Internet Exclusive: A New Budget for Timor-Leste. But Questions About Corruption Persist.

2010 Timor-Leste State Budget Prioritises Infrastructure

Xanana Allocated 1.045 Million USD to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) To Combat His Members?

Provedor Questions Government Will to Fight Corruption.

Government of Timor Leste has recently presented its 2010 State Budget to the National Parliament of Timor-Leste. The Government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has made a strong claim of the need to combat corruption in Timor-Leste.  He stated in his 2007 election campaign that "if anyone steals $0.50 they fired" - as he shouted in the Los Palos football field under the rain on 29 May 2007. 

Since Prime Minister Gusmao's Government took office in 2007 there have been revelations of government corruption almost every day of the week.  Additionally, accusation of maladministration of the use of Government funds by Ministers and civil servants are very common place.  Until now few of any have even been investigated let alone penalised.

However, in the new budget debate the Prime Minister made it a priority to fund the Anti-Corruption Commission, and to enable it exercise its strong powers in order to fight corruption.

“The Anti-Corruption Commission will be an independent body reporting to the National Parliament, with strong powers to fight corruption. The Anti-Corruption Commission has been allocated $1.045 million, because investing in this area is investing in good governance,” said Prime Minister told the National Parliament in the Tetun language.

But Timor-Leste's Provedor (Ombudsman) DR. Sebastiao Ximenes doubts the Government's goodwill to fight corruption. “Are they brave enough to fight Corruption?” he stated.

He added that he has submitted a report regarding the allegations of corruption made against Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis "Lugu" Guterres several months ago. But since then has heard nothing from the Office of Prime Minister Gusmao,  “If this continues even as new Commissions are established surely Corruption will just increase."Ximenes told Tempo Semanal that the case against Deputy PM is related to his wife been recruited and paid as one of the staff of the Timor-Leste mission to the New York, just as the Deptuy PM was leaving the post in 2006.

So far the Provedor office have submitted 28 cases of allegation of corruption to the Office of the Prosecutor General for further investigation and taking to trial. “I am waitnig to see the prosecutors can bring these cases to the court," he said.

In the meantime according Prime Minister Gusmao it is his dream to basic Infrastructure so his government will prioritise investing in infrastructure even though the Ministry of Infrastructure in 2009 budget only executed 16% of it’s total budget by October this year. “We need basic infrastructure to develop a modern and prosperous Timor-Leste and to achieve the dreams we have for our country,” The Independence leader said.

He detailed that, “the 2010 Budget provides $217 million for capital development that will include, $73 million for road and bridge projects; $68 million for electricity and power; $11 million for clean water projects; $10 million for school construction and rehabilitation; $10 million for health facilities; $7.7 million to support tourism projects and cooperative facilities; $2.2 million for law and justice facilities, primarily in the districts; $2.9 million for projects to improve agricultural productivity.”

“Roads are central to our economic development and for connecting our People and our communities. They allow for the delivery of education and health services and are essential for district agricultural and industrial development.”

“The building and rehabilitation of road and bridges will also create jobs for our People. The plan in this sector will involve the construction, within the next few years, of 190 kilometres of national roads and 100 kilometres of urban roads, as well as the rehabilitation of a further 3,000 kilometres of rural roads, connecting the Sub-Districts to the Sucos. It will also include the construction of 14 bridges throughout the Country.”

“This Government will also continue to invest in electricity and power generation to ensure that all the districts of Timor-Leste have power all day, every day. This investment is critical for our economic development and is necessary to attract business investment. As such, in 2010 we will be investing $50 million in the “Project for Constructing Power Plants” under the contract already established and reviewed for the Country’s electrification. This is not just based on the needs of the existing population, but also takes into account the long term sustainable development plan.”

“Pursuing this goal does not exempt the Government from having to invest in alternative energies. Consequently, the Government has doubled the funds allocated to alternative and renewable energies in 2010.”

Vast numbers of Timor-Leste's population lack access to clean Water even though some donor countries have been working on this area since the Indonesian time. Every where in the country people demand to have access to clean water. “This Budget also allocates $11 million for clean water projects,” Xanana said. He explain, “Sickness, ill health and poor child development caused by lack of clean water and sanitation result in incalculable social and economic costs for our People and for our Country. Less the 50% of the Nation’s urban population have access to safe water supplies. The majority of people living in district centres only have access to water for a few hours per week. Half our Nation’s schools and a third of our health clinics do not have running water for sanitation. Less than 10% of our rural population have access to adequate sanitation. Water is a basic human need, which is why we cannot allow this situation to continue. Therefore, the Government is embarking on a program of clean water projects throughout Timor-Leste.”

“Together with our spending on roads and bridges, electricity and power and clean water, thisBudget will also improve Dili’s port and airport, build schools and health facilities and invest in our justice system and our tourism industry.”

“Our Government is committed to improving our schools, our health facilities, our roads and our agricultural sector throughout the Country. This is the second State Budget in which this Government has provided a district by district breakdown of proposed budget expenditure. The capital budget for 2010 is $216.8 million, with $90.7 million of this allocated for projects that benefit the whole nation, and the remaining $125.8 million provided for projects at a district level.”

The ex-Guerilla Commander reiterated that the 2010 budget is focused on the most important aspects of Timor-Leste's future – good governance, infrastructural development, public and food safety, human resource development and decentralised access to justice, health and education, particularly in rural areas. “Importantly, the Government is continuing its investment in infrastructure with $216.8 million allocated for capital development. This will support a broad program of public works including roads, bridges, power, water, education and health projects,” Xanana announced.

According to Xanana his Government is proposing a state budget for 2010 with a total of $637 million. This year's budget will decrease by $44 million, or 6.9%, from the 2009 Budget. Prime Minister Xanana also holds the post of Minister for Defence and Security and explained the budget to pay for the new Timor-Leste navy patrol boats and solve some issues left behind by the 2006 crisis. “This can be attributed to one-off costs in the 2009 Budget for the F-FDTL patrol boats, which will ensure surveillance of our territorial waters and fight illegal fishing, as well as the costs of the successful return of IDPs,” said the ex-Resistance leader.

To the Parliament and televised live to the nation PM Xanana informed the review of each ministry’s budget for savings and efficiency. “During this year’s Budget process, Ministers were also asked to critically review their expenditure to make sure that Government funds are being used effectively for the benefit of the people,” said Xanana.

The 2010 Budget estimates that total revenue will be $1.48 billion, which is below last year. This is due to reductions in oil revenues. While domestic revenue is projected to increase in the future, as a result of our economic growth, it will drop from $90 million in 2009 to $83 million in 2010, as a consequence of the Government’s successful tax reforms.

The government proposes increase public sector wages from $94 million in 2009 to $98 million in 2010. “This small change results from an 8% salary increase in the education sector, with the introduction of a new career regime to improve the quality of teaching,” Pm Justified.

But for 2010 the government reduce $23 million goods and services from $247 million in 2009 to $208 million in 2010. As well as Minor capital will decrease from $38.1 million in 2009 to $29 million in 2010. “This is largely because of and a reduction in car purchases and a reduction in the purchase of tractors for agricultural use, as the government shifts its focus to improving and expanding cultivation techniques and productivity,” PM Xanana promised.

He added that, “An additional $10 million will, however, be provided for heavy equipment to assist with the Government’s infrastructure projects.”

The 2010 Budget will be funded by the Estimated Sustainable Income, Domestic Revenues and Reserves. The Estimated Sustainable Income, which is 3% of our petroleum wealth, is presently forecast as $502 million in 2010. By the end of the year, the petroleum fund is expected to be $5.27 billion and by the end of 2010 it is expected to have a value of $6.16 billion. These calculations for the wealth of the petroleum fund are conservative. They are based upon a low production scenario for the Bayu-Undan field and an oil price of $60 per barrel. The calculations do not include expected future revenue from the Kitan field from 2011 to 2016 and they not include the Greater Sunrise field.

This Government and the Timorese People are also fully and firmly committed to the pipeline from the Greater Sunrise field coming to the south coast of Timor-Leste. This development would promote economic activity, increase State revenue and provide jobs and opportunities for Timorese citizens.

Taking into consideration the difficulty of accessing credit in Timor-Leste, particularly long term credit, the Government will be investing $8 million to establish a National Development Bank. This financial instrument will support the Country’s sustainable development model and enable Timorese businesses to compete on an equal footing with foreign businesses. The establishment of the National Development Bank will prove to be a milestone in the economic development of Timor-Leste. And so, we are already working on the model and the structure of the future Bank, taking into consideration the requisite legal requirements for its creation and its operation.

Ten years after the liberation of our Country, and after much struggle and recurrent trouble, Timor-Leste is emerging as a nation of hope and of promise. We have also had signs of confidence in our economic growth potential from foreign countries, such as Portugal, which is willing to open an aid credit line to Timor-Leste of up to 500 million euros. The United States Government also signed a Bilateral Assistance agreement with our Government on 30 October 2009, to the value of $103.1 million over six years, so as to support investment in people, good governance, democracy and economic growth. These are votes of confidence in this Government by foreign States that believe we are truly capable of maintaining Peace.

Two Generals for Timor-Leste: TMR and Lere promoted.

TEMPO SEMANAL TV

On Declaration of Independence Day 28 November 2010, the Government of Timor-Leste promoted Brigadier General Taur Matan Ruak, Chief of the Defence Force, to Major General.  Chief of Staff of the Defence Force, Colonel Lere Annan Timor, was also promoted, to the rank of Brigadier General.Timor-Leste's defence force is the successor to the Independence movements armed wing, FALINTIL, which fought the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste from 1975 until 1999.  Both Matan Ruak and Annan Timor are 24 year veterans of the armed resistance.  The Timorese defence force, the FALINTIL-FDTL, consists of approximately 1,291 officers and other ranks.  579 of these personnel were recruited earlier this year in order to restore FALINTIL-FDTL to pre 2006 crisis levels.  During the 2006 crisis FALINTIL-FDTL lost nearly have of its compliment due to desertions and subsequent dismissals.  The defence force's strategic development is heavily focussed on building a naval capacity as it is going to receive two Shanghai Class patrol boats from China in March 2010.  The Government plans to upgrade the Hera Naval Facility 10 km to the west of Dili, and build a supply base on the south coast of Timor-Leste - so as to provide necessary logistical support to a range of new naval operations its plans to conduct from 2010 onwards.

10 Years of UNPOL in Timor-Leste: a Failure. Atul Khare in Charge: Farewell Mr. Khare.

Tempo Semanal 

Dili, 24 November 2009

UNPOL then known as CivPOL first came to Timor-Leste to build Timorese police institutions during the UNTAET period from late 1999 until 20 May 2002.  UNPOL continued to have executive policing responsibility for PNTL from 2002 until 20 May 2004.  From 2004 it was responsible for mentoring PNTL until the institution for which is was responsible collapsed as a result of public disorder in April 2006.
 

From May 2002 until May 2004 now SRSG, Atul Khare, was Special Assistant and then Chief of Staff to the then SRSG for UNMISET Kamalesh Sharma.  From May 2004 until May 2005 Mr. Khare was DSRSG for UNMISET with Mr. Hasegawa as SRSG.  As a result of his failures in 2006 Hasegawa was replaced.  In December 2006 Mr. Khare returned to Timor-Leste as the third choice of the UN to be the SRSG of UNMIT. After Ian Martin of the United Kingdom and Antonio Moreira of Cape Verde.
 

UNMIT costs approximately 200 million USD per year.  UNPOL’s costs represent the largest single fraction of that overall cost.  Salaries, vehicles, computers, rations, housing, helicopters, paper, pens, radios, uniforms, shipping, medals, and more medals.  What value has the international community, the PNTL and the Timorese gotten for ten years of this pricey police project?

 Third stringer Mr. Khare along with UNPOL bears the greatest responsibility for the UN to fail to build an effective and accountable police institution in Timor-Leste.  We all remember UN Police Commissioners de Sousa, Miller, Peisley, Tor, and now Carillho.  They have all also contributed to the almost total failure of the UN to properly establish and then reform, restructure and rebuild our national police service the PNTL.

 Many Timorese worry that the future holds more problems when it comes to law and order in Timor-Leste.  Factionalism is rampant with the PNTL – perhaps even worse than it was before the Crisis, and likely as a result of wrongdoers not being punished but in actual fact promoted.  Former PNTL commanders Martins, de Jesus and now Montiero either did not inspire confidence, or have yet to do so.  Timorese have little confidence in the police – this is partially the fault of the Timorese – but largely the fault of the United Nations. As they have been in charge for 7.5 of the last ten years.

 In a 2008/2009 an Asia Foundation survey found that those who sought PNTL assistance “report being treated with minimal respect and professionalism (47%), in a verbally abusive manner (15%), and in a physically abusive manner (19%)”.

 But lets revisit the UN role and that of the primary UN leader responsible for building the PNTL over the past 10 years, and man who has been intimately involved from May 2002 until May 2005 – and now again from December 2006 until 11 December 2009 when Tempo Semanal understands that he leaves Timor-Leste.  Mr. Khare.

 On 25 August 2006 the United Nations Security Council passed resolution 1704 in which it mandated UNMIT  “to assist with the further training, institutional development and strengthening of the PNTL”.

 On 11 January 2008 UNPOL drafted a plan called the “PNTL ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REFORM, RESTRUCTURING AND REBUILDING”.  It was never produced in a language that PNTL could read.

 In a 24 November 2009 telephone interview with Fransisco Guterres Secretary of State for Security he said that this plan, “drafted in New York, did not fit with the reality in Timor-Leste.  They were trying to copy the plan that was designed for Kosovo and other places, which do not apply to the Timorese context. The UN Mission just wants to impose a model which we disagree with”.

 Reform: UNPOL have presided over a reform process which has seen no reform.  This is a clear fact.  Timorese all know that 99% of the police officers who committed crimes before, during and after the 2006 Crisis remain in the PNTL – and in many cases have been promoted.  This is clear to all Timorese, it is a dinner table fact.  Just as UNPOL are never punished for their crimes, nor are PNTL officers.  In March 2007 Mr. Khare wrote a letter to the Government complaining about the promotion of Inspectors Delfim da Silva and Jorge Monteiro – as they had failed to pass the integrity-screening process.  Khare was ignored and has remained mute on the subject since.  Ignoring his UN Security Council mandate.  The Inspectors in question are now in positions of power in the PNTL, along with, as we all know many many others in similar situations.

 Restructuring: In 2004 the then Minister of Interior Rogerio Lobato, with the permission of then Prime Minister Alkatiri, and the acquiescence of the then DSRSG Khare armed a series of special police units (the UPF, UIR and UPR) with hundreds of semi automatic police rifles.  This concerned many people at the time.  These people had a right to be afraid, as these weapons were then used extremely irresponsibly in 2006.  After the 2006 crisis virtually the whole country was of the opinion that these weapons did not contribute to building a “community oriented” police service, but were militarizing the police – confusing the military and threatening the population.  Since 2006 the UN has done little if anything to try and convince the police leadership to rid themselves of many of these weapons.  Mr. Khare has apparently never publically expressed a direct opinion in favour of limiting these weapons.  Perhaps Mr. Khare either agrees with the policy, or is too scared to have a public opinion on the matter.  Either way we do not know as he does not speak of such things.

 Tempo Semanal sources inform this newspaper that the current leadership of the PNTL has been exploring further weapons purchases from armaments suppliers in Java.  Perhaps the same suppliers that the riot control water cannon were procured from in April this year.  Is this community policing?  What is Khare’s opinion?  We do not know as he does not seem to express opinions on these subjects.  Preferring to remain mute until he leaves. (as he did in the recent Bere case as well).  Perhaps after the next crisis for which he will bear responsibility for such as the last one he will return as a highly paid SRSG once again?

 Rebuild: The PNTL institution remains weak not only because of internal factionalism caused by a failure to punish those who have committed crimes but also because its facilities and support systems remain of extremely poor quality.  A recent Government / UNMIT assessment of PNTL found that only, according to Tempo Semanal sources, a few districts were ready for handover, despite 10 years of UN Police assistance.  A lack of working vehicles, communications systems, and other support material are almost wholly lacking to most districts.  UNMIT, UNPOL, and Mr. Khare have failed to rebuild PNTL once again.

 On 26 February 2009 in UN Security Council mandated UNMIT support “the gradual resumption of policing responsibilities by the PNTL beginning in 2009 through a phased approach, while emphasizing that the PNTL must meet the criteria mutually agreed between the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT as set out in paragraph 21 of the report of the Secretary-General to guarantee the PNTL’s readiness for the resumption of such responsibilities in any given district or unit, and requests the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT to cooperate with each other to implement the resumption process, and requests UNMIT to continue to ensure, through the presence of UNMIT police component and the provision of support to the PNTL, the maintenance of public security in Timor-Leste, which includes interim law enforcement and public security until the PNTL is fully reconstituted.”

 Recent media reports quote Mr. Khare as saying that UNMIT UNPOL will begin to downsize in 2010.  But only 3 districts are ready in 2009?  Perhaps it does not matter, as he will not be here to bear responsibility for the obvious failure to handover when districts are without adequate cars and communications systems.

 A senior source within UNMIT told Tempo Semanal in recent days that “he feels UNMIT has largely failed in achieving its mandate, especially in regard to the reform, restructure and rebuilding of the PNTL”.

 David Ximenes, former Head of CNRT Clandestine network, and Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs under the FRETILIN Government, and now Member of Parliament and its Committee B for National Security, Defence and Foreign Affairs told Tempo Semanal on 24 November 2009, “Mr. Khare did not achieve the mandate given to him by the Security Council Resolution 1704”.  With regards to the reform, restructuring and rebuilding of the PNTL Ximenes told Tempo Semanal that “he does not know what they have done”.  “From what I see UNMIT is not doing their work.”  He added that, "its just the same faces from last time".

 Tempo Semanal has obtained a copy of a recent confidential report written for the UN titled “The UNPOL to PNTL ‘handover’ 2009: what exactly is being handed over?” by the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum in New York dated 2 October 2009 written by respected PNTL scholar Bu Wilson and Nelson Belo of Fundasaun Mahein a local NGO.  In this report they state that,

 “Many leaders in Timor-Leste...have criticized the presence of international … police. These criticisms have come from the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Security and the Secretary of State for Defence, the Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, as well as the current and former PNTL Commander General. These sentiments are also echoed by opposition parties. Recent examples include a blog by the Secretary of State for Defence, highly critical of UNMIT and UNPOL…. and a comment in one of the daily newspapers by PNTL Commander General that translates as “the majority of UNPOL lack capacity”.

This report concludes:  “Although the situation in Timor-Leste is currently calm and the ‘handover’ is proceeding without incident it can not be concluded that the PNTL have been reformed in any meaningful way. The handover of districts will become increasingly more difficult – as more ‘problematic’ districts need to be considered. Given the poor relationship between UNMIT/government of Timor-Leste and UNPOL/PNTL.... it is unlikely that delaying handover would have improved PNTL reform prospects.”

 Further the above report states that “It also appears that many of the serious shortcomings of both UNPOL and PNTL, identified by [a] UN expert policing mission in 2008, have not been addressed. The question needs to be asked why these recommendations have not been heeded by the UNMIT mission.”  Tempo Semanal’s various sources suggest that Mr. Khare holds ultimate responsibility on the ground for this failure.

Tempo Semanal sources say that Khare will be replaced by UN Mission Sudan DSRSG Ameera Haq, and that he has a strong likelihood of becoming SRSG of the UN Mission in Sudan.  The President of Sudan is wanted for war crimes, much like ex-militia Martenus Bere is.  UNPOL, UNMIT, and Khare let Bere go despite an executive mission.  Sudanese no doubt will find this of interest.

Adeus Khare, Bemvindo Haq.

Despaxu Tribunál: Hamate Esperansa Família Vítima Krize Militár 2006 - Edisaun 165

Dili, Tempo Semanál

Edisaun 165 16 Nov 2009

 

Photo Lista PNTL sira mak hetan Akusasaun

Bazeia ba Rezolusaun númeru 3/2006 loron 22 Augusto husi 3 Governu no kontinua ho Rezolusaun foun Númeru 13/Dezembru 2007 husi 4 Governu RDTL nian hodi hari Komisaun Avaliasaun ba PNTL ne’ebé kompostu husi  Órgaun tolu, Paenel de Avaliasaun, Ekipas Téknika de Avaliasaun no Sekretáriu.

Husi lista 19 ne’ebé fó sai husi membru PNTL ho totál 15 ho konkluzaun Paenel de Avaliasaun konklui katak membrus PNTL ne’ebé iha ona lista ne’e la iha envolvimentu iha kazu ruma ka la komete infrasaun dixiplinárou kriminál ruma iha situasaun krize ne ’ebé hahú iha fulan Abríl, Maiu 2006.

Tanba ne’e Paenel de Avaliasaun hare katak iha nesesidade urjente atu hato’o ba Sekretáriu dó Estadu Seguransa no Órgaun sira seluk atu uza sira nia kompeténsia hodi deside, reativa membrus PNTL sira ne’ebé refere iha  lista ne’e, tuir normas Rezolusaun tuan númeru 3/2006 Augusto no retifika ho Rezolusaun foun Númeru 13/2007 11 Dezembru. Aleinde ne’e iha mós rekomendasaun katak Paenel de Avaliasaun mós rekomenda Inspetór, Sub-Inspetórs no Ajentes ne ’ebé liu ona avaliasaun ida ne’e, se karik loron ikus iha keixa, denunsia no inf ormasaun ruma husi sosiedade, Órgaun Soberania ka entidade seluk ruma, sei loke fila fali prosesu. Númeru tuan 3/2006 22 Augusto no retifika ho Rezolusaun foun númeru 13/2007 11 Dezembru.

Husi totál membrus PNTL 3.179 iha Timor la ran tomak husi totál ne ’e bé iha membrus 81 mak hetan prosesu iha Tribunais too agora. 3021 mak klarifika si ou klaru la iha problema. Maibé, iha membrus na’in 6 sei iha prosesu la ran no seidauk hatene lo loos inklui husi totál membru 81+6 =87 sei kompete ba Tribunál. Restu husi prosesu Avaliasaun tuir Paenel halai hamutuk ‘berkumpul’ kada semana 3 dala ida.

Atu hetan esplikasaun kle ’an kona ba kestaun hirak ne’e tuir mai Tempo Semanál iha loron Kuarta-feira (11/11) hala’o dada lia ho Xefe dó Sekretariadu da Komisaun da Avaliasaun da PNTL no Xefe Departamentu de Formasaun e Sensibilizasaun dos BOMBEIROS e Protesaun Sivíl Alípio José Vieira iha nia knaar fatin Kaikoli Rumbia-Dili.

Presiza hatene la’ós de’it ema ne’ebé iha pozisaun Governu nia laran atu bele hatene, maibé se bele karik komunidade sivíl no po pulasaun iha Timor laran tomak hodi bele hat ene prosesu avaliasaun ba PNTL hatene ona hahú de zde 4 Augusto 2006 iha prosesu inisiál atravesa pri meiru rezolusaun nú me ru 13/2006, ne’ebé kria Komisaun ida bolu Komisaun de Avaliasaun da PNTL ne’ebé inklui Órgaun 3 hanesan temi ona iha leten.

Husi Órgaun 3 ne’ebé refere iha ninia tarefa oi oin la hanesan inklui Sekretariadu ne’ebé nia hola parte ne’ebé rekolla informasaun dadus ho Rejis trasaun ba membrus sira halo karta pedidu ba iha Tribunais ba iha Prokuradór Jerál da Repúblika haruka inisia prosesu husu informasaun publika ema nia naran buat sira nia hotu iha Sekretariadu ninia responsabilidade.

“ita hala’o servisu ida ne’e Sekretariadu mós se para ho buat ne’ebé kondisoins mundu adves ‘sulit’ tebe-tebes, depois ita sei too iha ne’ebá, portantu funsaun espesífiku Sekretariadu nian, kuandu iha ekipa 2 seluk ne’ebé presiza informasaun ruma baze ba dadus atu buka informasaun no bolu membru PNTL atu bele klarifika iha ekipatéknika nia oin atu justifika buat ruma, portantu responsabilidade Sekretariadu nian,”aplika Alípio ho lian makas.

Inrelasaun ba kondenasaun hotu-hotu Sekretariadu iha podér atu hala’o servisu, i depois hakat ba sesaun II, ekipa té knika ne’e ‘mula-mula’ iha rezolusaun ida I iha 2006 hateten tenke iha Timor oan 1 ho Internasionál na’in 2 atu hala’o ekipa ida.Mais ekipa ne’e kompostu husi Timor oan na’in 10 Internasionál na’in 20 at u hala’o ekipa 10 katak, ka da ekipa Internasionál 2, Nasionál 1. Entretantu Internasionál delega sira na’in 20 sira labele konkretiza ho na’in 20 ne’e.

Entaun ekipa téknika ne’e hala’o kooperasaun ha mutuk atu bele tau mós Timor oan kona ba PNTL si ra nia dokumentu s husi k omunidade sivíl balun ma i husi duni Tribunais.

No balun mai husi ent id ade s Governu nian, por ta ntu keixa mai husi fatin oioin balun mai husi Pro fi sionalizmu Estandard no Étika Deontolojia (PSDO) ne’ebé toma konta Polisia ninia prosesu.

Adveses dokumentu s hirak ne’e hotu, faktu s sira ne’ebé hetan ekipa buat hi rak ne’e hotu husi téknika analiza idak-idak kada ema ho ninia prosesu. Pur e z e mplu PNTL nia prosesu ne’e nia labele hateten na ran tanba iha devér.

Entaun prosesu ba kada membru Polisia hotu tenke analiza, la’ós buat fasil atu analiza dokumentus ne’ebé ho 12 ou 13 sentimus ou despara sura atraves dokumentus ida ne’e.

Ekipa téknika sira halo rekomendasaun entaun sira rekomenda ba iha Pa enel sira halo tiha ona iha 2007 ba 2008 ekipa ték ni ka la hala’o ona servisu tanba sira ninia prosesu hotu ona.

Agora hala’o prosesu foti dadus keixa la’ós buat ida  komplikadu katak, hela de’it simu informasaun rejista. Portantu ida ne’e la’ ós komplikadu hotu ona sesaun III ninia funsaun mak todan tebe-tebes.

“ita bolu Paenel de Avaliasaun ida ne’e kompostu husi Juis no Prokuradór sira, hanesan Sr. Eis Vise PGR Ivo Valente mais agora la’o s ona Prokuradór, mais dezde momentu nia sei Prokuradór nia kontinua nafatin tanba Governu fó fiar ba nia atu sai hanesan Presidente Paenel Avaliasaun nian kompostu husi ‘CEC’ no husi membru Presidente da Repúblika destaka husi Konsellu Superiór de Seguransa husi Gabinete PR,” subliña Xefe Sekretáriu da Komisaun Avaliasaun PNTL ne’e.

Portantu sira iha dir eitu, nia mós hatudu ezemplu katak membru Paenel sira mak halo rekomendasaun no faze finál. Depois Sekretariadu ninia funsaun kanaliza tuir desizaun ou rekomendasaun ne’ ebé iha.

Tuir rekomendasaun ne’ ebé Paenel fó ema na’in 5 n e’ebé iha direitu votu ba desizaun no direitu ba rekomendasaun. Iha membru na’in 5 seluk ne’ebé hola parte iha Paenel, mais sira la iha direitu ba votu no atu emite sira nia opiniaun sira mai hanesan observadór.

UNMIT

Ninia Direitus Umanus iha sesaun oioin ho ema na’in 5 ne’ebé reprezenta iha Painél hodi hare no akompaña hamutuk ema na’in 10, mais na’in 5 mak foti desizaun. Agora ba prosesu hanesan ema hotu hatene katak, Paenel fó rekomendasaun iha oin 4.

Rekomendasaun I bainhira Paenel rekomenda membru ne’e kuandu la iha problema, nia bele reintrega ba Polisia sein problema entaun tuir ida ne ’ e bé sira fó ba Paenel atu analiza. Kuandu rekomendasaun husi Paenel Avaliasaun membru Paenel iha ona rekomendasaun ba membru Polisia balun atu pasa ba Sekretariadu redije formatu ida ho sira nia na ran no ID.

Kuandu sira na’in 5 as in a tiha depois seidauk hotu tenke liu iha Sekretariadu Estadu atu nia asinatura finál bele publika, kuandu asina ona haruka publika iha fatin-fatin ba entidade ne’ebé hanesan Polisia, UNPOL hodi hate ne ezemplu ida ne’ebé liu. Kazu primeiru liu kuandu membru ne’e nia dadus tama seidauk sufisiente atu prova sira nia sala, ma is iha akuzasaun, maibé iha duvida loos ka laloos haruka ba iha fatin ida kuandu prova la too.

Entaun Paenel fó sus pende lai dokumentu hodi hein provas ne’e sei husu ba iha entidade sira iha Tribunál relasiona ho ema ida ne’e atu bele hatene iha keixa ruma hasuru nia.

Prosesu ne’e membru ida la dun hodi hein dokumentu seluk, kategoria II no III, kuandu nia iha problema, entaun la’o s Komisaun nia kompeténsia atu julga, kompeténsia eskluzvu Tribunál nian, ida ne’e labele viola.

Naran ne’ebé Sekretariadu publika la iha problema ne’e kazu primeiru ne ’ebé la iha problema sai iha lista. Hodi nune’e Sekretariadu asina no membru Paenel sira asina no publika.

Signifika sira livre la iha tan problema no kategoria II, sira nia surat ne ’e Paenel analiza mais falta buat ruma entaun Pae nel ‘pending’ hela, hodi hein tan buat ruma atu kompletu ba faze III, sira hatene duni sira nia prova konkreta entaun sira PGR mak sei bolu.

Tanba Paenel la iha kompeténsia atu julga sira, so iha kompeténsia rekomenda atu julga ema entaun tenke iha eskluzivu no Tribunál de’it mak julga. Iha oportunidade ne’e mós nia foti ezemplu kona ba Lino da Silva Saldanha ho Ismael da Costa Babo.

Ne’ebé mosu insidente 8 Maiu 2006 iha Ermera hodi nune’e halakon vida membru PNTL Palmeiru Lacerda da Costa husi Unidade Intervensaun Rápida (UIR). No asidente 25 Maiu 2006 iha Ministériu Públiku nia oin ne’ebé hamate membru PNTL na’in 8 tanba tuir informasaun Lino Saldanha mak lori membru Falintil-FDTL ba tiru mate ema hirak ne ’e ho liman mamuk.

Maski nune’e nia hateten informasaun hirak ne’e sai hanesan rumoris de’it tanba la iha evidénsia forte atu akuza ema hirak ne’e iha Tribunál no la iha evidénsia ne’ebé ‘bersifat tan gkap basah,’ bainhira ema ne’e ‘sedang’ halo hela buat ruma.

Parte seluk nia mós hatudu kona ba surat des paxu husi Tribunál Distritál Dili inkéritu númeru 314/PDD/2006 ho nia kon teúdu katak, ante as razoins postas no requireimentu do Ministériu Públiku, acolho-o e, para os fins do artigo 59,2,a,e do artigo 217, ambos do codigo de prosesu Penál, determino a detencao pes so as de nome Manuel, Maupanu, Deinizio, José Budiman, Rosalino, Joanico (Mario), Augusto Marcelino, Eduardo, José Daris, Bartolomeu, Jaimito, Carlitos Lemos, Cipriano, Augusto Mauku, Luis Madeira, Evaristo, Tomás Lemo s e Júlio, rezidensiál em Gleno. Expecam-se ma n dados de detencao. Dili, 11 de Maio 2006 Dora A. Juiza Internacional. Husi buat hirak ne’e hotu nia nu ’udar sidadaun ida katak, ema hotu hatene TL Nasaun adopta direitu demokrátiku sistemada no konsidera tenke iha Justisa nia oin ema hotu hanesan. Entaun ema ida mós la bele kondenadu ‘tanpa bukti,’ kuandu ema ne’e halo duni entaun nia iha kulpa. Depois kondena ema la’ós akuza ema, otomatikamente ema ne’e sala akuza ema ida tenke iha prova no faktus, sera ke nia halo duni krime ida rezulta ba asaun ida ne’ebé halo iha duni rezultadu.

Komprova mais la’ós kom prova atraves de Tribunál fó nia sala ne’e prontu hatene ona. Nia kompara kona ba Lino Saldanha nia filé iha sira nia Paenel, hare la iha komprovasaun ida ne’ebé forte atu akuza ema ne’e.

Maski nune’eIsmael Babo iha duni akuzasaun tama too Tribunál sira fó sai nia naran mais atraves de Tribunál fó sai katak, nia ‘bebas’ komprova nia la sala desizaun Tribunál ne’e absolutu labele viola.

Família Vítima Prontu Halo Rekursu

Familia Vitimas - Kaikoli

Tuir fontes husi família vítima Mate Bian Palmeiru Lacerda da Costa husi inan hakiak Mariana Florinda da Costa, iha nia residensia dalan Remack, Sábadu 14 Novembru hateten, nia sente triste bainhira rona informasaun husi Sr. Ida ho naran Armando fó hateten, prosesu julgamentu ba Tribunál sira hala’o tiha ona. Hodi nune’e nia sente ‘kecewa’ tebe-tebes tanba saida la bolu família vítima sira partisipa hodi nune’e bele fó mós ideias no opiniaun ruma.

Tanba momentu hala’o julgamentu ha nesan família vítima la inklui atu hato’o keixa ruma, entaun agora nia koko halibur malun ho família uma laran mais ou menus halo rekomendasaun ba Tribunál refew hikas kazu ne’e tanba la justu no transparénsia.

“ami presiza fó mós opiniaun, maibé agora la fó hatene ami oinsá ami bele hatene la bele dehan iha prosesu investigasaun ne’e loos hotu ona, maibé presiza mós konvida ami mak loos, se imi la konvida ami ne’e oinsá, agora ita boot sira mak tenke foti fali prosesu ne’e hodi loke foun fila fali prosesu ne’e,”kestiona inan hakiak Mate Bian Palmeiru.

Maski iha momentu ne ’ebá nia ba duni iha Ministériu Públiku fó tiha nia naran too agora seidauk tel efone nia hodi buka pros esu ne’e no bazeia ba ida ne’e sira bele loke fali prosesu ne’e, maibé too agora husi parte MP seidauk telefone.

“ha’u komesa ba iha fulan Maiu too agora la iha rezultadu no la kontaktu ami, tan ne’e, ha’u nia la ran moras tanba sira halo prosesu julgamentu ne’e la fó hateten ami hanesan família vítima,”relembra Mariana.

Nia hatutan hodi dehan sira atu levanta prosesu ne’e tenke bazeia ba kazu ne’ebé akontese ne’e atu bele tuir duni prosesu ne’e. Ne’e duni nia sei hein na fatin hodi kontinua loke fali kazu ne’e, tanba Justisa ne’e tenke iha no nusa mak tenke hamosu fali ida ne’e. Nia kolia ho nakonu ho per gunta no duvida s tan ba saida Sr. Ejídiu de Jesus iha momentu ne’ebá ba kaer kargu nu’udar Sekr et ár iu Estadu Rejiaun III ba hala’o diálogu iha Ermera, i depois Seguransa sira ba ema tolu tiha farda no dezarma tiha kilat depois oho. Ida ne’e tuir nia nu ’u dar inan hakiak husi Palmeiru hahalok ida ke la ‘masuk akal.’

Tanbasá mak sira ezije atu Polisia tenke ba Ermera no sira rasik hatene tiha ona katak situasaun iha ne’ebá la dun di’ak tiha ona. Entaun nia laran moras liu mak sira haruka ha sai hotu farda no entrega kilat depois sira mai oho, ida ne’e mak too agora nia la simu.

Agora hetan tiha ona Ukun Rasik An ou Independénsia, maibé ema sei mate nafatin ho objetivu saida, despaxu husi Tribunál hanesan hamate esperansa husi família vítima no vontade hodi nun e’e hakarak hato’o pergunta ne’e ba ukun na’in sira.

Iha parte seluk nu’udar feen kaben husi Paulo da Costa ho naran Marselina Ximenes, iha residensia eis BTN Bekora, nu’udar povu ki’ik sai hanesan ‘bengkel’ ou ofisina ne’ebé ha la’o servisu hanesan soldadór atu solda metin kadeira ba boot sira hodi tuur ba. Bainhira tuur sira halis ba loos no karuk mamar hela de’it. Maibé, keta haluha tanba ohin loron ema hotu goza ne’e liu husi sofrementu povu ki’ik.

Entaun nu’udar família vítima husi la’en ne’ebé ma te iha Ministériu Públiku nia oin, ida ne’e hatudu manobra no estratéjia husi boot sira nian. Ikus mai sa’e karreta luxu no goza bu at oioin, tau sees tiha Justisa ba kotuk la hatene povu sofre tanba sira ninia hahalok tanba hakarak hadau malun atu hetan kadeira.

Maski rezultadu husi Paenel de Avaliasaun da PNTL fó sai katak, ema ne’e be sai hanesan ‘pelaku’ ba buat hirak ne’e hotu tanba la iha evidénsia forte atu akuza sira entaun sira ‘bebas murni’ tanba desizaun Tribunál absolutu ‘mutlak tanpa diganggu-gugat oleh siapun.’

Maski, realidade ‘membuktikan’ katak, ema mate tanba sira mak nu’ udar ‘pimpinan’ iha momentu ne’ebá. Tanbasá mak as idente 25 Maiu 2006 ema ne’ebé ho liman mamuk hetan tiru.

Nia mós kestiona katak, labele Justisa la’o de’it ba ema ki’ik ne’ebé halo sala hetan kondena Prizaun  tinan ba tinan, ba boot sira maski iha salan maibé tanba sira iha Imunidade ‘kebal Hukum’ sira labele hetan detensaun iha Tribunál. Tuir Lei Tribunál iha simblu ho dasin ‘timb angan’ ne’ebé signifika labele todan ba sorin loos ou karuk tenke tetu hanesan atu nune’e Lei labele halai de’it ba ema ki’ik mak hulan, maibé boot mós tenke kumpre sira nia salan iha Tribunál, ida ne’e mak povu nia hakarak.

Ho lian Melayu katak, ‘biarkaya dan miskin dimata Hukum semua sama’ no la iha ema ida mak ‘bertender diatas Hukum.’ Ida ne ’e mak valór husi Ukun Rasik An. Mai,”ita hotu tenke ‘tegakkan peraturan dan perundang-undangan di muka kulit bumi Pertiwi Timor-Leste ini dengan seadil-adilnya dan sebijak-bijaknya,’ne’e mak lia me non husi faluk hirak ne’ebé agora triste no halerik hela tanba la’en kaben agora la iha nia sorin no oan sira ne ’ebé presiza duni prezensa husi sira nia aman atu ‘mengasuh sira ba futuru, tanba krize militár 2006 tenke ema barak soe hela in an-aman, oan no feen kaben moris mesak tanba ‘ulah dan pembesar di negeri ini.

Hataan perguntas kona ba desizaun husi Tribunál fó livre ba ema na’in sanulu resin lima (15), indika envolve iha laran. Tanba la iha evidénsia ida keforte hodi nune’e fó livre ba sira.

Nia hataan katak, ne’e la bele tanba ema ne’ebé envolve mak fó livre de’it ne’e,”ita nia rai atu la’o ba oin difisil tanba ita oho malun arbiru de’it no la iha Lei ida atu kondena ita, maibé sira hakarak oho malun la iha Lei ida atu kondena ita, entaun ema se mak la hatene oho malu.Tan ne’e Lei ida tenke iha hodi kondena ita, mais oinsá mak ohin loron la iha Lei ida atu kondena buat hirak ne’e. Tanba ne’e ha’u husu ba Governu atu kondena makas ba autór kriminozu sira ,” realsa Marselina(ts)

Relatóriu Anuál Terseira Idade, Iha Indikasaun Korrupsaun - Edisaun 164

Aida : “La’ós Ha’u Mak Foti Dadus”
Dili, Tempo Semanál

Edisaun 164 Nov 2009

Atu redús pobreza iha rai laran, IV Governu Konstitusionál liu husi Ministériu Solidariedade Sosiál (MSS) trasa ona polítika ida hodi fó subsídiu ba ferik ka t uas sira ne’ebé ho idade 60 ba leten.

Maski Governu iha inisiativa di’ak atu re dús pobreza liu husi fó su bs í diu ba idozu si ra, ne’ebé kada fulan ema ida hetan US$ 20.00, maibé mosu pe r gunta boot atu resp onde, oinsá bele redús po b reza iha TL, se bainhira prosesu paga m entu ba ter seira idade foin dalan kl aran de’it, ma ibé ema ba l un komesa halo man ip ula s aun ba ido zu sira nia direitu. Agora daudaun pros esu pagamentu ba terseira ida de hala’o dala haat ona, maibé tuir do k u mentu futun ida ho nú meru ref er énsia 02/LTM/LPS/X/2009 ne’ebé jornál Tempo Semanál asesu husi Pontu Vokál Distritu La utein hatudu katak, pro sesu pagamentu ba ter se ira idade iha indi k asaun mani pulasaun no korru ps aun, tanba mosu di fere n sa relatóriu ba alo kasaun orsamentu no mós iha data ‘entry base’ mosu naran deskoñesidu barak.

Hare ba lista edita husi faze primeiru no segundu 2008 to’o faze primeiru 2009, ne’ebé dirije husi Dire tora Diresaun Nasio ná l Seguransa Sosiál (DNSS) iha in dikasaun mani pulasaun no la’ós falénsia tékniku, tanba realidade hatudu sira hatama ema deskoñesidu barak naran iha data ‘entry base’ hodi halakon fali benefisiáriu seluk nia naran. Hanesan iha do kum entu s hateten, prosesu pag amentu ba terseira idade, faze primeiru 2008 iha Distritu Lautem totál ema deskoñesidu ham ut uk na’in 95,  segundu faze aumenta ba 7.41 no pior liu fali iha faze primeiru 2009 sa’e to’o 1.365.

Pontu terseiru husi doku mentu s refere klari fi ka katak, prosesu pag amentu ba terseira idade iha indikasaun korru ps a u n ba orsamentu anuál 2008 nian, tanba iha lista aprovasaun orsamentu hu si Nasionál ba Distritu Lautein hamutuk US$ 1,439,040.00, maibé alo k asaun orsamentu ba Di stritu Lautein ne’ebé DFO simu iha de’it US$ 1,432,200.00.

Nune’e mós, iha relat óriu Distritál hatudu, ors am entu ne’ebé la konsege fahe no lori fila ba Branka s Nasionál ho totál mon tante US$ 182,50.00 ne ’ebé kompostu husi, ‘saldu’ faze primeiru 2008 la uza US$ 2,180.00, saldu kon ti nuasaun faze primeiru no faze Segundu US$ 5,160.00, saldu faze Ter seiru 2008 US$ 165,720.00 no mós saldu ema mate faze Segundu 2008 US$ 9,500.00.

Husi relatóriu hirak ne’e felizmente hatudu, totál saldu anuál 2008 hu si Distritu Lautein ne’ebé la uza hamutuk US$ 182,560.00, maibé iha relatóriu finansia anuál 2008 ne’ebé hato’o husi DNSS iha de’it US$ 166,560.00, entaun kes taun ne’e hatudu iha indik asaun manipulasaun no korrupsaun.

Ho diferensa alokasaun orsamentu husi Nasionál ba Distritu no mós refer én s ia relatóriu saldu Distritál nian, ne’e duni kestaun ne’e la’ós falénsia tékniku, maibé iha inte re se husi ema balun atu halo manipulasaun hodi fó vantajen ba ema seluk halo korrupsaun ba terseira idade nian direitu.

Responde kona ba surat kanselamentu kon tr atu ho númeru referénsia 445/MSS/DNAF/DAGRH/VIII/2009 ne’ebé Ministériu Solidariedade Sosiál fó sai liu husi DNSS iha loron 26 de Aug ustu 2009, tuir Pontu Vo kál Distritu Lautein’ Egídio dos Santos Gandara katak, desizaun ne’ebé Ministra foti la justu, tanba la iha relatóriu auditoria interna husi MSS kona ba kobransa US$. 5.00, maibé desizaun ne’ebé sira foti ho di hapara kontratu no fó suspensaun ba Pontu Vo kál Distritu Lautein hare liu ba problema Pontu Vokál Distritu Oekusi nian.

“nu’udar Pontu Vokál, ha’u prontu simu desizaun M inistra nian ne’ebé ha teten, hahalok Pontu Vo kál Distritu Lautein ind ixiplina no kontra estatutu Funsaun Públiku artigu 42, alínea a,b,h,j no m, mai bé husu ba Ministra tenke hare no tetu didi’ak ho di halo desizaun ne’ebé justu no loos, tanba la iha rela tóriu husi auditoria MSS ne’ebé ko’alia kona ba indixiplina.,”esplika Egídio ho fiar an ba jorn alista Tempo Semanál iha ninia hela fatin Suku Bauro Sub-Distritu Los palos Distritu Lautein.

Egídio rekoñese katak, loos duni iha Lei funsaun públiku ko’alia katak, hahalok indixiplina ne’e ko ntra artigu 42, maibé iha parte seluk Lei funsaun públiku mós hateten, se karik funsionáriu ida halo hahalok indixiplina, prim e iru ‘star’ tenke fó uluk ‘teg uran’ indixiplina orál no eskrita, depois mak fó sus pensaun se bainhira funs ionáriu refere la muda ninia hahalok.
“maibé, realidade husi Diresaun Nasionál nunka bolu ha’u atu ko’alia kona ba hahalok indixiplina, maibé derrepente de’it sira kansela ha’u nia kon tratu no fó suspensaun, en t aun tuir ha’u nia han oi n desizaun ne’e la justu, ne’e duni ha’u sei lori kazu ba prosesu tuir dalan ne’ebé justu,”katak Egídio fó hanoin ho laran triste no liman hatudu ba surat kanselamentu ne’ebé hatuur hela iha ninia meza.

Hataan kona ba osan US$ 5.00 ne’ebé to’o ohin loron sai hela polémika iha públiku, Pontu Vokál refere haktuir ho laran triste katak, antes halo kobransa US$ 5.00 ba idozu sira hodi halo billete, Pontu Vokál refere halo mós ko or de na saun ho aut oridade Dis tr itál, Sub-Dis tritál, depois fó koñe si mentu ba Sekretáriu Estadu Seguransa Sosiál Vitor da Costa no Xefe Dep ar ta m entu DNSS, ne’e duni iha ona konkor dá nsia husi Órgaun hirak ne’e, maibé derr ep ente mosu problema sira fase liman fali.

Tanba faze ba faze mo su nafatin falénsia tékniku, ne’e duni Pontu Vokál re fere foti inisiativa hodi kria sistema ida para oinsá bele kontrola falénsia hirak ne’e, maibé to’o ikus mosu akuzasaun katak hahalok ne’e indixiplina.

“Maski uluk mosu as a un protesta makas husi li der komunitariu balun, ma ibé ha’u hakarak ha t eten, kestaun ne’e hetan kon kordánsia husi autor id ade komunitariu sira, ne’e duni iha tempu pa g a m e ntu nian Xefe Suku sira rasik asina mós billete ref ere no tau karimbu suku nian tan ne’e la’ós ob riga saun.” Esklarese Egídio

Bazeia ba evidénsia ne’ ebé iha, tuir Egídio ka tak, kobransa U$ 5.00 ne ’ebé halo ba idozu sira, ha nesan dalan ida atu leno ko r ruptor sira ne’ebé ha karak manipula ema seluk nia direitu, ne’e duni kazu refere sei hato’o ba iha órgaun ne’ebé komp et énsia, liu-liu Provedór Direitu s Umanu no Justisa ‘PDHJ’ atu nune’e bele halo investigasaun kle’an liu tan. Pontu Vokál refere prontu atu responsabiliza kestaun hirak ne’e iha tr ib unál se bainhira tribunál pre siza no sei fó sasin ne’ebé justu tuir prosesu legál.Responde kona asuntu refere, liu husi dada lia ho Jornalista Te mpo Semanál iha semana kotuk, Diretora DNSS Aida Maria Soares Mota hateten, loos duni iha pri meira faze akontese katak Pontu Vokál balu halo kob ransa US$ 5.00 ba id o zu sira, maibé Pontu Vokál refere agora dau daun hetan ona suspensaun.
 
“ko’alia kona ba karta akuzasaun ne’ebé hateten iha indikasaun manip ul as a un no korrupsaun ba dir e itu idozu, ha’u hakarak fó hatene de’it katak, dadus hotu–hotu mai husi Pontu Vokál sira iha Distritu, ne’e duni la’ós ami mak ba foti dadus no pior liu fali ha’u la’ós ema Lospalos, mais oinsá ha’u bele hatene no ba foti ema nia naran hodi hatama ba lista,” Aida esplika.

Tuir Diretora DNSS, neste momentu sira iha dadus 20.959 (Vinte míl Novesentus Sinkuenta Nove), dadus ne’ebé dezde inisia husu atu ema hirak ne’e kompleta dokumentus, maibé sira nunka iha interese atu kompleta dokumentu s, ne’e duni agora daudaun hala’o hela re-verifikasaun iha territóriu tomak.

Informasaun re-verifikasaun provizóriu ne’ebé DNSS hetan husi Distritu balu hateten, ema hirak ne’e kuaze tinan seidauk to’o, maibé tanba sira prenxe deklarasaun entaun uluk sira konsege simu, ne’e duni agora ita tenke muda sistema serbisu.

Maski dokumentu s ne’ebé jornál TS asesu hateten, prosesu pagamentu terseira idade ba faze primeiru 2008 iha Distritu Lautein konsege identifika ema deskoñesidu inan 95, maibé tuir Diretora DNSS katak, lista hirak ne’e Diresaun simu husi Pontu Vokál sira depois produs no haruka fila fali ba Distritu hodi bele selu, tanba Pontu Vokál rasik mak rekolla dadus, ne’e duni ema deskoñesidu hirak ne’e mai husi ne’e be no se mak hatama.

“ha’u la sente iha ema deskoñesidu, maibé derrepente de’it sira dehan ema la ba simu, entaun ida ne’e mak sai pr eokupasaun ba ami “tanbasá ema ne’e la mai simu ninia direitu” tenik Diretora ne’e ho lian makas

Husu kona ba apro va saun orsamentu husi Nasionál ba Distritu Lau tein ne’ebé diferente ho osan ne’ebé DFO simu iha Distritu, maibé Diretora ne’e esplika, “ami nunka aprova orsamentu ba ka da Distritu, tanba buat hotu depende ba dadus no MSS nunka kaer osan,”akresenta nia.

Diretora argumenta, la’ós funsionáriu DNSS mak diretamente ba selu ido zu sira, maibé diresaun hato’o de’it proposta ba Minis teriál Finansas d e pois Finansas mak ba selu, ne’e duni funsionáriu DNSS nunka fahe osan.

Maibé, atu garantia tran sparénsia iha prosesu pagamentu nia laran, Ministériu Finansas ba selu ema no MSS mak kaer lista, atu nune’e bele halo ‘kecocokan’ ho relatóriu ne’ebé iha. “maski prosesu CVP no buat hotu. halo iha MSS, maibé MSS rasik nunka kaer osan, tanba ofisial fi n ansas iha Distritál mak kaer osan, ne’e duni ami si mu de’it relatóriu atu nune’e ita bele kontrola ma lu,”klarifika Diretora ne’e. Hataan kona ba infor ma saun ne’ebé hateten, kobransa ba US$ 5.00 hetan konkordánsia husi DNSS, maibé Diretora ne’e ho fiar an no sadik Pontu Vokál Distritu Lautein atu hatudu evidénsia kona ba karta konkordánsia.

Tanba Pontu Vokál refe re hetan ona susp en s aun, ne’e duni agora da u daun funsionáriu DNSS mak diretamente ba kedas Distritu hodi hala’o knaar ida ne’e no hein prosesu tuir mai.Entretantu iha Seg u n da-feira, 9 Nov embru iha edifísiu MSS Kaikoli-Dili res ponde ba kestaun hane sa n tuir Inspetór Aud it oria Inte rn a MSS Júlio Alves Ribeiro ba TS hate te n, ha nesan Inspesaun Audit or ia interna iha MSS, sira sempre hala’o nafatin kon trola saun ba serbisu MS S nian, ne’e duni rela s iona ho kazu ne’ebé ako ntese iha Distritu Lautein husi ninia parte hala’o ona Inspesaun no investi ga s a un.Rezultadu Inspesaun ha tudu katak, atitude ne’ebé Pontu Vokál Distritu Lautein Egídio dos Santos Gandara halo kontra Lei Funsaun Púb li ku tanba nia halo akordu eskrita ida tuir ninia inis iativa rasik ne ’ebé uza ‘Logo’ Minist ér iu nian, ma ibé la iha la iha au tor iz asaun husi nas io n ál.“tuir dokumentu ne’ ebé Inspetór Auditoria Interna MSS hare, buat ne’ ebé Pontu Vokál halo ne’e inisiativa ida ke di’ak, tanba bele kontrola dadus ne’ebé dala ruma la hanesan iha prosesu pag am e ntu nia laran, maibé tanba la tuir prosedimentu no Lei ne ’ ebé vigora iha Ministériu, ne’e duni sira kon sidera ha halok refere viola prosedimentu legál ne’ebé iha. Hataan kona ba infor m asa un ne’ebé hateten kobransa US$ 5.00 hetan kon kordánsia husi Sekretaria Estadu no DNSS, maibé, Ins petór Auditoria Inter na MSS ne’e eskl ar ese, “tuir buat ne’ebé Sekret ár iu Estadu hateten, loos duni momentu ne’ebá Sekretáriu Estadu iha Lautein, maibé nia la en volve hodi halo akordu eskrita ida ne’e.”“atu fó suspensaun ba funsionáriu ida ne’ebé envolve iha hahalok indixiplina, la’ós Gabinete Inspesaun Auditoria nia kompeténsia, tanba ami so halo de’it investigasaun no hato’o rekomendasaun ba Ministra tuir rezultadu investigasaun, depois mak Ministra foti desizaun ,”esklarese Inspetór ne’e.

Bainhira husu kona ba dokumentu s ne’ebé ha tudu katak, alokasaun orsamentu husi Nasionál ba Distritu no mós relatóriu Distritál ne’ebé diferente ho relatóriu anuál finansia nian, maibé Insp etór Auditoria hateten, husi nia parte mós rona ona informasaun hirak ne’e, soke seidauk halo investigasaun kle’an.

Tuir regra internu auditoria, kestaun ne’ebé Gabinete Inspesaun foti nu’udar segredu entre ekipa auditoria ho Mini stra, ne’e duni ami la dire tamente fó karta ba Pontu Vokál,”hakotu Inspetór refere. (ts)

Taur Halo UNMIT Tilun Mean - Edisaun 164

Dili, Tempo Semanal

Edisaun 164 11 Nov 2009

Iha Forum Governasaun Demokrátiku (FGD) ne’ebé organiza husi UNMIT ba dala hitu iha Otél Timor Dili, loron Kinta (06/11) aprezenta oradór na’in importante na’in rua maka Sekretáriu Estadu Defeza Júlio Tomás Pinto ho Komandante F-FDTL Brigadeiru Jenerál Taur Matan Ruak. Forum ne’e loke husi reprezentante SRGS Sr. Kawa Kami ne’e tuur iha meza ketak ida iha liman karuk no orador na’in rua ne’e tuur iha sentrál ho spanduk maka hakerek FGD hale’u ho bandeira ONU no bandeira nasionál Timor Leste ninian. Tuir mai transkrisaun balun husi lia menon aprezentasaun ho onestidade hanoin balun maka bazea ba faktus, eis Xefe Estadu Maior das Falintil ne’e halo audiensia sira nia oin mean, hamnasa la midar no basa liman ho obriga aan de’it.

Katak halo buat ida foo sai lai iha jornál no média maka halo. Maibé daudaun ne’e iha evolusaun ida ne’e di’ak, liu-liu relasaun ne’ebé tenta atu harii ho FDTL. “ha’u agradese ba ita boot sira. Ita boot sira hatene, ami la iha esperiénsia barak kona ba oin saa maka harii forsa Armadas, mas ami iha konxiensia katak, kuandu mais ita halo buat ida ho konsistente no ho sistemátiku ne’e bele ajuda halo dezenvolvimentu ida di’ak liu no bele responde preokupasaun no hakarak ema hotu-hotu nian kona ba harii no dezenvolve FDTL. 

Taur Matan Ruak hahú ko’alia ho hatún ninia an rasik hodi dehan, “Ha’u dezeju uitoan loos, tan ba ha’u haree ne’e personalidade importante de’it maka tuur iha ne’e. I ha’u preokupa loos orsida halo perguntas ne’e ha’u iha kbiit atu responde ou lae,” partisipante sira simu ho hamnasa. 

Tuir eis komandante Gerrilla ne’ebé han mohu kombili no rusa durante tinan 24 ne’e husu laran luak husi matenek na’in sira ne’e atu iha sesaun perguntas resposta labele halo susar nian. “Ne’ebé se ita boot sira se Jenerozu uitoan favor ida, ida ne’ebé difisil liu ne’e subar tiha no foo ida fasil ba ha’u para responde,” apela Taur. 

Nia mos fo agradese ba inisiativa ONU nian ne’e. “em primeiru lugar ha’u hakarak agradese Nasoins Unidas tanba bele organiza forum ne’e hodi fo oportunidade mai ha’u ho Sr. Sekretáriu Estadu troka ideias ho ita boot sira”.
 
Lider militár ne’e hatutan ninia lia fuan hodi halo ONU ninia tilun mean. “Ha’u krítiku liu ba Nasoins Unidas, liu-liu bainhira kuandu halo asaun ruma la’ós konsekuente. Katak halo dala ida, sai tiha iha jornál, sai tiha iha televizaun foin ita pasu. Ha’u kontra i la gosta ida ne’e.”
 
Mas antes ha’u ba ko’alia kona ba asuntus FDTL ou Forsas Armadas nian no pergunta ne’ebé lee iha jornál iha pergunta tolu i ohin Sr. Sekretáriu Estadu mos Subliña. Ha’u reforsa uitoan Sr. Sekretáriu Estadu ko’alia mos uitoan hodi halo Perguntas ruma ba ita boot sira hanesan parte reflesaun demokrasia. Ita boot sira hatene ha’u ho ha’u nia kompaineiru sira, Primereiru Ministru funu iha ai laran vinte Kuatru anos. Kuandu ami funu ba Demokrasia nein país hotu-hotu demokrátiku la apoiu ami. Ne’e halo ami ohin sente...sente hanesan buat ida ke moras eehh..moras...laran moras, purke tuir momentu ne’ebé ami presiza maka ema ida la loke liman ba ami. Entaun ba ida ne’e ha’u halo Perguntas balun ba ita boot sira hanesan reflesaun kona ba demokrasia. Primeira pergunta, Demokrasia ba Timor-Leste ne’e opsaun ka eskoila (hili). Simu ho hamnasa no pasa liman husi audiénsia sira. Taur haktuir dehan, Mas liu-liu ba Timor oan sira mas tanbem ha’u hakarak internasionál sira bele reflesaun mos.
Segundu pergunta, demokrasia ne’e kultura, valór ou prinsípiu. Terseiru pergunta, too ohin loron país hira maka iha mundu ne’e liu-liu maka kondisoeins para bele avalia katak nia realmente i um país demokrátiku. Kuartu Pergunta, Ita boot sira preve nos prósimu vinte a trinta anos qual seria a evolusaun de demokrasia. Ita boot sira hatene kee analista sira dehan hanesan ne’e, ate 2027 propavelmente acina senior pior o que pais mais poderoso do mundu ultrapasando. 

Pais ne’ebé poderoso normalmente nia infleunsia mentalidade dezenvolvimentu iha mundu. Ema dala ruma akuza pais europeu no Estadu Unidus dehan impoin kultura europeu osidentál ou Amerikana ninian. Ne’e halo reflesaun de’it. Ha’u komu gosta sr. Sekretáriu Estadu dehan hanesan ne’e, bele hatene polítika mas labele halo polítika entaun ha’u hatene ko’alia de’it, la halo ita boot sira maka halo. Audiénsia simu ho hamnasa lian maka’as......hahahahahaahahaha maibé ema balun sente liu fuan ne’e sokar i halo sira nia oin sin uitoan. Maiske hetan reasaun mistura maibé Brigadeiru Ruak ho oin midar hateten, “Obrigadu.” 

Ita boot sira halo pergunta difisil loos ba ha’u. Kuandu husu ba ha’u papél forsas armadas ninian ne’e oin saa. Ha’u dehan difisil tanba normalmente, se maka define papél forsa armadas saun os politicos, polítikus sira nao os militares ka la’ós militár sira maka husu dehan hanesan ne’e, ha’u hakarak halo hanesan ne’e. E entaun ita boot kuandu husu ba ha’u, (ne’e hanesan) ita boot sira Sandra ha’u. Dala ruma dudu ha’u ba sala ruma tan. Ha’u lahatene ita boot sira ninia intensaun ne’e. Mas la monu ba tentasaun atu halo responde ho respostas kuandu ha’u sente katak resposta bele kompromete ha’u nia kredibilidade.
Mas nune’e ha’u bele ko’alia uitoan kona ba esforsu saa ida no preokupasaun saa ida aliás preokupasaun saida maka FDTL ka FALINTIL iha dezde halo tranzisaun iha 2001 mai oin. Ita boot sira hatene Falintil iha istória ida. I ninia evolusaun ne’e kuaze pokus países iha mundu maka talvez iha priviléjiu ida halo evolusaun ida hanesan ne’e. 

Primeiru, Primeira faze nia reu, segunda faze irregulár, terseira faze Téknika i jestor militár, evolusaun tama iha ida ne’e. Ha’u la hatene iha país osidentál hotu-hotu iha priviléjiu halo evolusaun ida hanesan ne’e. I mas ee termus de supervizaun polítika FALINTIL pasa hotu. Supervizaun partidu úniku autoritáriu i depois mais evolusaun para multipartidáriu i ikus para depois determina apartidarizasaun das forsas armadas. Purke evolusaun siklu sira ne’e halo kompletamente emblema guera iha funu nia laran. 

Ita boot sira haree dala ruma ha’u dehan hanesan ne’e, kuandu ami iha ai laran ami iha polítikus ke muitu intelektu, pensador, pela au espíritu domina situasaun au Timor, domina situasaun área, domina situasaun konjuntura Mundiál para halo aliterasaun. polítika au longu de evolusaun konjuntura Timor nian atu bele adapta an ba konjuntura rejionál no Mundiál. Ne’e signifika katak ema sira ne’ebé partisipa iha evolusaun sira ne’e hatene saida maka sira halo. E entaun instituisaun ida ne’e iha priviléjiu pasa ida ne’e. Tanba ida ne’e maka indonézia dehan hati-hati, muito atensaun, muito kuidadu kuandu fo pasu iha evolusaun de dezenvolvimentu FALINTIL ninian. La impresiona ho Teoria ka ho konsepsoens ida ka konseitus ne’ebé introdús mas pasu a pasu tenta perseve realidade Timor nian, evolusaun Timor nian no adapta ba evolusaun mundu nian. Mas depois de harii forsa armadas preokupasaun ami nia saa ida? Tuir Taur esplika preokupasaun fundamentalmente hale’u asuntu importante rua. Ida estrutura konseptual ba dezenvolvimentu Forsa nian. Forsa saida maka hakarak?, tanba sa ida maka tenke iha forsa?, nia sei halo saida?, nia dezenvolvimentu ne’e la’o oin sa?, presiza ema hira?, ne’e kona ba uza konseitu nian.
“Ita boot sira hatene evolusaun dezenvolvimentu Forsa Armadas Timor nian, kuandu halo tranzisaun bazea ba estudu Kings College. Saida maka ami haree iha Kings College? Tuir Brigadeiru Ruak katak, “Estudu Kings College la kompleta. Sira subar fundamentu i sira fo sira nia konkluzaun. 

Ne’e hanesan halo uma ida ema lori tiha planta depois haruka ita halo uma. Uma sein planta la iha dalan atu sa’e. 

Entaun saida maka ami halo? kria grupu ida para aprezenta estudu ida ke komplementa estudu Kings College ne’ebé ke bolu estudu 2020. Iha ne’e define grande linas ba dezenvolvimentu forsa nian. Ne’e primeiru lugar evita arbitrariedade, een segundu lugar garante konsistente para kuandu hala’o apersesaun dehan hanesan ne’e 2020 e muito ambisiozu. Realmente muito ambisiozu. Mas era ambisaun i realidade kapasidade? Rua ne’e ida sei determina. Tan ba ne’e sonhar nao mao. E bom, saodavel. 

Segundu kestaun, de estrutura legál. Atravesa de estrutura legál maka estadu ka orgauns importante soberanu nasaun nian bele hateten no define saida maka FDTL tenke halo, no saida maka labele halo. Ita boot sira haree no Sr, Sekretáriu Estadu mos ko’alia, ami dala ruma sa’e husi kraik maka ba leten. La’ós husi leten maka tun mai. En termus legais haree iha konstituisaun depois tun mai iha lei orgánika, regulamentu dixiplina militár, kuandu krize ida mosu Prezidente hateten ida, Primeiru Ministru hateten ida no Ministru Defeza hateten ida, FDTL maka sala, Malandru. Audiénsia simu ho hamnasa ba Taur ninia pia das ne’e.
Nia hatutan ninia kritika ba ukun na’in sira katak, “porque sira moos la hatene saida maka tenke FDTL halo. Tansa ida? Nao e escrita. Nao esta escritu. Entaun cada um diz ideo proposito. Ida-idak hateten ninian. Internasionál ko’alia, ONU ko’alia, toda agente, e todas, vitima a FALINTIL. Nao ta certu e injustu. Sobre tudo que tem competencia i Obrigasao i Dever atu garante koerénsia. 

Ami nia estrutura legal ne’e hanesan ema karik ulun fatuk iha, klaran la iha, ain maka iha. Ita boot sira haree isin lolon la iha, liman ho kabun la iha, ulun ho ain de’it, ha’u la hatene saa ida maka ne’e. 

Nune’e duni Taur esplika ba audiensia sira katak, “ daudaun ne’e ami husu ona ba sekretáriu Estadu atu halo ezatamente konklui dokumentu murak ida ba ami. Para saida? E por seguransa. Tanba normalmente ha’u nia soldadus ho ofisial sira sai ba li’ur sira dehan hanesan ne’e, ami ba malae nia rain malae husu hanesan ne’e. Tan sa imi nia rain iha fali forsa? Bainhira ema kiak barak nusa la gasta osan ba ema kiak? Soldadu FDTL sira ne’e dehan ba ninia komandante katak sira lahatene responde. Taur hateten, ne’e loos. Tan saida? Sira aproveita ita nia ignoránsia. Ba ha’u levanta kestoens difisil para depois imi halo saida? 

Dala ida tan audiénsia simu ho pasa liman no Sr. Kawakami koi ninia ulun hakru’uk hateke ba ninia papél. 

Sira moos ema intelektuál ida la’ós onestu ou entaun dehan hanesan ne’e dezonestidade intelektuál. Purke evolusaun organizasaun ida ne’e iha faze haat, normalmente ema dehan, harii, dezenvolve, konsolida no sustenta. Kuandu iha faze konsolida ho sustenta ne’e ita mais ou menus koerente uitoan maske iha rua (uluk) ne’e runguranga liu, katak nia. (ts)

Timor to Build a South Coast Navy Base.

Timorese Secretary of State for Defence, Julio Tomas Pinto, Chief of the Defence Force Brigadier Taur Matan Ruak and Commander of the Naval Component, Commander Pedro Klamar Fuik along with senior defence force officers visited Betano on the south coast in Manufahi as well as the Manatuto area last Sunday.

They were there to scope out locations for for the building of a naval supply base for the two Shanghai Class Patrol Boats currently being built in China for the Timorese Defence Force, FALINTIL-FDTL. The company constructing the vessels Poly Technology is in the final stages of construction and Commander Klamar Fuik will travel to China in the next few days to view the ships and participate in their first sea trials.According to the Secretary of State for Defence, Julio Pinto, the Betano area is very important as it will assist in supplying the vessels when the patrol in between Viqueque and Cova Lima Districts at the eastern and western ends of the southern coastal region.  The naval supply base is being review now as the 2010 budget discussion is underway and the vessels are due to arrive next year in the month of March.

Internet Exclusive: Rice Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry Starts. $41 Million in February 2009 contracts revealed.

The National Parliament of Timor-Leste has established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the facts and circumstances of Government rice contracts as a result of the ongoing Ricegate scandal and the massive rice contracts being awarded to businesses allegedly as a result of political connections in Timor-Leste.

Tempo Semanal broke several issues relating to this story in 2008 and again in 2009.  See here for background stories. The Parliamentary Opposition has been calling for the establishment of such a Commission for many months.

The Members of the Commission of Inquiry are as follows.

1. Presidente Komisaun Inkeiritu; Arsenio Bano, FRETILIN
2. Vice Presidente Komisaun; Carmelita Moniz, CNRT
3. Secretario: Domingos, ASDT
4. Relatora; Teresa Carvalho, PD
5. Membro; Jose Texeira, FRETILIN
6. Membro; Duarte Nunez, CNRT
7. Membro; Hermes, PSD
8. Membro, Jaco Xavier, PPT
9. Membro: EL 7 UNDERTIM
10. Membro: Mesquita PUN
11. Membro; Aicha Baserewan

The Terms of Reference for the Commission is below.

Two days ago the Commission of Inquiry questioned the Former Head of Procurement and currently Director General of the Ministry of Finance Fransisco Borlako. Yesterday, the Commission questioned the Minister responsible for managing the rice contracts - Minister for Tourism Commerce and Industry (MTCI), Gil Alves, as well as Directors from the MTCI.  

According to the Commission's plan it will question the Minister for Social Solidarity Micato Alves, along with the Secretary of State for Natural Disaster.

The matter of rice continues to remain a major political issue in Timor-Leste and Tempo Semanal can reveal, as result of a new documentation being leaked to Tempo Semanal in the last few days, that 26 February 2009 an additional $41 million in rice contracts was awarded to 12 companies - the many of which also received similar size contracts in late 2008.

These companies being:

1. Atramor Sucesso 
2. Maubara Fitun Naroman
3. United Food
4. Juxibel
5. Monte Viado
6. Hercio
7. Suai Indah
8. Lunarsol
9. Taci Tolu
10. Prima Food
11. Veteran General 
12. Ran Aitana

To view the Ministry of Finance Requisition document view below.

Internet Exclusive: Criminal Defamation Charges Against Tempo Semanal Dropped. A Victory For Media in Timor-Leste.

The Criminal Defamation Case Against Tempo Semanal Closed

A year ago Tempo Semanal published a series of stories that became known as the "SMS Scandal" in which it alleged corruption by the Minister of Justice, Lucia Lobato, along with Timorese and Indonesian business people in relation to projects under her Ministry.  These projects included the Becora Prison, uniforms for prison guards and Timor-Leste national identity cards projects.

The stories include

1. Tempo Semanal: Edition 108: SMS texts evidence: Minister for Justice Gives Herself And Friends Projects 
2. Tempo Semanal Edisaun 108 SMS: MJ Fo Projektu ba An Rasik no Ninia Belum Sira
3. Translation Tempo Semanal Edition 135 (Minister of Justice SMS Corruption Scandal Continues)
4.  "Identity Card Project Breaches Law No. 10/2005 and Confirms Allegations of KKN." [In the Ministry of Justice] "Identity Card Project Breaches Law No. 10/2005 and Confirms Allegations of KKN[1]."

Minister Lobato reacted angrily and in October 2008 she lodged a criminal defamation case against Tempo Semanal and its Director Jose Antonio Belo.

Read stories on the criminal defamation case here:

1. Justice minister sues East Timor newspaper 
2. Pacific Freedom Forum Petitions Against "Unconstitutional" Defamation Case
3. Defamation Case against Tempo Semanal: Lao Hamutuk
4. ETAN urges dropping of defamation charges against Timorese editor
5. TAPOL protests against defamation charges against Timorese journalist

She reported the case of criminal defamation against Jose Belo to prosecutors. Belo was investigated by the International Prosecutor on 19 January 2009 and has been under city detention since then. He has to report to the prosecutor if he wants to travel away from Dili more than 15 days. Since last year Belo only made two trips out from Timor-Leste and had to refuse three invitations for foreign travel. He went to Australia for 10 days and to Indonesia for 4 days.

Lucia Lobato - Minister of Justice, 
Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

On 13 November 2009 PNTL delivered a two page notification letter to Tempo Semanal Offices in Palapaso Dili.

Video Footage Here:

These letters informed Tempo Semanal officially that the case of Criminal Defamation has ceased on 15 June 2009 and was signed by International Prosecutor Jose Landim.

The Notification letter stated, “The crime of defamation was decriminalized by the new Timor-Leste Criminal Code, DL No. 19/2009 of 8 April 2009, as a result of which the accused can no longer be held criminally liable. 

It continued, “In effect, pursuant to the provisions of article 3, 1. of Timor-Leste's new Criminal Code, "nobody can be held criminally liable as a result of facts prescribed as criminal acts at the relevant time it was carried into action if the law subsequently ceases to consider it as a crime." 

“As such, because it is not now possible to continue with the criminal proceedings against the accused, the proceedings currently on foot are hereby ordered to be closed pursuant to article 235, 1. c) of the Criminal Code."

Tempo Semanal Director Jose Antonio Belo congratulated the Prosecutor General and all her staff to put the law in it's highest place. However, at the same time Belo was disappointed the case would not reach court, where the facts of the corruption case might come to futher public light.  Belo stateed that he is aware that the then Prosecutor General had demanded the Minister for Justice Madam Lucia Lobato to submit more evidence before the case could be sent to the court. 

“I and Tempo Semanal have been left in confusion for an entire year and we don't know the situation of the case against us but this afternoon we have receive this notification letter,” said Belo on 13/11/09 in Tempo's office.

“I as a Timorese journalist very sad to see our Minister of Justice's actions by lodging a criminal difamation case against myself and Tempo Semanal while her office producing the New East Timor Penal code which decriminalized defamation,” Belo said.

He continued to say that, “it seems like the Minister for Justice is confused about Timorese law.”

Belo stated that he would like to make it cleared to Tempo Semanal readers that, “we are not afraid to go the court to prove our story that's why we have request the kindness from the good office of the two deputy Prime Minister to encourage the Minister of Justice to carry on the case.”

In this opportunity Jose Belo and Tempo Semanal would like to thanks to all those friends who give courage and support  this in this diffucult time.

It remains unclear if the Minister of Justice will ever faces charges in relation to the accusations of corruption that have been made against her by this newspaper, the Provedor, the Parliamentary Opposition and many others.