Thursday, June 14, 2007

FRETILIN PRONTO ATU BA OPOSISAUN

NOTICIA NE´E NIA TITULO KAPAZ TEB-TEBES TANBA FRETILIN KOMESA HATUDU
DAU-DAUN ONA NINIA MATURIDADE POLITIKA HODI REKONHESE MOS FORSA
PLITICA SELUK NO MOS SIMU RESULTADU NEBE SE MOSU SAI HUSI ELEISAUN
PARLAMENTAR 30 DE JUNHO "MANAN OU LAKON"! MAIBE SE ITA LE´E FALI NIA
KONTEÚDO, LIU-LIU IHA NIA KONKLUSAUN, ITA HARÉ HANESAN FRANCISO BRANCO
DUKUR TIHA MAK KOALIA.

TUIR HAU NIA HARÉ, FRETILIN SEI LA IHA VANTAGEM SE HANOIN HALO
KOLIGASAUN POS-ELEITORAL TANBA NUNKA HANOIN NUNE´E IHA TINAN LIMA LIU
BA.SE AGORA HANOIN HALO ALIANSA POLITIKA, KARIK BELE MAIBE AGORA FOIN
HANOIN KLARO QUE DIVERGENSIA NE´E BO´OT DUNI. SE TINAN LIMA UKUN MESAK
MONU TIHA MAK HADER FALI MAIBE HO NARAN OI-OIN ONA (Fretilin Maputo,
Fretilin Mudansa/renovadora e Undertim) SA TAN UKUN HO KOLIGASAUN NEBE
PRINSIPIOS IDEOLOGICOS LA HANESAN...TAN NE´E SE FRETILIN OPTA HALO
OPOSISAUN, NE´E OPSAUN DIAK TAN LA PREPARADO BA ALTERNATIVA SELUK.

BRANCO NIA OPONIAUN KONA BA PARTIDU SIRA SELUK NEBE HALO ONA
KOLIGASAUN PRÉ NO POS-ELEITORAL NE´E LA LIU HUSI PUBLICIDADE ATU BELE
HETAN VOTU. TANBA PARTIDOS NEBE HALO KOLIGSAUN AOGRA NE´E PREPARADO
ONA DURANTE TINAN LIMA NIA LARAN. KOLIGASAUN NIA VANTAGEM NO
DESVANTAGEM SIRA TETU HOTU ONA NO PREVÉ MOS NIA POSSIVEL KONSEQUENSIA
NEBE KOLIGASAUN BELE PRODUZ. NE´E DUNI BRANCO NIA ANALISE NE´E SE
HALAI BA FRETILIN NE´E LOS MAIBE HO PARTIDO HIRAK NEBE HALO HELA
OPOSIAUN TO´O AOGRA PREPARADO TIHA ONA BA SIRA NIA OPSAUN POLITIKA.
NE´E DUNI, SE KOALIA FRETILIN MAK LA PREPARADO TAN KONFIA-AN HO
GOVERNO INCLUSIVO NEBE NIA RESULTADO EMA HOT-HOTU HATENE, NE´E LOS DUNI.

BUAT SELUK, MAK SENHOR BRANCO HALUHA ARGUMENTA DIDIAK, KOALIA DEIT
IMPACTU NEGATIVU HODI KOLIGASAUN BA DESENVOLVIMENTU NASAUN MAIBE LA
KOALIA NINIA VANTAGEM. GOVERNO INCLUSIVO NEBE FRETILIN FORMA LA
FUNSIONA 100% MASKI REFORSA TAN HO MAIORIA PARLAMENTAR.

DEPUTADO SIRA BUKA DEFENDE DEIT "PENSAUN VITALICIA" NEBE DEPUTADO KA
GOVERNANTE IDA MEAR DEIT MOS BELE HALO CHECK UP IHA ESTRANGEIRO.
POPULASAUN ATU MATE IHA ALDEIA DEIT MOS TRANSPORTE LAIHA PARA LORI MAI
SIDADE, SOSIEDADE SAIDA MAK ITA HAKARAK HARÍ SE FO ULUK PRIORIDADE
GRUPO IDA NINIA DIAK, HALUHA TIHA POVO NEBE MAK HARÍ NASAUN TIMOR?

KOLIGASAUN NINIA VANGATEM MAK FORMA GOVERNU HO EMA INTELEKTUAL SIRA,
NE´E MAK GOVERNO FORTE. TIMOR NIA EMAR MATENEK WIT-OAN DEIT, NE´E DUNI
PRECISA HALIBUR EMA HIRAK NE´E HODI UKUN PARA BELE HEIN JOVEM HIRAK
NEBE PREPARA-AN HELA BA 15-20 OIN MAI. LAOS FORMA GOVERNO INCLUSIVO HO
EMA INKOMPETENTE BARAK HAFOIN HALO KAMPANHA TUN SAE DEHAN TIMOR
QUADROS LAIHA. NE´E MAK IGNORANSIA POLITKA. TINAN 2025, HAU HARÉ
PARTIDU HOT-HOTU PREPARADO ONA, BELE KONKORRE MES-MESAK BA PARLAMENTU
HODI UKUN BASA POVO NIA MORIS DIAK ONA WIT-OAN, EMA NEBE LA HATENE
HAKEREK NO LE´E MOS MENUS ONA, POVO TOMAK NIA UMA IHA BÉ MOS NO
ELECTRICIDADE, EMPREGO LA FALTA. AGORA, POVO BARAK SEI HAMLAHA, HELA
IHA UMA TALI NO DU´UT MANLAE NIA OKOS, KULCHAO TEB-TEBES MOS LAIHA,
EMA MATENEK MOS WIT-OAN DEIT MAK PARTIDU IDA HAKARAK UKUN MESAK...NE´E
MAK DESENVOLVIMENTU LA LAO. DIVERGENCIA SEI BO´OT LIU TAN, IDA NEBE
UKUN MOS SEI LA DURA IHA PODER LETEN!

FÉLIX JESUS

Coimbra, 14 de Junho de 2007

Haré noticia completa iha:
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Militante PL 250 Afilia ba PD, Lassama:

Militante PL 250 Afilia ba PD, Lassama: Mai Hamutuk Hadia Povu Nia Moris
DILI – Militante Partido Liberal hamutuk ema nain 250 lidera husi Armando da Silva, Sabadu (9/6), deklara ofisialmente afilia ba Partido Demokratiko.
“Iha loron ida nee ho oras nee ba oin, ami hamutuk ho PD atu lori povu ho nasaun nee ba oin ho diak, liu husi programa PD nian iha eleisaun jeral nee,” dehan Koordenador PL, Marcus da Consencao ba STL wainhira halao juramento afilia ba PD iha Fatumeta Usindo I, Dili.

Serimonia afiliasaun militante PL atravesa ho konsolidasaun PD iha Usindo. Seremonia nee hetan partisipasaun direitamente husi Prezidenti PD Fernando ‘Lasama’ de Araujo, Sekjen PD Mariano ‘Assanami Sabino no kuadru politiku nasaional PD. Marcus hatete, lolos sira sei mantein nafatin iha PL, maibe Prezidenti PL hola desizaun katak la avansa ona ba oin iha eleisaun parlamentar, no ba hamutuk ho CNRT. Tan nee direjenti PL haree ba deside atu fihir partidu PD hanesan partidu politiku nebee sira hili atu lori sira nia aspirasaun iha eleisaun parlamentar.

Responde konaba razaun afilia ba PD, Marcus hatete, antes atu deklara tama PD, sira haree programa partidu plitiku sira hotu iha rai nee. Tuir nia haree PD iha nia programa diak nebee iha korelasi ho situasaun povu nasaun nee nian. “Hau sei halo tuir deit estatutu politiku PD nian, nudar dalan ida deit hodi servi povu no nasaun nee. Hau ho hau nia kolega sira halo juramentu nee iha matebian sira nia sasin,” Marcus deklara.

Iha fatin hanesan Prezidenti PD Lasama hatete, ho hakoak boot ba militante nebee uluk hamutuk ho PL iha momentu importante ida nee mai hamutuk iha PD sai servidor ba povu no nasaun ida nee. Ho afilia nee ba oin sei la sai arependementu ba militante sira ho vizaun katak PD hakarak fo esforsu-an tomak, enerjia tomak ba moris povu nian.

Tuir Lasama la iha tan objetivu seluk iha PD nia hanoin husi intereses povu ho nasun nian. PD husu ba joven sira tenki kaer liman ba malu, la bele monu ba manobra politika foer hodi hafahe malu. PD maka kaer ukun iha periode tinan lima oin mai maka sei hadia uluk maka estrada husi Distritu ba Sub-Distritu hotu tenki tau alkatraun (aspal). Hodi nunee povu iha baze bele faan sira nia sasan hodi hetan osan. Osan dollar nee la bele dolar diet iha Dili, maibe tenki dolar mos too iha baze. Hari nasaun husi baze, nee maka PD nia vizaun politika wainhira povu fo fiar liu husi eleisaun.

“Bem vindo ba kompaneiru sira, mai ita hotu-hotu hakaas-an. Timor nia vida iha tempu badak nia laran. PD fiar sei hetan votus boot, see povu hili PD maka kaer ukun povu sei hetan benefisiu boot iha sektores 7 nebe maka PD trasa, ”Lasama aponta. Alende nee mos Sekretario Jeral PD Assanami husu ba joven sira iha kampanha nia laran nee tenki sai juru kampanye (jurkam-red) iha idak-idak ba hatoo malu sira iha fatin hotu-hotu.

Tuir Sekjen PD, eleisaun mai nee hanesan husu povu sira la bele hili ema nebe kriminozu nebe uza politika foer harahun nasaun no hafahe povu. “La bele hili partidu nebe maka iha krizi nia laran fahe kilat hodi ohon povu no uza polisia sai fali istrumentu politika nian, ”Assanami hatete ho lia makaas. Bre

Friday, June 08, 2007

Political Parties and Groupings of Timor Leste 2nd Edition

Groupings of Timor Leste, February 2007

http://www.ip.alp.org.au/download/timor_leste_political_parties_and_groupings_2nd_edition.pdf
Political Parties and Groupings of Timor Leste 2nd Edition - Bahasa
http://www.ip.alp.org.au/download/timor_leste_political_parties_and_groupings_2nd_edition_bahasa.pdf
Second Edition of Political Parties and Groupings of Timor Leste now available for download.


Date: 06 June 2007

ALP International Projects continued its support for consolidating the democratic gains in Timor Leste made since the first elections for the legislature in 2001. With elections scheduled for 2007, ALP International Projects will provide a multi-party program to Timor’s main political parties in campaigning, party organisation and policy development.

In February Gavin Ryan, an activist in Australia-Timor Leste relations and a member of the ALP International Projects team which visited Dili in November 2006, visited Dili for consultations with Timor’s major parties on their platforms, people and prospects for the June 2007 polls. Based on the responses from the political parties, Ryan has updated the Political Parties and Groupings of Timor Leste first undertaken by Pat Walsh for the Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA - now the Australian Council for International Development [ACFID]) in 2002. The second edition is also available in Bahasa.

The guide has been designed as a living document to be updated regularly. We invite readers - particularly Timor Leste’s political parties - to respond via our website with updates and new information as it comes to hand.


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Introduction

Timor-Leste became the world’s newest nation in 2001. The nation
needed a constitution, so national elections for a Constituent
Assembly whose sole purpose was to develop one were held on 30
August of that year.

Over the months that followed, decision-making and power were
transferred from the United Nations Transitional Administration
(UNTAET) to the democratically elected East Timorese legislative and
executive bodies. The final steps came with the Constituent Assembly
approving the new Timorese constitution in 2002. Timor-Leste’s
national legislature came into being when the Constituent Assembly
passed an enabling resolution making it the first National Parliament.
The current National Parliament consists of 88 members who were
elected on 30 August 2001 to the Constituent Assembly. With the
transformation into the first National Parliament in 2002, the
Parliament has a term of up to five years which means that elections
are due in 2007.

The Presidential elections held in April and May 2007 resulted in the
victory of former Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta. The President is
directly elected, and although the previous election was largely
separate from party politics, political parties are taking an increasing
interest in this important role, as demonstrated by the current election.
Twelve political parties gained representation in the Constituent
Assembly and hence were represented in the inaugural National
Parliament of Timor-Leste. The parties are represented as follows:

FRETILIN Revolutionary Front of Independent East Timor 54 seats
PD Democratic Party 7 seats
PSD Social Democratic Party of East Timor 6 seats
ASDT Social Democratic Association of East Timor 6 seats
PNT Timorese Nationalist Party 2 seats
UDT Timorese Democratic Union 2 seats
KOTA Union of Timorese Hero Sons 2 seats
PPT People’s Party of Timor 2 seats
PDC Christian Democratic Party of Timor 2 seats
UDC Christian Democratic Union of Timor 1 seat
PST Socialist Party of Timor 1 seat
PL Liberal Party 1 seat

New electoral laws have recently been passed for both the Presidential
and Parliamentary elections. Concentrating on the Parliamentary
election laws, Parliamentary representation will change from the 88
seats currently to a minimum of 52 and a maximum of 65. There are a
number of other significant changes including a requirement for
parties to run 90 candidates, and that parties must achieve 3% of the
vote to achieve any representation. These changes will make it much
harder for smaller parties to be elected, and may lead to many of the
smaller parties merging (as some are already doing) or working
together in coalition.

In the first few years of nationhood, Timor-Leste’s system of
Government and governance has faced many varied challenges.
The regrettable re-emergence of political violence in Timor-Leste
has been a stark reminder of the continuing gap between the
hopes and expectations of the citizens of the young nation and the
realities they face of large-scale poverty, youth unemployment and
community insecurity.

Challenges have also arisen in the political arena as the political
culture grows and matures in Timor-Leste. These include:

* The existence and use of martial arts groups and political
violence The continued prevalence of martial arts groups and
violence in the political arena are a constant source of disquiet
locally and internationally. (For previous recommendations made
regarding the political culture in Timor-Leste see Appendix 2).

* Resources There is little in the way of resources available for
political parties, except for those in Government. Parliamentary
representatives receive no resources apart from their parliamentary
salaries, with which to carry out their responsibilities. The
advantages of incumbency can be seen as excessive.

* Access to information Finding out about what is going on in
Timorese politics can depend a lot on who you know and what
languages you speak. Parliamentary documents are produced in
Portuguese (as are all Government documents) causing problems
as only roughly half the current Parliamentarians can read
Portuguese well and a large percentage of the population have little
or no Portuguese language skills. There is little public consultation.
Freely available public information in Tetum about political
participation and the political system is rare.

Despite these challenges there have been many positives since
independence with political freedom flourishing. Political parties and
individuals can organise and campaign freely, with opposition parties
working together and the Government willing to incorporate some
minor party policy. The elections in 2007 should allow the
consolidation of these gains.

For some parties, politics in Timor-Leste is a case of continuing their
historical mission with much the same cast, while for others recent
events have given them a much more contemporary focus. Whether
old or new, however, one factor is striking – Timor-Leste is starting to
see greater political diversity. New faces are entering the political
arena, with alternative policies being strongly held and promoted.
Contrast this with the first years of Timor-Leste’s independence when
almost all of the parties, with the exception of one or two, had largely
similar platforms and commitments.

This publication is by no means the complete guide to Timor-Leste’s
political parties. Even now, after a full term of the first Parliament, new
parties are still emerging and established parties are refining their
policies and platforms, as well as looking to see what structures and
activities might best facilitate their aims. It will always be hard to gain
an accurate and detailed picture of all the political groupings in Timor-
Leste given the fluid nature of politics and the relative youth of the
nation’s institutions.

It is hoped these notes will assist in answering questions in relation to
the political parties of Timor-Leste. Given the scarcity of political
information available in Timor-Leste it is hoped that this publication
will serve as a handy contact list for Timorese who are interested in
social change and the political process. To this end, we will look to
have this translated into Tetum. It should go some way to explaining
how parties have changed over time, the people behind them, and
what ideas and policies parties have for the development of Timor-
Leste. More information should become available over time, as parties
reach out to more people, civic education grows and the reporting of
political events becomes more widespread. This should in turn mean a
more responsive and accountable political system.

The document focuses on the present and the future, rather than the
past. Where possible, however, historical background has been
included. This is an essential part of any transparent curriculum vitae
and is not intended in any way to compromise any party or politician.
Timor-Leste is in the process of establishing a strong democracy
and identity. Its political leaders and parties should be permitted the
same freedom.

As far as possible, the information in the pages which follow has been
based on interviews with party leaders or officials and on official party
documents where these exist or could be obtained. I have also
benefited from the assistance of the following: Pat Walsh, George
Thompson, Maria Noronha, Manuel Napoleon, Andrew Chin, Senator
Gavin Marshall, Michael Morgan, Karen Moyers and Gillian Davenport.

I have drawn on the following works for information: ‘A Survey of
Gangs and Youth Groups in Dili, Timor-Leste’ (commissioned by
AusAID, research by James Scambary, Hippolito Da Gama and Joao
Barreto September 2006), ‘Anatomy of Political Parties in Timor-
Leste’ Joao M Saldanha (ANU, 2005).

Any mistakes are entirely my own work and I would appreciate
receiving corrections. Please remember that this is a ‘living’ document
which will constantly be updated given that new parties are still being
created and with parties constantly releasing information. I would also
appreciate receiving news of policy initiatives and other developments
to assist with the updating process.

Gavin Ryan
Email: international.projects@cbr.alp.org.au
Please forward your comments to us via our website
www.ip.alp.org.au , email: international.projects@cbr.alp.org.au
or by mail to PO Box 6222, Kingston ACT 2604, Australia

Thursday, June 07, 2007

FRETILIN HAKARAK ISOLA TIMOR BA RAI LIUR

Wednesday, June 06, 2007
FRETILIN HAKARAK ISOLA TIMOR BA RAI LIUR

*José Manuel Fernandes la hatene saida maka nia koalia

Argumentu nebe maka José Manuel Fernandes (JMF) nudar Vice-Adjunto Secretario Jeral Fretilin ba programa PD nian konaba taxa nebe maka estado Timor aplika oinsa maka dada investimentu externa.Tuir proposta PD nian:«”ba investores sira nebe maka kuda ka investe sira nia Osan iha Timor to´o 200 Milhoes USD bele atribuio nacionalidade, ba sira nebe maka investe osan besik ba 100 Milhoes USD bele hetan arendamentu ba to´o tinan 40”».

Proposta PD nian ne nudar manifesto eleitoral,maibe tuir JMF koalia arbiru deit ka la hatene saída maka nia koalia. Oinsa maka bele hamenus problemas sosiais iha Timor no oinsa maka bele halao progresso no desenvolvimentu,se ita taka investimentu estrangeiro?
Se JMF nudar Secretario Estado ba despostor no juventude (SEDJ),planu saída maka nia foti hodi hamenus problemas sociais nebe maka envolve jovens sira,envolve Grupos artes marciais.De fakto maka ne:JMF cruza liman,maibe ba sunu tana populasaun ho slogan sira hanesan:«Se Fretilin maka lakon,ita sei ran fakar»”.Ida ne´e maka serbisu SEDJ ninia serbisu,buka lori serbisu estado nian ba halao fali servisu partidários. Nudar sekretariu do Estado ne kargo politika,nebe iha responsabilidade publika no halao servisu publiku,kontrariu fali JMF lori servisu publiku no estado ba halao fali servisu privado no partidário.Ida ne maka «bolu apropriação do serviço do estado».
Problemas sociais no violência nebe provoka krise iha Timor ne´e laos konsekuencia husi parte balun tamba «desemprego ás tebes iha Timor». Tuir dados nebe maka ISEG (Instituto Superior Economia e Gestâo) Lisboa nian iha sira nia estudo konaba desenvolvimento ekonomika Timor nian katak”Iha mos indikadores sociais balun nebe maka kontribuio ba aumenta tensaun sociais iha Timor.(idem) Populasaun aktiva nebe maka buka servisu ba estado iha Timor tinan ida besik ba 15 mil-20 mil potencial”. Se Hanesan ne husu ba sr.JMF maka ne´e:Estado iha kapacidade ba aranja servisu ba emar barak hanesan ne?Estado labele gasta osan ba aranja servisu ba aranja servisu iha funsaun publika ka pegawi negeri.Se nune 15-20 mil tinan ida buka servisu ne atu ba nebe?Desemprego?Tensaun social aumenta,instabilidade nafatin,la iha progresso. Povo moris la hakmatek.Mosu mausukit ba soran ema,fo 10 dollar sunu uma,100 dollar oho ema ida.Dala ruma ida ne maka sr.JMF hakarak nafatin hanesan modelu ideal ba desenvolvimentu Timor-Leste nian.

Problema maka ne´e:PD nian ne hanesan manifesto eleitoral,maibe Fretilin nebe maka maioria iha parlamento nasional (PN) aprova Lei konaba «atribuisaun visto ba estrangeiro to´o loron 30 deit,ne la dada investimentu estrangeiro sira ba investe ka kuda sira nia osan iha ita rain.
Sr.JMF no Fretilin nia hakarak Timor isola an ka hadok an husi rai seluk. Husu ba Sr.JMF tansa maka ohin loron rai hotu tenke ba hola parte ka ba sai membro organizasaun oi-oin,ambitu regional ka global;Tansaida maka Timor-Leste tenke tama membro CPLP?Tansaida maka tenke tama ASEAN?Ne hatudu katak ita Laos atu taka ba rai seluk maibe moris inter-dependencia,mundo ohin loron ne buat ida isolamentu ne la lori buat diak ba rai ida.Timor hakarak diak buka aprende ho ema seluk no rai seluk,de fakto oras ne dadaun rai hotu buka aprende ba malu,troka komerciu ba malu,tamba ne maka iha politika kooperasaun,iha Ministeriu konaba kooperasaun externa. Oinsa maka ita nia café bele iha folin no fo moris diak ba ita nia emar sira (produtores)sira,se la fan ba liur ka ba rai seluk?
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Monday, June 04, 2007

Ramos Horta blames police for deaths

Ramos Horta blames police for deaths
June 4, 2007 - 7:10PM

East Timor's new president Jose Ramos Horta says the nation's police force continues to suffer from a lack of discipline, after officers allegedly shot dead two activists during rallies for a new party headed by former East Timor president Xanana Gusmao.

Saying the deaths had embarrassed the nation, Ramos Horta declared those responsible should receive "severe punishment".

The United Nations on Monday stepped up security in Viqueque, south east of Dili, amid rising tensions after the deaths of the two men, supporters of Gusmao's party, National Congress for Reconstruction of Timor-Leste (CNRT).

UN Police fired warning shots and tear gas in Viqueque market on Sunday afternoon after fighting broke out between CNRT supporters and opponents following a CNRT rally in the Fretilin-stronghold.

One man, Alfonso "Kuda Lay" Guterres, died after he was allegedly shot by an off-duty Timorese police officer.

Another CNRT supporter, 24, was shot dead and a 16-year-old youth injured shortly later, as a group of CNRT supporters, accompanied by the former president, attempted to return the dead man's body to Ossu.

"Initial reports indicate that PNTL (East Timor police) fired shots to control a crowd at a roadblock near Ossu," the acting head of the UN's mission in East Timor, Eric Tan said.

The Australian-led international stabilisation force has deployed a platoon to the region.

Ramos Horta, who was due to fly to Jakarta on Monday afternoon for his first official visit as president, said the police entrusted to safeguard the elections had failed in their duty.

"Several members of the PNTL have engaged in crime ... We see that indiscipline is still very strong within the PNTL," he said.

He warned: "There is no impunity in this country".

Reform of East Timor's security sector is considered key to the country's future, after clashes between elements of the police and defence forces sparked last year's crisis, resulting in 37 deaths.

Former president Gusmao, meanwhile, declared it a "sad day" for democracy in East Timor.

The CNRT party is likely to pose a major challenge to East Timor's ruling Fretilin party in the June 30 poll, and Gusmao will become Prime Minister if it wins.

On Monday he joined other leaders in calling for peace, warning that those responsible didn't want a peaceful election process.

"This is a very sad day for me and for East Timor's democracy," he said in a statement.

"I again call on all people of our young nation to give up violence. With violence we only hurt ourselves, our country, and those that we love."

Meanwhile, the UN's Tan said police were still searching for the off-duty police officer believed responsible for Guterres' death and the motive was unknown.

"We are treating both shootings seriously," he said.

"Neither incident suggests an attempt on Mr Gusmaos life."

Tan said East Timor's leaders had met and urged political supporters to remain calm ahead of the June 30 poll.

Fretilin condemned the violence and called for a full investigation, saying the dead man had been armed.

"There also needs to be an inquiry to explain why a campaign member of a political party was armed with a gun and to determine the person that provided him with that weapon," Fretilin secretary general Mari Alkatiri said.

"Fretilin condemns all forms of violence and proactive campaigning. Those who are guilty of perpetrating violence must be arrested and brought to trial so that justice can be served."

© 2007 AAP

Manhunt launched after political slaying in East Timor

World Updates
Monday June 4, 2007


Manhunt launched after political slaying in East Timor

DILI, East Timor (AP): East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao accused those behind the slaying of one his campaign workers of wanting to disrupt upcoming elections seen as key to restoring stability in Asia's newest nation.

Authorities said a group of off-duty police officers were suspected in Sunday's slaying, indicating that bitter divisions in the country's security forces and ruling elite that exploded into violence and political turmoil last year remain a threat.

"This is a very sad day for me and for East Timor's democracy,'' Gusmao, who will become prime minister if his party wins the June 30 polls, said in a statement Monday.

He said the killers did not want "the election process to take place in peace.''

"I again call on all people of our young nation to give up violence. With violence we only hurt ourselves, our country, and those that we love,'' he said.

Afonso Kudalai was shot three times at close range at a campaign rally for Gusmao's newly formed party on Sunday in Viqueque district, 183 kilometers (113 miles) from the capital, Dili.

Police inspector Jose Carvalho said his officers and those from the United Nations were searching for the killer or killers, whom he said were believed to be off-duty police officers.

He declined to speculate on a motive for the killing.

It was not immediately clear if the shooting was related to an attack Sunday on Gusmao's motorcade, also in Viqueque, when several vehicles were pelted with stones. Gusmao was unhurt.

East Timor, which broke from Indonesian rule in a U.N.-sponsored 1999 ballot, had been heralded as a success in nation-building until a rift in the police and armed forces escalated into gunbattles, looting, arson and gang warfare just over a year ago. The violence killed 37 people and drove 155,000 from their homes.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was elected president on May 9, raising hopes of stability, although more than 3,000 international police officers and soldiers remain stationed in the country to maintain peace and order.

Ramos-Horta took over from Gusmao, who was imprisoned during Indonesia's occupation for leading the resistance to Jakarta's rule.

Political commentators have expressed fear that efforts by Gusmao and Ramos-Horta to sideline Fretilin -- which was the traditional party of resistance to Indonesian rule and currently holds a majority of seats in the legislature -- could lead to more bloodshed.

In a statement, Fretilin "demanded that a proper independent investigation be carried out in relation to the death'' of the campaign worker, alleging that he had been armed.

On Thursday, a hand grenade killed a man and wounded three others, while supporters of rival candidates clashed with machetes and rocks elsewhere in the country, wounding a dozen people.

East Timor, a former Portuguese colony, is the youngest and poorest country in Asia, with an unemployment rate of around 50 percent. About two-thirds of children under age 5 are malnourished

Sunday, June 03, 2007

A Fretilin Orquestrou o ataque contra Xanana Gusmao em Viqueque

A Fretilin Orquestrou o ataque contra Xanana Gusmão em
Viqueque

Fórum-Haksesuk*. Ao segundo fontes contactadas pelo
Fórum-Haksesuk (FH) afirmou de que:”o envolveu da
Fretilin no ataque contra Xanana em localidade Beaço,
no distrito de Viqueque. Na sequência desta ataque
vitimou um segurança civil do Presidente do CNRT
(Congreso Nacional de Reconstrução Timorense) e
próprio Xanana escapou ataques e cinco carros da
caravana da campanha do CNRT foram destruídas,
adiantou o fonte que não quer revelar a sua identidade
devido o problema segurança. O acto foi levada ao cabo
pelo membro de PNTL (Policia Nacional Timorense).
Adiantou o fonte, os autores de ataques foram
entregues ao Xanana e confessou de que receberam as
ordem da liderança da Fretilin para matar Xanana. A
vitima chama-se Afonso Kudalai, natural de Ossu, e o
corpo foi transportado para Ossu.
Segundo os testemunha recolhido no terreno, a vitima
foi morto à queima-roupa por um elemento não
uniformizado e fora de serviço da Polícia Nacional de
Timor-Leste (PNTL), declarou à Lusa uma fonte oficial
da missão das Nações Unidas (UNMIT).
O incidente ocorreu cerca das 16:00 horas de hoje.
O polícia acertou primeiro numa perna e depois deu
três tiros na cabeça do segurança», relatou à Lusa,
poucos minutos após o incidente, Germano da Silva, um
dos organizadores da campanha do CNRT em Viqueque. O
incidente aconteceu depois de ter havido provocações
durante o comício» de Xanana Gusmão em Viqueque,
acrescentou Germano da Silva.
«Um sobrinho do Afonso Kudelai foi arranjar uma
viatura e foi espancado pelos elementos do grupo que
tentou acabar com o comício», relatou o mesmo elemento
do CNRT.
A Fretilin no seu comunicado da imprensa” A FRETILIN
exige uma investigação independente aos acontecimentos
registados, no dia de hoje, em Ossu, Viqueque, que
resultaram na morte
de Afonso Kudalai, um civil ilegalmente armado, e
membro da equipa de
campanha do recém-criado partido liderado por Xanana
Gusmão“.
Entretanto, o secretário-geral da FRETILIN, Mari
Alkatiri, exigiu que fosse levantado um inquérito aos
incidentes em Viqueque afirmando que as provocações se
iniciaram no seio da comitiva do CNRT e que o
segurança do CNRT estaria armado. Alkatiri
interroga-se sobre a legalidade de um civil se
encontrar armado numa comitiva em campanha eleitoral.
Um dos membros da direcção do CNRT confrontado com a
posição de Alkatiri e o comunicado da Fretilin,
respondeu que "esse senhor é um provocador
profissional. Então, ele andou a armar a FRETILIN
toda, fartaram-se de matar, estão armados, provocam a
nossa comitiva, matam-nos um segurança em Viqueque,
matam-nos mais um nosso militante em Ossú e ainda vem
provocar com pedidos de inquérito armado em santinho
como se nada tivessem feito em Viqueque e Ossú".
(*Lusa).
posted by FORUM HAKSESUK @ 3:39 PM

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Reinado letter denies Indonesia asylum bid

Reinado letter denies Indonesia asylum bid
Fugitive East Timorese rebel Major Alfredo Reinado has sent an open letter to media denying reports that he had flown to Indonesia to seek asylum.

"I state that I have never thought of seeking political asylum in another country," Reinado said in the letter sent to the various media in the capital, Dili.

Reinado reiterated that he was fully prepared to surrender to authorities but first sought a halt to military operations hunting him down.

The manhunt was launched by the government in February after he and his men attacked several border police outposts and fled with dozens of weapons.

"I want to convince you that I am ready to turn myself in to Dili, whenever the time. I only need four hours if the government and the state halt the military and police operations," he said.

He added while he welcomed any attempt to hold dialogue with the authorities, it should follow a procedure "that will not hurt or take my life or those of my men".

Reinado made a television appearance last Sunday when he was interviewed at an undisclosed location by an Indonesian private television channel, giving rise to speculation then that he might already be outside of the country and ready to seek asylum.

Australian-led troops attacked his mountain hideout in March, killing five of his armed supporters in a failed offensive.

The fugitive has previously been blamed in part for last year's unrest, after he and others led 600 soldiers to desert the army over claims of discrimination.

At least 37 people were killed, another 150,000 displaced and Australian-led international peacekeepers were dispatched to restore security.

- AFP

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Gunmen kill activist at East Timor campaign rally

Gunmen kill activist at East Timor campaign rally
Gunmen shot dead a political activist during a campaign rally for a new party headed by former East Timor President Xanana Gusmao, a witness and an official says.

A group of five armed men opened fire on Alfonso "Kuda Lay" Guterres at the rally by the National Congress of Reconstruction of Timor (CNRT) party in the eastern town of Viqueque, radio correspondent Mario Pinto told AFP from Viqueque, a stronghold of the dominant Fretilin Party.

"He was shot dead by five armed men in civilians (clothing), only a few metres from the Viqueque police station," Mr Pinto said.

Mr Pinto said Mr Guterres died on the spot from multiple gunshot wounds.

He said people were "in a panic" following the incident, but did not elaborate.

Home Minister Alcino Barris confirmed that Mr Guterres had been shot dead.

"The police are currently conducting an investigation how (the victim was killed) and the motive behind the incident," Mr Barris told AFP in Dili.

There was no immediate comment from the CNRT or the police.

Campaigning kicked off last week for crucial June 30 elections to choose a new prime minister and parliament.

The polls are expected to be a tough contest between the CNRT and Fretilin, which has dominated Parliament since East Timor officially gained its independence from Indonesia in 2002.

- AFP

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