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Ramos Horta Exclusive Interview

Horta: Timor Telkom Breach the Contract

President Jose Ramos Horta is travelling around the country trying to listen to the people concern and conducting peace Dialogues with the people in each district. Last week he went to have a dialogue with the people in Atsabe sub-districts and suai district. He was joined by several government officers such as minister of Agricultures, Secretary State for Infrastructure and Public work and others. Ramos Horta convoy went through very bad road between Lete foho Sub-District and Atsabe where there is no phone connection at all. From Atsabe to Zumalai and Foho Rem in Suai district most of these area have no phone connection. In this area the 1996 peace Price winner start firing his words at the Portugal Telcom company which monopoly Timor Telekom. In front of the community Horta calling to liberalise the telecommunication system in East Timor which is monopoly by Portugal Telecom since 2002 up to 2017. In an interview with Tempo Semanal in Dili Horta spelled out the people concern about infrastructures, Roads, Telecommunications. He also expresses his opinion on the issue of corruption and February 11^th 2008 trial. Then he finished with the bicycle race in East Timor what he name as the peace race. Please read the full interview between Tempo Semanal (TS) and President Jose Ramos Horta (RH) as follow:

TS: You have experience the lack of Timor Telkom service to the people in the rural area. What should be done to solve the telecommunication problems in this country?

Horta: The government of Prime Minster Xanana Gusmao is taking the right steps in trying to re-negotiate in amicable manner with Portugal Telecom, the lager investor; our government has 20% in the shares in Timor Telecom. And we hope that Portugal Telecom peacefully agrees to the preference of the government, and that is liberalisation. Let through open the market for any operator wishing to invest. A major Irish company with a big presence in a pacific islands and the Caribbean in the Central America, called Digicel is very interested. They have a pledge to invest 100 million dollar with 70 % in the first year with a first class technology, states art technology that will bring down the prices to the level of prices in Indonesia in both of telephone and internet. However, Portugal Telecom still refuses to consider earlier liberalisation which means we have to review the current contract. If we are on a dead lock, if Portugal Telecom doesn't agree to basic follow international practice all over the world, particularly in Europe where there is no monopoly, then I would support the government if the government would decide to terminate the contract with Portugal Telecom. I prefer not to. I prefer that we negotiate with them amicably and wish they agree in a gentleman- manner, bare in mind best into the country that we should liberalise. And any case, liberalisation doesn't mean Portugal Telecom will lose because I believe actually as the example of other country, once liberalisation is effected, there are more users of telephone and internet and actually it is more profitable for Portugal Telecom.

TS: Why Government signed the contract with Portugal Telecom and gave them a monopoly rights?

Horta: Well, in 2001, we had to consider enter into an agreement with an investor willing to invest in communication sector. There was an opening international bid, inviting bidders. There were only two, a small Sydney based company, if I'm not mistaken, and the name is Pacific Communication and Portugal Telecom. Portugal Telecom is a giant company with tremendous penetration in Portugal itself, Africa, Brazil, U.S. and so on. So they won the bid, pledging to invest 50 million dollar. The government at that time we had a very very a little reason to negotiate. We had zero money. And we were forced to accept granting in Portuguese company, Portugal Telecom monopoly for about 17 years. That has been absolutely detrimental to our interest. But I don't blame the previous government. We had no choice. If we didn't accept, Portugal Telecom wouldn't have come here anyway. But it has been now 8 years. 8 years after Portugal Telecom has begun operation here. Up to 70% of territory and people have no coverage. So I believe Portugal Telecom is breaching the pledge, breaching the agreement with Timor Leste by not honouring the pledge to provide reliable, accessible and wide coverage services to the people of this country.

TS: As you travel around the country to have a dialogues with your people. What are their main concerned Please?

Horta: As I travel through out the country people are very very pleased in the sense of my visit. They're very pleased with the current state of peace in the country. They're very relaxed very happy indeed. They are also happy with some of the development that they have seen particularly government cash hand out to the poor people, to the veterans and more support for farmers and for agriculture as well as the government purchasing supply food from farmers like rice, corns, beans and so on. This means that money into the people. How ever every where I go people asking for roads, for electricity and they complain extreme poor quality of telecommunication which is responsibility of Timor Telecom and Portugal Telecom that has contract with exclusive and monopoly with our government and now eight years already. Now I say that close to 70% of the country is still not covering by telecommunication. And what ever discover is mostly poor quality and expensive. People of course still ask for more schools and they asked for water. These are the very basic things that all over that I have been to. I think now is all the districts, many of the subdistricts as well as small villages every body talk about the roads, roads, roads and roads, electricity, water supply and of course, I explained to them that is going to take many years still before we can have the first class roads in this country, maybe another 2 to 3 years before 80% of people in this country will have 24 hour cheap energy.

TS: What are you doing to address the roads problem?

Horta: I have discussed at once with Prime Minister. Prime Minister is obviously extremely sensitive about this. Right now the government is doing a visibility study on major roads in this country. We have about at least 4000 km roads and 70% is disrepair. There is a major power project under a way, which becomes a bit controversial because of its base on heavy fuel with accordant some around counter to

Environmental standards, but the government argues back 'saying no' all environmental concerns are taking care of, the technology appropriates. And that is the only way for the government to provide a cheap energy to the people in the short period time in the next 2 0r 3 years.

TS: After you heard people opinion to have access to good roads it's a challenge to the state. How you will going to money to build the roads?

Horta: I totally understand the difficulties that the government faces. The AMP government can not in two years resolve the roads problem that has been there for decades. The previous government of Dr. Mari Alkatiri also did very little because it didn't have money. A few hundred km of roads that was done in a year was built by Japanese and ADB (Asia Development Bank). Every year we spend millions dollar on fixing roads. That is where I believe the corruption comes in, where the contractors that takes the contract from the government, let's say out of ten million dollar to fix a road, maybe really spent only 5 million dollar, 5 million dollar they pocketed it. That's why the roads, even after repaired, so bad all over the country. So there are problems of management, problem of corruption. I don't blame the government. I don't think it is the minister of infrastructure that is corrupted, I don't think so. It is the lack of capacity on the part of the government to monitor to inspect the quality of the work. So we then are totally hostages of dishonest contractors who rip off this country, rip off the government by not building the roads and repairing the roads properly.

TS: Just to confirm again how East Timor will have money to build its infrastructure mainly Roads?

Horta: I think the government should do a combination of two things. It should set aside a good percentage of the oil money into a special fund. Let's call it National Investment Fund or National Development Fund or National Infrastructure Fund. Let's say separate from the budget, it has the regular recurrent budget, but separate from that. It takes out, let's say two hundred million dollar a year from the petroleum fund just for roads. And if we do this for next 5 to10 years, it means 1to 2 billion dollars. And that will be enough to pay for first class roads to lane for next 5 to10 years. We can invest two hundred million dollar every year on first class roads and bridges, together with the environmental protection that goes along with the roads. That means creating thousands of jobs, sustainable development, and sustainable growth for at least ten years. But if necessary, apart from taking a hundred million or two hundred million from petroleum fund, the government can also negotiate lets say with China. China has one trillion dollar in reserve. We can negotiate with China. Let the Chinese invest in this country in roads, in bridges, we pay them as they progress in the construction. So we have two options. One our own money, exclusively all combination of our own money with loan from China. I don't see any other country or international bank that can lend us money as much as China can do. I have already spoken with the national bank of Paris, very well-known, very prestigious bank,, with gas Prom bank from Russia. They are also willing to negotiate to the government to loan up to one billion dollar to Timor-Leste government. However, we don't know yet how much they will charge in term of interest. That will be a matter for the government to study, to carefully analyse and make a decision.

TS: President you just talk about corruption in East Timor Construction. How serious of Corruption in this country?

Horta: I think a corruption is serious in Timor-Leste. But I reject the charges that the top government officials involved like Prime Minster. Prime Minister is a very very honest person. He wants to do things fast. Because in this country if we want to develop, we want to create jobs, we want to meet the aspiration of people for the better life, we have to make a decision fast. And Prime Minister wants a decision fast. But the problem is that when you make a decision fast, the risk of corruption on this manner can happen. So be it. There is nothing in life one doesn't have risks. Corruption exists at the different levels. But I do not believe it exists at the level of the senior ministers. It can exist in the level of a certain civil servants, in procurement. It exists in term of invoicing, double invoicing in the way when you want computer that really costs a thousand dollar, the government is invoiced three thousand dollar. If you want to buy a simple telephone for the government, that costs a hundred dollar, some one will invoice five hundred dollar. This happens a lot through out the government sector. We have now a senior deputy Prime Minister Mr. Mario Carrascalao. He is very honest, with tremendous integrity. He will work with the government ministers. I don't believe we have to do we cham. We can not point finger to ministers. Because the ministers they work very hard and got very very low paid. They work between 10 to 15 hours. If we just make a accusation and accusation against them, they loose hope, and they just give up and they quit. But what important for me is the deputy Prime Minister and the ombudsman and the parliament work with the government to strengthen mechanism to close any gateway where corruption happens.

TS: Mr. President you just signed the Anti Corruption law. How significant is this to minimise the Corruption in East Timor?

Horta: The first step was adoption of such a law which I promulgated to create Anti-Corruption Commission. That is s first major step, having the legislative bases for that. Next is the election or appointment of individuals and the staff and the infrastructure, logistics that are need by Anti-Corruption Commission a very critical personality curriculums of the commissioner. I do not agree completely with the law where it says basically only some one with legal veteran can be commissioner. I and Most of members of parliament agreed they will try to mandate it next a few months, next a few weeks actually. So economist could be. Let's say someone who is top economist in our banking system. Someone is a top experience, a top economist in the minister finance, who knows about banking, about finance, about everything, dealing with a corruption. But it doesn't have a lot of degree; it does mean he/she can not be a commissioner. How about a priest? How about a sociologist? So I don't agree that a commissioner has to be a lawyer. The deputies and the staffs, yes. The commissioner will have to have people with legal background as well as a criminal investigation background to work with him or her. But a commissioner should be anyone with an experience, with some formal university degree if not university degree, at least a twenty years' experience as administration with integrity assisted by the very strong team. That would be an effective way of dealing with a corruption in this country.

TS: Is this law will be effective to tackle the issue of Corruption?

Horta: Yes, I think the law is very very well researched, thoroughly debated even more then after some of the best law existed. Before the law was adopted the parliament discussed, the government drafted it and they looked at the experience in Indonesia, Australia, United States, Hong Kong and Singapore. So the law is very good one, just need to make the small amendments and the critical issue is give the commissioners resources. Money to hire good people and to fight as well as prevent corruption. But again as I said fighting corruption can't be only punishment but it has to be prevention. It has to be education. We have to inspire civil servant, Government officials about their own sense of dignity. You know when we receive money to do something that we know it is our duty to do; well it's my own sense of dignity, my honour and my pride. So we have to let the people about that. In the mean time we have to pay minister well. We have to pay civil servants well. Look at the case of Singapore. The Prime minister of Singapore is the highest paid person in the world. Singaporean Ministers are the well paid people in the world. So there is no corruption at all in Singapore. So there is strong materials incentive. If you pay people very bad and if you pay a customer officer in Mota Ain (Border between East Timor and Indonesian West Timor) very bad also if you don't look after him. If you don't pay the customs in Dili port and Airport well and someone come to him with US$500.00 bribed to let a container go well it is very tempting. So one you have to inspire people to be patriotic, to be proud and have sense of dignity. But also give them the material means so they don't have extreme necessity to accept bribes in order to survive day today.

TS: What is happening with the programme of elimination of poverty in East Timor?

Horta: I believed that the simple facts that the government already paying twenty Dollars a month to now seventy thousand people. The simple facts that the government already given good money to veterans. Thousands of widows and orphans are getting some formal assistant. And on top of it the many thousands of civil servants every month earn salary. The many many thousands you see in Dili selling things in the shops and on the streets. This all means some income entry their pockets. That make me believed that poverty is been reduced because mathematically some people in a year ago didn't have twenty dollar a month now they have got twenty dollar or more a month. Until two years ago many hundreds of veterans didn't have one cent and now they have many hundreds of dollars or thousands of dollars in their disposal. How ever majority of the people still have no access to clean water, have no access to a dignify housing like at least a roof and a prover floor that means extreme poverty. How long will it takes I believe that if the government want to make major investment in roads that we need for agriculture, for educations and for health that means within five to ten years we can extreme poverty completely eliminate in Timor. We might still see poverty but not extreme poverty. Extreme poverty means might not even have a meal a day, doesn't clean water, no electricity, no housing. So we can eliminate that within five to ten years if the government mobilise at least in my view two billion dollars or more to build first class roads in this country. We desperately need. We need these roads its not for tourism, it's for agriculture, it's for health services, for children to go to schools, for school teachers to be able to go to schools, for the farmers in Maubesi, in Baguia to go down to Baucau or Dili to sell their Bigs, goats and their vegetable and for fisherman in Dili to travel to Aileu to sell their fish. So we need first class road as a matter of urgency.

TS: If you don't mind can we ask a question in regard to the trial of the case February 11^th 2008 attempt on your life?

Horta: I will not comment on a trial as such because as the trial take place I will not comment on the substance. I can only say that, I hoped as the trial progress and decision are made by the judges. What ever the decision they made everybody accept them and that we move on healing the wounds of the past. I still have the wounds that were inflicted on me in two thousands and eight and I don't harbour any anger or resentment to those who shot me. Who tried to kill me. I only hope that they will have a second chance to lives their life with their families and look after their children. And we Timorese burry our differences burry our anger and hold hands so that this country can live in peace and stability for the sakes of our children.

TS: Can you tell us about the idea of the bicycle race and what kind of response you have?

Horta: I am very pleased with the response. More then 100 so far Raceter and I think close to 100 international participants. It is getting generate a lot of publicity. Former secretary General Kofi Annan has made a statement and Prince Albert of Monaco also has made a statement. I believe will get more international publicity and more international media publicity and will significant participants. I launch the idea and these initiatives not only as sports initiative but also as part of my peace programme for the next three years. I want in the next three years to have peace rooting in this country. When I leave office in 2012 I tell the nation and the nation can thank me for having contribute a Little bit enhance peace in the country.

TS: How many participants are you expect to participate and when will the race occur?

Horta: Minimum we expect more then 200 participants over 410 Kilometres very difficult mountain routes passing through nine of thirteen districts in Timor Leste. It will involve beautiful mountain landscape as well as shore line. The time is in the year August 24^th to 29^th. It's best of time in the year that cools no strong humility. So I believed that it will be the greatest experience for people that participating. There is one mountain bike racer from Australia. He is one of the top two or three in Australia who will participate I do not recall his name but there are many others who will come here for mountain bike race. And the week later they have the international mountain bike race in Australia. They are coming to Timor to do like practising and then a week later they will do in Australia. End

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Timor Telcom Service 18 July 2009

After President Ramos-Horta criticsed Timor Telcom over the last few days Timor Telcom's service has actually worsened.

Timor Telkom clients have been complaining since midday today until the evening of 18 July that they cannot recharge their phone credits. Around 18.40 Dili time 18 July Natalino Freitas after buying $ 5.00USD he was in a hurry to recharge to make call. After he entered the 15 digit number several times the number the operator number 172 written in portuges said, "a sua recarga foi registrada. Recebera confirmacao dentro de momento." Natalino Freitas kept trying trying dialing the 15 digit, and each time the same notice appear no confirmation of the credit.

He walk back to 3 wheels sales kiosk on the road side of Government Palace and started to have an argument with the vendor.

The vendor said, "this problem has been happening since lunch time today and I have maybe had 12 people complain with the same problem."

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Trial 11 Fev 2008, Attack on President and PM Timor-Leste

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Angie Pires, Gastao Salsinha Marcelo Caetano and 26 other appear to Dili District Court to commence trial for attacks on President and Prime Minister of Timor-Leste 11 February 2008 - 13 July 2009

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President Ramos Horta Speaks Out Against Telcom Monopoly - Presidente Horta dehan Portugal Telcom Obriga Governu simu obsaun Monopoli

East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta called for an end to Portugal / Timor Telecom monopoly and to liberalise Timor Leste telecomunication market to invite one or two new operators to invest in the area of telecomunication. According to the East Timor First Foreign Minister under first Constitutional Government said that Portugal Telcom forced the East Timor government to accept the 17 year monopoly otherwise the it would have rejected to come to invest.

During last week visits to Suai and Atsabe the leading East Timor Diplomat came out with strong statement over the telecommunication operator after listened to his people's complaints.

In october 2007 this newspaper conducted a national opinion poll 36,918 respondents of which 98% want the Timor Leste Government to end the monopoly and free up the Telecomunications sector. The result of the poll were submitted to the President of the Republic, Prime Minister Office and Speaker of Parliament. Most of the people opinions are Timor Telecom is very expensive and very poor quality so they demand to the government to put pressure on Timor Telecom to reduce the price and provide better service to its clints. A Timorese senior high School student in Dili, Augosto da Costa Santos said Timor Telecom had very bad service to it's client and the connections is always busy and always delay our sms so I think it's time for government to act. Agusto From Liquica said some areas in Liquica itself do not have access to phone connection.

To see video of President Ramos-Horta on the subject see this link on Tempo Semanal TV

EXCLUSIF: Shooting of Ramos-Horta: Marcelo Caetano Fingered in Court as Shooter.

Marcelo Caetano, ex-Petitioner, identified in court on 15 July 2009 as the man who shot President Ramos-Horta on 11 February 2008

















Caetano with now deceased Alfredo Reinado in Ermera, Timor-Leste 2007.

According to testimony in the case of 11/o2/08 shooting of President Ramos-Horta today in Dili District Court; F-FDTL Second Sargent, Isaac Da Silva, was accompanying President Ramos Hortas acompany on his morning walk on 11/02/08.

He was promoted on September 25th 2008 to First Sargeant, because of his aid to the President.

In front of the judges, prosecutors and lawyers around 17.00 hours Timor-Leste time on 15 July 2009 he was asked to identify the person who shot the President of Timor-Leste. Da Silva said Marcelo Caetano is the one who shot the President. He continued that Caetano had covered his face but his eyes were exposed. "I recognise him by his eyes and the way he stands."

The Da Silva was asked by the Judge to point out Caetano and with no voice but with confidence he did so. The court authority asked how does he know Caetano and Da Silva said they both are friend since they were in the army together. The court finished before 19.00 hours and at 18.35 Isaac left the court room in a realxed manner. Caetano was handcuffed with fellow acused Amaro "Susar" da Costa and were lead out the court, with big smiles waving to their familes. families.

Angie Pires Lawyer, Jon Tippet, Alleges Weapon Used to Shoot Reinado is Not Found, and Angie Innocent.

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After a year five month and two days the case of February 11^th 2008 occurred on Monday 13 July 2009 the 28 suspects will present to the Dili districts court. Among those 28 is a Timorese born Australian Angelita Pires the then lover of Alfredo Reinado alves who was killed on the day attacked to the President residence on February 11. John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Metiaut Dili left injured to the Timorese the 1996 co Peace Price winner DR. Jose Ramos Horta. Angelita Pires was dressed up the Timorese traditional weaving accompany by two of her lawyer one from Brasil and the other one is Jon Tippet from the queens council based in Darwin. Yesterday in an interview with Tempo Semanal Jon said, "We prepared as we can be but we only get the process or document as it is called about last Tuesday week and we been under a lot of pressure to prepared this trial and it is very very large case. And unfortunately we only allowed to see the prosecution about two weeks ago and we had have to photo copies 25 volumes over 5000 pages of material. It's been very very difficult process to do in very short period of time. Unfortunately we were not given access to the document earlier as we should have been as a result we have been put under enormous pressure. So when you say prepared? We prepared as you can be in two weeks for a trial really requires three to four months preparations."

After seen those accusation document the Darwin based lawyer is now ready to fight for Ms pires release. "My client is very innocent. I have seen the material and she is innocent."

When question how much confidence he does has in terms to free his claim Mr. Jon said, "Well I am very optimistic because there is no evidence that connect her to any conspiracy to attempt to kill the President of the Timor Leste. Nor there is any evidence that connects her with any events that occurred on February 11^th 2008."

Angelita Pires was the lover of Alfredo Reinado and jon said, "that's her only connection unfortunately she has been charge on the bases of evidence that really is admissible and for the most part is just made up."

Jon continues arguing that, "If this case decided on the evidence and on the evidence alone Angelita pires would be acquitted. I looked through the evidence and there is no material that supports the charges that there have been preferred against her and I expect that an objective rational assessment of the evidence by objective judges will result her acquitted."

The government of Timor leste in several occasions made statement to public accused miss Pires is one of the main suspect in the February 11^th 2008 events in President residence which injured the East Timor President in that morning. "Unfortunately the government has not awaited the outcome of a prover inquiry and court case before providing an opinion to the public. It would appeared that the views express by the government are not supported by the forensic material and there are many questions raised in this case about how this particular incident unfolded?, why unfolded? Who was involved? And what shorts of conspiracy was behind the shooting and the death of Alfredo Reinado and others. So my concern is that this case expose that evidence that the people of Timor Leste and of course other interested people in other countries around the world particularly Australia are provided with the evidence and when they are the evidence disclose very different story to the one that has been rely upon in many places and by people in position in power to day," said Jon.

Ms. Pires shouted out in local language saying, "I will never ever forget Major Reinado and I always remember of him." Angelita Pires been has a number of charges first is attempt to kill the president of Timor Leste, she also have 19 charge of attempt of homicide related to the shot out in the area of President Residence and she face two counts of causing damages to the government poverty namely two vehicles were heat by gun fired during the shot out.

"I am innocent as I said a thousand times before I am innocent and I got good legal team and yeah I am ready to face the court," Angelita told Tempo Semanal in Dili a day before the court hearing.

She has accuse the Timorese leaders and International people in East Timor has put her in a very difficult situation and she has suffer morally and physically. "I was defamed and I was pronouncing guilty before I even had a hearing. The whole cases have been poison. How can you as a leader prosecute some body? You not the judges. Leave it to the court. I want to leave it to the court and I want to follow through to the court, if this court I want the world to see. If this court really care out justice? Really is based on the truth? Or is this court the shame sample that the same unworkable or ill judicial system that existing in Timor leste right now. Let's see this is a trial for every body and this is not about me any more but this is about one million people who want truth and justice whom really believe that the country should have a decent justice system. I am not going to let it down I want to see it through."

When Tempo Semanal asked her whether she can indicate who are the leaders she is referring to but Ms. Pires rejected. "I don't want to name names because I don't think its correct to do so but I think the world knows and I think what was done wasn't done entirely on behalf of Timorese part, but I think it was to some extend accomplished by the international community, by international entities so I want justice. I want to be indamines for what I went through and I want to make sure that no other Timorese women, no other child no other Timorese man goes through what three of us through. It's wrong. It's wrong to endorse and to fund the systems that don't work. Those are corrupts and served only to prejudice the people.

Angelita alleged the Timorese justice is not working so she appeal to the Australian taxpayers to remind the Australian Government to review it's funding to Timor Leste justice sector or even to cut the support because it's a waste of taxpayer money. Angelita has co citizenship. She was born in east Timor and grows up in Australia. "I am an Australian citizen as well as Timorese citizen and I had a lot of help from the Australian council here and I had funding from the Attorney General in Australia that a decent grant that's helps me to get the right legal council, so I am happy," she informed.

Jon confesses that he has access to some of the evidence which make him confidence that Ms Pires may free from all the accusation. "Well the evidence seems to point to different stories to the one which people have been receiving through the media certainly from the sources in the government of Timor Leste to date. The story seem to be one of coming to meet the president and in course of that event he's shot extremely closed range. He and a college of his Leopoldino shot at extremely closed range in what appears to be an assassination," Jon Alleged.

In February this year Tempo Semanal witnesses a team of Australian Federal Police came to Tasi Tolu Dili to do the ballistic test related to those weapons were used in the President residence on February 11^th 2008. "It would appear that the ballistics evidence support the conclusion that Alfredo Reinado and his college leopoldino were shots with two different weapons and the bullets used were not the same bullet that were used by Alfredo's man during the fire fights nor at the same bullets were used by the same man who were protecting the president. And so it appeared that there is a discrepancy in the analyses that the two men, Alfredo Reinado and Leopoldino were actually shot by man defending the President," Jon rule out.

He explain that the court hasn't got those weapons were used to shot reinado and his friend. "We simply do not have the weapons that killed Alfredo Reinado or his college Leopoldino. We don't have those weapons. They have not been found or they have not been handed in. Why they have not been found or why they have not been handed in is a mystery.

In the other convey of two prison cars were taken the other 26 suspects from Becore Prison and one hand cup to the other while Gastao Salsinha hand cup alone but with a heavy guarded.

Out side the court yard in the other side of the main road some young people cried out Viva Major Alfredo and Viva Salsinha when the prison cars approach. The Alfredo followers were brought with them several banner written with black and red Ink demanding for Justice. Alfredo's Uncle Victor Alves also came to follow the court hearing. "I hope starting from this trial we will find the truth of who shot Reinado and why Reinado came to President Residence.'

The securities around the court were tied by the GNR Unpol and the Timorese PNTL officer. The UNPOL were a little bit over acting and worse then that those GNR officer told the Journalist that the journalist are not allowed to the room by the judges but when the International and national rule out in the court room some journalist have already in. The officer change the word by said, "There is no more space so we can't allow you in." The GNR and Timorese guards kicked out a Timorese journalist from the room while allowing the International journalist remain in their seat.

The tiny country President spent some times in Darwin hospital to recover from the gun wounds in his back. After the shot out there were many speculations related to the events up to now people are still confuse. There are many rumours still flying around Dili including who is the main actor on the day. Some says that Alfredo was invited to have a meeting with the President and some others said Afredo came to attacked the Timorese President. Even for several occasion President for poor people has clarified that he never invited Alfredo to have a meeting in his residence.

Angie in the Dock

Angelita Pires and her lawyer have given an interview to Tempo Semanal this afternoon on Sunday 12 July 2009.

Ms. Pires lawyer claimed his client is being set up as a scape goat, and that Angelita is innocent and not involved in any conspiracy to kill the President and the Prime Minister in February 2008. n her lawyer gave interview to ts this afternoon.

The full transcript of the interview wil be transcibed and available on the Tempo Semanal website very soon.

Tomorrow, 13 July 2009, at 10 am Dili time the first suspects of those 28 accused of being involved in the 11/02/08 attempts on the lives of President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, will present themselves in Dili district court. Angelita's lawyer is an Australian and she got support from the Australian Attorney General Office. Angie said "there is no justice
for ordinary people in this country." she promised to fight for the truth. "the truth must come out," she said.

Angelita's lawyer Jon Tippet is an Australian. Jon said his client is 100% innocent and he is more then ready to freed his client from the case. "there are many evidence shows that my client is innocent." he continued " the ballistic tested shows that those amunitions is not use by the rebels nor from rebel group." jon claimed that Alfredo Reinado and his colleague Leopodino Exposto were executed. "Alfredo n his collegue leopoldino were shot within 30 centimetres," he said.

TT versus DIGICEL?? UNMIT Halo Mapa Kona Ba Kovertura Rede Timor Telcom. Diak ka lae?

On 6 July 2009, the President of the Republic Jose Ramos-Horta met with the Head of Digicel, Mr. Dennis O'Brien, in Dili Timor-Leste.

Digicel is seeking obtain a license to provide Telecommunications Services to the people of Timor-Leste. In 2002 the Government of Timor-Leste gave a 15 year monopoly to Timor Telcom. In October 2007 Tempo Semanal ran a nationawide poll in which over 95% of respondents were in favour of allowing competition into the Timorese Telecommunications market.

On the 4th June 2009 the ICT Timor-Leste Association facebook site published a report in which it came out very strongly against the telecommunication monopoly held by Timor Telcom. It states in the official language of Timor-Leste the following: in short it states that "The monopoly has to be stopped because it is against the interests of Development". This is also according to The Government the year of "Goodbye Conflict, Welcome Development"

"Hakotu prátika monopoliu tanba kontra interese dezenvolvimentu nasional no liu-liu kontra Konstituisaun RDTL. Timor-Telekom LAOS Relijiaun, ne’ebé LABELE troka tun-sa’e!! Kontratu entre Governu ho Timor Telekom LAOS Bíblia ne’ebé hatun husi “profeta” ida!! Komponenti nasaun tomak tenke tau Interese Povu no dezenvolvimentu Nasionál, aas liu buat hotu."

Previously the President of Timor-Leste, the President of the National Parliament, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Tourism Commerce and Industry, the Deputy Prime Minister - indeed virtually the whole Government of Timor-Leste, most Members of Parliament, and the publice service, and the international community in Dili, are upset with the ongoing monopoly and quality of service.

The Government established a Telecommunications Task Force in January 2008, and international staff on this task force are paid over 450,000.00USD/year, but to date there is no result.

Timor Telecom: Habokur An iha Timor-Leste. Gets Fat in Timor-Leste. FY 2007 23 million USD

According to GSMA Asia Pacific (GSMA AP) http://www.gsmap.org/about/ who performed a market analysis on Timor-Leste and its only Telecommunication provider, Timor Telecom made the following revenue

5,000,000.00 USD in First Quarter 2007

6,100,000.00 USD in Second Quarter 2007

5,600,000.00 USD in Third Quarter 2007

and

6,300,000.00 USD in Fourth Quarter 2007

23,000,000.00 USD TOTAL for 2007

But this report also says that Timor Telecom only has a 10.81% market penetration in Fourth Quarter 2008.

To view the entire report see this link

Se Mak Kaer Prima Food Lda? Who Owns Prima Foods?

This is the business registration for Prima Food Lda in which Zenilda Gusmao, the daughter of Prime Minister Jose Alexandre Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, is a 11.10% shareholder dated July 2008. Is it against the law for this company to receive Government contracts?

Tempo Semanal Edisaun 146

Alegasuan PM foo kontratu Foos ba Ninia Familia

Televizaun ABC kili Xanana Emprezáriu TL Buka Oin ba PM

Dili, Tempo Semanal

Relasiona ba notísia husi televizaun ABC Austrália ninia deskobre alega katak PM kay Rala Xanana Gusmão asina kontratu sosa foos MTCI ninian ho kompañia ida ne'ebé ninia oan feto Zenilda E. B. Gusmão sai hanesan na'in ida mós Nune'e mós kanál televizaun internasionál abc denunsia katak PM asina mós kontratu ho kompañia ida seluk ninia feto foun iha laran i ida seluk fali Ministru Dezenvolvimentu ekonomia ninian kaben nian.

Ministru Ekonomia ho Dezenvolimentu, Joao Goncalves (Kathleen Goncalves nia kaben), no Vice Primeiru Ministru, Jose Luis Guterres.

Hataan ba kestaun ne'e emprezáriu Timor oan sira fahe malu. Balun tenta hatudu katak sira defende kredibilidade lider boot rezisténsia nian ne'ebé dala barak sai hanesan darling ba média iha Austrália Iha tersa feira semana kotuk lider organizasaun emprezariál Timor Leste hanesan Sr. Óscar Lima, Sr. Júlio Álvaro, Sr. Ricardo Nheu ho Sr. Herciu Campos halo konferénsia de imprensa ida iha Dili hodi kondena reportajen ABC ninian ne'ebé tuir sira nia haree diskreta lider istóriku Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão ninia naran di'ak no alega katak televizaun ABC tenta hamonu Governu AMP ne'ebé lideradu husi PM Xanana.

Partisipa mós iha momentu ne'ebá emprezáriu feto lubun ida inklui Cathelin Gonçalves kaben husi ministru Dezenvolvimentu ekonomia ninian. Óscar lima hahi lider istóriku sira hodi dehan nia la defende buat ne'ebé sala maibé nia respeita tebes ba lider sira hanesan DR. Mari Alkatiri, Prezidente Agora no Primeiru Ministru IV Governu konstitusionál ninian. "Ha'u hakarak hateten tan ba hanesan lider ita nian, sira na'in tolu (Dr. Mari Alkatiri, DR. José Ramos Horta ho Lider Ezekutivu daudaun Kara Rala Xanana Gusmão)hanesan ha'u nia lider, sira na'in tolu ha'u nia kolega,la'ós de'it ida maibé ha'u nia kolega tan ba uluk ita hotu-hotu luta ba independénsia, ne'ebé ha'u hakarak hateten klaru iha ne'e dehan ha'u lakohi depende ba sira na'in tolu ne'e ida," Óscar Lima dehan.

Nia hatutan katak, "ko'alia kona ba lider maka ita hotu-hotu nia preokupasaun maka halo nusa maka ita bele defende ita nia lider sira. purke berita sira hanesan ne'ene kuandu mosu mai ne'e normál ba polítiku sira maibé hanesan Timor oan oan ha'u sente katak ha'u tenke hateten lia fuan ruma katak ita hotu-hotu tenke iha solidariedade ho ita nia lider sira. I Se de'it maka atu hatún ita nia lider sira, halo nusa maka ita atu hodi ko'alia netik lia fuan ruma."

Tuir Sr. Ricardo Nheu ne'ebé ninia kompañia mós hetan kontratu ba fornese foos Governu ninian rejeita alegasaun sira ne'ebé hatún iha notísia no pakote televizaun ho Radio ABC ninian. "Ami rejeita alegasaun ka akuzasaun maka hatuur ona hodi diz kredita parte rua husi setór privadu ho Governu."

"Ami kondena ema sira ne'ebé maka desa mina ona no sei kontinua halo desa mina natafin informasaun sala ba média" "Ami rejeita média internasionál sira nia reportajen sala no foo informasaun ne'e laloos."

Ricardo hahi lider istóriku Timor Leste Xanana Gusmão ninia kapasidade iha pasadu no profisionalizmu ba lideradu IV Governu konstitusionál ninian tan ne'e ne'e duni, "ami sei tau neon ba nia."

Nia foo lembra katak, "hanesan lian dolin husi Indonézia ne'ebé dehan na'ok teen ida hakilar fali na'ok teen seluk maibé agora na'ok teen ida hakilar fali ema ida ne'ebé di'ak hanesan ami nia lider Xanana Gusmão"

"Ho buat ne'ebé Xanana hetan iha pasadu no ate ohin nia sei susesu nafatin," Nheu hahi Xanana.

Nheu dale, "Ami fiar katak Xanana bele lideradu Timor Leste ninia istória rasik nune'e nia sei prova katak saa ida maka sei mosu ba Timor Leste nia emar sira."

Tuir mai Herciu Campos nu'udar uluk boot ida ba CCI (Camara Comersiu Industria) mós na'in ba kompañia Herciu Internasionál lda. mak asina mós kontratu foos MTCI. Ho lian maka'as nia hahi PM Xanana no ho nervozu hakilar média Australiana ne'e too tilun kiuk. Maibé nia dehan, Herciu Campos kondena servisu jornalizmu ninian hodi dale, "Primeiru liu ha'u husu ba jornalista estranjeira sira para sira respeita povu ida ne'e i aprende ko'alia tetun bainhira sira atu halo sira nia inter vista para bele buka notísia akurat no loos, hodi sira bele fa'an hodi bele moris. La'ós sub-subar hasoru malu fali iha otél Timor depois kombina malu fali ho membru Parlamentu ida husi Bankada Fretilín i sepihak de'it depois hakerek tun sa'e tuir sira nia gostu tan ba bukti. "Se sira kontinua hanesan ne'e povu ne'e sei la respeita sira i bele mós foo perigu ba sira rasik tan ba ema hotu la hanesan," Sr. Campos Ameasa.

Sr. Herciu akuza televizaun ABC maka husu PM Xanana Gusmão atu rezigna an husi PM no nia sei la foo toleránsia.

Herciu mós bolu ema Australiana sira badiu hodi alega iha ninia deklarasaun katak, "tan ba saa ida maka Australiana badiu, bosok teen, na'ok teen mai barak-barak iha ita nia rai doben Timor loro sa'e no sira iha ne'ebá la iha korrupsaun?"

Herciu hatutan, "Ami la presiza ema seluk husi li'ur para mai hatudu liman tun sa'e i ami maka sei rezolve rasik ami nia uma laran i povu timor loro sa'e tomak sei fiar metin nafatin katak ami nia lider boot kay rala Xanana Gusmão, Ramos Horta, Carrascalão i seluk tan sei bele hapara korrupsaun ou nepotizmu iha tempu badak iha rai doben ida ne'e.

Herciu hahi Xanana ninia lideransa ba libertasaun nasionál no halo ameasa ba Deputadu Fretilín ninian labele hakilar lider boot ne'e maibé sekarik, "halo ba mais keta halai."

Herciu ne'ebé ho nakloke kestiona kapasidade deputadu ida husi bankada Fretilín no jornalista ABC ninian. "Bainó Arsénio Bano hanesan Reprezentante povu nia koh bisa seperti ini? Ida ne'e demonstra katak la iha maturidade polítika i la'ós gentlemen, ta'uk ko'alia fali ho jornalista Timor oan, duke estranjeiru na'ok teen sira."

Tuir dokumentu s ne'ebé jornál ne'e konsege hetan prova duni katak iha tinan 2008 nia klaran MTCI hasai licenca ba kompañia PRIMA FOOD LDA ho no: 00855/MTCI/VI/2008 hodi halo esportasaun no importasaun ba produtu alimentasoens. Kompañia Prima Food LDA ninia Rua Av. Bispu de Medeiros Acait, Dili ne'e na'in husi ema na'in sira inklui PM ninia oan feto Zenilda E. B. Gusmão ho asaun 11.10%.

Se karik oan husi PM ne'e sei nafatin iha kompañia Prima Food maka lala'ok ne'e bele soke malu ho lei Estatutu Órgaun Soberanu artigu tolu pontu

"1.Companies whose capital belongs in a percentage over 10% to a person who holds the office at a sovereignty body will be barred from entering tenders for the supplying of goods or services, as well as for the exercise of trade or industry activities, in contracts with the State and further public legal persons.

2. The same regime applies to:

a) Companies whose capital, in the same percentage, belongs to the spouse of the holder, when there is no separation of persons and assets, to their ascendants and descendants in any degree and to collaterals up to the 2nd degree, as well as the person who lives with the holder in a situation akin to marriage; b) Companies in which capital the holder of the office detains, directly or indirectly, alone or together with the relatives mentioned in the previous sub-paragraph, a participation not below 10%."

"Tuir Lei iha leten ne'e maka aplika duni entaun dezastre boot ba na'i ulun sira iha Governu ninia laran dezde primeiru Governu ate agora. Saa tan agora ne'e Tsunami ba membru Governu sira, " komenta husi lei na'in ida ne'ebé maka husu atu jornál ne'e labele publika ninia naran.

Nia hatutan katak, "ukun na'in sira halo lei maibé se sira maka la kompriende entaun problema boot."

Sr. Júlio Álvaro deklara katak PM ninia oan feto dada an ona husi Prima Food no ninia asaun fa'an tiha ona maiske sira seidauk foo sai provas relevante ba sira nia deklarasaun ne'e. "Hanesan informasaun ne'ebé ha'u hatene Sr. Primeiru Ministru nia oan feto fou-foun iha nia mós tuir mais depois nia simu informasaun husi laran katak tuir prosedimentu Primeiru Ministru nia oan feto labele hetan projetu nia hatama kedan surat ba iha nia kolega sira para atu sai hanesan asionista. Ha'u buka ona hatene iha licenca primeiru nia naran iha laran. Iha fali licenca ida ikus para atu hatama ona foos ne'e nia naran la iha. Ne'e para atu evita konflitu de interese no atu evita kritika ne'ebé ikus mai bele mosu," esplika Sr. Álvaro.

Bainhira jornalista tenta atu kestiona kona ba karik sira bele prova licenca ida ikus ne'ebé sira dehan ne'e ho oin saa ho envolvimentu PM ninia feto foun iha kompañia olifante no mós kaben husi Ministru dezenvolvimentu Ekonomia ninia iha projetu hatama foos ne'e infelizmente lia na'in sira taka konferénsia de imprensa lalais de'it.

Iha parte seluk Alexo cobra ho Rui Castro condena lala'ok ninia kolega sira seluk ne'ebé ko'alia hodi defende dignidade PM Xanana Gusmão sira bolu atensaun ba Governu atu kuidadu ho emprezáriu sira ne'e. "Ha'u hanoin naran hira ne'ebé maka sempre lori figura lideransa ninia naran tun sa'e mak Sr Óscar ho Júliu, sira sempre lori ema ne'ebé mak sa'e ona ba primeiru ministru ou presidente atu halo 'pendekatan' ema sira ne'e bele hamonu ema seluk nia figura, entaun agora daudaun 'isu-isu' ne'ebé too iha internasionál katak, Zenilda mós tama iha prosesu maman foos ne'e, tanba de'it Sr Óscar , Júlio Álvaro, Ricardo ho Herciu nia hahalok," Aleixo Kobra dale.

Tanba 'pendekatan' husi sira ba Emilia, maibé la bariik ne'e la hatene 'bisnis', mas tanba de'it loron kalan hamutuk ho sira no lori ba fatin fatin sira ne'e, Entaun prontu administrasaun dehan Zenilda envolve iha projetu manan foos ne'e. Maibé husi, ha'u nia hare nia lae, tanba sira na'in Tolu mak kose-kose no sempre troka sira nia apelidu too hamonu uluk Mari, Tanba projetu ne'ebé mak manan uluk Mari sira nia família ladún manan projetu boot, maibé kuaze projetu sira mesak manan, tanba sira sempre tabele tun sa'e. "dehan Aleixo.

Tuir nia Sr Óscar ho Júlio, hetan ultimatu projetu monu iha sira nia liman, karik 'prediksi', ha'u nian ne'e, se mak atu halo monu sira, ema ne'e Sr. Óscar ho Júlio Álvaro, tanba sira dezde uluk too agora sempre troka naran apelidu ba mai ba mai.

Entaun, Automátiku sira mak sei halo monu duni ita nia lideransa ne'ebé mak sei kaer ukun, maibé nia fiar katak, maun Xanana la fó projetu ba nia família, mas sira ne'e mak aproveita ema nia família ne'ebé hanesan lideransa tau ba oin atu sira hetan projetu.

Aleixo informa liu tan katak, se Primeiru Ministru la hare ba kestaun ida ne'e no organizasaun rua ne'ebé automátiku halo monu PM. Xanana Gusmão se bainhira la atensaun, tanba sira sempre husik kotuk utiliza sira nia família atu bele hetan benefísiu ba sira nia privadu.

No mós organizasaun nia naran atu bele hetan benefísiu ba sira nia privadu ne'e ita hare momoos ona, públiku mós hare foos ne'e se mak manan, uluk Fretilín nia tempu mós projetu ne'e se mak hetan, la'o s sira.

Aleixo reforsa katak, tanba iha tempu ne'ebá sira mak sempre manan projetu no halo monu fretilín, I sira mak sempre manan iha projetu hotu, Ita hare Projetu 27 'paket' fretilín fó ne'e se mak fahe ? La'o s Primeiru Ministru Alkatiri, Se mak iha tempu ne'ebá xefe ekonomia finansas sr Óscar, ha'u la hatene katak se mak fahe, maibé iha tempu ne'ebá, ha'u mós servisu iha ekonomia finansas too ikus saida mak nia halo, Agora tuir mai sira na'in tolu tabele fila fali governu ida ne'e hodi bele hetan projetu.

Emprezáriu sira la'o s hamonu Xanana nia figura de'it, maibé hamonu tia ona Mari Alkatiri, agora mai hamutuk fali ho maun Xanana, liu husi nia oan atu sira bele hetan projetu. Tanba ne'e, " ha'u atu bolu Sr. Óscar Gusmão,Julião Álvaro Gusmão, tanba foos ne'e rasik Sr. Óscar nia feen, oan mós hetan, entaun prontu forun ne'e, ha'u la konsidera ona, tanba 'perkumpulan' forum emprezáriu, maibé kompañia privadu husi Júlio Álvaro,Óscar ho Herciu sira nian.

"ha'u nu'udar Emprezáriu iha timor reprezentante emprezáriu joven, ha'u hatete katak, figura sira na'in tolu ne'e la di'ak, no se bele governu toma medida ruma atu 'bubar' tia organizasaun ida ne'e, emprezáriu forum ne'e atu bele iha figura foun mosu no hakuak emprezáriu hotu, emprezáriu agora daudaun ne'e enfrenta problema barak, primeiru Banku ita hare fó empresta de'it ba ema mestisu no ema ne'ebé mak mai husi rai li'ur, tan ne'e mak, "ha'u kritika BNU, tanba saida ho osan ne'e be mak ita atu hetan, hodi bele garante projetu ba banku nia tenke 10%, sira hatama tia lai osan ba ne'ebé.

Nia hare kona ba projetu foos ne'e ilegál tanba la liu husi tender formál, "ha'u mós emprezáriu ida prepara ona osan atu tuir tender foos ne'e, maibé, Sr. Castro mos tuir, ema hotu-hotu tuir tender, maibe derrepente de'it emprezáriu balun manan tiha ona, hau atu hatete katak, ida ne'e imi labele interpreta la'o s kulpa ne'e primeiru Ministru nian , nia hanoin katak, iha Ministru Komérsiu Industri nian 'kesalahan' boot ida. Tanba ne'e tenke halo investigasaun ida kle'an liu tan, nia foo apoiu ba Sr Mari Carrascalão atu investiga Sr Gil hodi bele hatene saida mak akontese iha ne'e, PM Xanana la hatene, tanba la'o s Primeiru Ministru mak de sidi.

Se momentu ne'ebé liu husi aprovizionamentu dokumentu s sai husi prokuramen ne'e ema hotu hatene, maibé dokumentu s la'o s UU$ 100 (seratus dolar) no UU$ 50 (lima pulu dolar) ami bele sosa, maibé ami la hatene derrepente de'it kupon sai tiha ona, sira husi grupu momentu ne'ebá hasoru ho Óscar mak delega sr. julio Álvaro,Ricardo sira mak delega duni ba iha ne'ebá sira momentu ne'e lori emprezáriu fó KADIN nia naran saida mak atu akontese taun kuandu hetan tia projetu foos saida mak akontese, sira lori kompañia privadu ne'e ba tebe hotu tiha Sr. Rui Castro tuur hotu iha ne'e, taun ami nia maluk Jorge mós tuur iha ne'ebá entaun sira tebe dook entaun sira lori sira nia kompañia avansa sira nia feen oan nia avansa nia kompañia avansa, troka tia forum kadi ho sira nia kompañia privadu, tanba ne'e, ha'u hatete tender ne'e la legál, la tender, tanba tender, ha'u mós tuir tanba ha'u mós iha osan tuir loloos ha'u bele tuir tender ne'e, maibé nusa mak ha'u la bele tuir foos ne'e, ha'u mós iha 'gudang' i ha'u bele manan, maibé Júlio,Óscar ho Ricardo sira mesak máfia,no sira emprezáriu oportunista inklui Herciu, defende sira nia an sira buka oportunidade bain hira sira atu hetan maun Xanana no mós apoiu Xanana atu sira bel hetan projetu, ba ha'u ne'ebé partisipa ativu too sira hetan projetu, ha'u kontente hanesan malisan boot ida ba sira liuliu malisan ba Óscar ho malisan ba Julio.

Rui Castro ne'ebé mós hanesan emprezáriu ida hateten katak, "kuandu sira hasoru ho primeiru ministru,hatete katak projetu foos ne'e ba feto sira mane nia konstrusaun ba matéria ba konstrusaun sivíl nian osan ne'e mai husi ne'ebá mai husi fundu destruisaun ekonomia nian tanba mane mak iha responsavel atu hetan projetu ida be materiál konstrusaun sivíl ne'e hari kontruksi ida."

"Fofoun ami husu sira hatete dehan la iha mós ikus mai ida ne'e mak ema sempre dehan kebenaran selalu muncul. Sira mosu duni hanesan defensór ida atu defende primeiru ministru mós lae, buka oportunidade tan ba primeiru ministru iha problema oin saa ko'alia ,,,,projetu ruma karik ida ne'e mak ha'u hare buat la di'ak ha'u mós se embora katak ema sira ne'ebé enkontru ho primeiru ministru ataka makas liu Sico borlaku diretór jerál ho ministru Gil Alves, Herciu Campos, Ricardo inklui Óscar uitoan ka liu uitoan ema sira ne'e mak sai mak Gil bolu ba taka hotu ibun hodi manan foos, tanba sira ataka iha reuniaun inklui iha enkontru ne'ebá mós ha'u mós iha preokupasaun bain hira governu hateten dehan emprezáriu iha timor ne'e hasae sasa nia folin. Señora diretora loja Jacinto Sra. Clarisse hateten kedas ba primeiru ministru katak sasa nia folin, simente nia folin sa'e ne'e tan ba primeiru ministru katak, "governu ita nian mak haruka surat ba PT. Tonasa hodi hatudu ema na'in rua empreza xina nian iha timor ne'e nu'udar únika Kompañia atu hatama simente mai timor mais ikus mai primeiru ministru la hatene, ministru Gil maka rekoñese katak nia mak hakerek surat ba,iha semen tonasa hodi hatudu katak simente iha timor ne'e so ema na'in rua de'it mak halo entaun iha tempu ne'ebá la sala hatudu duni Sr vice primeiru ministru Jose Luis mak halo investigasaun halo nia investiga ne'e too iha ne'ebe ne la klaru too ohin loron. Ne'ebé husi hanesan sira horisehik mosu problema ne'e ha'u hare atu katak la'o problema ne'e sala husi primeiru ministru nia oan, hanoin kala ne'e muis bien kala la iha vale buatida, sira koko atu jebak primeiru ministru nia oan atu tama iha prosesu ne'e mós la konsege tama se mak atu jebak Óscar mós hatene,julio mós hatene sira família Xanana nian hodi hetan projetu ne'e maibé la konsege tama entaun se mak atu estraga ministru nia naran grupu sira ne'ebe oportunista ne'ebe pernah mos uza Mari ho nia família nia naran too Mari monu grupu sira ne'e mak agora koko atu uza tan fila fali Xanana nia naran ho nia família sira para atu uza. Sira uluk uza Mari ne'e mak konsege hetan timor telekom ne'ebé loloos hetan,,,tama iha laran ha'u fiar 100% sira uza Mari nia naran. Prosesu kuandu la'o mai ha'u hateten katak sira mosu agora seolah olah hanesan defensór buat ne'ebe presiza atu investiga tenke investiga husi kompañia sanulu resin hitu kuandu hetan tender karik tan ba sa mak nilai penawaran itu sama dari tiga juta lima ratus enam belas dólar US itu sama ho tender ida ne kala akontese so milagre de'it mak bele hetan foos.

Kathleen Goncalves " Fo Ha Tchong" uluk hanesan presidente asosiasaun ba empreza ba feto nian nebe lori feto sira nia naran ne'e ba manan projetu foos nian nia mak tenki halo klarifikasaun ba publico relasaun ho alegasaun mai husi abc ba envolvimentu ba primeiru ministru nia oan ne'e loos ka lae, so ida ne mak responde uniku. No nia rasik tenke deklara katak tebes ka lae, nia manan ka lae, la'os mosu fali Ministru Joe Gonçalves katak lae ha'u la foo beberapa persentajen lae. Tan ba ami hotu iha oin cathelin Gonçalves ba hamutuk ho asosiasaun feto tan ba primeiru ministru hatete katak feto manan foos mane sira manan konstrusaun civil maibé too ikus mane balu ba gabun hamutuk ho feto sira tan ba sira feto hotu tan ba ida ne'e sira manan foos ne'ebe tan ba alegasaun ne'e mosu husi primeiru ministru nia oan feto ne'ebe labele estraga primeiru ministru nia osan ne'e maka Cathelin goncalves ho feto sira ne'ebe manan foos para halo klarifikasaun Publiku loos ka lae. La'ós agora manan tia osan manan tia foos depois nonook depois todan foo hotu ba primeiru ministru.

Osan sira mak manan sala primeiru ministru ho nia família, uluk mari nia tempu mós hanesan ne'e, sira mak manan tia foos manan tia osan manan tiha projetu halo servisu la hun la dikin sala mak Mari, Mari nia tempu foo projetu barak tan ba ida ne'e se bele halo daftar pemenan proyek husi governasaun fretilín i ho governasaun AMP. sira ne'ebé upaya atu halo estraga ne'e oportunista sira ne'ebé nunka iha kriatividade atu hamosu bisnis maibé ba aumenta de'it osan ba goza sira nia an depois uza ema seluk nia naran investiga mak sira ne'e dala ida tan ha'u husu ba presidente asosiasaun señora cathelin Gonçalves ne'ebé uluk hatete katak reprezenta feto atu manan projetu foos halo klarifikasaun ba publika relasaun ho envolvimentu primeiru ministru nia oan nia Zenilda ho sira seluk atu nune'e sira bele klarifika buat ne'e laos todan osan sira mak tau todan Xanana mak lori. Xanana nia naran boot la'ós grupu ida oan ne'e mesak halo povu laran tomak envolve ne'e duni sira i tuan mak hodi oportunista hodi primeiru ministru nia naran ho nia família hodi manan osan ne'e foo ona klarifikasaun ba publika loos ka lae tan ba sira mak foo klarifikasaun ba publika tan ba sira ne'e envolve barak liu iha negosiasaun hosi atu hetan foos hodi hetan akuzasaun feto sira nia naran.

Posibilidade s barak iha grupu ki'ik oan ida ne'ebé uluk iha mari nia tempu sira mak estraga mari nia naran agora sira halo mengupayakan atu estraga mós Xanana nia naran mós ba emprezáriu hotu hotu la bele rede analiza emprezáriu timor oan tan ba iha emprezáriu grupu oan ida mak iha mari nia tempu sira mak halo projetu oan ida la hun la dikin hotu ona manan tia osan kaer hotu 'bangkrut' halai dai husi fretilín mai bomba fali mari tia oan agora sira mai fali Xanana ne'e para osan lakon hotu nita sira haboon fali Xanana para Xanana nia naran mak aat fali ona.

Krize ai-han iha mundu tomak governu Timor Leste halo programa hodi asegura ai-han hanesan foos ba ita nia povu bainhira mosu krize ai-han. prosesu tenderizasaun ba Emprezáriu sira hodi fornese foos too agora sei kria konfuzaun ba ita nia emprezáriu sira tanba sempre deskonfia malu entre emprezáriu bainhira prosesu tender la iha transparénsia.

Diretór Jerál Aprovizionamentu Nasionál Francisco Soares husi hateten katak la iha envolvimentu uitoan mós husi ulun boot Governu ninian maibé nia rekoñese katak ema barak maka aproveita PM ninia naran. "ha'u nia parte hakarak hateten katak Primeiru Ministru Xanana Gusmão la iha interferénsia atu fó projetu ba ninia família, nia oan ho ninia ema, maibé iha ema barak mak aproveita duni PM ninia naran hodi hetan projetu, ne'e duni projetu hotu – hotu ami buka la'o tuir duni ninia regra hodi loke tender."

Hataan kona ba ezijénsia husi emprezáriu balu ne'ebé dehan katak projetu foos ne'e la liu husi tender, Francisco hateten, tanba hotu – hotu hakarak atu mai hetan projetu ne'e maibé to'o ikus ida de'it mak tanba projetu fahe la to'o ne'e duni liafuan ne'ebé sira hato'o ne'e normál tanba sira la hetan.

Ami loke tender no la'o tuir prosesu ne'ebé iha maibé tanba sira la hetan entaun sira ko'alia hanesan ne'e no kadavés balu mai baku tan ami maibé kestaun ne'e normál tanba ha'u espera katak neineik neineik sira hetan hotu ona entaun buat hotu la'o di'ak tanba ema barak gosta halo polítika liu husi buat sira ne'e. (ts)

Re-Tender Projetu Tratór

Emprezáriu Lokál Alega Governu Joga Ho Kompañia Indonézia nian

Dili, Tempo Semanal

Hafoin mosu polimika sosa trator husi Ministeiru Agrikutra ba Agrikutor sira foin dadaun ne'e Governu loke hikas fali tender ba forneimentu trator hodi fahe ba agrikutor sira iha nasaun ne'e. Tuir informasaun ne'ebé iha loloos ne'e tratór sira ne'e to'o ona iha Timor Leste tan ba iha ona kompañia ida maka halo fornesimentu Tratór hirak ne'e. Maibé mosu indikasaun KKN iha projetu ne'e maka Vice Primeiru Ministru Mário Carrascalão levanta kazu refere iha konsellu de Ministru tempu ruma kotuk no husu suspende para halo tender hikas fali. "Ha'u hanoin buat balun laloos ho projetu tratór ne'e tan ne'e ha'u husu atu tender fali i sei halo iha tempu badak mai," dehan Vice PM Carrascalão iha fulan kotuk. Maiske Vice PM ne'e ladún klarifika ninia deskonfiansa maibé nia dehan de'it katak desizaun ne'e mosu tan ba ninia gabinete simu keixa husi emprezáriu lubun ida. Nune'e duni Governu loke hikas fali tender foun iha semana ikus fulan junyo no pre bid halo ona iha semana kotuk iha ne'ebé emprezáriu nasionál uza oportunidade ne'e maksimun hodi fase hakilar sai sira nia deskontentamentu ho prosesu tender Governu ninian.

Ministru Agrikultura, Mariano "Assanami" Sabino

Rui Castro Emprezáriu TL ida ne'ebé iha interese atu sai fornecedor ba tratór hirak ne'e hateten, prosesu retender ba projetu tratór ne'ebé hala'o iha Ministériu Finansia ne'e, projetu Ministériu Agrikultura Peska s no Floresta nian ne'e duni iha prosesu tender nia laran sira hateten katak projetu refere tenke iha editoriál autorizasaun manu faktu husi kompañia ida ne'ebé ho ninia "espek" tenke seer iha osan U$ satu juta lima ratus dolar husi budget ne'ebé iha.

Castro ne'ebé protesta ho lian maka'as durante de prosesu Pre bid nian ne'ebá esplika katak, kritériu tender ba projetu tratór nian hetan protesta makas husi emprezáriu timor oan sira tanba sira katak bainhira presiza letter autorizasaun manu faktu nian entaun buat tenke tahu iha ne'ebá maibé realidade sira fó tiha letter autorizasaun manu faktu ba kompañia Indonézia nian ida ne'ebé hala'o hela operasaun iha timor.

Nia konta tuir akontesimentu durante Pre-bid nian mak hetan protesta maka'as husi emprezáriu timor oan entaun sira(Governu) dehan "imi(Emprezáriu TL nia oan) bele ba husu fali "support letter" husi dealler ne'ebé refere, maibé nu'udar emprezáriu Timor oan ami hateten, bainhira ami hetan support letter entaun signifika kompañia ne'ebé hetan autorizasaun manu faktu la bele tuir tender maibé kuandu nia mós tuir nafatin tender depois mak ami ba husu fali 'support letter' husi nia entaun signifika katak ita halo 'pembodohan' tanba ema ne'e hanesan na'in maibé oinsá ami bele halo fali kompetisaun ho nia ne'e duni kestaun ne'e hatudu katak laiha aspetu lójika no mós laiha étika bisnis ne'ebé di'ak "haktuir Castro ho lian makas.

Ho razaun hirak ne'e hotu emprezáriu timor oan sira ezije, see bele karik tenke hare fila fali kritériu iha prosesu ida ne'e tanba kuandu ita avansa nafatin ho kondisaun refere, entaun eskema loloos ne'e hatudu katak ema ne'ebé atu manan projetu iha tiha ona, "tan ne'e emprezáriu sira husu ba Ministru Agrikultór ne'ebé hanesan projetu na'in no mós diretór jerál Aprovizionamentu Francisco Burlaco katak, ho kondisaun hanesan ne'e maibé ita boot prevene hodi hakarak tuir nafatin kritériu ne'ebé iha entaun di'ak liu labele loke tender no halo de'it 'penunjukan internasionál' tanba kuandu iha tempu atu halo avaliasaun ba iha téknika proposal nian konserteza kompañia hirak ne'ebé la iha letter autoriza manu faktu felizmente sei la manan.

Tanba sira hakarak tratór ne'ebé ho merek Kubota entaun hanesan projetu na'in Ministériu Agrikultura bele hatudu de'it hodi hateten katak iha timor ami nia dealler mak ida ne'e no la presiza loke fali tender maibé tanba saida mak tenke halo fali 'pembodohan' iha públiku nia oin hodi hateten, "seolah-olah" tender ini semacam tender internasionál tetapi dalam pelaksanaan nian sudah tertulis dalam dokumen bahwa ada beberapa kriteria iha membatasi orang lain tidak boleh berpartisipasi berarti hal ini menunjukan bahwa kita telah malakukan penipuan publik."

"Tanba Governu AMP iha ona esperiénsia barak-barak hodi halo penunjukan ba projetu oin – oin hanesan prosesu tenderizasaun ba projetu foos nian mais tanba saida mak sira labele halo hanesan ne'e" akuza Castro.

Castro hatutan, maski kompañia timor oan 15 ne'ebé hamutuk ho kompañia Kosta Motór la iha osan maibé prontu atu kompete tanba Governu iha ona polítika ida ne'ebé bele fasilita hanesan sira seluk ne'ebé uluk Governu fasilita foos ne'e duni tanba saida projetu ida ne'e sira labele atu fasilita. "Uluk Governu fasilita foos kuaze Seis senta ital Miloeins maibé ida ne'e kinze millaun de'it tanba saida mak labele fasilita ba kompañia 15.

"Nu'udar emprezáriu ezije nafatin se bele karik projetu ne'e fahe ba timor oan sira tanba emprezáriu timor oan mós prontu atu hala'o sira nia serbisu rasik tanba hare ba realidade ne'ebé iha to'o ohin loron seidauk iha investidór no emprezáriu husi rai li'ur inklui Indonézia mai investe sira nia osan no loke kampu serbisu ba timor oan sira, maibé dala barak sira lori fali ninia ema sira husi ne'ebá hodi mai buka osan de'it atu fila fali ba hadi'a sira ninia rai".

"Polítika Governu nian ne'ebé dehan katak atu promove no próteze emprezáriu nasionál ne'e retórika tanba ne'e mak emprezáriu sira protesta, "maibé kuandu ita boot sira brani ona entaun fó de'it ba ema indonézia para manan no lalika halo fali manipulasaun ba públiku hodi loke fali tender tanba kritériu 'membatasi' ema seluk atu labele tuir" Castro sadik ho lian makas.

Hataan kona ba pergunta ne'ebé dehan katak oinsá ho prosesu tender ba projetu tratór uluk nian, maibé Castro esplika katak tender tratór hanesan ita halimar ho rai rahun tanba iha TL ema barak hakarak atu na'ok maibé seidauk profesional ne'e duni foin book an ema hatene tiha ona.

"Nu'udar emprezáriu Nasionál ami sente la satisfás ho hahalok Ministru Agrikultura ne'ebé husu deskulpa ba emprezáriu Indonézia nian iha públiku tanba de'it timor oan sira nia ezijénsia ba tender tratór no mós tanba de'it emprezáriu nasionál nia preokupasaun kona ba kritériu tender ne'ebé iha."

"Emprezáriu Nasionál mós iha direitu atu ko'alia no hato'o sira nia ezijénsia kona ba kritériu no la halo diskriminasaun, maibé tanba saida Ministru Agrikultór 'tersingun' hodi husu fali deskulpa ba emprezáriu indonézia nian, ne'e duni kestaun ne'e ita presiza investiga tanba Timor nia harga diri la hanesan ho ema indonézia nian tanba prosesu ukun an ne'e liu husi ema barak nia ruin ho raan tan ne'e husu ba Ministru Agrikultór katak hahalok ne'e hanesan hahalok primeira vés no ultima vés no labele husu tan deskulpa ba pedagan kaki lima sira ne'ebé mai buka serbisu iha ne'e, maibé ministru tenke 'komitmen' no labele iha mentalidade hodi hanoin katak timor ne'e hanesan provinsiál. Maiski sira loke prosesu ne'e hanesan tender internasionál, maibé iha kritériu nia laran hatudu momoos katak projetu ne'e sei halai liu ba iha kompañia Indonézia nian, ne'e duni kuandu ita ko'alia kona ba tender internasionál entaun lalika fó espek khusus ba merek ne'ebé atu hatama, tanba oinsá ita bele dehan atu loke tender internasionál maibé see bainhira ninia prodak rasik hakarak husi indonézia entaun di'ak liu lalika loke tender internasionál maibé bele hateten de'it katak tender ne'e ba prodak indonézia.

Bazeia ba kontaktu ne'ebé emprezáriu balu halo ho fabrika na'in ne'ebé halo tratór hateten katak ba timor sira labele atu fó tan letter autorizasaun manu faktu tanba iha timor ema iha tiha ona.

"Hanesan emprezáriu timor oan ami hatene ona kompañia ne'ebé atu kaer, maibé ami labele ko'alia sai lai tanba ami sei hakarak akompaña prosesu ida ne'e 'apakah' nia mak manan duni ka lae. See kuandu nia mak manan duni entaun ami sei bonkar" deklara Castro.

"Kuandu to'o ikus ema indonézia mak manan konserteza ami sei 'bronkas' no sei husu ba primeiru ministru bazeia ba ninia despaxu ne'ebé iha tanba ho ninia komitmen ne'ebé dehan katak atu valoriza no próteze emprezáriu timor oan ne'e karik ho liafuan de'it ka ho pratika mós".

Tanba kritériu nia laran dehan katak iha desizaun polítika ne'e duni Ministériu Agrikultór sei lori ba konsellu Ministru hodi debate no hare fali kona ba kestaun polítika ne'e duni ita hare to'ok sira nia polítika ne'e to'o iha ne'ebé. Castro hakilar ho lian makas katak prosesu tender tratór ne'e kuandu fó ba ema indonézia mak manan konserteza buat hotu sei la para to'o iha ne'e maibé sei kontinua nafatin "sampai pada titik darah penhabisan".

"Ha'u kaer nafatin diretór jerál aprovizionamentu nia liafuan 3 mak hanesan ida ne'ebé di'ak ita tenke valoriza, ida ne'ebé ladún di'ak ita tenke hanorin no mós ida ne'ebé ke aat liu ita tenke hasai duni,maibé ha'u hakarak hateten de'it katak hodi bainhira mak sira hanorin ema no mós hodi bainhira mak sira valoriza ba ema tan ne'e see kuandu timor oan sira hatudu katak sira bele entaun projetu ne'e tenke fó ba sira".

"Kestaun ba ami la'os dehan tenke ami mak manan, maibé ba ami naran katak timor oan ida mak tenke manan atu nune'e osan sira bele rai hela iha timor tanba iha esperiénsia tinan 9 nia laran hatudu momoos ona katak projetu boot – boot ne'ebé manan husi ema estranjeiru ne'e ninia osan nunka atu hela iha ne'e maibé osan hirak ne'e lori hotu ba rai li'ur," Remata Castro.

Liu husi debate hamutuk ne'ebé partisipa husi kompañia internasionál no Nasionál sira iha Ministériu da Finansas kona ba prosesu tenderizasaun projetu rekonstrusaun no bisnis, Ministru Agrikultór Peska s no Floresta Mariano Sabino hateten, buat ne'ebé mak agora daudaun emprezáriu nasionál sira sente ida ne'e mak sai hanesan kestaun atu debate hamutuk ho emprezáriu hotu-hotu, maibé labele atu koko responde desizaun politika. "imi kaer mak estandarte ne'e duni ha'u hakarak imi responde, maibé tenke responde tuir imi nia kapasidade ne'ebé iha no ha'u lakohi atu 'menghambat'emprezáriu internasionál sira."

IV governu konstitusionál iha kompromisu boot atu haberan kbiit emprezariál nasionál liu husi diskusaun PM Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão ninian iha loron 08/08/07 iha Palaciu Nobre Lahane maibé, "realidade investidór estranjeiru ho emprezáriu husi rai li'ur mai hadau malu fali projetu husi Governu ninian ne'ebé dala barak emprezáriu lokál sira labele kompete ho sira," lamenta emprezáriu boot timor oan ida ba média foun lalais liu ba. Tuir Ministru Agrikultura katak husi ninia parte sei hato'o problema ne'ebé emprezáriu Nasionál sira enfrenta ba Primeiru Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, nune'e mós Ministru Agrikultura sei husu ba Emprezáriu hotu-hotu atu hadi'a idak – idak nia kapasitasaun liu-liu husi parte tékniku nian.

Iha parte seluk diretór jerál Aprovizionamentu Francisco Soares haktuir ba jornál TS katak, kuandu projetu ba tratór la presiza manu faktu autorizasaun no dehan katak kualkér tratór bele tama entaun ita labele ko'alia kona ba manu faktu autorizasaun, tanba bainhira ita ko'alia kona ba manu faktu autorizasaun konserteza ita hakarak garantia kualidade. Nia hatutan, tanba Governu, parlamentu no povu hakarak kualidade entaun manu faktu autorizasaun importante ne'e duni ita tenke kaer metin maibé ida ne'e la'os desizaun husi tékniku sira tanba bainhira ita la'o hela de'it ho ezijénsia ne'ebé iha no to'o ikus sasa sira mai mak la iha kualidade depois aat lalais entaun see mak sala, konserteza governu mak sala no aprovizionamentu mak sala tan ne'e ita tenke la'o tuir regra ne'ebé iha. "Ita presiza kualidade ne'ebé di'ak tanba osan ne'e povu nian ne'e duni tenke la'o tuir duni regra,"ha'u nia hanoin kuandu ita hotu-hotu obriga ita nia an no tama regra ona konserteza la iha ema balu atu hakilar "tenik Francisco".

Nia informa liu tan katak, kompañia hotu hotu la'o tuir no kumpre kritériu ne'ebé mak governu estabelese tiha ona, maibé naran katak kompañia sira mak tenke halo negósiu tama iha ne'e tanba projetu ne'e loke ba internasionál tender no nasionál tender ne'e duni kritériu tenke la'o tuir atu nune'e bele hetan kualidade.

Responde kona ba ezijénsia husi emprezáriu timor oan ne'ebé dehan katak projetu ne'e atu fó ba ema estranjeiru, Francisco hateten ita tenke haluha tiha liafuan ne'ebé dehan katak fó de'it tanba buat hotu tuir prosesu depois mak sei deside iha ne'ebá. "Bainhira desizaun dehan katak la presiza halo manu faktu autorizasaun no dehan katak kontraktor timor oan mak tenke hetan ida ne'e kestaun polítiku ne'e duni konsellu ministru no Parlamentu mak bele muda polítiku ida ne'e, maibé kuandu sira iha ne'ebá ne'e ezije kualidade konserteza buat hotu tenke la'o tuir regra no kritériu ne'ebé iha."esklarese Francisco

Rezultadu avaliasaun rasik seidauk fó sai maibé oinsá mak sira bele hatene katak ema Indonézia mak atu manan tan ne'e hein de'it desizaun sai foin ita bele hatene katak see mak manan. Responde kona ba pergunta ne'ebé dehan katak sekarik rezultadu ne'e fó duni ba emprezáriu indonézia mak manan entaun emprezáriu timor oan sira sei halo boikota, maibé Francisco esplika katak kestaun ne'e buat seluk fali tanba ida ne'e sira nia direitu mais se karik timor oan mak manan no sira reklama entaun ita atu halo oinsá ne'e duni ita tenke respeita ema ne'ebé mak manan no ba sira ne'ebé la manan buka atu hadi'a aan.

Tuir informasaun ne'ebé jornál ne'e hetan katak kompañia ne'ebé hola parte iha projetu refere kuaze iha kompañia 10 resin mak kompete,(ico/tov)