, ho folin US$400 kada tonelada. Pagamentu halo iha loron 25/01/2008 no 12/02/2008. Maibé KPI mos la hetan informasaun seluk hodi justifika pagamentu no kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho Nabilan Food, hodi nune’e KPI labele justifika informasaun husi Tezouru Estadu.
KPI mos hetan informasaun no dokumentus balu ne’ebé fornese husi governu konaba fos ne’ebé mak governu liu husi Ministeriu Solidariedade Sosial halo ho kompania Maubara Fitun Lda ho total osan US$899,360 atu sosa fos 1,168 toneladas ho folin kata tonelada US$770. KPI mos simu dokumentus balu husi governu hanesan, Payment Request, Receiving and Inspection Report, Purchase Order no informasaun seluktan.
Alende ne’e, KPI mos hetan informasaun balu husi governu konaba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Timor Food atu sosa fos hamutuk 2500 toneladas ho folin US$350 kada tonelada ho total osan US$874,398.
Husi parte seluk, KPI halo apresiasaun ba dokumentus kontratu publiku ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania Tres Amigos, molok Parlamentu Nasional aprova Orsamentu Jeral Estadu Rektifikativu 2008.
Dokumentus kontratus ne’ebé hetan, KPI haree katak molok Parlamentu Nasional aprova Orsamentu Jeral Estadu Rektifikativu 2008, governu halo tiha ona kontratu ho kompania Tres Amigos ho total osan US$14,400.000, maske Orsamentu Jeral Estadu Rektifikativu ne’ebé Parlamentu Nasional aprova, governu iha deit verba US$4,080.000 hodi sosa fos, liu husi Fundu Seguransa Alimentar, Ministeriu Turizmu, Komersiu no Industria.
Iha KPI nia relatoriu ne’ebé sita iha pajina sanulu resin ida pontu b nian esplika katak, KPI hetan kopia emenda kontratu entre Governu ho kompania Tres Amigos iha ho data 25/052008, ne’ebé mak iha kontratu inisial nia valor US$4,080.000 atu sosa fos 8,000 toneladas ho folin US$510 kada tonelada, maibé hafoin emenda tiha kontratu, nia valor sa’e ba US$14,400.000 atu sosa fos hamutuk 16,000 toneladas ho folin US$900 kada tonelada.
KPI mos hakerek iha ninia relatoriu katak, kontratus ne’ebé mak governu halo iha loron 22/ 10/2008 la aplika normas no prosedimentus jerais ne’ebé regula iha Dekretu Lei, Regime Juridiku do Aprovizionamentu 10/2005, Dekretu Lei 11/2005, konaba Infraksoens Administrativas do Regime Juridiku do Aprovizionamentu e do Regime Juridikus das Kontratus Publikus no prosedimentu seluk ne’ebé vigora iha Estadu Timor-Leste, inkluindu Lei Parlamentu Nasional no 7/2007 de 25 Julho, konaba Estatutu dos Orgaun de Soberania.
Entertantu ba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho Kompania United Food Lda, KPI konklui katak, kontratu ne’ebé asina ho Sr. Joao Goncalves, Ministru Dezenvolvimentu nia kaben ne’ebé kaer knar nudar Diretora no Sosio ba Kompania Uniter Food, Lda, iha capital 50% iha kompania nia laran, viola artigu 30 Lei Parlamentu Nasional numeru 7/2007.
KPI mos konklui katak kompania United Food, Lda viola Dekretu Lei de Regime Juridiku dus Kontratsoens Publikus no 11/2005 kapitulu IV, artigu 32, das Garantias Kontratuais no viola termu General Conditions of Contract for Supply of Goods & Related Services pontu 21 konaba Taxes no Charges ne’ebé iha 21.1 hateten katak, The Supplier Shall be Entirely responsible for all taxes and charges lived by the State and duly constuted authorities. Kompania United Food too loron ida ne’e seidauk selu taxa ba Estadu Timor-Leste hodi kumpri prosedimentus ne’ebé temi iha leten.
Alende ne’e, kontratu fornesementu fos ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Belun Feto, Atramor Success Supply, Star King Unip, Lda no Maubara Fitun Unip Lda, ne’ebé kada kompania hetan kontratu ho valor osan US$3,842.50 atu sosa fos 7,250 toneladas, ho presu fos US$530 kada tonelada, viola Dekretu Lei de Regime Juridiku dos Kontratus Publikus 11/2005 kapitulu IV, artigu 32 das Garantias Kontratuais no viola termu General Conditions of Contract for Supply of Goods & Related Services pontu 21 konaba Taxes no Charges ne’ebé iha 21.1 hateten katak, The Supplier Shall be Entirely responsible for all taxes and charges lived by the State and duly constuted authorities, tanba too ohin loron kompania Belun Feto, Atramor Success Supply, Star King Unip, Lda no Maubara Fitun Unip Lda seidauk selu taxa ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
Konaba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Serba Jaya Makmur, asina husi Primeiru Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao ho Sudarmadi Direktor PT Serba Jaya Makmur iha loron 22/10/2008, ho total osan US$1,615.000 atu sosa fos 1,900 toneladas ho folin US$850 kada tonelada.
Iha kontratu ida ne’e, KPI konklui katak governu halo kontratu la aplika Dekretu Governu konaba Regime Juridiku ba Aprovizionamentu numeru 10/2005, hodi halo kontratu ba PT Serba Jaya Makmur, ne’ebé mak iha loron hanesan governu mos halo kontratu ho kompania 6 seluk ho folin fos US$530 kada tonelada, maibé kompania Serba Jaya Makmur hetan kontratu ho folin fos US$850 kada tonelada.
Iha kestaun ida ne’e, KPI konklui katak, kontratu ikus ne’ebé halo ho PT Sumber Jaya Makmur ho total osan US$1,615.000 atu sosa fos 1,900 toneladas ho folin fos US$850 kada tonelada, halo Estadu Timor-Leste lakon osan hamutuk US$608,000.
KPI rekoinese importansia husi aktus governu nian atu asegura fos ba Estadu Timor-Leste iha tempu ne’ebé povu Timor-Leste presiza duni fos. Nune’e, KPI hatoo ninia rekomendasoens katak,
• Halo investigasaun no auditoria ba kontratus ne’ebé governu halo iha Orsamentu Jeral Estadu ba Periodu Tranzitoriu 2007, ho kompanias, Start King Lda, People Food, Oriental Food no Nabilan Food.
• KPI halo investigasaun no auditoria hodi hatene responsabilidade ba aumentu pagamentu ba kontratu ne’ebé mak governu halo ho Orsamentu Jeral Estadu nian, liu husi Orsamentu Ministeriu Solidariedade Sosial ba kompania Maubara Fitun Lda ho total osan US$899,360 atu sosa fos 1,168 toneladas ho folin fos US$770 kada tonelada.
• KPI rekomenda atu halo auditoria ba Pagamentu kontratu ne’ebé governu halo liu husi Orsamentu Ministeriu Solidariedade Sosial, ba kompania Timor Food atu sosa fos hamutuk 2,500 toneladas ho folin fos US$350 kada tonelada ho total osan US$874,398, ne’ebé mak Commercial Invoice husi Timor Food asina iha 28/04/2008, husu governu halo pagamentu ba fos 2,082 toneladas deit ho folin fos US$419,98 kada tonelada ne’ebé ho total osan US$874,398.36.
• KPI rekomenda ba auditoria atu hatene razaun principal ba diferensa folin fos ne’ebé governu halo ho folin US$350 kada tonelada ba kompania Oriental Food ne’ebé hetan kontratu ho valor osan US$899,360, folin ne’ebé governu halo ho US$770 kada tonelada ba kompania Timor Food.
• Ba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Tres Amigos molok Parlamentu Nasional aprova Orsamentu Jeral Estadu Rektifikativu 2008, KPI rekomenda ba Orsaun Estadu kompotente ba Justisa atu halo investigasaun hodi determina legalidade no responsabilidade ba emenda kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho Tres Amigos, iha fulan Maiu 2008 ho montante inisial US$4,080.000 no montante hafoin halo emenda sa’e ba total osan US$14,400.000 ne’ebé la eziste iha Orsamentu Jeral Estadu 2008.
• Iha numeru hitu rekomendasaun KPI nian hateten mos ba Orgaun Estadu ba Justisa atu halo investigasaun ba kontratu ne’ebé governu halo ho kompania Timor Food hodi determina legalidade no responsabilidade ba akordu ne’ebé asina husi James Jong Fu Kong, Direktor Timor Food, Epifanio da Sila da Costa Faculto, Diretor Diresaun Nasional du Komersiu Turizmu, Komersiu no Industria iha loron 14/05/2008 hodi komete tusan ho osan povu nian ho valor US$5,100.000 hodi sosa fos ho folin US$1,000 kada tonelada.
• KPI husu mos ba Orgaun Kompotente ba Justisa atu halo investigasaun hodi determina legalidade no responsabilidade ba pedidu izensaun taxa ba kompania exportadora Kien Giang ne’ebé governu halo iha loron 18/08/2008 molok kontratu asina ho kompania Serba Jaya Makmur iha loron 29/08/2008.
• Ba kontratu ne’ebé governu asina ho kompania United Food, KPI haree kontratu ne’e indika konflitu de interese tanba involve Sra Fon Ha Thcong, Diretora United Food ne’ebé hanesan Sr Joao Goncalves, Ministru Dezenvolvimentu nia kaben. KPI rekomenda ba orgaun kompotente ba justisa atu investiga hodi determina responsabilidade ba kumprimentu Lei Parlamentu Nasional numeru 7/2008 konaba Estatutu dus Titulares dus Orgauns de Soberania artigu 3.1,2.
• KPI rekomenda ba orgaun kompotente ba justisa atu halo investigasaun ba kompania Juxibel Lda, Veterans General Store, Ran Aitana II, Lunarsol Unip Lda, Taco Tolu Holding no Monte Viado hodi determina montante obrigasaun selu taxa ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
• KPI rekomenda mos ba Orgaun kompotente ba Justisa atu halo investigasaun ba kompania Prima Food hodi klarifika violasaun ba Lei Parlementu numeru 7/2007 konaba Estatutu dus Orgauns de Soberania ho involvimentu Sra Herguilina F Alves, oan husi Sra Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves, Ministra Solidariedade Sosial ne’ebé ho sosiu 11,18%.
• Rekomendasaun ikus, KPI rekomenda ba orgaun kompotente ba justisa atu halo investigasaun ba kompania Hercio International Lda hodi hatene loloos venda ne’ebé kompania ne’e halo iha loron 20/06/2009 ba kompania Olifante ho total fos 777 toneladas no valor osan US$2,999,145, laos fos ne’ebé kompania Hercio International fornese ona ba Estadu Timor-Leste.
• Iha numeru sanulu resin ne’en relatoriu KPI nian hateten mos katak, KPI rekomenda atu halo investigasaun klean no auditoria hodi hatene loloos fos hira governu fa’an no lakon hodi hetan osan tuir estimative US$21,500.000 iha tinan 2009. (ts)
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