PARTIDO DEMOCRATICO TIMOR-LESTE

STATEMENT TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT BY ANICETO LONGUINHOS GUTERRES LOPES, LEADER OF FRETILIN BENCH IN PARLIAMENT O

2007-08-16T09:52:00.000-04:00

STATEMENT TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT BY ANICETO LONGUINHOS GUTERRES LOPES, LEADER OF FRETILIN BENCH IN PARLIAMENT ON 13 AUGUST 2007

Mr. President of the National Parliament, Excellency,

Illustrious Deputies,

People of Timor-Leste:

The FRETILIN parliamentary bench attends today's plenary session to make its voice become heard against the campaign of defamation currently being waged against it.

FRETILIN is watching with concern the unrolling of yet another orchestrated campaign to disseminate rumors and innuendoes similar to those we saw during the crisis that emerged in April 2006 and which resulted in the International Commission of Inquiry.

At the time, it was being said that the F-FDTL had committed a massacre at Taci-Tolu, which was bigger than the Santa Cruz Massacre. Some even spoke of in excess of 100 dead, others of having "counted" at least 66 dead.

The petitioners were feeling terrorized because they were made to believe that the F-FDTL had received orders to eliminate them, one by one.

The command of the F-FDTL, in particular General Ruak, Colonel Lere Anan Timur and Lieutenant Colonel Falur Rate Laek were represented as "mass murderers" or in other words authors of genocide.

The FRETILIN bench watches with concern the unrolling of Machiavellian maneuverings with tendencies to provoke violence to justify violence and open up the path towards the installation of a dictatorial regime where dissenting voices are silenced, where the mindset of "Whoever is not with me is against me" reigns, a mindset which at all costs seeks out enemies to defeat, seeks out those who are unwilling to become subservient, those who do not share the same vision of power.

Mr. President of the National Parliament, Excellency,

Illustrious Deputies,

People of Timor-Leste:

In the first statement of the FRETILIN Parliamentary Bench we affirmed:

" We are going to descend to the grassroots to explain to the electorate our position, because it is our obligation to do so. We are going to inform them why we did not form government and are in opposition.

When we gather with the electorate we will explain that right now what is demanded of us all is serenity and calmness, it is demanded of us that we use only the available legal means, demonstrating a stately posture and respect for democracy and the law, as has always characterized FRETILIN."

In concluding our said statement, the FRETILIN Bench affirmed and we cite:

"We seek your support, to instruct your parties' members to abstain from engaging in provocation and to demonstrate considerateness for human dignity, in spite of divergent political positions.

We appeal to all our people that they remain calm so as that we are able to guarantee stability and so that we can develop our country that we all love and for which many have given their lives and undergone sacrifices."

And it is this that the FRETILIN's deputies are doing right now. They have descended to the grassroots and have started to explain the reasons why despite having won the elections, we did not form government. We have gone to explain why the party that won the elections but is a minority in parliament has not formed government, and why those who lost the elections, but who together have a majority in parliament will govern the country.

Mr. President of the National Parliament, Excellency,

Illustrious Deputies:

We wish for all to understand that although for some this is easy to understand, because in fact it is in their direct benefit, for tens of thousands of Timorese citizens, this is complicated for them to understand and accept. Because of this we have taken on the responsibility of explaining the complexity of the situation to our constituents and the community at large.

But, YET AGAIN we have been misrepresented!

When we were in the district of Bobonaro engaging in this explanatory process, members of the self-titled AMP defamed FRETILIN accusing us of committing crimes such as stoning cars, arson of public buildings, in Dili, Baucau, Lospalos, Viqueque and Oecussi.

Members of the so-called AMP accused FRETILIN of descending to the grassroots to create anarchy and foment violence, to divide the people.

They urged the PNTL, UNPOL and FSI to act firmly against those who committed crimes, insinuating that FRETILIN was behind these incidents, as can be seen from the written statement they distributed and propagandized at the Maliana marketplace on Saturday which we annex hereto, and to which we request Illustrious Deputies turn their attention.

The said statement is on all objective grounds defamatory and our bench wishes it to be known, that in fact today we have presented a criminal complaint against the authors of the statement, there being sufficient evidence that a crime has been committed pursuant to section 311 of the applicable Criminal Code.

The complaint has been lodged against the signatories of the statement:

Jacinto Viegas Vicente, also known as Roke, president of CNRT in Bobonaro;

Salomao da Cruz, president of ASDT in Bobonaro;

Amilcar de Sousa Tavares, president of PSD in Bobonaro;

Adriano Joao, president of PD in Bobonaro and spokesperson for the "AMP" in Bobonaro.

Mr. President of the National Parliament, Excellency,

Illustrious Deputies,

People of Timor-Leste!

The FRETILIN bench is alert to the rumors and innuendoes that are presently, as previously, being disseminated by people of bad character. They say that FRETILIN has already killed a member of the GNR over there, of having burnt ten UNPOL vehicles. They are disseminating the rumor that FRETILIN is bringing in weapons through the border and preparing itself for an armed insurrection to take over power, that FRETILIN raped children of less than eight years of age.

And, as with the "Taci-Tolu Massacre", which never occurred, some of these rumors are already circulating overseas, as if they were fact.

People of Timor-Leste!

NOTHING IS MORE FALSE!

Mr. President of the National Parliament, Excellency,

Illustrious Deputies:

FRETILIN through its Parliamentary Bench, in this Magnificent House, appeals to the good offices of the President of the Republic, singular body of sovereignty, with full democratic legitimacy, to guarantee that independent, serious and professional investigations are undertaken into all criminal acts and conduct that took place in Dili, particularly the arson on the Customs Office Building and other serious incidents such as the alleged rapes at a "convent?" in Baucau, as well as the arson to more than 250 houses in the Uatolari area, district of Viqueque and other areas such as Oecussi.

The FRETILIN Bench demands that the truth be restored and the criminals are made responsible, without exception.

FRETILIN is fearful that the methods utilized by the KOPASSUS in our sad past, are being utilized now, in that its agents committed crimes that later they blamed on their enemy in order to justify the repressive and brutal manner in which they acted.

Our people deserve to live in peacefulness and we should avoid entering into pacts with hooligans and criminals.

Mr. President of the National Parliament, Excellency,

Illustrious Deputies:

Lets we all guarantee that democracy is not placed in jeopardy in our country, by anyone!

Long Live National Unity!

Long Live Democracy!

Long Live and Independent Timor-Leste!

By the FRETILIN Bench

(signed)

_________________________________

Aniceto Longuinhos Guterres Lopes

FRETILIN Parliamentary Leader

GLF Global Leadership Foundation Concerns at the Violence in Timor-Leste

2007-08-16T09:49:00.000-04:00

PRESS RELEASE

As friends of Timor Leste who were present during the peaceful elections in June and met the leaders of the main political parties, we are deeply concerned at the violence that has greeted the forming of the new government. Democracy is about channelling the differences that exist within every society through the appropriate institutions created to preserve the peace, the freedom of expression and the rule of law. If there are disagreements about the constitutionality of the process they must be resolved peacefully through the legally established courts. Violence on the streets and the senseless destruction of public property will never solve them. We call upon the leadership of all political parties to continue to urge restraint on their followers and to take the necessary measures to ensure that their instructions in this regard are followed throughout the country. The people of East Timor have seen too much destruction in their lives and it is unworthy of the free and fair election which they so successfully held that they should be suffering again.

Signed: Cassam Uteem (former President of Mauritius)
Mike Moore (former Prime Minister of New Zealand)
Sir Robin Christopher (GLF Secretary General)

GLF Global Leadership Foundation
14 August 2007

The security situation in Timor-Leste is still tense.

2007-08-16T09:44:00.000-04:00

ENGLISH VERSION

This is a broadcast of the UN Police in Timor-Leste to provide you
with information about the security situation around the country.

Thursday 16 August 2007

The security situation in Timor-Leste is still tense.

United Nations police officers (UNPol) in conjunction with the
national police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) and the International
Stabilisation Force (ISF) remain fully deployed to respond to any
disturbances that may occur.

Early this morning in Dili, a security guard was shot in the leg
whilst on duty in Delta-2. The facts are still being established, but
it is believed that the house he was guarding was being attacked by
unknown assailants at around 0150hrs and that, to scare off the
assailants, the resident of the house fired a warning shot which
ricocheted off the ground and struck the security guard. UNPol have
taken the victim to Dili hospital. Police are investigating.

Last night in Lautem, three masked man set fire to a primary school
in Bauro village and attacked two security guards. Police
extinguished the fire before it caused serious damage. The two
security guards sustained minor machete wounds and were taken to Los
Palos hospital for treatment.

Last night in Covalima, police received reports that Beco market was
on fire. They attended the scene and found that the fire had only
caused minor damage to the market. Police have detained five people
for questioning.

No security incidents were reported in Baucau or Viqueque districts
yesterday. All government offices and schools remain closed in Viqueque.

The Police advise to avoid traveling during the night to the most
affected areas. Please report any suspicious activities. You can
call 112 or 7230365 to contact the police 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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A situação no país continua "volátil e com actos de violência esporádicos",

2007-08-16T09:19:00.000-04:00

Dili, Timor-Leste 15/08/2007 08:54 (EFE)
Temas: Política, Eleições, conflito social, Manifestação
Díli, 15 Ago (Lusa) - A Missão das Nações Unidas em Timor-Leste (UNMIT) informou hoje que a situação no país continua "volátil e com actos de violência esporádicos", após vários dias de tumultos públicos em vários pontos da região.

O sub-director do UNMIT, Eric Huck Gim, declarou em conferência de imprensa em Díli que a atmosfera local está tensa em Baucau e Viqueque, as principais cidades da região oriental do país, e que na capital as coisas tendem a acalmar.

"Em Díli, a situação está relativamente calma, embora subsistam incidentes esporádicos de pessoas atirando pedras em zonas como o Bairro Pite, o porto, Santa Cruz e Comoro", declarou o oficial, um general de brigada de Singapura.

"Quero reiterar que a ONU apoia o direito a manifestações, mas estas devem ser realizadas de maneira pacífica e através dos canais legais adequados", afirmou.

Segundo o responsável das Nações Unidas, "alterar a vida normal do país, como incendiar escolas e edifícios públicos e privados, fazer deslocar pessoas dos seus locais de residência e comprometer a segurança de pessoas não é o caminho para levar o país para a frente".

Os distúrbios em Timor-Leste foram desencadeados no dia 13 quando o Presidente timorense, José Ramos Horta, designou como primeiro-ministro Xanana Gusmão, do Conselho Nacional para a Reconstrução do Timor Leste (CNRT), e não o candidato da Fretilin, o partido vencedor das eleições de 30 de Junho passado.

Xanana Gusmão dirige uma coalição de quatro formações políticas que controla 37 dos 65 lugares do novo parlamento de câmara única, enquanto que a Fretilin, embora vencedora nas eleições, apenas obteve 21 deputados.

Timor-Leste atravessa uma crise política desde Abril de 2006.

JMS.

Lusa/Fim

Fernando “La Sama” de Araújo, líder do Partido Democrático (PD), derrotou hoje o candidato da Fretilin na eleição do presidente do Parlamento Nacional

2007-07-30T10:47:00.001-04:00

Díli, Timor-Leste 30/07/2007 10:15 (LUSA)
Temas: Política, Parlamento, Partidos e movimentos
Díli, 30 Jul (Lusa) - Fernando “La Sama” de Araújo, líder do Partido Democrático (PD), derrotou hoje o candidato da Fretilin na eleição do presidente do Parlamento Nacional de Timor-Leste, no primeiro dia da nova legislatura.

O presidente do PD obteve 41 votos, num plenário de 65 deputados, vencendo o deputado da Fretilin Aniceto Guterres, que obteve 24 votos.

A eleição de Fernando “La Sama” para o segundo cargo na hierarquia do Estado foi saudada pela oposição como “uma indicação forte para o Presidente da República sobre quem convidar para formar governo”, afirmaram à agência Lusa vários dirigentes da Aliança para Maioria Parlamentar (AMP).

O PD é um dos quatro partidos que integram a AMP e que pretende formar um governo alternativo à Fretilin, que venceu as legislativas de 30 de Junho sem maioria absoluta.

Mari Alkatiri, secretário-geral e deputado da Fretilin, pelo contrário, declarou à Lusa que espera que José Ramos-Horta “não veja nenhuma indicação” na eleição de hoje sobre quem deve ser convidado a formar governo.

“Não temos dúvidas de que a Fretilin, como partido mais votado, será a escolha do Presidente da República”, acrescentou o ex-primeiro-ministro.

O novo parlamento, que tem menos 33 deputados do que o anterior, foi eleito para uma legislatura de 5 anos.

PRM

Lusa/fim

A oposição à Fretilin vê na eleição de Fernando "La Sama" de Araújo para presidente do parlamento "uma indicação clara" para o chefe de Estado convida

2007-07-30T10:45:00.000-04:00

Díli, Timor-Leste 30/07/2007 11:47 (LUSA)
Temas: Política, Parlamento, Partidos e movimentos
Díli, 30 Jul (Lusa) - A oposição à Fretilin vê na eleição de Fernando "La Sama" de Araújo para presidente do parlamento "uma indicação clara" para o chefe de Estado convidar a Aliança para Maioria Parlamentar (AMP) a formar governo.

Fernando "La Sama" de Araújo é presidente do Partido Democrático (PD), um dos quatro partidos da AMP que pretendem formar o IV Governo Constitucional, em alternativa à Fretilin.

A Fretilin venceu as eleições de 30 de Junho sem maioria absoluta, pelo que, um mês depois o país continua a aguardar pla formação do IV governo constitucional.

À falta de um acordo entre a Fretilin e a AMP para a formação de um governo "de grande inclusão", José Ramos-Horta deverá decidir quarta-feira, 01 de Agosto, sobre quem vai chamar à governação.

"Esta eleição dá razões concretas ao Presidente da República para convidar a AMP", afirmou Fernando "La Sama" de Araújo, sublinhando que não quer fazer mais comentários dado que agora é presidente do parlamento.

"Hoje era um teste para se verificar se a AMP cumpria a sua promessa de estabilidade com maioria no parlamento e passámos esse teste", declarou Mário Viegas Carrascalão, presidente do Partido Social-Democrata e um dos líderes da Aliança.

"De acordo com a indicação que temos, o Presidente vai decidir a partir do resultado da eleição de hoje", acrescentou o líder do PSD e ex-governador de Timor-Leste designado pela Indonésia quando ocupou o território.

Entre o partido maioritário, a convicção é diferente, "porque em política 2+2 nem sempre são quatro", como disse à Lusa um dirigente da Fretilin à saída do plenário.

"Não vejo nenhuma indicação nesta eleição e espero que o Presidente também não veja", declarou o secretário-geral da Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri, à agência Lusa.

"Não temos dúvida de que a Fretilin, como partido mais votado, será a escolha do Presidente da República para formar governo", acrescentou o ex-primeiro-ministro.

Aniceto Guterres, o candidato derrotado por Fernando "La Sama" de Araújo, respeitou o resultado mas afirmou à Lusa que "democracia e política são coisas diferentes".

"Quando a votação ocorre com um bloco que já está formado por razões políticas, a democracia deixa de funcionar", queixou-se o deputado da Fretilin, um ex-elemento da RENETIL, a organização de juventude da Resistência que foi liderada por Fernando "La Sama" de Araújo.

O sucessor de Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo" foi eleito por 41 votos contra 24.

A Fretilin tem 21 assentos no parlamento mas tanto Mari Alkatiri como Aniceto Guterres levantaram a hipótese de nem toda a bancada ter votado no seu candidato.

Mesmo admitindo que Aniceto Guterres obteve todos os votos da Fretilin, notaram dirigentes do partido e da oposição, "fica por saber qual dos aliados da Fretilin dividiram o seu voto": a Aliança Democrática KOTA/PPT (dois assentos) ou a UNDERTIM (dois assentos).

PRM

Lusa/fim

A primeira discussão no novo parlamento

2007-07-30T10:43:00.000-04:00

Díli, Timor-Leste 30/07/2007 12:14 (LUSA)
Temas: Política, Parlamento, Partidos e movimentos
Díli, 30 Jul (Lusa) - A primeira discussão no novo parlamento aconteceu ainda antes de os deputados tomarem posse formal dos seus assentos, a propósito do número de assentos parlamentares da coligação ASDT/PSD.

A Associação Social Democrática Timorense (ASDT), de Francisco Xavier do Amaral, e o Partido Social-Democrata (PSD), de Mário Viegas Carrascalão, concorreram em coligação às legislativas de 30 de Junho mas pretendem ter bancadas distintas no parlamento.

A questão surgiu quando cada bancada parlamentar foi chamada a apresentar um representante para a Comissão de Verificação de Poderes dos deputados.

Mari Alkatiri, secretário-geral e deputado da Fretilin, jurista de formação, apresentou um ponto de ordem, "por decoro profissional", questionando "haver duas bancadas para uma lista única".

Mário Viegas Carrascalão, presidente do PSD, respondeu-lhe que essa era uma "objecção irrelevante" porque "não existem ainda bancadas".

Perante a insistência de Mari Alkatiri, o líder do PSD sugeriu ao líder da Fretilin que dissesse em plenário "quando e em que local foram formadas as bancadas parlamentares para esta segunda legislatura".

Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo", que presidiu a esta primeira sessão do novo parlamento até à eleição de Fernando "La Sama" de Araújo, atalhou a troca de argumentos, que se alargava a mais deputados.

Manuel Tilman, presidente do partido KOTA (União dos Filhos Heróicos das Montanhas de Timor) e cabeça-de-lista da Aliança Democrática, a coligação do KOTA com o Partido do Povo de Timor (PPT), perguntou, para gáudio do plenário, se a AD "também podia formar duas bancadas".

A AD KOTA/PPT tem dois assentos no parlamento.

A Comissão de Verificação, "que tem carácter ad-hoc e cumpre uma função técnica", como sublinhou "Lu Olo" para atalhar a polémica, apurou a lista dos 65 deputados.

Há oito bancadas parlamentares na nova legislatura.

PRM

Lusa/fim

FRETILIN PRONTO ATU BA OPOSISAUN

2007-06-14T07:26:00.000-04:00

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:
http://www.suaratim orlorosae. com/details. php?id=9405& now=2007- 06-14

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Militante PL 250 Afilia ba PD, Lassama:

2007-06-13T17:59:00.000-04:00

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

Political Parties and Groupings of Timor Leste 2nd Edition

2007-06-08T15:13:00.000-04:00

Groupings of Timor Leste, February 2007

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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
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www.ip.alp.org.au , email: international.projects@cbr.alp.org.au
or by mail to PO Box 6222, Kingston ACT 2604, Australia

FRETILIN HAKARAK ISOLA TIMOR BA RAI LIUR

2007-06-07T08:05:00.000-04:00

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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Ramos Horta blames police for deaths

2007-06-04T22:01:00.000-04:00

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."

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Manhunt launched after political slaying in East Timor

2007-06-04T21:59:00.001-04:00

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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

A Fretilin Orquestrou o ataque contra Xanana Gusmao em Viqueque

2007-06-03T22:01:00.000-04:00

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).
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Reinado letter denies Indonesia asylum bid

2007-06-03T20:38:00.000-04:00

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

2007-06-03T09:11:00.001-04:00

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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CNRT preparado para estar na oposicao

2007-05-31T23:32:00.000-04:00

Macau, China, 31 Mai (Lusa) - O Congresso Nacional da Resistência Timorense (CNRT) "está preparado" para se sentar no parlamento como oposição e deseja trabalhar em prol do desenvolvimento do país, afirmou o secretário-geral do partido, Dionísio Babo Soares.

Em Macau a participar num curso de formação contra a corrupção, organizado no Instituto Inter-Universitário, Dionísio Babo sustenta que o partido liderado por Xanana Gusmão "quer ganhar as eleições mas não coloca de parte a possibilidade de ir para a oposição".

"Se o povo decidir assim, o CNRT está preparado para ir para a oposição e ajudar quem vier a ser governante de Timor-Leste a desenvolver o país e a ser uma oposição construtiva e não como todos pensam que só quer derrotar a Fretilin", afirmou.

Dionísio Babo defendeu, no entanto, que um governo da Fretilin "tem também que dialogar com a oposição e de se renovar aprendendo com os erros do passado".

"Os problemas entre a Fretilin e a oposição não eram institucionais mas pessoais e se houver uma mudança aceitável dentro da Fretilin que permita o diálogo com a oposição não vejo razões para o CNRT não estar na oposição construtiva", concluiu.

O CNRT é um dos 13 partidos e coligações concorrentes às eleições legislativas timorenses que se realizam a 30 de Junho.

JCS.

Lusa/fim

Timor-Leste: Dividir para somar - Ana Gomes

2007-05-25T10:57:00.001-04:00

Thursday, May 24, 2007
Timor-Leste: Dividir para somar - Ana Gomes
Ana Gomes**
O processo eleitoral em Timor-Leste tem sido objecto, em Portugal, de dois comentários reveladores, sobretudo, de entendimento distanciado e superficial da realidade timorense: 1) grande surpresa, a da expressiva votação em Fernando Araújo (Lasama). 2) os timorense estão divididos (em tom a meio caminho entre a censura e a decepção).
A «grande surpresa» da votação no líder do Partido Democrático só pode ter surpreendido quem não conhece Timor ou não esteve atento às implicações da crise de 2006. Ou, ainda, quem quis fiar-se na versão da FRETILIN no poder (onde continuou, apesar de Ramos Horta «chefiar» o Governo), destilada em reportagens mais complacentes que comprometias... É que já em 2001, mal tinha o PD acabado de nascer (instigado, como todos os novos partidos, por Xanana Gusmão, apostado em não deixar reproduzir-se o perigoso espectro partidário de 1975), logo conseguiu o segundo lugar, ainda que só com oito por cento dos votos. A subida quase 20 por cento, agora, resultará mais da percepção sobre o partido governamental, do que de mérito do PD (mas rendeu a experiência da RENETIL para a campanha por terrenos adversos, mesmo sem camiões, brindes ou almoços pagos). Não fosse a candidatura de Ramos Horta (sem partido, embora já ajudado pelo anúncio do CNRT na forja), e a subida do PD ainda seria mais impressiva, cruzando votos dos jovens desempregados (a maior parte da população timorense), com o grosso dos descontentes, centrados em Dili e nos distritos «loromonus», a oeste (afinal, os mais populosos).
Que os timorenses apareçam «divididos» numa votação entre oito candidatos presidenciais (incluindo uma mulher, Lúcia Lobato, que fez diferença), também não admira: em democracia, é o normal. Tanto dá que votem timorenses, portugueses ou argentinos: o objectivo da votação é justamente a apurar como se dividem os eleitores, para determinar quem é eleito (ou passa) à segunda volta, como em Timor-Leste).
Lamentar a «divisão» dos timorenses poderá traduzir desapontamento daqueles que acreditaram em quem afiançava «esmagar» à primeira volta. Mas bastará «apalpar» o Timor do último ano para perceber que a propaganda eleitoral não passava disso mesmo, sobretudo vinda do partido a quem o povo inevitavelmente julgaria pela governação (e voltará a julgar, na segunda volta e nas eleições legislativas). Quem lamenta não compreendeu ainda que os timorenses, por pobres e iletrados que sejam, de estúpidos nada têm: são tão sofisticados politicamente, quanto tiveram sempre de se adaptar para sobreviver. Quem tente intimidá-los, poderá ver aceitar dinheiro ou arroz, e obter «amens» e até braços no ar em congresso; mas deverá também contar que, na hora de deitar votos na urna, a recato, tudo só depende da consciência de cada timorense. Em 30 de Agosto de 1999, a Indonésia aprendeu no que dá usar metodologia intimidatória em Timor-Leste. A FRETILIN está a aprender: já em 2001 não logrou os 85 por cento dos votos de que se vangloriara, ficando-se pelos 57,5 por cento; agora baixou para metade.
A avaliar pelos resultados apurados desde 9 de Abril, os timorenses dividiram-se «equilibradamente»: tanto que nenhum candidato conseguiu assegurar eleição à primeira volta. A repartição traduz o pluralismo em que hoje se exprime a sociedade timorense. O que terá de merecer uma leitura positiva, se recuarmos ao reduzido quadro de opções que os timorenses tinham em 2002, quando esmagadoramente elegeram Xanana Gusmão para a presidência da República. Preocupante seria se esse quadro se tivesse entretanto estreitado. Mas, cinco anos passados e desaparecendo a figura histórica, federadora, de Xanana do horizonte isto não é fruto do amadurecimento político da sociedade timorense, se isto não representa um avanço democrático em Timor-Leste, apesar da críse ou mesmo por causa da crise, então o que é, e como se traduz, a democracia?
Tal como Portugal em diversas eleições desde um certo Abril, também Timor-Leste se dividiu salutarmente no dia 9. Nesse dia os timorenses deram mais uma comovente demonstração de confiança na democracia como método para resolver diferenças e contradições, de forma pacífica: afluíram em massa às urnas, esperaram pacientes à torreira do sol e votaram ordeiramente. Num dia de eleições como há poucos no mundo, salientou o Representante Especial do S.G.da ONU, Atul Khare:« Pela primeira vez em 93 países onde trabalhei ou visitei, tive um relatório de polícia com zero crimes, zero vítimas e zero detenções».O povo timorense mostrou ser plural e que é pelo voto que quer dividir o trigo do joio: para somar democraticamente. Pela paz e pela boa governação.
*Currier Internacional, Edição 107,20.04.2007,pag./Hal.6**Ana Gomes, Eurodeputada do PS (Partido Socialista), foi representante de Portugal na ONU, Londres e Tóquio. Destacou-se na secção de interesse Portugal na Indonésia (e tornou-se embaixadora), pela defesa do povo de Timor-Leste!

Lista de Candidatos Partido Democratico (PD) ba eleicoes parlamentares 2007-2012

2007-05-25T01:06:00.000-04:00

Lista tuir mai ne'e, nebe konsisti husi kandidatus nain 65 no mos pelu menus
suplentes nain 25, pertense ba partidu,

Partido Democratico (PD)

admitidu tiha ona, tuir Lei no. 06/2006, atu konkore iha eleisaun ba
Parlamentu
Nasional iha loron 30 Juñu 2007.

Candidato
Kartaun Eleitoral
1 FERNANDO LA SAMA DE ARAUJO
757153
2 MARIANO ASSANAMI SABINO
514269
3 ADRIANO DO NASCIMENTO
578396
4 TERESA MARIA DE CARVALHO
553455
5 GABRIEL XIMENES FITUN
15090
6 VITAL DOS SANTOS
788386
7 LUCAS DA COSTA
1096
8 GERTRUDES ARAUJO MONIZ
612057
9 PAULO ASSIS BELO
131195
10 JOAO BOAVIDA
744250
11 RUI MENEZES DA COSTA
577490
12 CRISTINA DA CONCEICAO
7821
13 DOMINGOS AUGUSTO DEKER
733544
14 ALVARO DO NASCIMENTO M. DOS REIS SESURAI
265304
15 NOMINANDO SOARES MARTINS
41658
16 JACINTA A.PEREIRA
64859
17 BENEVIDES CORREIA BARROS
94990
18 ADRIANO JOAO
203674
19 LEONITO RIBEIRO
534421
20 OLINDA MORAIS
641278
21 BONIFACIO M.DOS REIS
108477
22 JULIO SARMENTO DA COSTA
41648
23 AUGUSTO MAUSIRI
486579
24 JULIETA BARROS SOARES
197488
25 JOSE ANUNU
443763
26 CHIQUITO DE ALMEIDA
59722
27 TOBIAS AMARAL
424748
28 MARIA JULIETA DA COSTA
541951
29 JERONIMO DOS SANTOS
361267
30 MARIANO ALVES RIBEIRO
326993
31 AGAPITO RIBEIRO CABRAL
141420
32 ANGELINA MACHADO DE JESUS
567824
33 FERNANDO SOARES
412637
34 BOAVENTURA SOARES
299900
35 MAURICIO DOS REIS MARTINS
82411
36 ANA GAMA DA COSTA LOBO
607435
37 ALBERTO HENRIQUE MARIA
606097
38 FILIPUS PEREIRA
552918
39 DOMINGOS CAIRO
191998
40 MARCELINA DA COSTA A. BORGES
488668
41 JOAQUIM ANTONIO FONSECA
601238
42 MANUEL DA COSTA PINTO
143535
43 ESA QUEIROS BRANDAO DE CARVALHO
515761
44 ABELINA DA COSTA
265138
45 JOAO DA COSTA PACHECO
792043
46 NAPOLEAO SOARES DA SILVA
564075
47 ERNESTO FERNANDES
665503
48 MARIA ANTONIA DE JESUS
354488
49 JULIO PEREIRA CASTRO
10234
50 TEOFILO DO CARMO
276371
51 MARITO DE ARAUJO
441023
52 AMELIA DE JESUS DOS SANTOS
591382
53 SEBASTIAO DOS SANTOS
533453
54 FRANCISCO DOS REIS MAGNO
572956
55 ADELINO M. ESPIRITO SANTO
49001
56 EMILIA MOZACO
454840
57 FERNANDO XAVIER
60133
58 EGIDIO MAIA
61751
59 JAIME ROMAO DOS SANTOS
218520
60 CELESTINA PURIFICACAO SARMENTO
421029
61 PAULINO MONTEIRO BABO
79093
62 JOAQUIM C. DE ARAUJO
10895
63 MANUEL TOMAS DE CARVALHO
537986
64 FERNANDA SARMENTO SILVA
505782
65 SERGIO ELIDIO BORGES DE DEUS
563540

Suplente
Kartaun Eleitoral
1 MARCELINO XIMENES MAGNO
466162
2 ZITO A. DE OLIVEIRA DA COSTA
355995
3 AUGUSTO DA COSTA SOARES
530692
4 MERINA URSULA XAREAL
602580
5 FRANCISCO SOARES BOROLACO
552519
6 GONCALO MENDONCA SARMENTO
10453
7 JOANICO PEREIRA
555135
8 FLOTILDE S. H.DA COSTA
578373
9 COSME SARMENTO
396721
10 ANTONIO DA CONCEICAO
840780
11 JOHN AMARAL
259490
12 BENDITA DA SILVA SARMENTO
565361
13 VICTOR DA SILVA SOARES
279766
14 JOSE VILA NOVA
535070
15 SIMAO BABO ELO
498224
16 SANDRA MARIA SANTOS DA C.S. DE LUMA
600684
17 FAUSTO BELO
222919
18 MARIO FERNANDES CABRAL
641302
19 PASCOAL QUINTAO
396985
20 YULI KURNIASIH
7813785
21 MANUEL DO REGO
265274
22 AMADEU DIAS ALBINO DOS SANTOS
555796
23 ANGELINO BRITES
112002
24 MARIA LIA FELIZARDA FREITAS
580623
25 SAMUEL MENDONCA
556163

Eleisoens Legislativas: So ho «Voto Útil» bele Derrota Fretilin

2007-05-23T00:11:00.000-04:00

Eleisoens Legislativas: So ho «Voto Útil» bele Derrota Fretilin
Carlos da Silva L. F. R. saky

Eleisoens presidenciais foin liu no Fretilin hetan derrota makaas. Maski Manuel Tilman (kandidato KOTA) ho Jacob Xavier, presidente PPT fo apoio no halo kampañe iha Lu Olo nia sorin, eks guerrilleiru nee hetan deit 30%. Ho derrota ida nee, signifika, Mari ho Lu Olo ninia fitun la lakan iha eleisoens presidenciais. Maibe nee la signifika iha eleisoens legislativas mai Fretilin nia fitun husi malahuk sai nakukun. Ema balu halo analise Fretilin sei lakon iha eleisoens legislativas, haree husi resultado presidencial nian. Maibe tuir hakerek na’in, la’os impossivel, maibe susar oituan Fretilin lakon iha eleisoens legislativas mai ho razaun sira nee: 1) Partido opozisaun barak tebes (13), votos sei namakari iha partidos sira nee no loke dalan ba Fretilin manan nafatin, maski Fretilin la sei hetan 30% iha eleisoens legislativas mai; 2) ho CNRT mosu la lori vantagem ba partido opozisaun sira nebee antes posicionado diak tebes atu manan Fretilin. Karik CNRT la mosu, PD iha hipotese boot tebes atu derrota Fretilin, maibe ho CNRT mosu, Xanana nian partido la sei nauk deit votos balu husi PD, maibe sei nauk mos votos balu husi partido opozisaun sira seluk. CNRT atu sai boot, mak hakarak ou lakohi, sei halo partido boot sira nebee iha ona bele sai ki’ik no fraku no bele halo mate liu tan sira nebee ki’ik nanis. Sira so bele resiste kuandu marka diferensa klara ho CNRT no hetan estrategia ida hodi kaer metin sira nian militante ho simpatizantes sira hodi labele halai ba CNRT. Se militante ho simpatizante husi partido seluk nian la halai ba CNRT, mak CNRT rasik mos la sei sai partido boot. Maibe ho Xanana nia karisma, susar oituan ba partido seluk atu kaer metin sira nia militante ho simpatizante tomak. CNRT mos la sei sai kedas partido boot iha eleisoens legislativas mai, tanba nia foin moris no seidauk estruturado diak to’o iha base.

CNRT nudar Partido la hanesan ho CNRT nudar Conselho iha tempo resistencia nian nebee forma husi forsa politika oioin. Maibe, hakarak ou lakohi, ho CNRT mosu, hanesan taka dalan ba PD, ASDT ou PSD atu derrota Fretilin, tanba CNRT sei nauk votos balu husi partido sira nee rasik no 3) Fretilin mos sei bele manan ho sira nian trukes ida agora aprova kontajem de votos la’os iha fatin kedas, maibe tenki lori ba konta iha Distrito. Sira iha eksperiensia aat iha eleisoens presidensiais, konta iha fatin Fretilin lakon makaas, difisil tebes ba sira atu halo manipulasaun. Se observadores sira la matan moris, iha nee sei bele mosu manipulasaun makaas hanesan sira halo iha Moro ho fatin seluk iha eleisoens presidenciais nebee ema kaer toman. Tanba Fretilin ida iha Alkatiri nia okos agora nakonun ho membro GOLKAR sira nebee especialista iha halo manipulasaun ba votos. Agora sai sofisticado (mutakhir) liu tan tanba Fretilin mos lori especialista sira manipulasaun nian husi Mosambike mai iha Timor hodi hanorin sira oin-sa halo manipulasaun.

CNRT rasik la sei derrota Fretilin tanba, eleitorado sira hamutuk 80. 000 resin, nebee vota ba Horta iha 1ª volta eleisoens presidenciais, la’os apoiante puro CNRT nian, tanba sira balu husi UNDERTIM, PMD ho Fretilin Mudança. Iha eleisoens legislativas mai, sira ida-idak sei fila vota ba nian partido rasik. So Fretilin Mudança mak, dala ruma, sei hamutuk ho CNRT durante Mari Alkatiri sei hako’ak metin kadeira sekretariu-geral partido Fretilin nian, maibe susar atu atinge 112.000 votos nebee Lu Olo hetan iha 1ª volta eleisoens presidenciais. Se CNRT konsegue hetan 112.000 votus ou liu, partido opozisaun barak sei sai fraku ou balu sei mate, tanba sira nian militante ho simpatizante mak hakur hotu ona ba iha CNRT. Ou Fretilin rasik mos bele sai fraku no mate se sira nian militante mak muda hotu ba iha CNRT. Se CNRT mak konsegue nauk 60.000 militantes Fretilin nian, nee signifika derrota Fretilin nian garantido tiha ona.

Hanesan temi iha leten, la impossivel mos Fretilin bele lakon. Ninia razaun mak nee: 1) Militante Fretilin iha eleisaun legislativas mai, sira fo sira nian votos haree ba partido ka haree ba figura. Karik sira haree ba figura, alias Mari Alkatiri mak sai kandidatu PM Fretilin nian, iha nee Fretilin sei lakon votos barak no bele lakon. Iha nee partido opozisaun sira hanesan PD, koligasaun ASDT/PSD ho CNRT ida bele manan. Maibe se sira vota haree los ba partido de’it, mak bele dehan, garantido ona, karik la iha manipulasaun ruma, Fretilin bele hetan entre 105.000 i 110.000 votos. 2) Fretilin bele manan iha eleisaun legislativa, maibe konsidera lakon kuandu sira la hetan maioria parlamentar no labele forma governo tanba partido opozisaun sira, nem ida ou balu hakarak forma governo hamutuk ho sira. Iha situasaun ida nee, 2º vencedor eleisoens legislativas bele forma Governo desde nia halibur koligasaun hodi sai maioria iha Parlamento.

Husi sinais sira nebee iha, karik Fretilin manan, sira sei konvida KOTA ho PPT hodi forma Governo, karik la konsegue hetan maioria parlamentar. Dala ruma PDC tama tan, tanba partido nee mos besik liu ba Fretilin. Maibe, se sira hamutuk la konsegue hetan maioria parlamentar nafatin, mak sira la sei forma Governo. Karik sira konsegue forma governo duni mos, Fretilin sei ulun moras no sei halo tuir tomak sa deit mak partido ki’ik sira halo parte koligasaun nee nian hakarak, tanba sira ida sai husi koligasaun Governo bele monu.

Iha mos hipotese CNRT rasik sei aceita forma koligasaun ho Fretilin karik Fretilin mak manan, maibe ho kondisaun Xanana mak PM. Ida nee akontese bainhira Mari Alkatiri ho Lu Olo hakneak ba Xanana nia ain. Iha politika buat hothotu possivel, ema bele troka ninia principio no dignidade ho poder.

Diskursu Horta nian depois de manan eleisaun presidencial, la’os iha de’it ton atu akalma situasaun, maibe hanesan hatudu mos dalan ba koligasaun Fretilin ho CNRT. Iha nee automatikamente hetan mos apoio husi Fretilin Mudansa, tanba taka dalan ona ba Alkatiri atu sai PM no sira hotu bele fila rame-rame ba iha Fretilin hodi halot Alkatiri nudar sekretariu-jeral Fretilin nian.

Neduni, eleitorado sira nebee hakarak duni halo mudansa, tenki matan moris no labele fo votos ba partido sira nebee iha hipotese hakarak forma koligasaun ho Fretilin. Halo koligasaun ho Fretilin signifika mantem status quo, la iha mudansa no susar tebes resolve krize oioin nebee iha.

Koligasaun ASDT/PSD mos sei susar manan eleisoens legislativas, tanba sira rua nia votos hamutuk la to’o 100.000. Facil liu manan Fretilin karik PD ho CNRT ida tama tan iha koligasaun ASDT/PSD ou PD ho CNRT rasik forma koligasaun ida antes de eleisoens legislativas. Maibe tarde ona. Susar tebes ba PD ho CNRT manan kuandu la’o keta-ketak, se ita haree husi resultado 1ª volta eleisoens presidenciais nian.

Maibe se Fretilin mak lakon iha eleisoens legislativas, la sei susar forma koligasaun entre PD, ASDT, PSD ho CNRT, ou seluk bele tama tan, kuandu sira nee ida manan, tanba entre partido sira nee, facil entende malu.

Se ita haree husi resultado 1ª volta eleisaun presidencial nian, partido ida-idak konkorre mesak, PD okupa primeiro lugar atu derrota Fretilin, depois tuir ASDT ho PSD. Ita la hatene lolos numero apoiantes CNRT nian, tanba sira nebee hili Horta iha 1ª volta eleisoens presidensiais, labele serve hanesan barometer ida hodi sukat CNRT nian forsa. Tanba eleitorado sira husi partido UNDERTIM, PMD ho Fretilin Mudansa sira mos halo kampañe no fo sira nian votos tomak ba Horta. Neduni, iha hipotese ki’ik tebes CNRT manan, maski lori Xanana nia naran boot. CNRT so manan se konsegue hadau maioria militante Fretilin nian.

Haree husi faktu sira nee, partido sira nebee iha liu hipotese atu manan tenki halo kampañe makaas, laos manan deit massa flutuasaun, maibe tenki manan mos eleitorado husi Fretilin ho partido ki’ik sira nian.

Karik eleitorado sira hakarak halo mudansa duni, diak liu rekorre «voto útil» do que «voto fútil». «Voto util» signifika vota nebee iha impaktu, voto nebee sei lori mudansa. «Voto fútil» signifika, voto ida la folin, voto ida soe saugate deit tanba la iha impaktu ka la lori mudansa. Neduni, «voto útil» signifika militante ho simpatizante husi partido ki’ik ou partido sira nebee la iha hipotese atu manan, diak liu lalika vota rasik ba ninia partido, maibe vota ba partido nebee mak iha hipotese atu manan. Tanba vota ba nia partido rasik, signifika soe votos saugate de’it, tanba partido nee la iha hipotese atu manan hodi halo mudansa. Haree husi resultado 1ª volta eleisaun presidencial nian, atu voto bele iha folin ou iha impaktu, diak liu vota ba PD, tanba partido nee iha hipotese liu bele halo lakon Fretilin no representa duni forsa nebee hakarak halo mudansa. Tuir analista frances, Jean Berlie, investigador husi Universidade Hongkong desde 1991 nebee tuir hotu Kongressu PD ho CNRT nian, hateten ba Agencia Lusa katak, partido nebe representa liu mudansa kontra Fretilin, la’os CNRT, maibe PD (Lusa, 14/05/2007). Tuir mos La’Sama, presidente PD, karik PD mak manan iha eleisoens legislativas, PD sei halo koligasaun ho CNRT ho partido sira seluk hodi forma Governo, maibe oda matan taka ba Fretilin (Lusa, 17/05/2007). Nee hatudu katak PD hakarak halo mudansa duni, tan nee la sei halo koligasaun ruma ho Fretilin karik partido nee mak manan.

Maibe se eleitorado sira, ida-idak hakarak mate bandeira hun, alias ida-idak vota ba nia partido, mak ida-idak tenki prepara an hodi terus nafatin hanesan tinan 5 liu ba, tanba Fretilin sei manan nafatin no la sei halo mudansa ruma.

Labele haluha katak, iha eleisoens legislativas, la iha buat ida bolu 2ª volta hanesan iha eleisoens presidenciais. Tanba nee, «voto util» hanesan buat ida importante no decisivo tebes iha eleisoens legislativas. «Voto util» hanesan estrategia ida hodi bele halo mudansa politika. Hanesan estrategia ida, eleitorado ida-idak tenki sakrifika nia ego no hakarak ka lakohi tenki vota ba partido nebee iha hipotese atu manan hodi bele halo mudansa. Mudansa mak hanesan objectivo komum partido opozisaun sira nian, neduni tenki vota ba partido nebee iha hipotese atu manan hodi bele halo mudansa. Manan kadeira ida rua, ou mantem kadeira nebee iha la’os manan, tanba la iha mudansa. Manan signifika tenki iha mudansa politika husi Governo ida ba Governo seluk. Se Fretilin lakon, nee signifika vitoria koligasaun eleitorado sira nian, vitoria mudansa nian, la’os vitoria partido ida nian mesak.

Timor-Leste/Eleições: "Não se pode ignorar emergência do PD" - analista francês

2007-05-16T22:52:00.001-04:00

Timor-Leste/Eleições: "Não se pode ignorar emergência do PD" - analista francês

Díli, 14 Mai (Lusa) - O dado político mais importante das eleições presidenciais de 2007 em Timor-Leste é a emergência do Partido Democrático (PD), dirigido por Fernando Fernando "Lassama" de Araújo, segundo um especialista francês em assuntos asiáticos entrevistado hoje pela Lusa.
"Há dois partidos emergentes, o PD e o CNRT", ou Congresso Nacional da Reconstrução de Timor-Leste, "mas quanto ao CNRT há uma interrogação", afirmou Jean Berlie, investigador do Centro de Estudos Asiáticos da Universidade de Hong Kong.

"Do CNRT, não se sabe ainda a evolução da campanha e a maturidade dos representantes nos distritos", acrescentou o investigador, autor de um livro sobre a evolução política timorense entre 2000 e 2007, publicado em Março em Cantão, China.

"Posso comparar os dois partidos porque fui ao congresso do PD e ao do CNRT", explica Jean Berlie: "Em comparação, no PD são muito estruturados".

O CNRT, que surgiu há apenas dois meses em torno da figura de Xanana Gusmão, terá na campanha para as legislativas o teste de maturidade.

Admitindo que o CNRT surge "como uma ideia de Xanana Gusmão para permanecer no poder", Jean Berlie salienta que o novo partido apareceu na campanha das presidenciais contra o candidato da Fretilin "mas quem representa a mudança anti-Fretilin é o Partido Democrático".

Jean Berlie acrescenta também que a postura de Xanana Gusmão como líder do CNRT nas legislativas é outra incógnita.

"Será que ele quer mesmo trabalhar de facto como primeiro-ministro? Ou será que está disposto a aceitar a ideia do Partido Social-Democrata de ele ser o presidente do Parlamento?", questionou.

Arriscando uma projecção dos resultados das presidenciais para as legislativas, Jean Berlie pensa que "há quatro partidos que podem ter entre 13 a 16 cadeiras" no Parlamento (que, pela Constituição, pode ter entre 52 a 65 deputados).

"A Fretilin pode ter no máximo 16 cadeiras", diz o investigador francês, que acredita que o actual partido maioritário "não vai descer" do patamar dos 30 por cento obtidos por Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo" nas presidenciais.

"O problema é de psicologia dos votantes", afirma Jean Berlie:

"Agora os eleitores não estão a votar pela independência, como antes, quando o critério era esse".

Jean Berlie concorda que o ex-primeiro-ministro Mari Alkatiri fez escolhas estratégicas correctas para o país "mas o eleitorado não compreende bem essas coisas".

"É uma manifestação emocional. O eleitorado é emocional. Não é racional", diz Jean Berlie.

"Para Ramos-Horta, o eleitorado é emocional mas é organizado. No referendo de 1999 também: foi um voto emocional mas bem orquestrado", comentou.

"O problema de Alkatiri é o desconhecimento do exército e da polícia, que o Joaquim Chissano conhece muito bem", analisa Jean Berli referindo o ex-Presidente de Moçambique, onde o secretário-geral e outros dirigentes da Fretilin viveram o exílio.

"É um problema prever a crise. A crise chega e Mari Alkatiri não sabe reagir. É o caso da crise de 2006", acrescentou.

O ex-primeiro-ministro "é um homem inteligente mas a política não é problema de inteligência mas de mobilização".

Jean Berlie aplica, aliás, este mesmo comentário ao major fugitivo Alfredo Reinado, evadido desde 30 de Agosto de 2006.

"Reinado é capaz de mobilizar a juventude mas isso não é suficiente para ter importância política. Seria bom que ele entrasse na prisão", disse.

Sobre o triunfo presidencial de Ramos-Horta, Jean Berlie afirma que "não é como o de Xanana Gusmão em 2002".

"Resulta de uma união de partidos, pela primeira vez, de oposição à Fretilin. Ramos-Horta foi eleito não por carisma mas por esse apoio. Ele é uma pessoa de compromissos. A união teve sucesso.

Vamos a ver se continua para as legislativa, mas vai ser mais difícil", na análise de Jean Berlie.

Se esta união anti-Fretilin se concretizar numa plataforma para as legislativas e ganhar as eleições, analisa Jean Berlie, não é claro quem ficará na chefia do governo.

O presidente do PSD, Mário Carrascalão, ex-governador do território durante a ocupação indonésia, "é a pessoa mais capaz da oposição", na opinião do investigador francês.

"Mas ele não tem as mesmas condições que tinha em 2000. Pode ser primeiro-ministro agora, mas não daqui a cinco anos, porque não terá capacidade" devido à sua idade.

Fernando "Lassama" de Araújo tem o problema oposto: "É muito novo ainda" para a chefia de um governo.

Jean Berlie é investigador da Universidade de Hong Kong desde 1991. Durante uma década estudou o território de Macau, sobre o qual publicou vários títulos.

Sobre Timor, Berlie publicou uma bibliografia (séculos XVI a XXI, na Les Indes Savantes, Paris) e o recente "Politics and Elections in East Timor, 2001-2006.

PRM-Lusa/Fim

PD iha numero 7

2007-05-14T10:04:00.000-04:00

MALUK SIRA TUIR LISTA NEBE FO SAI HUSI COMISSAO ELEITORAL DE ELEICOES NIAN PD HELA IHA NUMERO 7.

Timor-Leste: UNDERTIM no topo do boletim das legislativas
A UNDERTIM, do veterano Cornélio Gama, conhecido como comandante «L7», encabeça a lista de partidos e coligações concorrentes às legislativas de 30 de Junho, por sorteio realizado hoje na Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE).

Catorze formações políticas apresentaram as suas listas para as legislativas à CNE até às 23:59 (15:59 em Lisboa) de sexta-feira, 11 de Maio.

A CNE realizou hoje o sorteio da ordem do boletim de voto, perante representantes dos partidos.

O sorteio, usando números introduzidos em 14 bolas depois retiradas de uma tômbola, apurou a seguinte ordem:

1. UNDERTIM - Unidade Nacional Democrática da Resistência Timorense
2. CNRT - Congresso Nacional de Reconstrução de Timor-Leste
3. PR - Partido Republikanu
4. PDRT - Partido Demokrátika Repúblika de Timor
5. PDC - Partido Democrata Cristão
6. UDT - União Democrática Timorense
7. PD - Partido Democrático
8. PMD - Partido Milenium Demokrátiku 9. PST - Partido Socialista de Timor
10. Coligação ASDT/PSD - Associação Social Democrata Timorense/Partido Social Democrata
11. Aliança Democrática (KOTA/PPT)
12. FRETILIN - Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente
13. PNT - Partido Nacionalista Timorense
14. PUN - Partido Unidade Nacional.

Antes do sorteio, o presidente da CNE, Faustino Cardoso, definiu com os representantes de cada partido a grafia exacta de cada formação política.

Houve várias correcções em relação à lista inicial distribuída pelos partidos, detalhes de língua ou de semântica. Os representantes do PMD e do PR optaram pela grafia em tétum e não em português.

O CNRT teve que corrigir a palavra «Conselho» que era, com a mesma sigla, o órgão histórico da resistência timorense, e acrescentar o «Leste» no nome do país.

O representante da UNDERTIM pediu para ser retirada a palavra «Partido» da lista alfabética com que se iniciou o sorteio.

«Os timorenses adoram o ritual», comentava um dos assessores internacionais da máquina eleitoral timorense no final do sorteio, que se prolongou por cerca de duas horas.

Diário Digital / Lusa

12-05-2007 12:59:23

Eleicoes Legislativas - Ordem dos Partidos politicos no Bulletim de voto

2007-05-12T11:09:00.000-04:00

Tuir mai informacao konaba lista de partidos politicos ka coligacao de partidos iha cartao eleitoral ba eleicoes parlamentares iha 30 de Junho 2007.
Iha nee nota katak Partido Trabalhista la tama. Nee hatudo katak antigoc ida nee la consegue recolha militantes suficiente para regista hanesan partido ou seidauk regista aan.
Iha nee ita hare mos katak iha coligacao partido rua ( ASDT ho PSD) e Kota ho PPT hamutuk hamosu fali naran Alianca Democratica.
Iha partido foun 5 mak la iha acento iha parlamento : Unidade Nacional Democratica da Resistencia Timorense ( UNDERTIM)
Partido Republicano (PR), Partido Democratika Republica de Timor (PDRT), Partido Unidade Nacional(PUN) no CNRT mak ita hotu hatene ona.

entre partido hirak nee balu mak sei liu ba parlamento maibe balu sei la ba.

PD

Comissao Nacional de Eleicoes
Avenida Bispo de Madeiros,
Kintal Bo'ot, Dili, Timor-Leste
Telefone: 3310082

Hamrik iha Imparsialidade, Independensia no Transparansia nia Lam

ACTA

Aos doze dias do mes de Maio do ano de dois mil e sete, foi
realizado, na sede da Comissao Nacional de Eleicoes, CNE, o sorteio
das Listas de Candidatura para as Eleicoes Parlamentares de 30 de
Junho de 2007.

O sorteio foi realizado polo Presidente da CNE, na presenca dos tres
(3) Comissarios/Comissarias responsaveis pela apresentacao das
candidaturas e dos representantes dos Partidos Politicos e Coligacoes
Partidarias concorrentes.

A ordem do sorteio e a seguinte:

ORDEM POR QUE AS LISTAS DE CANDIDATURA FICARAO NO BOLETIM DE VOTO DE
ACORDO COM 0 RESULTADO DO SORTEIO

Ordem Partido Politico/Coligacao Partidaria

1 UNDERTIM - Unidade Nacional Democratica da Resistencia Timorense

2 CNRT - Congresso Nacional de Reconstrucao de Timor-Leste

3 PR - Partidu Republikanu

4 PDRT - Partido Democratika Republica de Timor

5 PDC - Partido Democrata Cristao

6 UDT - Uniao Democratica Timorense

7 PD - Partido Democratico

8 PMD - Partidu Milenium Demokratiku

9 PST - Partido Socialista de Timor

10 Coligacao ASDT/PSD - Associacao Social Democrata Timorense/ Partido
Social Democrata

11 Alianca Democratica (KOTA/PPT)

12 FRETILIN - Frente Revolucionaria do Timor-Leste Independente

13 PNT - Partido Nacionalista Timorense

14 PUN -- Partido Unidade Nacional

Horta president of Timor 'by landslide'

2007-05-10T21:28:00.000-04:00

Horta president of Timor 'by landslide'
By Karen Michelmore

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos Horta pledged to do his best to serve the people after winning Timor's presidential elections in a landslide.

The tiny nation's prime minister crushed his opponent, ex-guerilla fighter Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo", securing 73 per cent of the vote with 90 per cent counted.

But Ramos Horta initially appeared unaware of the result, and said he would not be celebrating the convincing win.

"I owe the people, I owe them everything," he told reporters.

"What I owe them is consistency, loyalty in working with everybody to uphold justice, to enhance democracy, to work for the poor of this country, to heal the wounds.

"(But) I don't celebrate because it's going to be five years of hard work - it's no cause for celebration."

Ramos Horta swept 10 of the country's 13 districts, gaining up to 15 times as many votes as his rival in some areas.

He said he had been a reluctant candidate, and described the overwhelming result as a "wake-up call" for the major party Fretilin, the historic party of independence in East Timor.

He also declared outgoing president, the charismatic ex-fighter Xanana Gusmao, as a "very, very high" chance at becoming the country's prime minister in the upcoming legislative elections on June 30.

"(It is) very good, but these elections have been quite surprising," Ramos Horta said.

"New parties like PD the Democratic Party, PSD the Social Democratic Party .... they have fared very well so President Xanana should not take for granted that he can win."

He wasn't concerned about the risk of violence by Fretilin supporters.

"I'm not concerned about that - Fretilin is a well-organised party, disciplined and they will be able to educate their more recalcitrant members ... to accept because we have the legislative elections coming.

"If anyone misbehaves now, if Fretilin misbehaves now, they will be punished in the legislative elections."

The election result came as the Australian-led military force providing security for the poll was forced to defend itself after a series of minor mishaps, including the crash of a small surveillance aircraft in Dili last week.

The unmanned surveillance aircraft - about the size of a model aeroplane - slightly damaged a house when it crashed near an Australian base in the capital last week.

The commander of the international stabilisation forces in East Timor, Brigadier General Mal Rerden, said a special investigation team had been sent from Canberra to determine the cause of the crash, and minor repairs had been made to the house.

All similar craft have been grounded until the results of the investigation, he said.

"There is nothing unusual about aircraft flying around providing observation for the forces on the ground," Brig-Gen Rerden said.

"The simple thing is these unmanned aerial vehicles provide you with another way of seeing the tactical situation."

In a separate incident two weeks ago, a soldier was disciplined after his weapon fell off the back of a vehicle in Gleno and was "misplaced" for a short period, he said.

Brig-Gen Rerden said Australian troops had conducted "hundreds and hundreds" of patrols to secure the country, with only a couple of "very, very minor incidents".

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2007-05-09T14:34:00.000-04:00

East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao (L) waits in a queue to vote along with others at a polling station in Dili, 09 May 2007. East Timor is holding a peaceful election for president, bolstering hopes that months of deadly political turmoil in one of the world's newest countries could be near an end.
(AFP)

East Timor holds peaceful landmark vote

05-08-2007, 22h45
DILI (AFP)

East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao (L) waits in a queue to vote along with others at a polling station in Dili, 09 May 2007. East Timor is holding a peaceful election for president, bolstering hopes that months of deadly political turmoil in one of the world's newest countries could be near an end.
(AFP)

East Timor held a peaceful election for president on Wednesday, bolstering hopes that months of deadly political turmoil in one of the world's newest countries could be near an end.

The orderly queues at polling stations across the former Portuguese colony were in sharp contrast to the violence of the past year, which saw foreign peacekeepers sent in to quiet the unrest.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta was seen as the favourite ahead of the ruling party's Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres after the two men came out on top in last month's first round of voting.

The United Nations said vote counting could take one to two days and both candidates, who accused each other of bribing voters, said they were confident of victory.

"Whatever the outcome, I will win," said Ramos-Horta, who won the Nobel Prize for his role in popularising the Timorese struggle for independence from neighbouring Indonesia after it invaded in 1975.

Guterres, a former resistance fighter and current leader of the ruling Fretilin party that Ramos-Horta founded and later left, echoed his words: "I am confident that I will be the winner."

The presidency is a largely ceremonial position but could have an influence in helping to guide the nation out of more than a year of troubles marked by unrest last year that left 37 people dead and more than 100,000 displaced.

A split between rival factions of the military spiralled into street violence that led officials including outgoing President Xanana Gusmao to appeal for international troops and police to come in and restore order.

East Timor had also descended into violence after voting in a 1999 referendum for independence from Indonesia -- something it won in 2002 after three years of administration by the United Nations.

Many Timorese are hoping the presidential election -- the country's first since independence -- will help to unify the nation, which is one of the poorest on the planet.

"We hope that the next president, whoever that is, can get us out of this crisis, this conflict," said George Lopes Belo, a 29-year-old sometime labourer voting at a primary school in the second city of Baucau.

Queues formed early at tightly guarded polling stations outside of the capital, but the mood was more subdued in Dili, where voters arrived at stations at scattered times and quickly cast their ballots.

"Reports so far indicate that the vote has proceeded without significant violence," UN spokeswoman Allison Cooper said. "It's been peaceful and we are hoping it will extend to the counting."

Polling stations were being secured by 4,000 UN and local police, backed by about 1,000 troops from the Australian-led international security force sent in after last year's violence.

The charismatic Gusmao, who is expected to run to replace Ramos-Horta in the more powerful post of prime minister in other elections next month, urged the East Timorese people to accept the result peacefully.

"We have to abide by the decision to uphold and develop democracy," he said.

Gusmao said earlier this week that last year's unrest severely set back efforts to rebuild the country.

Partido Democratico Announces Formal Backing of Ramos-Horta

2007-04-27T23:17:00.000-04:00

MediaNet Press Release Wire

April 27, 2007 Friday 4:43 PM AEST

Partido Democratico Announces Formal Backing of Ramos-Horta

Dili - 27th April 2007 - Yesterday Presidential candidate Dr Jose
Ramos-Horta and leader of the Partido Democratico (PD) Fernando
Lasama de Arajo held a joint press conference to formally announce
PD's backing for Ramos-Horta in the upcoming second round
presidential elections set to take place on 9th May 2007.

This announcement means that Ramos-Horta now has the backing of all
major candidates that didn't make it from the first round elections,
demonstrating a clear dissatisfaction with the current Fretilin
regime and its conduct during the first round ballot.

At today's press conference Lasama stated, "Fretilin have
demonstrated a total disregard for the people of our country,
thinking that they can buy peoples votes as if it was a possession. A
vote is more than that, it is a civil right and is not for sale. A
free and fair election is the right of our people, one earnt through
many years of suffering and conflict and must be protected.

Today brave people from the village of Watulari protested in person
to parliament about Fretilin intimidation forcing them to sell their
voting cards.

"This is unacceptable," Lasama continued, "therefore, with our focus
on the future, we recognise the need to instigate change through
democratic means, and give our full backing to Jos Ramos-Horta as our
Presidential candidate of choice.

"Mindful of the failures of the Fretilin government over the last
five years, failure to put the interests of the people before
themselves, failure to work with all aspects of Timorese society,
failure to work with opposition parties in the national interest, we
must endorse Ramos-Horta to avoid an unending conflict for the country."

Ramos-Horta stated in the press conference, "I am proud to stand here
today next to Fernando Lasama de Arajo in a call for free and fair
elections in East Timor. I have voiced my concerns about conduct in
the first round publicly, and also in private talks with foreign
ambassadors. I have called upon them to assist in the elimination of
intimidation, in vote tampering, in the acts of government ministers
abusing the free access cards they are given to polling stations.

"I once again call for the establishment of a free society where
people are free to execute their democratic rights of voting free
from intimidation and corruption. I will work with all people, all
parties to build a better future for our people. I will work to hold
to account those that abuse the democratic system to build a country
where all are free from the chains of poverty and suppression. Where
all have the right to an education, to a roof over their heads, to
food and clothing, and most importantly a country built on peace and
co-operation."

For Further information:

VISIT:
www.ramos-horta.org

EMAIL:
info@ramos-horta.org

CALL: Dionisio Babo Soares - +670 724 3952

Fretilin support down, says observer

2007-04-10T08:04:00.001-04:00

Fretilin support down, says observer

Apr 10, 2007

http://tvnz. co.nz/view/ page/411319/ 1055612

Early counting in East Timor's presidential election suggests support for the ruling Fretilin party has dropped, an international election observer said.
Damien Kingsbury, who is helping monitor the poll in the troubled nation, said that while it was very early days, Fretilin seemed to be falling short of the party's predictions of a landslide victory.

Counting proceeded at an extremely slow pace on Tuesday. With eight candidates splitting the vote, political analysts say its highly unlikely any of them will win the required majority.
They say a second ballot next month, between the two top contenders, will almost certainly be needed to decide who will be the troubled nation's next president.
Kingsbury - from Deakin University's School of International and Political Studies - said Fretilin's Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo" appeared to be struggling.
"On the very early figures the Fretilin candidate 'Lu Olo' Guterres is struggling, but it would be too early to write him off at this stage," he cautioned on Tuesday.
"The indications certainly are that Fretilin is struggling ... that the Fretilin candidate ... is not doing nearly as well as he expected or his party expected.
"The indications are that he is almost certainly not going to get ... elected in the first round as president - that's almost completely off the cards.
"The real question will be whether he gets into the second round."
In the capital Dili - one of 13 voting districts - the National Electoral Commission (CNE) on Tuesday said preliminary estimates put Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta slightly ahead in the presidential race.
However counting is in its very early stages, he cautioned, warning against reading too much into early trends.
Ramos Horta, an independent, along with Guterres and the Democratic Party's Fernando "La Sama" de Araujo are considered the
favourites to replace independence fighter Xanana Gusmao as president.
The United Nations on Tuesday called on political parties to accept the election result when it finally comes, or to challenge it in the courts.
"In some ways the real challenge for the nation begins now - accepting results, includes accepting defeat and using the defeat as an opportunity to form a strong opposition," said the UN's special representative in East Timor Atul Khare said.
The UN congratulated the East Timorese for the absence of violence during yesterday's vote, and said the turnout had been "very high".
"Voting in the presidential elections proceeded without major incidents of violence or intimidation, which is already a very good result for these elections of Timor Leste," Khare said.
"From whatever I saw ... I sincerely believe that the attitude of the voters was positive, confident and excited."
Kingsbury said early indications showed 90% of registered voters had cast a ballot, with only minor technical issues and virtually no incidents of violence.
"The East Timorese themselves came out as they did in 1999, full of hope and expectation, they were early, they were there before
the polling stations were opened wearing their best clothes - happy and committed and I think genuinely committed to having a say in
the future of their own country," he said.
Kingsbury said it would be good for East Timor's stability if the Fretilin candidate made it to any run-off vote.
"I think in terms of political stability in East Timor it would be good for Fretilin to make it into the second round because if they were not successful it would take some of the sting out of their defeat," he said.
"But if they don't make it into the second round I think there is going to be a great deal of disappointment in the Fretilin camp."
Thousands of police, backed by Australian and New Zealand troops, remain on guard in Dili, working to prevent any outbreak of
violence.
However, the situation is expected to remain tense for months, with parliamentary elections across East Timor due to follow in
June.

East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta was leading but a run-off is likely

2007-04-10T08:00:00.000-04:00

By Ahmad Pathoni
DILI (Reuters) - East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta was leading in the capital Dili in presidential elections, preliminary vote counting showed on Tuesday, but a run-off looked likely.
The polls in the young nation a day earlier passed peacefully with only fairly minor glitches reported.
Eight candidates contested the vote, including Ramos-Horta, a Nobel peace prize winner who spearheaded an overseas campaign for independence from Indonesia.
Monday's turnout appeared to be high and, although official results are not due until next week, an election commission spokesman said preliminary results could emerge on Tuesday.
Ramos-Horta, former guerrilla fighter and Fretilin Party candidate Francisco Guterres and the Democratic Party's Fernando de Araujo were ahead in the capital Dili, where a fifth of East Timor's 1 million people live, according to preliminary figures.
"Preliminary results we have in Dili show Ramos-Horta, La Sama and Lu'olo on top", election commission spokesman Martinho Gusmao told reporters. "La Sama" and "Lu'olo" are the respective rebel nicknames of De Araujo and Guterres during the guerrilla war against Indonesian forces.
The spokesman said Ramos-Horta was leading in Dili with about 30 percent of the vote, followed by De Araujo with around 25 percent and Guterres with about 20 percent.

NO FAILED STATE
The Suara Timor Leste newspaper also said Ramos-Horta was winning convincingly in Dili, while the preliminary standings of candidates appeared mixed in some regional areas outside the capital contacted by Reuters.
Over half a million people were eligible to vote in the election, which outgoing President Xanana Gusmao described as a chance to demonstrate his nation was not a failed state.
If no one wins more than half the vote, a run-off will be held, a scenario some analysts see as likely.
Supporters of rival candidates clashed during campaigning last week, injuring more than 30 people and prompting international troops to fire tear gas and warning shots.
But over the election itself, few acts of violence or intimidation were reported by poll observers.
Campaigns had focused on how to reunite East Timorese, split by a regional divide that erupted into bloodshed last May after the sacking of 600 mutinous troops from the western region.
Gusmao, an ally of Ramos-Horta, is not running for re-election but plans to seek the more hands-on post of prime minister in a separate parliamentary election later this year.
Ramos-Horta, who has the highest international profile and is considered the front-runner, appeared upbeat in comments on the elections he made to Reuters at a Dili hotel on Monday.
"So far, I think (it's) very positive; enormous participation of the people. The incidents are marginal," he said.

Ramos dan Lasama Bersaing

2007-04-10T07:58:00.000-04:00

From: Abel Pires da Silva
To: renetil@yahoogroups .com ; etsa@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:41 AM
Subject: [ETSA] KCM: Ramos dan Lasama Bersaing

Ramos dan Lasama Bersaing
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DILI, SELASA--Total suara yang telah selesai dihitung di tingkat distrik dalam pemilu presdien Timor Leste baru mencapai 20 persen dari total distrik yang ada. Dan sampai pukul 16.30 waktu setempat, Jose Ramos Horta dan Dr Fernando Lasamma da Araujo menempati dua posisi teratas.
Juru bicara Commisao Nacional de Eleicoes, Martinho da Silva Gusmao, di kantornya di Dili, Selasa, menyatakan, "Banyak area yang belum bisa diliput jangkauan telekomunikasi karena keterbatasan peralatan. Bahkan ada beberapa distrik yang belum bisa dihitung karena operator komputer salah password."
Horta dan Lasamma banyak unggul di berbagai distrik yang hasil perhitungannya masih sementara. Dalam pemilu kali ini, terdapat delapan kandidat presiden yang bertarung memperebutkan posisi kepala negara.
Mereka adalah Horta, Lasamma, Dr Joao Viegas Carrascalao, Dra Lucia Maria BF Lobato, Dr Aveillo Mona da Silva, Fransisco Gutererres Lu-Olo, dan Dr Manuel Tilman.
Secara umum, Gusmao mengungkapkan, di Distrik Aileu, Amaral meraih 11.743 suara, di susul Horta (1.586), dan Lasamma (1.869). Di Distrik Ainaro yang memiliki 34 TPS dan 14 di antaranya belum selesai dihitung, Lasamma meraih posisi pertama, disusul Horta, dan ketiga Amaral.
Di Distrik Baucau dengan populasi penduduk kedua setelah Dili, hasil penghitungan justru belum bisa diketahui karena berita yang diterima, penghitungan itu baru bisa dilakukan pada pukul 24.00 waktu setempat hari ini. Di distrik itu, hambatan cuaca dan komunikasi menjadi masalah utama yang hingga kini belum terpecahkan.
Di Distrik Telikai (Viqueque?), Lu-Olo mampu merebut hati para pemilih dan kandidat-kandidat lain tidak mampu menyaingi tokoh politik berusia lanjut itu. Sementara di subdistrik Laga, Distrik Dili, Horta tidak ada saingannya satu pun dan melejit sendirian di atas para pesaingnya.
"Distrik Dili dengan 55 TPS Horta meraih 13.893 suara, Lasamma 5.357, dan Amaral 5.000 suara. Disttrik ini memiliki populasi pemilih sekitar 20 persen dari seluruh populasi pemilih yang terdaftar," kata Gusmao. Di
Distrik Ermera yang menyisakan delapan TPS untuk dihitung, Araujo dan Horta menjadi dua terbesar dengan selisih suara dangat tipis.
Sementara di Distrik Liquisa, Horta mengungguli yang lain diikuti Lobato --satu-satunya perempuan kandidat-- dan Lasamma. "Penghitungan di Distrik Manufahi juga belum bisa dilakukan karena salah password komputer yang dilakukan operatornya. Mohon dimaklumi," kata da Silva Gusmao.

Di Distrik Manufahi, angka penghitungan baru masuk pukul 16.00 waktu setempat dengan hasil Horta meraih 4.447 suara, Lu-Olo (1.806), 1.704 Lasamma, 1.612 untuk Xavier, 478 suara bagi Carrasacalao, 491 untuk da Silva, dan 278 bagi Tilman.
Distrik Manatuto merupakan salah satu distrik yang tidak bisa dijangkau jaringan komunikasi tetap dan bergerak sehingga dari 25 TPS yang ada, masih tersisa lima TPS yang belum bisa diketahui hasil penghitungan suaranya. (ANTARA/AWE)

East Timor: Voting is taking place under tight security. (AFP)

2007-04-08T22:36:00.000-04:00

Last Update: Monday, April 9, 2007. 11:28am (AEST)

East Timor: Voting is taking place under tight security. (AFP)

Polling booth queues grow in E Timor
By Anne Barker

In East Timor there are long queues outside polling booths as 500,000 voters elect a new president.

Many voters arrived long before the polls opened at 7:00am local time.

Voting has been slow, with hundreds queuing at most booths, but only a handful of officials to distribute voting material.

Electoral observers say they are pleased with the turnout and the election mood.

Despite sporadic clashes in recent weeks between rival political groups, today appears to be peaceful.

An official result will not be known for days, but candidates hope to have unofficial word on a winner even tonight.

The ruling Fretlin Party is certain of winning an outright majority today, but experts predict a run-off election in May between the top two candidates.

East Timor's Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has cast his vote.

He was applauded by about 30 other voters when he arrived at the polling station in the capital Dili this morning.

Dr Ramos-Horta is amongst eight candidates in the running to replace President Xanana Gusmao, who is stepping down.

Fretlin candidate Lu Olo was also amongst the first to vote this morning.

This is the first presidential election since East Timor gained independence from Indonesia in 2002.

Distribuicao de Caixas de votos

2007-04-08T22:21:00.000-04:00

http://www.unotil.org/unmisetwebsite.nsf/

Election offers no guarantees for East Timor

2007-04-07T22:51:00.000-04:00

April 8, 2007

THOSE who view East Timor's politics as largely benign describe the mood before tomorrow's presidential election as "dynamic". Those who view the situation more ominously describe the environment as "fluid". Either way, it is likely that the outcome expected just a few days ago has been thrown into doubt.

Of the eight candidates for East Timor's presidency, only three are believed to have any real chance of winning — Fretilin's Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres, Democratic Party leader Fernando "Lasama" de Araujo and the current prime minister, Jose Ramos-Horta.

A week ago it seemed the contest would be between Guterres and Ramos-Horta. Last week, de Araujo became a favourite. All would distinctively shape the political landscape.

A former guerilla fighter, parliamentary speaker Guterres is regarded as a palatable option for Fretilin's hardliners. But support for Fretilin has fallen since the civil conflict of a year ago, for which the Fretilin government has been held largely responsible.

Complicating Fretilin's position, last year's stymied push against Fretilin leader and former prime minister Mari Alkatiri by the party's "Mudansa" (reform) faction has led to an open split. Up to half of the party, largely identified as its youth wing, has now backed President Xanana Gusmao's new Council for East Timor National Reconstruction (CNRT) party, which will contest the elections, with Gusmao hoping to become prime minister.

This split and likely additional protest vote has seriously weakened Guterres' chances of winning the presidency. Should he be successful, however, it will be an endorsement of Fretilin's conservative leadership and back to the problems that led to the violence last year.

Former foreign minister and perceived "clean-skin", Ramos-Horta is standing as an "independent", although Gusmao and CNRT are backing him for the presidency. This should have put him in a prime political position.

However, since assuming the prime ministership last year, Ramos-Horta has been constrained by a lack of parliamentary and organisational support and has been seen as somewhat ineffective.

Further, Ramos-Horta's comments at the recent trial of now-convicted former interior minister Rogerio Lobato, that Lobato's arming of civilians was intended to establish security, has backfired badly.

Although sentenced to seven years for manslaughter, Lobato has not yet gone to jail, living at home under "house arrest". This has angered many, especially those who already had little faith in the justice system.

Ramos-Horta is also seen as responsible for authorising the attack by Australian troops last month on renegade prison escapee Afredo Reinado and his supporters in the town of Same. While Reinado faces charges of murder and escaping from prison, many East Timorese see his actions within the context of last year's troubles and support him accordingly.

The Australian troops hunting for Reinado could no doubt find him if they choose but are holding back for fear that another attack could further destabilise the delicate political environment. Opposition to Fretilin tended to sympathise with Reinado. Ramos-Horta has consequently lost much of that anti-Fretilin vote.

With Guterres and Ramos-Horta both mired in political troubles, the way is increasingly open for de Araujo to come from behind and take the lead. De Araujo was a key leader of the underground student movement during Indonesia's occupation of East Timor and was a political prisoner in Jakarta's Cipinang prison with Gusmao.

De Araujo's political standing is largely built on this foundation, his reformist policies and his coalition with other non-Fretilin parties. De Araujo is also strongly identified with the "young generation" that grew up under Indonesian occupation, as opposed to the "1975 generation" of politicians who spent the occupation overseas or, in a few cases, in the mountains.

Assuming Ramos-Horta cannot recover — and his political rallies have been small — de Araujo will attract the young and anti-Fretilin vote, probably in a second contest between the two leading candidates from tomorrow's election. With Fretilin's "Mudansa" faction behind Gusmao's CNRT, a coalition of non-Fretilin parties is likely to form a majority in the elections, with Gusmao their likely prime minister.

The problem with this scenario is that Gusmao and de Araujo are not only separated by a political generation but they have differing policies. A working relationship between these two built on mutual respect could secure East Timor's future. Their failure to work together, however, could split the parliament and spell further political troubles for this still struggling nation.

Fretilin is likely to view losing with considerable chagrin. If it restricts its loss to active opposition, it will assist this fledgling democracy. But Fretilin's old guard has not yet shown it is prepared to play a peaceful political game. The elections are thus a possible step forward for East Timor, but not a guaranteed one.

Associate professor Damien Kingsbury is director of the master's program in international and community development, Deakin University. He is co-editor, with Michael Leach, of East Timor: Beyond Independence, soon to be released by Monash University Press.

Tabela de Distribuicao de Centros de Votacao

2007-04-07T09:27:00.000-04:00

Tabela da Distribuicao de Centros de Votacao, numero de vontates, cartoes de votos a nivel dos distritos, subdistritos e sucos.
Publicado pelo STAE

Calendario Eleitoral Presidencial

2007-04-07T09:23:00.000-04:00

Calendario Eleitoral Presidencial Publicado pelo STAE

Insults fly on eve of East Timor poll

2007-04-06T17:24:00.000-04:00

Insults fly on eve of East Timor poll

April 7, 2007

The presidential election will be a verdict on
Fretilin, Lindsay Murdoch reports from Dili.

JOSE RAMOS-HORTA is contemplating a possible new
life writing books and travelling the world on
the lecture circuit as 400 porters and 90 ponies
this weekend carry ballot papers into East
Timor's mist-shrouded mountain villages before a
potentially explosive presidential election.

"If I observe my political demise on Monday I
will have the freedom to write and be a private
citizen, which I would enjoy immensely," said Mr
Ramos-Horta, co-winner of the 1966 Nobel Peace
Prize, who took over as Prime Minister amid violent upheaval last year.

More than 500,000 Timorese have registered to
vote in Monday's election, East Timor's biggest
test since it gained independence five years ago.

The people who defied intimidation and threats to
vote for their freedom in 1999 will reveal what
they think of the ruling Fretilin party's
leadership which, its critics say, has been too
slow in improving the lives of 1 million people,
one-third of whom often do not get enough to eat.

The vote will also be first opportunity for
Timorese to indicate whether they believe
Fretilin should continue to run the country after
the upheaval that left scores dead and forced
more than 150,000 people from their homes, many
of whom are still living in squalid refugee camps, afraid to return home.

Mr Ramos-Horta thinks he has only a one in three
chance of winning the vote for the presidency,
despite widespread speculation in the
international media that the job was his for the taking.

He blames Fretilin, the party he helped form in
the 1970s, for his possible defeat. "If I had not
accepted the prime ministership I would win this
election with more than 80 per cent … By trying
to have a balancing act, saving this country,
dealing with Fretilin, being nice to Fretilin, I have paid a price," he said.

Analysts in the capital, Dili, agree he is one of
three frontrunners in the eight-candidate poll.
Fretilin officials, meanwhile, are confident
their candidate, Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres,
will replace the founding President, Xanana Gusmao.

They insist that the events last year that led to
their leader, Mari Alkatiri, being forced to step
down as prime minister were part of a secretly
planned coup to push Fretilin from power.

But Mr Ramos-Horta and Mr Guterres face a strong
challenge from Fernando "Lasama" de Araujo, head
of the reformist youth-based Democratic Party,
who seems to have attracted disgruntled Fretilin supporters.

Mr de Araujo is a former student activist who
spent seven years in Indonesian jails and was one
of the key organisers of East Timor's campaign
for independence. Unlike the other frontrunners,
he cannot be blamed for last year's crisis or for
the disappointment that people's lives have not
improved since winning the long struggle for independence.

"Lasama's party is the party of the future," Mr Ramos-Horta said.

Monday's vote will mark the start of months of
uncertainty in East Timor, where 1600 United
Nations police and 1200 Australian and New
Zealand troops are deployed in case of trouble.

The poll outcome is not expected to be announced
for several days, creating a volatile period when
supporters of parties that suspect they have done
badly could resort to violence. Even then, a
clear-cut result is unlikely because the winner
must get 51 per cent of the vote. The two
candidates with the most votes will then contest
a run-off election in early April.

Next, the East Timorese will choose a new
parliament in a midyear election that will bare
deep-seated hatred among the country's tiny
Dili-based political elite. Mr Gusmao, backed by
his own fledgling party, will take on Mr
Alkatiri, who still runs Fretilin from the
position of secretary-general, in a looming
bitter fight for power and access to more than $1
billion of revenue from Timor Sea oil and gas, sitting in a New York bank.

The roots of the enmity between the country's two
most powerful figures goes back to the 1980s,
when Mr Gusmao took his Falintil anti-Indonesian
guerillas out of Fretilin. Their differences are
complex and partly ideological. Mr Alkatiri wants
to see Fretilin remain the all-dominant ruling
party; its central committee will probably
nominate him to return to the prime ministership if it wins the election.

Mr Gusmao, who is still widely popular despite
his lack of leadership during last year's crisis,
insists he is the best person to unify the
country. He wants to unlock the money that Mr
Alkatiri's government invested in a petroleum
fund, saying it is useless having money sitting
in a bank while the poor go hungry and the young
have no hope of employment. To win, Mr Gusmao
needs support of the main opposition parties,
including Mr de Araujo's Democratic Party, which
has worked hard to build support where most voters live, outside Dili.

Mr Ramos-Horta said he would tell his supporters
to vote for Mr Gusmao, his friend and political
ally in the fight in which both sides are already trading insults.

Mr Alkatiri has branded members of Mr Gusmao's
party as liars. Speaking to a small group of
foreign journalists on Thursday, Mr Ramos-Horta
unleashed an extraordinary attack on Mr Alkatiri,
describing him as "Fretilin's worst enemy", who
behaved in office as if he was leading a
superpower instead of one of the world's smallest
and poorest nations. If Fretilin did not install
a new leader it would lose the general election
and be reduced to an "insignificant" group within a year, he said.

After almost 12 months of mainly gang-based
attacks in Dili, there have been only sporadic
outbreaks of violence during presidential campaigning so far.

Four candidates complained yesterday of being
disadvantaged by intimidation, violence and a
delay in distributing passes for their
scrutineers to monitor the vote. A veteran
politician, Joao Carrascaloa, told journalists in
Dili that election officials had been
manipulating arrangements to favour Fretilin.

In a televised address yesterday Mr Ramos-Horta,
Mr Gusmao and Dili's Catholic bishop, Alberto
Ricardo, told the East Timorese to vote without
fear for whoever they believed would be the best president.

With Australian combat troops continuing to hunt
Alfredo Reinado in the central mountains, the
rebel leader has been unable to disrupt campaign
rallies. United Nations police are investigating
sporadic attacks mostly outside Dili, as well as
a raid on the National Electoral Commission
headquarters in Dili on Wednesday night.

A UN-appointed Independent Electoral
Certification Team has criticised a lack of
preparation for the vote, raising the possibility
it may not certify the result.

The three-member team, which includes the
Australian election expert Michael Maley, has
warned of problems that include candidate
registration and delays in setting up the National Electoral Commission.

But the UN's special representative in Dili, Atul
Khare, says he is confident the vote will be free
and fair. He told journalists this week that the
most important time would be the day after the
elections, when "the loser must accept the result
for the benefit of all Timorese".

Church blesses presidential candidate in Tim

2007-04-05T00:28:00.001-04:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Church blesses presidential candidate in Tim

Lindsay Murdoch in Dili and agencies
April 5, 2007

THE Catholic Church has made a surprise intervention in East Timor's
presidential election, signalling its support for the former student
activist and political prisoner Fernando "La Sama" de Araujo.

In a blow to the eight other candidates, including the Nobel laureate
Jose Ramos-Horta, the church's representative on the National
Electoral Commission, Martinho Gusmao, said yesterday Mr de Araujo
had the "character" to lead East Timor out of crisis.

Father Martinho told journalists in Dili that priests and bishops in
more than 200 churches across the country would not nominate a
preferred candidate during masses on Easter Sunday, the day before
the vote. But that later, outside church walls, priests would be free
to tell worshippers who they believe is the best candidate to replace
Xanana Gusmao, who has not nominated for re-election. More than 95
per cent of East Timor's 1 million people are at least nominally Catholic.

While Father Martinho stressed Mr de Araujo was his "personal" choice
for president, his decision to back him will strongly influence what
priests say on election eve.

Father Martinho made his comments despite being on the 15-member
election commission, the independent body that is supervising the
conduct of the election. He denied his stand was a conflict of
interest."We enjoy the freedom to express whatever we want," he said.

Mr de Araujo, who heads the Democratic Party, also has the backing of
the fugitive rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, a cult hero for many
Timorese, who has for weeks eluded Australian soldiers hunting him in
the rugged central mountains. Reinado, who is wanted for murder and
armed rebellion, released a statement last week saying that Mr de
Araujo would bring "peace and justice" to the country, after violent
upheaval last year that left 37 dead and forced more than 100,000
people from their homes. Three candidates have emerged as
frontrunners in the election, the first to be organised by East Timor
since the country gained independence in 2002.

The ruling Fretilin party's Francisco Guterres attracted more than
5000 supporters to a rally on the last day of campaigning in Dili
yesterday. Thousands also attended rallies for Mr de Araujo and Mr
Ramos-Horta. United Nations police were called to stop a number of
rock-fights in the city which resulted in several injuries including
to two police.

Xanana Gusmao yesterday called for the release of money from the
nation's $US1 billion ($1.3 billion) Timor Sea oil revenue fund,
saying his people are living in misery while the nation saves for its future.

Ramos Horta to quit if he loses election

2007-04-03T07:46:00.000-04:00

Ramos Horta to quit if he loses election

April 3, 2007 - 6:44PM

East Timor's Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta says he'll quit politics if he loses next week's presidential elections.

The Nobel Peace prize laureate hopes to switch jobs and is one of eight candidates vying to replace independence fighter Xanana Gusmao as East Timor's president in the Easter Monday poll.

Ramos Horta says he's relaxed about the election - the first since East Timor was granted independence from Indonesia in 2002 after a decades-long struggle.

However opponents say he has struggled with poor attendance at his campaign rallies in the nation's west.

Ramos Horta was campaigning in the Fretilin stronghold in Baucau, in the country's east, where he enjoys wide support.

"I'm totally relaxed, I'm not worried about whether I win or I lose," he said.

"If I win the election, I win. If I lose, I win my freedom.

"There's life after president or after prime minister."

He said he would not campaign in the upcoming national parliamentary election, but would quit politics and "enjoy life as a private citizen".

"There couldn't be a more comfortable life than being a private citizen and providing unsolicited opinion," Ramos Horta said.

"I would take the message from the people that they want me to retire, and that I deserve a proper early retirement.

"I would not hesitate to follow that advice and retire for good."

Ramos Horta, who enjoys a high profile in the international community, is campaigning on two issues - "to heal the wounds of the country" and to fight against extreme poverty with promises to provide food, accommodation and education to the poor.

East Timor is one of South-East Asia's poorest countries with many people living on less than $US1 ($A1.23) per day.

"I have been very pleased with the progress in communicating with the people and their response has been overwhelmingly supportive," he said.

"People have known me for a long time and know who I am and what I stand for, that I don't play politics."

Tight security surrounded Ramos Horta as he campaigned metres away from where a rally for rival party Fretilin was held just an hour earlier.

Riot police lined up outside the outdoor rally, in a bid to prevent a repeat of an attack on Ramos Horta's supporters last week in Viqueque where 21 people were injured.

Trucks of youths shouting support for Fretilin circled outside the venue as Ramos Horta delivered a message of unity to thousands of his supporters.

"East Timor is a small country, if we split into two we become a very, very small country," he said to cries of "viva Horta!"

He told his supporters they should vote for the person they wanted as president, describing Fretilin as just a symbol.

"Don't vote because they are a historic symbol of Fretilin; vote because you know that candidate could be a good president for you," he said.

Ramos Horta, who is running as an independent, rated his chance of victory over his biggest rival, Fretilin candidate Francisco Guterres Lu'Olo, as "reasonable".

To win Ramos Horta must overcome the powerful symbolism of the Fretilin logo on the ballot paper, which many in the largely illiterate nation identify with East Timor's long struggle for independence.

Ramos Horta replaced Fretilin leader Mari Alkatiri as prime minister following a wave of violence last year, linked to the sacking of 600 army members, in which 37 people died and 150,000 were displaced.

By Ramos Horta said there was a mood for change in the community.

"People are feeling that the Fretilin leadership has let them down," he said.

"They are extremely disappointed with the issue of weapons distribution to citizens (during last year's crisis) and the failure of the last five years of Fretilin rule to improve living standards of the vast majority of people.

"Above all Fretilin has suffered from a perception of arrogance.

"Definitely there's a need for a new direction."

Ramos Horta vowed to work with any party if elected, and rejected speculation he was aligned to Gusmao's new party, which will oppose Fretilin in the national election later this year.

"I have absolute agreement with the point of view of President Xanana in terms of the issues that I care about such as inclusiveness, tolerance, compassion for the poor," he said.

"On all of those, we agree, so there's no need for any electoral alignments of any sort."

Ramos Horta hoped the rest of the campaigning would be free of violence, after his supporters were attacked last week.

"Unfortunately there are many Fretilin extremist elements who have been behind most of the incidents of violence," he said.

However he said the Fretilin leadership did not condone the violence.

He said the violence was "a show of exasperation" by Fretilin supporters.

"By they do the most damage to themselves by threatening people and inciting violence," Ramos Horta said.

"The people of this country, they are traumatised by violence.

"They will reject any individual or organisation that is seen to instigate violence," he said.

© 2007 AAP

UNMIT - Press Conference - 29 March 2007

2007-04-01T08:44:00.000-04:00

Domingo, Abril 01, 2007
UNMIT - Press Conference - 29 March 2007
Obrigado Barracks
Caicoli, Dili

SRSG Khare: Bom dia, good morning and once more thank you for coming today to our press conference.

I am delighted that the campaign to help voters select their President, which began last Friday, has so far gone off very well without any notable reports of violence and intimidation.

This is a direct tribute to the people of Timor Leste who are clearly manifesting their commitment to a peaceful democratic process.

It is also a tribute to the authorities of Timor Leste - assisted by the international community through the United Nations – who are working to ensure a credible election.

I would like to congratulate the DSRSG Finn Reske-Nielsen and his team within the Electoral Assistance Section of UNMIT and also UNDP who have supported the STAE and the CNE to ensure that the presidential election on April the 9th will be free, fair and whose results would be broadly acceptable to all.

The campaign of all candidates would obviously focus on their vision and goals for the developments of Timor Leste. However a common goal must unite all campaigns and that goal is inclusiveness.

The importance of inclusiveness is defined in Rule 15 of the Code of Conduct signed by all Presidential candidates and witnessed by the representatives of the church, civil society the organ of sovereignty and myself on the 15th of March, which states, and I quote:

“… A language that ensures a peaceful environment, free of defamation, non-threatening, not encouraging violences, and without personal criticism towards persons or a group of people, notably other candidates and their supporters…”

I want to stress that the elections must have a restorative and unifying impact and must not on any account lead to divisiveness.

I would now like to pass over to DSRSG Reske Nielsen who will provide you with more details and information about how the United Nations is assisting STAE and the CNE.

DSRSG Reske-Nielsen: Thank you very much and good morning everybody.

As we all know, unlike the previous elections, the responsibility for conducting the Presidential and Parliamentary election in 2007 rest with the state institutions of Timor Leste, principally STAE in the Ministry of State Administration and the National Electoral Commission, the CNE.

However, as you know the United Nations has been given the mandate by the United Nations Security Council to provide extensive assistance to the electoral process in particular to the STAE and the CNE to ensure that the elections are indeed free and fair.

I would like to take this opportunity to brief or update you on the assistant thace has been provided by the United Nations, been provided for the past several months and we intend to do over the next several days in
the run up to the Presidential elections on the 9th of April.

The approach that we have taking is in accordance with the concept of an integrated mission and that means that some of the responsibilities for supporting the electoral process are being handle by UNMIT and others by other members of the UN team in particular UNDP and UNICEF.

At the present time we have about 200 to 225 international UN staff members working on the electoral issues – including a significant number of UN volunteers – in addition we have close to 200 national staff also working on this area.

All these staff work in various advisory roles providing support in particular to STAE and CNE.

The United Nations is also providing considerable logistical support and that support will intensify in the coming days.

As you know STAE with the approval of CNE has established 504 polling centres across the 13 districts of Timor Leste. Together with STAE and CNE the United Nations has undertaken an assessment of all of these locations and we have concluded that 71 out of the 504 would be difficult to reach and 39 of them cannot be reached by road.

For the next 10 days we will be supporting the government in delivering the voting materials to all of these areas including the hard to reach ones where we will be providing support through four helicopters that we have at our disposal and arrangements are also being made to reach the difficult to reach places by using porters and horses.

Security as you know will be provided by the UN police and supported by PNTL and we will have further support by the International Security Forces as required

In consultation with the national authorities and stakeholders the UN police has developed a thorough security plan that we confident will ensure security on election day so that everybody will feel safe coming to the polling stations to cast their vote.

We are also expecting that there will be a large number of national and international observers. We do expect that there would be about 1000 national observers across the country and we expect well over 100 international observers for the first round of Presidential elections.

Training and support for the observers will be provided by UNDP. The electoral observation is extremely important, in that, all of the observers are independent and would therefore provide a valuable role in ensuring that the elections are indeed free and fair and transparent and that they would meet the appropriate national and international standards.

Let me also mention that United Nations through the UNDP has been providing support to all 8 Presidential candidates. That is being done through a candidates resource center that is located here in Dili that enables each candidate to produce various kinds of campaign materials. This is not being done on a cash basis but by providing the equivalent of US$10,000 of in kind support.

Before concluding my opening remarks let me also mention that the voter registration is now completed and I think it has gone very well. We do not have the official number yet but it seems that the number of people who have register by far exceeds the number that we had estimated before the registration started. As a result of this we expect that a total of about 500,000 Timorese would be eligible to vote on the 9th of April and thank you very much for your attention.

SRSG Khare: Thank you very much DSRSG and I’m sure that with all these
details all of you would agree that when I said in my opening remarks that I sincerely wanted to congratulate DSRSG Reske-Nielsen and his team I was amply justifying in doing that.

We will take a few questions now.

Question: I would like to ask you about some accidents taking place in Baucau, Lospalos and Viqueque, the supporters of some candidates were creating some noises there and PNTL would not take a strong action against such persons. Why just leave it there. Can you give us some information regarding that?

SRSG Khare: On the whole, all elections, as I said in the beginning have been without major security incidents. All candidates have been campaigning well in different parts of the country. There are reports of some security incidents, which I have been receiving from different parts on different dates. I am happy that these incidents have not led to any major disruption of an electoral rally. I will want to assure that all these incidents including the incidents which were mentioned by you and some of other incidents are being looked into directly by the police and appropriate action against all groups who indulge in criminal activities will be dealt. I am also delighted that CNE is carefully observing the respect for the code of conduct, which was signed by all the Presidential candidates.

Question: Yes Sir, I understand that as of yesterday the official financial support from the government to the candidates of US$7500 per candidate was not paid yet. Don’t you consider that this hampers the fairness of the campaign?

SRSG Khare: I was told yesterday that the required financial support which was to be made available to the candidates and the required financial support for the CNE is being released or has been released to them.
Separately I would want to reiterate again what DSRSG Reske-Nielsen said that there is additional support that has been made available in a totally non-discriminate manner to all of the eight Presidential candidates by the UNDP. I think I would rather like to focus on what the UN is doing to assist them rather then to focus on what somebody else has done or not done yet.

Question: Just in detail. Did you get the information about the payment did you have to ask for it or was the mission provided with the information.

SRSG Khare: This is not a question of the mission. This was a meeting which the Deputy Prime Minister was conducting with all the diplomatic community and he himself volunteered this information.

Question: Thank you very much. As we all know that in the past few months the Certification Team of the United Nations is concerned about the electoral law and they came up with some recommendations that should be fulfilled by the Parliament or the institutions that must review the law.
Has it been done already or has it been developed?

SRSG Khare: Way back on 12th of February when there was discussion in the UN Security Council on UNMIT, I mentioned the need for the authorities of Timor-Leste to implement the key recommendations of the Electoral Certification Team to have a credible process. The Security Council then adopted resolution 1745 extending the mandate of this mission and also including the need for key recommendations of the Electoral Certification Team to be implemented.

Some of the required legislative changes have been incorporated in the recent electoral law but much more needs to be done. We have discussed at all levels and I have personally written to President Gusmão, to the President of the National Parliament and to the Prime Minister outlining the need for further changes. And I would request DSRSG Reske-Nielsen to give you more details on the Electoral Certification Team and its recommendations.

DSRSG Reske-Nielsen: Thank you. Indeed you have all seen the five reports that have been issued so far by the Certification Team and what we have done is to assist the government in drafting relevant legal provision that had been recommended by the team.
As the SRSG mentioned there was a supplementary package passed by the National Parliament last week which takes fully into account some of the recommendations that had been made including the provision for the counting of the ballots to take place at the polling station concerned on the day of voting. We have prepared a further package and that is under consideration by the government but we also have to be realistic in terms of what can be done in the very short and the very near term, given the fact that everybody is extremely busy with the electoral process. What the CNE and STAE are doing is trying to accommodate the recommendations that have been made through a certain regulation instead of in some cases through legislation.

The comments of the Certification Team pertain not only to legislation but also to other aspects of the electoral process. An important recommendation in this regard was to ensure that the CNE has available adequate support staff to carry out their functions. I am happy to note that over the past week or so there has been a significant strengthening of the secretariat of the CNE. There are also concerns in the Fifth Report about the security situation in Dili but I believe that we are all confident that the security situation will continue to improve. In act over the past three weeks we have seen a significant decline in a number of violent incidents in the city. And as I mentioned in my opening remarks a very elaborate plan has been developed to ensure the security of all citizens including those who choose to vote on the 9th of April.

One final comment on the legal framework, some of the recommendations of the Certification Team of course pertained only to the Parliamentary elections. Therefore I think there is enough time for the National Parliament to consider those provision after the Presidential elections.
For those of you who do not have a copy of the latest report of the Certification Team Allison Cooper would be happy to provide you with a copy or if you have internet access you can actually get it from the UNMIT website, unmit.org.

SRSG Khare. Thank you. Any other question? Kyodo?

Questions: You have talked about security. In the past the hospital was one of the places often in trouble. If something happens at the hospital, it would be one of the places very hard to access..

SRSG Khare: We will keep that in mind.

Question: I just want to brief and bring to your attention that there are people living in Tibar, Klibur Domin, aleijados [with physical disabilities] and STAE has not send in people to register their names and they are now complaining because they have their rights to vote but have not been register to participate in the elections.

DSRSG Reske-Nielsen: Thank you. I cannot speak for STAE but I do know that there was assistance for specific locations that were set for people to go to in order to register. It was the responsibility of each citizen who wished to obtain a voters card to go to the registration centers, go to the proper registration process and have their cards issued. It is not the responsibility of STAE to go around from one location to the other in the city to ensure this. I think we would agree that there were enough registration centers for people to go to. I should also note that the registration process was for new voters meaning individuals turning 17 by the 9th of April and for those who had lost their old voter registration card and any voter can use of course the old voter registration card. You can either use the new one, the old one or also use your national passport.
It has been clarified to me that the question in Tibar was also about a group of disable individuals and we would bring this to the attention of STAE.

SRSG Khare. Thank you. I don’t see any further questions. I wish all of you good participation in a good campaign, which has been going so far. I sincerely believe that the role of a strong independent media is critical for any democracy. I hope that you will continue to exercise that role during this period. Thank you.

Fernando "Lasama" de Araújo afirmou hoje à Agência Lusa que "não haverá mais um governo de Mari Alkatiri, nem mais um Parlamento de "Lu Olo"" em Timo

2007-03-31T07:40:00.000-04:00

Manatuto, Timor-Leste, 30 Mar (Lusa) - Fernando "Lasama" de Araújo afirmou hoje à Agência Lusa que "não haverá mais um governo de Mari Alkatiri, nem mais um Parlamento de "Lu Olo"" em Timor-Leste, defendendo que a campanha para as eleições legislativas "já começou".

"O que eu digo aos meus simpatizantes é que, depois das eleições presidenciais, haverá eleições gerais (legislativas, ainda sem data marcada) e que teremos de imediato uma reforma política", afirmou o presidente do Partido Democrático (PD) de Timor-Leste.
A campanha de Fernando "Lasama" de Araújo, o oitavo candidato nos boletins de voto às presidenciais de 09 de Abril, passou hoje em Manatuto, cerca de 60 quilómetros a leste de Díli.
Segundo observadores eleitorais e elementos das forças policiais ouvidos pela Lusa no local, "Lasama" foi, "sem qualquer dúvida, quem mobilizou mais pessoas até agora" entre os candidatos que passaram por Manatuto.
Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo", candidato da Fretilin, João Carrascalão, Lúcia Lobato e Francisco Xavier do Amaral realizaram acções de campanha em Manatuto, a região onde nasceu Xanana Gusmão, o Presidente cessante de Timor-Leste.
José Ramos-Horta, que abandonou o cargo de primeiro-ministro para se candidatar às presidenciais, teve uma acção de campanha agendada para a vila, mas acabou por realizá-la noutra localidade.
O presidente do PD disse estar "emocionado" com a organização do comício e com a resposta da população, que acorreu ao campo de futebol de Manatuto - "entre 700 a mil pessoas", segundo um polícia internacional.
Fernando "Lasama" de Araújo era secretário-geral da RENETIL, o organismo juvenil da Resistência timorense, quando foi preso durante a ocupação indonésia, em 1991.
O líder da RENETIL passou seis anos e quatro meses na cadeia de Cipinang, Jacarta, a mesma onde esteve Xanana Gusmão.
"Foi nos anos de Cipinang que aprendi com Xanana e com outros prisioneiros políticos. A minha formação política vem de Cipinang", disse.
De qualquer forma, se for eleito para a chefia do Estado, Fernando "Lasama" de Araújo referiu que será um Presidente diferente de Xanana Gusmão.
"Xanana trabalhou com este Parlamento e com este Governo", explicou. "E não haverá mais um governo de Mari Alkatiri, nem mais um Parlamento de "Lu Olo"".
Sobre o Congresso Nacional da Reconstrução de Timor (CNRT), o novo partido apoiado por Xanana Gusmão, o líder do PD disse que não é adversário à altura porque "só tem a figura" do Presidente cessante.
"No PD, não temos figuras mas temos equipa e a equipa é muito sólida. Resulta de um trabalho de seis anos, que já se vê nesta campanha presidencial. Acredito que a Fretilin já não vai ganhar", afirmou o presidente do PD.
"Este povo acompanhou a situação durante cinco anos e sabe quais são as fraquezas da Fretilin e quem são as pessoas que lá estão", acrescentou o candidato.
Fernando "Lasama" de Araújo nasceu em 1963 em Manutasi, Ainaro. A sua biografia de campanha refere que, "quando tinha 12 anos, testemunhou o massacre de 18 familiares pelo Exército indonésio". Terá sido esse o momento que determinou o seu empenhamento nas estruturas juvenis e clandestinas da Resistência.
Lusa/Fim

PROBAGANDA KONTRA PD

2007-03-28T05:59:00.001-04:00

PROBAGANDA KONTRA PD

Tuir Blogspot Lafaek Rai Maran (LRM) nebe´e pertence ba Orgaun Probaganda FRM (OPFRM), tamba la iha argumentu katak hodi hatan ba artigo nebe´e maka Forum Haksesuk (FH) hakerek konaba” CCF ne mata dalan M.Alkatiri nian (http://forum-haksesuk.blogspot.com/2007/03/ccf-ne-mata-dalan-alkatiri-nian.html).

Hatan ba artigo,Lafaek hakerek nune:

“«PD ne´e mata dalan X i RH

PD ne´e iha ligasaun ho Milici pro-otonomi (Nemesio i Rui Lopes)

PD ne´e joga papel USA no Australia nian (idem)”».

LRM ninia akusasaun subjektiva demais,tamba la hatan ba artigo nebe´e maka FH hakerek nebe´e baseia ba Estatuto Interna Fretilin (EIF) nian,ninia orgaun sira (CP i CCF), kompetencia orgaun ida-idak nian,emar sira nebe´e maka kaer iha orgaun sira ne´e, no sst.

Problema ba LRM ho orgaun probaganda FRM nian maka ne´e:

Ida (1), se PD ne´e mata dalan Ramos Horta nian, laos ninia kandidatu ba Prezidente Republika maka José Ramos Horta (JRH), maibe PD iha ninia kandidatu maka Prezidente PD,Fernando La´sama.

Rua (2), Se PD maka mata dalan Xanana nian,nusa maka la alinya ho plataforma pre-eleitoral nebe´e Partido CNRT,nebe Xanana nian sei harii ba hasoru eleisaun Legislativa.

Ho pontus rua (2) nebe´e temi ona iha leten hatudu katak «”PD ne laos mata dalan ema ida nian”». Iha ne´e hatudu momos katak PD ne´e fiar ba nian (Percaya Diri=PD).

Tolu (3),LRM mos akusa PD ne´e iha ligasaun ho Pro-Otonomia sira,hodi foti naran hanesan:Nemesio Carvalho no Rui Lopes. LRM mos deskontextualiza ona ho historia, tamba agora la iha ona grupos pro ka kontra Otonomia, tamba Timor LoroSae moris nudar rai nebe´e independente,hetan rekonyecimentu husi Komunidade Internacional,iha ona ninia estrutura estado nian,iha ninia sistema organizasaun politika, no sst. Argumenta orgaun probagandista FRM nian: PD iha ligasaun ho Rui Lopes, neduni PD ne´e konsidere besik ba sira Pro-Otonomi.Falsu akusasaun ne´e mos la iha fundamentu maka ne´e:Tuir Hau hatene Rui Lopes waihira mai Portugal iha 2004,nia mai apresenta an ba militante PSD iha Portugal nudar militante Partido Mário Carrascalao nian.Iha ne´e la los tiha ona akusasaun OPFRM sira.

Hat (4), OPFRM, sira mos akusa PD nudar mata dalan ba Australia ho USA nian. Sira nia diskursu maka ne´e:Ema nebe kontra FRM ne´e halo ona jogo ba Emar liur nian (Sani:USA,Ausi,no sst),waihira Igreja católica (IC) halo manifestasaun iha tinan 2005,OPFRM nian akusa USA maka joga iha IC nia kotuk. Waihira F-FDTL Petisaun halo manifestasaun akusa katak iha emar liur maka joga iha kotuk. Probaganda sira ne´e hatudu katak OPFRM buka oinsa maka buka «emar nebe´e maka bele lori sala ba sira nia sala rasik». Tuir lolos hare husi krise politika militar ne´e ninia hun to´o dait dikin sira ne´e se maka personagem central hanesan «Causa e problema» maka:Eis-PM Mari Bin Amunidin Alkatiri.Maibe OPFRM buka transforma autora moral i intelektual krise politika militar ba sae fali vitima

LRM ho orgaun Probaganda FRM nian mos sira,iha ikus ne´e tenta atu hamis PD hodi dada tali mean nebe´e bele iha relasaun PD ho elementus pro-Otonomia (Rui Lopes i Nemesio Carvalho). Teoria ida ne´e laos foun ida,hahu krise Politika Militar ne´e rasik sira soe ona issu ne´e. Sira hamutuk ho Journalista Australia oan ida naran Martinkus,nia hakerek iha ninia artigo balun iha New Matilde,buka oinsa envolve Prezidente Xanana iha konspirasaun hatun Mari Alkatiri. Sira inventa katak:Abilio Mesquita,Sub-Komandante PNTL ho ninia grupos sira simu ordem husi Xanana hodi ba ataka Taur Matan Ruak nia uman,hodi argumenta katak deklarasaun AM nian ne´e waihira Martinkus akompanya PM José Ramos Horta ba visita LP.Becora.Maibe tamba iha Journaliusta Timor oan balun maka akompanya JRH ba iha Becora desmente issu ida ne´e. Ikus Mai Jill Jollief (Journalista Australiana nebe´e maka hakerek livro barak konaba Timor)desmente katak ne´e «La los,Noticias New Matilde nian ne´e falsu». Sira inventa mos katak Alfredo Reinado ne´e ema Xanana nian, se AR ema Xanana nian,tansa maka XG lori Estado nia naran haruka FI ba ataka AR ho nia elementus sira???

Gusmao to stand for PM of East Timor

2007-03-27T19:26:00.000-04:00

The Financial Times

Gusmao to stand for PM of East Timor
By John Aglionby in Dili, East Timor

Published: March 26 2007 15:29 | Last updated: March 26 2007 15:29

Xanana Gusmão, East Timor’s president, announced on Monday that he would
join a new opposition political party and contest general elections due
to be held in the next three months.

The move would see Mr Gusmão, a revered former guerrilla leader and poet
who had said he wanted to retire from public life, become the leading
candidate for the more hands-on job of prime minister at the general
elections.

Should he win, Mr Gusmão would replace José Ramos Horta, the Nobel
laureate who took over as prime minister of the tiny former Portuguese
colony following a violent crisis last year. Mr Ramos Horta, in turn, is
the favourite to win an election for the largely ceremonial presidential
post scheduled for April 9, although the former foreign minister is one
of eight candidates.

The moves by East Timor’s two best-known leaders are seen as increasing
the pressure on the leadership of Fretilin, the leftist ruling party
whose leader, former prime minister Mari Alkatiri, was widely blamed for
last year’s crisis.

Mr Alkatiri was forced to resign as prime minister last May after being
accused of involvement in communal unrest that left 37 people dead and
saw 150,000 residents of the capital Dili flee their homes. Some 2,500
foreign troops were deployed to restore order.

Mr Gusmão said on Monday that he would join the National Congress for
Timorese Reconstruction, or CNRT, which is expected to register formally
as a party in the coming weeks. It is using the acronym employed by the
1990s umbrella group that led the international fight against Indonesian
rule, which came to an end with a United Nations-sponsored ballot in 1999.

Announcing his decision to remain in politics, Mr Gusmão told a group of
CNRT members that he wanted to end the widespread suffering that blights
much of East Timor’s 1m population following a year of political turmoil.

„When I leave the presidency we will join together for the people’s
salvation because they mustn’t suffer again,” he said.

Mr Gusmão’s announcement came after he was presented with a petition
that CNRT members said had been signed by 6,250 people eager to see the
president remain in politics.

„East Timor needs a strong political party with good leadership, with a
leader who loves people,” the petition said. „That’s why we want you
Xanana. We only trust you.”

Filomeno Aleixo, a member of the Fretilin central committee, on Monday
condemned Mr Gusmão’s use of the CNRT acronym, which remains emotive in
East Timor. „It’s his right to do what he’s doing but it’s unethical
because he’s effectively hijacking a powerful historical symbol – the
name CNRT – that all Timorese know as something completely different
from what he’s using it for,” Mr Aleixo said.

Comentarios sobre as eleicoes Presidenciais

2007-03-24T23:08:00.000-04:00

Maluk sira,hare didiak ba comentarios husi autor anonimo ida tuir mai nee.
Karik comentario nee mak los duni, ita bele hatenten katak embora Fretilin utiliza meios oi-oin hodi halao campanha, Fretilin nia apoio iha base fraku ona.
Afinal ema sira nebe tuir campanha Luo Olo nian,nee laos populacao local maibe sira lori husi distritos seluk-seluk.
Tuir comentario nee hatenten katak candidatos sira seluk apesar de laiha facilidades hanesan Fretilin iha, sira mos consegue halibur ema rihun ba rihun. Maluk sira, ida nee hatudo katak eleicoes presidenciais ida nee interesante atu assiste. Povo oras nee la os beik, maski simples povo TL hatene se mak sira sei vota ba representa sira nia interesses.
Povo sei foti ema nebe ho integridade boot, nebe terus nanis ho povo iha tinan barak liu ba, ida nebe senti iha kulit sofrimento povo nian, ida nebe rona povo, hakraik aan i servi povo. Ema ida nebe ho kualificacao ida nee mak La Sama.

Em 25/03/07, naikoli naikoli escreveu:

--- Mak Sa'e Monu escreveu:

> Além de mais os partidos da oposição nem se quer tem
> o apoio financeiro do estado timorense.
> Um estado cujo sistema Semi-Presidencial e
> multipartidário, que esta escrito na constituição.
> Como podemos desenvolver a politica e a democracia.
>
> Quer dizer quem rouba mais é que pode estar no
> poder...
Quanto mais roubar, perdurara no poder...

Daí o povo está sujeito a objecto de manobras
politicas...
>
>
>
> >From: "John MacDougall"
>
> >Reply-To: east-timor-studies-owner@yahoogroups.com
> >To: east-timor-studies@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [timor] Anônimo disse...
> >Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:18:57 -0000
> >
>
>http://pagina-um.blogspot.com/2007/03/trguas-nas-presidnciais-timorenses.html#comment-3564317128095694092
> >
> >...
> >
> > Anônimo disse...
> >
> > Todos os candidatos ja fizeram os seus
> comicios de abertura. O Lu Olo anda com 30 camionetas transportando
pessoal de um lado para o para o acompanhar na campanha.
Em Viqueque ele teve gente levada de Manatuto, Dili, Aileu, Ermera, Bagia, Vemasse,
Ossu, Turiskai, etc... e mais camionetas estao alugadas para levar
mais gente para os outros districtos .
O Horta como sabe começou de forma modesta em
Dili com um ginasio meio vasio..

A Lucia Lobato esteve ontem em Liquiça e de acordo com os jornalistas estiveram la milhares de pessoas, sem precisar numeros.

Joao Carrascalao esteve em Ermera onde reuniu milhares de de pessoas
dos quais a maioria eram malta jovem.

O La Sama em Same reuniu milhares de pessoas. Em Aileu, ponto forte da ASDT

Xavier do Amaral reuniu mais de cinco mil pessMAnuel oas. Nao tenho
dados sobre os noutros dois, o Tilman e o Avelino Coelho .

Para alem dos candidatos Horta e Lu Olo, os outros candidatos nao tem posses financeiras para alugar camionetas e da a impressaão que o povo todo os apoia...V

ejam só a equipe de do Lu Olo.

Quantos são? Quanto é que estão a ganhar? Pois você não sabe nem mesmo , mas fique a saber que não estão de borla! Quantas poster mandou o Lu Olo fazer , e mesmo o Horta , 5 mil ou talvez mais...e digam me só de onde vem o dinheiro para
pagar a alimentaão dostransportados pelas camionetas? ...E o resto do

"POVO" ainda com fome!!!!!
> 24/3/07 11:57

Sabino: Lasama, Maubere Original Nia Oan

2007-03-24T22:23:00.000-04:00

Suai 23 Marsu 2007

Sabino: Lasama, Maubere Original Nia Oan

SUAI – Sekretariu Jeral Partidu Demokratiku (PD), Mariano Sabino deklara ba populasaun Suai, Covalima, katak, Fernando de Araujo “Lasama” nudar ema Maubere originaria nian oan.
Lasama sei lori povu Maubere atu kaer rasik kuda tali nebee ema seluk hadau tiha no hodi Maubere nia naran atu ukun, maibe sira ukun so halo terus povu Maubere deit.

Deklarasaun Sabino nee hato’o iha primeiru kanpanha, Sesta-feira (23/3), iha kampaina kandidatu Fernando Lasama iha Suai, Covalima. Tanba nee Sabino husu ba povu Maubere iha Suai no Covalima tomak atu hili Maubere kiik nian oan hodi tuur iha kadeira Prezidente RDTL atu ukun, lori Maubere ba moris diak.

Primeiru dia kampanha nee, Lasama halo iha area gereja Ave Maria Suai. Prezensa iha kampaina nee ema rihun resin. Iha nia diskursu, kandidatu Prezidente Fernando Lasama hatete, too ona tempu atu Maubere oan sira halo mudansa, maibe mudansa nee tenki liu husi eleisaun. Karik “Hau eleitu sai prezidente, hau sei lori povu sai husi tanis nia laran, hodi moris hakmatek iha dame no paz nia laran,” katak Lasama

Nia promete katak, atu hadia instituisaun F-FDTL nebee ema fahe tiha ona, no hadia mos PNTL nebee naksobu tanba ema seluk nia interese. Atu nunee bele hametin fali no metin liu tan soberania nasaun foun nee nebee ema aat sira estraga tiha.

Fundador Estudante Renetil (Resistensia Estudantes Timor Leste) nee mos promete atu hadia justisa. Para nunee povu Mauberi bele hetan justisa lolos no justu. No halao dezenvolvementu husi baze too nasional. bre

Atuasaun Justisa (ça) ba Mari Alkatiri (MA) ho

2007-03-24T21:49:00.000-04:00

Atuasaun Justisa (ça) ba Mari Alkatiri (MA) ho
Alfredo Reinado (AR) la hanesan

Mari Alkatiri (MA) ho Alfredo Reinado (AR), sira nain
rua ne´e sai hanesan «personagem» central iha hakerek
ne´e, tamba sira nain rua ho sira seluk sai hanesan
protogonista iha krise politika militar nebe´e maka
afekta ba Timor LoroSae (Leste) iha fulan Abril no
Maio tinan 2006. Iha hakerek ne´e hare witoan oinsa
maka Justisa (ça) ka Poder Judicial (PJ) ninia
atuasaun ba «personagem» nain rua ne´e.
1. Oinsa maka mosu no hahu krise politika militar?
Nudar PM,saida maka sr.eis-PM MA ninia jestaun ba ba
resolve krise Politika-Militar, foti medidas hodi
resolve Problemas militares sira nian? Lian F-FDTL
nian laos buat foun ida.Waihira mosu krise iha
Lospalos no konfronto iha Becora entre F-FDTl ho PNTL,
Prezidente Republika harii komisaun hodi halo
investigasaun,iha rekomendasaun komisaun ne´e nian ba
Governo atu resolve problemas nebe´e maka mosu iha
F-FDTL nia laran,se la resolve buat ne´e dait,maibe
iha tina hirak ne´e nia laran la hatene se PM ho MD
buka solusaun ruma ba resolve ka lae.Se iha esforsu ba
resolve klaru krise F-FDTL Petisaun sei la dait naruk
to´o krise politika militar. Maibe iha tendencia maka
ne´e «Oinsa maka politiza F-FDTL».Tuir ICG
(International Crises Groups) nian katak:« PM MA tau
MD RR maka besik ba hierarqui F-FDTL nian,ho misaun
oinsa maka politiza no influência F-FDTL(ICG,Outubro
2006)». Politiza F-FDTL ne´e kontra kuelker lei ka
ukun Fuan rai demokratikus sira iha mundu rai
klaran,mos iha KRDTL (Konstituisaun RDTL) nian mos
defini ona katak«F-FDTL ne´e forsa
suprapartidaria»,siknifika la bele halo servisu ba
favor ba Partido A ka B. MA ninia atuasaun sira ne´e,
nem Tribunal ka nem Ministeriu Publiku mos hase ka fo
netik saran ruma ne la los ka la tuir Ukun Fuan Inan
RDTL nian, maibe Sistema Justisa Timor LoroSae (SJTL)
nian MA maka domina tamba sira importa Juizes sira
husi CPLP.

2. Oinsa maka sr.Admite Brigadeiro Taur Matan
Ruak,expulso 600 Militares F-FDTL (1/3 efectivo
F-FDTL), sira husi distritu sanulu (10) loromono nian.
Sr. MA ninia atitude maka ne: Ida (2);fingi la hatene
buat ida ka maka hakarak ignora tiha realidade ida ne.
Rua (2); Sr. Viola rasik KRDTL,tamba husi Sr. Taur
Matan Ruak «expulso F-FDTL Petisaun», la tetu konaba
ninia konsekuensia politika i social ba Rai Timor
LoroSae. Maibe iha KRDTL rasik hakerek katak«Lei ka
Regulamentu hotu-hotu la kontraria ho KRDTL»,se
detekta iha «anomalia»ruma ne´e konsidere
«Inkonstitucional». Maibe SJTL nian mos la aprecia
kasu ida ne´e waihira F-FDTL petisaun sira hatou sira
nia petisaun,buat hotu husi liu deit tamba tau ba
«Poder politiku karik mos ita la hatene». Hatudu momos
katak Tribunal Rekursus ho Ministeriu Publiku ne´e
joga ba MA ninia interesse.

3.Oinsa maka sr.husi desrespeitu ba KRDTL nian,tamba
PR maka komandante supremo F-FDTL,aproveite PR visita
ba liur hodi expulso F-FDTL Petisaun?Tansaida maka
sr.Eis-PM MA husik liu deit atitude Hirarquia F-FDTL
nian,interpretasaun maka ne: Ida (1); Sr.MA konkorda
ho atu ida ne ka MA maka haruka hierarquia F-FDTL hola
decisaun ne´e. Tamba iha deklarasaun nebe´e maka MA
halo hodi hatan ba atitude Hierarqui F-FDTL nian maka
ne´e:«Buka rekrut fali F-FDTL Foun (TP,20/03/2006)».
Rua (2), fila fali ba deklarasaun nebe´e sr.MA nian
katak "Fretilin maka bele kria estabilidade mos bele
destroe estabilidade". Tuir Francisco Cepeda,militan
FRETILIN hakerek iha STL:"MA hatene katak só FRETILIN
ho F-FDTL deit maka bele kria estabelidade i destroe
("in", STL,03/10/2006)".

4.Oinsa maka Sr.autoriza F-FDTL ba toma konta
segurança nebe tuir KRDTL ne kompetencia PNTL nian? De
faktu Sr.MA autoriza «Forças Armadas», tuir KRDTL ne´e
viola rasik ita nia Ukun Fuan Inan (UFI),tamba: F-FDTL
atua iha momentu nebe´e konsidere «emergência», ka
situasaun «grave liu ona» hafoin PR husu F-FDTL ba
tulun PNTL fo Seguransa. Maibe Sr.MA ignora tiha poder
nebe´e KRDTL rasik atribui ba PR hodi husu tulun husi
F-FDTL ba fo «seguransa». Maibe SJTL nian hare ba atu
ida ne´e baibain hela no kala tuir duni Lei ka UFI TL.

5.Oinsa sr. MA autoriza F-FDTL ba tiru manifestantes
sira iha loron 28/04/2006,nebe tuir KRDTL katak
intervensaun F-FDTL kuandu iha situasaun «emergência»
mas autorizasaun ka deklarasaun ne husi PR nudar
komandante supremo F-FDTL. Komandante PM,Major Alfredo
Reinado hatene ida ne´e tamba nia maka akompanya
CEM,F-FDTL,Kolonel Lere Anan Timor no eis-MD ba simu
ordem husi Sr-MA hodi atua. Husi kasu ne´e maka mosu
«Krise Politika Militar».

6. Sunu mate familia ida iha Uma laran (24/05/2006) no
Tiru Mate PNTL nain 10 no kanek besik 30 (25/05/2006).
Akontesimentu tragicos sira mos resulta husi «jestaun
ba krise politika militar nebe´e PM MA ninia
decisaun»,ne´e relaciona direktamente ho ninia
decisaun. Oinsa maka SJTL nian husi MA livre no
arquivo tiha ninia processo?

7. Fahe Kilat ba Emar Civil (FKC), ne´e tuir KRDTL
ne´e kontra no tuir Kodiku Penal rai nebe deit ne
krimi. Eis-PM MA ninia Eis-MI RTL Tribunal Dili
kondena hetan «Pena» tinan 7 fulan 6 maibe Sr.MA ne´e
ninia envolvimentu ne´e MP Timor nian arquivo tiha.

Alfredo Reinado (AR) ninia envolvimentu iha pontus
balun maka haruka SJTL nian konsidere nia hanesan
«persona non grata », maibe AR ne´e hanesan «desafio»
bot ba Poder Politika no Poder Judicial Timor LoroSae
(Leste) ninia atuasaun ba problemas sira
hanesan:Deskriminasaun iha Instituisaun F-FDTL nia
laran, tendencia ba «apropriação do serviço de Estado»
husi material no judicial,lia los,no sst. Poder
Politiku (PP) no Poder Judicial (PJ) Timor LoroSae
nian akusa AR tamba hahalok sira tuir mai ne´e: AR nia
sala tamba nia maka komanda ataka iha loron
22/05/2006?

1. Aksaun nebe´e Major AR halo iha loron 22/05/2006
ne´e hanesan «resposta» ka hatan ba decisaun nebe´e
maka Eis-PM MA bolu F-FDTL ba atua kontra
manifestantes sira iha loron 28 Fulan Abril tinan 2006
iha Raikotu no Taci Tolu. Nebe´e tuir Cefe Estado
Maior (CEM) F-FDTL nian Lere Anan Timor dehan ba STL
katak "F-FDTL gasta kartus musun 500 ho resin no
granadas 3 (STL,16/04)". Atuasaun F-FDTL nian tamba
sira simu ordem husi Eis-PM MA. Neduni logika ba
atuasaun Major Alfredo iha loron 22/05/2006 hanesan
hatan ba autorizasaun nebe´e maka Eis-PM MA liu husi
ninia decisuan: Ida (1),Haruka F-FDTL ba atua kontra
manifestantes (F-FDTL Petisaun no apoiantes )sira iha
Rai Kotu no Taci Tolu. Rua (2), Eis-PM maka autoriza
F_FDTL ba atua hodi fo seguransa no desautoriza PNTL
nebe´e iha knar nudar «Força de segurança».
Konsekuencia husi Eis-PM ninia decisaun maka lori
Timor LoroSae ba krise Politika militar nebe´e afekta
to´o ohin loron. Se hare husi «análise causa e
efeito»,neduni Atuasaun Major AR hanesan «efeito» husi
decisaun nebe´e eis-PM MA nian tamba ninia decisaun
maka «Causa» ka akibat. De fakto Poder Judicial ninia
atuasaun ne´e hanesan halo deskriminasaun,husik MA
tamba nia ne´e Fundador ASDT/FRETILIN,nia ne´e Eis-PM
no nia ne´e uluk funu iha Frente Diplomatika. Maibe
halo preseguisaun liu husi ordem Judicial nian ba
Major AR. SJTL ninia hahalok hatudu lolos katak
"Justisa ba ema kiik deit,embot sira ka bayno sira
ne´e hamrik iha Justisa nia leten".

2. AR nia sala tamba nia maka tau kilat iha Uma?
Tuir akordo nebe´e maka Governo PM José Ramos Horta
(JRH) ho Governo Australia nian halo hodi prende kilat
sira nebe´e maka emar civil sira maka kaer iha krise
politika militar nia laran. Tamba ho argumentu ida
ne´e maka autoridade sira hodi ba kaer AR ho ninia
membros sira iha uma sira hela fatin. Maibe AR ho nia
grupos maka hatama entrega uluk Kilat iha Maubisse ba
Força Australia nian. Data limite ba entrega kilat
tuir akordo husi Governo rua (Timor LoroSae ho
Australia) maka 25 Julho 2006. Maibe tuir versaun
autoridade sira katak AR rai kilat iha uma, maibe tuir
versaun AR sira katak sira entrega ona kilat iha
Maubisse,nusa maka teki-teki deit kilat mosu iha uma
laran,ida ne´e mos to´o oras ne´e dadaun seidauk
explika lolos. Maibe hahalok ba kaer ne´e hanesa los
deit uluk SGI/Kopassus waihira hakarak kaer emar sira
nebe´e sira deskonfia iha ligasaun ka servisu
Clandestina,uluk liu sira ba soe hela kilat iha uma
laran hafoin waihira sira tama revista hetan kilat iha
uma laran,nune sira bele kaer ba kadeia. Maibe
autoridade sira mos foin hetan kilat ka iha Eis-PM MA
nia uma iha fulan Agosto laran tinan 2006
(STL,01/08/2006). Tuir eis-PM MA nian katak "Nia
sempre komunika ba MI,Alcino Barris konaba kilat sira
nebe´e maka iha nia uma laran (Lusa,01/08/2006)".
Problema maka ne: Prazu konaba prende kilat iha civil
nia liman liu ona,nusa maka Força Australia foin ba
foti kilat iha MA nia uma iha fulan Agosto laran?Iha
ne´e hatudu lolos deit Poder Judicial Timor ninia
atuasaun favor deit ba embot sira maibe emar kiik sira
tenke halo nafatin preseguisaun.
Preseguisaun sira ne´e maka halo krise ne´e naruk ba
bei-beik no AR hetan nafatin tulun ka suport husi
populsaun.Nusa maka besik ona fulan ida Força In
ternacional (FI) liliu Australia ho New Zeland seidauk
kaer deit AR.Ida tan sira hetan reforsu husi SAS
(unidade elites)Australia nian,nebe´e tuir
especialista internacionais iha Politika Militar katak
«Um dos melhores do mundo». Hare husi estrategia
Militar nian, operasaun nebe´e maka FI halo iha Same
ne´e «derrota bot ida»,ba FI sira nebe´e halo
operasaun ho meius mesak sufistikadus deit no hetan
reforsu husi SAS,maibe la konsegue atingi sira nia
objektivu. Derrota seluk, ba autoridade nasional Timor
nian,ba Governo José Ramos Horta, ba Prezidente
Republika, ba Poder Judicial no Parlamento Nasional,
tamba sira la konsegue resolve problemas ninia hun no
abut,maibe sira buka tesi maka lia ne´e nia dikin
(http://www.forum-haksesuk .blogspot.com).

3. Ba hadau kilat iha PNTL Fronteira,Salele ho Tunu
Bibi. Kasu ne´e mos buka hare didiak. Tuir autoridade
Soberano Nasional Timor LoroSae nian katak "AR ho
ninia emar ba hadau kilat", tan ne´e maka Prezidente
RDTL ho hetan tulun husi Conselho Segurança e Defesa
Nacional (CSDN) hodi fo mandatu ba FI ba prende ka
kaer nia iha Same. Iha ne´e ita husu lian litik ba
autoridade nasional sira maka ne´e:Tansa maka AR sira
hola decisaun ida extremo hanesan ne´e?Keta sira mos
«pasciência»iha limite,tamba iha fulan hirak ne´e nia
laran Autoridade nasional (Governo,Prezidente
Republika,Parlamento no Ministeriu Publiku) halo buat
ruma ka iha esforsu ruma hodi ba resolve problemas
sira nebe´e mosu no dait to´o krise ne´e sai naruk?Ka
autoridade nasional sira uja deit AR no F-FDTL
Petisaun hodi hatun malu,depois «marginaliza »deit
sira?Se hatan hau nia lian litik sira ne´e hafoin bele
kompreende tansa maka sira ba hadau ka foti kilat husi
PNTL iha Fronteira. Ida tan, komandante PNTL iha
Fronteira mos buka investiga,tansa maka husik AR ho
ninia grupos ba foti deit kilat ka fo deit kilat?Se
PNTL iha Tunu Bibi ho Salele la kontra AR tamba sira
mos «envolve»iha jogada ruma maka koresponde ba
interesse jogo poder iha Dili.

Neduni Poder Judicial (MP ho Justisa) atu iha
kredibilidade maka ne´e: Labele deskriminasaun iha
sira ninia atuasaun,MA ho AR tenke tau iha dasin
hanesan,se PJ halo preseguisaun ba AR no arquivo tiha
MA ninia responsabilidade moral i intelektual iha
krise politika militar ne´e, neduni AR mos sei dificil
atu hetan no sei mosu tan Alfredo reinado sira seluk.
Poder Judicial (PJ) ka Justisa ninia autuasaun ne´e
halis liu ba embot sira no halo preseguisaun ba emar
kiik sira. AR ne´e exemplo ida, nebe´e hatudu katak
SJTL nian ne´e serbisu ba «grupos de interesse».

*António Ramos Naikoli,Timor Oan Hela iha
Lisboa,Portugal!

E Timor election campaign kicks off

2007-03-23T16:19:00.001-04:00

E Timor election campaign kicks off

The United Nations says campaigning for East Timor's April 9 presidential election has officially got under way, with Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta seen as favourite to win.

Eight candidates are standing in what will be the country's first presidential poll since it declared independence in 2002 after 24 years of occupation by Indonesia.

Thousands of police officers have been mobilised, partly to secure polling stations and ballot boxes amid fears of unrest, with rebel leader Alfredo Reinado still at large.

Dr Ramos-Horta, who was an exiled spokesman for the resistance movement during occupation, says East Timor is still a fragile nation.

"It's institutions are still weak, poverty is still widespread, justice has not yet been served," he said in the capital, Dili.

The head of the UN mission in East Timor, Atul Khare, says campaigning can begin after a generally peaceful voter-registration process.

He says it is essential the campaign is carried out "freely, fairly and without violence, without intimidation and without misuse of state resources".

The candidates seeking to replace incumbent President Xanana Gusmao, who is not standing, have signed a code of conduct designed to ensure the election is fair and peaceful.

East Timor chose self-determination in a UN-administered referendum in 1999 but a wave of violence and destruction swept over it soon after.

Last year, at least 37 people were killed and 150,000 were forced to flee in widespread unrest that led to the dispatch of an Australian-led international peacekeeping force.

- AFP

Longing for Indonesia in Timor

2007-03-22T11:43:00.000-04:00

25 years ago

Longing for Indonesia in Timor
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Against the backdrop of eight years of uncertainty and violence, some East Timorese are wondering whether life under Indonesian rule was really that bad, reports Paul Toohey.
Most young-to-middle-aged East Timorese don't just speak Indonesian. They think Indonesian. That's because for a long time there they were Indonesian. Given what has happened since 1999, the mess that is East Timor - a mess that is only getting worse - it's time to think dark thoughts and wonder if the people would have been better off never being liberated at all.

This might seem outrageous to outsiders who imagine nothing could be worse than being under the Indonesian jackboot. But it is something East Timorese wonder all the time.

Go to an East Timorese home on sunset. They're not watching ABC's into-Asia service. Nor are they watching Portuguese television - even though their leaders would prefer they did. In an absurdly bloody-minded decision, those who had exiled themselves during the Indonesian occupation and went to live in Portuguese-speaking places like Mozambique, Angola and Portugal, came home after 1999, took power and imposed Portuguese as the official language.

But everyone's still speaking Indonesian - and they're watching Indonesian TV. They pool their resources, buy $200 satellite dishes, hang leads off in every direction, and then small communities can make sure they never miss "Bawang Merah Bawang Putih", which roughly translates as "onion garlic". It's one of Indonesia's most popular soap operas and is a modern working over of an old Malay fable about a good sister and her evil twin.

It's strange how the life of two spunky Jakarta girls could mean so much to the East Timorese. But look what's happened since 1999, and even in recent weeks, as trouble simmers and sometimes explodes in Dili. Dozens of East Timorese have been arrested crossing the border into Indonesian-run West Timor. Why did they go to Indonesia? For safety.

When Dili-based people - expats or wealthier Timorese - need a break, or to do some shopping, they don't fly to Darwin. They go to Kupang, or Jakarta. The East Timorese feel perfectly at ease with Indonesians.

Some commentators have said that after the Australian-led Interfet liberation of 1999, Indonesian politicians are laughing hard at Australia for taking on such a basket case. Whether they are really rolling in the aisles slapping their thighs is doubtful. But Indonesia must be glad to have washed their hands of the joint, and are certainly watching unsurprised as Australia digs itself into a hole in Timor.

China, which has no troop commitment in East Timor, has plans to build the Timorese a great presidential palace in Dili central; the Portuguese have almost completed a spectacular presidential residence in the hills above Dili. While they scavenge for hearts and minds, and snuggle up close to the leaders of the tiny oil-rich country, Australia is left paying the security bills.

After 1999, it was common to hear East Timorese express a sentiment along these lines: "Even though we are poorer now, at least we don't live in fear of Indonesia." That's out the window. Now they live in fear of themselves.

Indonesia built the East Timorese road system (which has since fallen into chronic disrepair after 1999). East Timorese - as Indonesians - received free tertiary education and a stipend to live outside Timor and attend university. Deposed Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri once referred to the degree East Timorese got in Jakarta as "Super Mie degrees", in a disparaging reference to the instant noodle brand.

Maybe so, but East Timorese still want to - and those lucky enough do - attend universities in Indonesia. This might mean that upon return to East Timor, waving their Super Mie degree, they are denied jobs in the civil service, because they don't speak the required Portuguese. But the affection, the contact, the very nature of the people remains inextricably tied to Indonesia.

As their country stagnates and indolent youths turn on each other, East Timorese are now wondering whether they would have been better off going for autonomy, Aceh-style, rather than for the full independence they overwhelmingly voted for at the 1999 referendum. But at that time they were fully entitled to believe in the possibilities of independence. They were caught up in the idea of freedom, and freedom-loving peoples around the world cheered for them. It seemed such a great thing. Eight years on, freedom has given them nothing but trouble.

Sansao Gomes, 24, a law student whose studies have been put on hold by the inertia wracking his country, is typical of many East Timorese in that he had to flee to the hills during the Indonesian-backed militia rampages of 1999. You think he'd just hate Indonesians; but remember, those deadly militias he ran from were East Timorese people. Last year, his house was ransacked - not by Indonesians, but by East Timorese who were once his neighbours.

"Under Indonesian rule, most in civilian society had a free life," says Gomes. "We did not hate civilians from Indonesia, like Javanese and Balinese. At that time we only fought for independence because many people thought that when we have independence everything will be better for people's life. And at that time we only hate the [Indonesian] army invasions and those who made our Timorese brothers to become militias and fight against one another.

"Thousands of Timorese were educated under Indonesian education systems which was better than the only hundreds of Timorese who were educated under Portuguese rule [pre-1975]."

Gomes doesn't say life was all good under Indonesia. "The actions of the Indonesian military intimidated many Timorese who expressed their aim to have self-determination; the military formed many Timorese to become militia by giving them money and properties. And in government administration, in Indonesian times, there was much corruption.

"But on my experience and knowledge, it is not only young people who express that life was better under Indonesia but also many old people. The reason is that when we fought for independence we wished our country would have better life for its people, but the fact is it is not happened all.

"Many political interests have intervened and caused us hate one another. We understand our country is new country so many things go wrong, but to make everything run we have to have one objective - like when we fought for independence.

"Most of our political leaders are fools, because they run the country in the wrong way. We love our independence as a country, and we cannot go back to Indonesia. All we have to do is remind our people to think the same in one way."

Indonesia wouldn't have East Timor back even if it came begging. But as the price of electricity skyrockets in Dili, as mobile phones (there is no landline system) become too costly to use, as fuel hits $US1 per litre, and people remember how schooling was so cheap under the Indonesians, and how every village had a clinic, the 24 years of sometimes brutal Indonesian rule is being reassessed against this backdrop: was my country stable? Were my children educated? Did I have enough food? Did I see hope? The answer to these questions is yes.

In this week's issue of The Bulletin magazine, on sale from Wednesday, read Toohey's report on the murders of three Timorese women branded as sorcerers.
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Catatan Lanjutan Dari Kasus Same (1) Korban Tentara Pengepung Lebih Banyak

2007-03-20T08:29:00.001-04:00

Catatan Lanjutan Dari Kasus Same (1) Korban Tentara Pengepung Lebih Banyak

HINGGA kini masih simpang siur soal korban yang tewas dalam aksi penyerangan bersenjata tentara Australia terhadap kelompok Major Alfredo Alves Reinado di Kompleks Pousada, pusat Kota Same, Manufahi, Minggu (4/3) dinihari.
Dari kelompok Alfredo, Komandan Pasukan Internasional (Australia) Brigadir Jenderal Mal Rerden mengumumkan bahwa, pasukannya berhasil menembak mati empat anggota Alfredo, dan satu orang terluka (Nixon) yang kini sudah mendekam di LP Becora.

Pengumuman itu disiarkan berulang-ulang oleh radio-radio siaran di Darwin Australia. Tapi juga memberitarakan korban di pihak tentara Australia dengan mengutip sumber-sumber tidak resmi di Kota Same.

Tentang hal ini warga Timor Leste tidak tahu karena tidak ada pemberitahuan resmi dari pihak berwenang, nota bene dari pusat komando tentara Australia di Timor Leste.

Boleh percaya boleh juga tidak. Informasi-informasi yang tersebar secara tidak teratur di Kota Same menyebutkan, jumlah korban tewas dalam serangan bersenjata awal Maret lalu itu, lebih banyak dialami tentara Australia.

Seorang saksi mata yang enggan menyebutkan namanya mengatakan, korban tentara pengepung sekitar 11 orang. Dari jumlah ini, 10 tewas ditempat kejadian, satu luka parah dan langsung diterbangkan ke Australia, namun nyawanya tidak tertolong.

Ketika matahari meninggi di ufuk timur, seorang warga menemukan kaca hitam night vision yang dipakai tentara saat memulai serangan dinihari dan sejumlah perlengkapan tentara. Karena itulah, tutur sejumlah sumber yang ditemui di Kota Same, tentara Australia secara emosional melakukan sweeping dari rumah ke rumah untuk mencari Alfredo.

Bahkan sampai masuk ke dalam rumah adat mengobrak-abrik semua benda-benda sacral yang berada di dalamnya. Aksi lain misalnya, atap rumah adat Babulo rusak parah ketika sebuah helikopter mendarat dekat di rumah adat tersebut.

Semua tindakan tersebut dilakukan tentara Australia untuk menangkap Mayor Alfredo dan anggota-anggotanya, mereka mencuriga warga Same menyebunyikan Alfredo. Namun semua sia-sia karena tidak ada yang mengakui mengenal Mayor Alfredo.

Rupanya tentara Australia kurang gesit merekam keberadaan Alfredo saat itu. Meski mengepung dan menyerang dengan peralatan militer serba canggih, seperti ketika Irak di kepung tentara multi-nasional pimpinan Amerika Serikat, Alfredo gagal dideteksi peralatan mereka.

Ada dua penyebab lolosnya Alfredo dari kepungan tentara. Pertama, kedengaran tidak logis tapi logis, bahwa beberapa saat sebelum melakukan pengepungan, tentara Australia sudah mendeteksi keberadaan Alfredo dengan peralatan radar perang canggih namun tidak tembus, karena sudah ditutup kekuatan Boa Ventura. Kedua, Alfredo dilindungi warga sipil yang bersimpati kepada dia sehingga berusaha menyelamatkan perwira F-FDTL itu.

Hubungan warga Same dengan Mayor Alfredo seperti sudah beranak pinak. Ketika dibombardir mesin perang canggih seperti Black Hawk, mereka bertahan bersama Alfredo. Pun tidak melakukan bentrok fisik dengan warga pendukung Lu-Olo dan Alkatiri, Cs. Mereka tetap tenang dan tetap bersatu dengan Alfredo untuk sama-sama memperjuangkan Keadilan dan Kebenaran dari krisis 2006 yang sengaja diciptakan pemerintahan Alkatiri. arc

Erro boot se konsidera Grupo Major Alfredo Reinado hanesan kriminozu no hatun mandato ba kaptura.

2007-03-19T06:52:00.000-04:00

Erro boot se konsidera Grupo Major Alfredo Reinado hanesan kriminozu no hatun mandato ba kaptura.

Lian Dikin nebe envolve militares deskontentes ho sistema iha estado RDTL nian laran seidauk hatudu sinal atu kotu ka hetan solusaun nebe bele dada fila fali ba normalizasaun situasaun hodi povo ka populasaun iha Dili bele moris hakmatek. Autor ba hakerek ida ne'e nian haree katak lia ida nebe oras ne'e dadaun sai hanesan prioridade ba Forsas Internasionais husi aspeto seguransa interna no sai preokupasaun nebe hetan foku makaas husi orgauns soberanos Ministerio Publico ho Tribunais, PN no Governo mak Major Alfredo Reinado ho nian grupo.

Maibe autor haree lia ida ne'e hanesan LIA DIKIN ida nebe, bele se se deit mos sei la konsegue tesi, ao kontrario, lia dikin ida ne'e bele sai buras liu tan iha kurtu no mediu prazu. Lia Major Reinado ho nian grupo bele kotu so depende ba militares deskontentes sira mak hakarak halo kotu, ou se uza forsa atu hakotu lia tutun ida ne'e entaun Forças Internasionais sira oho halo moos populasoins hirak nebe sira nian is (neon) asosia hanesan ho militares deskontentes ho sistema sira ne'e, husi sorin ida.

Husi sorin seluk, Ministerio Publico mos presiza hatun mos kondenasaun ba populasaun ka akuza populasaun tomak nebe fo apoio ba Major Reinado ho nian grupo no tribunal halo julgamento massal ba povo. Tanba, oras ne'e Major Reinado ho nian grupo ho Povo kristalizadu sai hanesan "simbiosis-mutualis". Se orgauns soberanos sira, liu-liu orgauns kompetentes sira atu prosesa kazu Major Reinado konsegue hala'o hanesan temi iha leten entaun lia dikin ne'e bele tesi lalais. Se la konsegue halo ida ne'e no la'o tuir fali dalan seluk ka buka rezolve ho forsa no obriga Alfredo Reinado ho nian grupo entrega an hodi fo kastigu ba sira ne'e hanesan erro boot nebe orgauns kompetentes sira dala ruma halo iha Timor. Ohin loron Alfredo Reinado la'os ema simples major ida deit (hanesan PM konsidera-STL-red.), la'os simples komandante polisia militar revoltozu, la'os simples militar F-FDTL desertor lae.

Major Alfredo Reinado nian imajem sai tiha simbolu, simbolu la'os tanba nia Major Polisia Militar maibe simbolu ba ema barak, ferik-katuas, klosan-feto-raan, ema boot-ema ki'ik, ema hakerek la hatene-ema matenek, feto ka mane, ema marginalizadus no ekskluidus sira no jovens barak sira nian simbolu, sira nian lider. Basaa, Alfredo Reinado sai tiha ona inspirador ba kombate INJUSTISA no ema ida nebe aten brani hasoru sistema manipulador sistematiku iha Nação Timor nian laran. Nia la'os ema politiku nebe bele kria oportunidade ba nian karreira politika husi nian aktu ne'e, nia mos la'os jeneral forsas armadas nian nebe bele konduz hamosu golpe de estado iha Nação RDTL.

Maibe nia apenas soldado ida nebe pronto atu mate defende povo terus na'in sira no sidadaun ida nebe hakarak ezerse ninian direito ajir-reajir harii no hahii justisa nebe sai hanesan pilar (uma rin) ba Nação Tmor-Leste soberano no Independente. Alfredo Reinado mos hakarak atu povo la bele atan ba bebeik ba ema politikus sira nian hahalok. Konsidera Alfredo Reinado ho nian grupo kriminozu ne'e erro ka sala mortal nebe sei bele selu karun, selu ho mate. Tanba desde ninian revolta iha Maio 2006, Timor oan sira hotu hatene Alfredo Reinado nian pozisaun tanba sa. Pozisaun ida nebe nia (AR) ho nian grupo sei la muda nem pasu ida ba kotuk, bainhira Lia Fukun no Lia Abut krize ida ne'e la tesi.

Se Major Reinado ohin loron ema barak tuir nia ne'e la'os tanba nia kolen iha funu liu ba ka nia heroi iha funu kontra okupasaun liu ba lae, nia mosu iha fulan Maio tinan kotuk atu funu hasoru sistema nebe la los, atu funu hasoru injustisa, atu funu hasoru ukun na'in sira nebe buka manipula povo, mosu atu funu hasoru autoridades ukun na'in sira nebe la respeita konstituisaun, atu funu hasoru ukun na'in sira nebe abuza lejitimidade no poder nebe povo terus na'in sira fo. Alfredo Reinado la'os ema kriminozu, neduni la iha razaun atu Forsas Internasionais hatun mandato de kaptura ba nia ho nian grupo nem tribunal ida iha direito atu hatun mandato de kaptura.

Neduni, se hakarak hakotu lia dikin Major Reinado ho nian grupo nian, autor husu ba orgauns soberanos RDTL sira atu la bele fomenta desizaun mandatu de kaptura ba Major Reinado ho nian grupo. Tanba se koloka militares deskontentes sira ne'e hanesan kriminozu entaun sei komete erros graves nebe la sustenta solusaun ba LIA FUKUN, sei aumenta tan deit lia nebe bele hamosu problemas selu-seluk. Karik iha kriminozu iha ukun an ida ne'e nian laran no tanba kriminozu sira ne'e mak mosu krize ida ne'e, kriminozus sira ne'e la'os mak Major Alfredo Reinado ho nian grupo maibe ema kriminozu sira ne'e mak autor konyese hanesan mos Povo Timor-Leste konyese dadaun iha sosiedade nian leet. Karik iha ema ruma hateten Major Reinado ho nian grupo komete ona krime ruma mak ema sira ne'e halo krime dala barak liu ona, maibe se mak hakarak haree tuir lia los nia sei hatudu sira nian liman ba los ema kriminozu mak ida neba ka ida nemai no sei la dun matak ema leet.

Orgauns soberanos hanesan Ministerio Publico mos dala barak hala'o funsaun karikata, katak la hatur an hanesan orgaun independente, soberano nebe konsistente. Responsavel PGR la bele sai fali hanesan agente servisu seguransa (mediador-red), hanesan hatudu iha biban liu ba Dr. Longuinhos Monteiro sai fali negosiador frakasadu nebe la dignifika estatutu Ministerio Publico. Akontesimentu ida nebe autor la iha duvida atu halo komparasaun ho konferensia das Lajes iha Açores entre Presidente America George W. Bush ho nian aliados auropeus. Diferensa iha teknika konferensia ne'e deit, katak iha Lajes, Presidente George W Bush buka konvense nian aliados sira ho argumento katak Saddam Hussein iha armamentu destruisaun massissa, no la iha tan dialogo ho regime Sadam Hussein hodi deklara funu hasoru regime Irak nian. Enkuantu iha Same, PGR ba hasoru Major Reinado atu hato'o ba Major Reinado hodi rende, se la rende hodi entrega an ba justisa mak PGR sei fo apoio ba komandus australianos sira ataka no halo invazaun ba Knua Histórika Same no destroi D. Boaventura nian
knu'uk. Ho razaun katak meios negosiasaun hotu esgotadu ona, nebe PGR mak sai hanesan ultimo rekursu, situasaun ida nebe la'os kontribui hodi resolve problema maibe haruka ema estranjeirus sira oho mate Timor oan sira iha ukun an nian laran.

Victor Tavares – Cidadão hela iha Porto-Portugal

A causa de Timor e a decepção nacional

2007-03-19T06:46:00.000-04:00

Subject: DN_Artigo de Opinião_Sábado_ 17Março2007
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:11:33 +0000 (GMT)

A causa de Timor e a decepção nacional

Francisco Sarsfield Cabral
Jornalista

Custa-nos a aceitar a possibilidade de Timor-Leste
vir a revelar-se um Estado falhado. Fizemos um enorme
investimento afectivo na luta dos timorenses contra a
ocupação indonésia, iniciada em 1975. A causa da
libertação de Timor uniu os portugueses como raras
vezes se viu.

Foi uma emoção barata, com
certeza. A causa timorense pouco exigiu da maioria dos
portugueses. Mas foi uma emoção real, contrastando com
a frieza e até indiferença com que o País assistiu, há
30 e tal anos, ao fim do império colonial.

Em 1975 a atitude portuguesa contribuíra para
desencadear a invasão indonésia. E, uma vez afastados
os indonésios, talvez nos tenhamos precipitado a
empurrar Timor para a independência. Além de que
devíamos ter exigido das Nações Unidas uma presença
mais
forte e prolongada no território.

Quanto à marca cultural que deixámos em Timor, dá
que pensar a recente lamentação da Ramos-Horta de que
os critérios ocidentais de justiça têm dificultado o
combate ao crime naquele país, porque os tribunais
libertam os de-sordeiros presos pela polícia.

Será que o primeiro-ministro timorense também
defende os "valores asiáticos" contra os direitos
humanos, como outros políticos da região?

Mas Timor surgiu como a possibilidade de redimir uma
descolonização que correu mal. Ainda hoje se discute
se poderia ter sido de outra maneira, depois de
décadas de teimosia colonialista. Por mim, duvido que,
após Abril de 1974, a descolonização pudesse ter sido
muito diferente.

A revolução teve na sua raiz a insatisfação dos
militares com as guerras em África, que o poder
político se mostrava incapaz de resolver - e de cujo
impasse eles, militares, seriam também acusados. E os
militares eram os grandes prejudicados, em termos
pessoais e profissionais, por essas guerras sem fim à
vista.

A 26 de Abril de 1974 já várias forças portuguesas
em África consideravam terminada a guerra e
confraternizavam com os até aí inimigos.
Desmantelado o exército português nas colónias
africanas, como seria possível uma negociação
equilibrada de Lisboa com os guerrilheiros?

Com a excepção de Cabo Verde e talvez São Tomé, a
rápida saída dos portugueses das antigas colónias
representou uma tragédia para aqueles povos. Guerras
civis em Angola e Moçambique, permanente agitação na
Guiné. Ora salvar os timorenses da opressão da
Indonésia podia lavar essa culpa escondida no
inconsciente nacional.

E, de facto, David venceu Golias. A anexação de
Timor pela Indonésia era, nos anos 90, encarada por
muita gente como facto consumado e irreversível. Não
faltaram inteligentes análises mostrando como jamais
os Estados Unidos (que tinham dado luz verde à
ocupação indonésia) permitiriam a independência de
Timor, por razões geostratégicas.

Afinal, Timor libertou-se dos indonésios, com a
ajuda diplomática de Portugal. Foi a finest hour do
Governo de
Guterres e, porventura, também da Presidência de Jorge
Sampaio.

Mas a paixão portuguesa pela causa de Timor teve o
seu preço. Desde logo, levou a nossa comunicação
social, com raras excepções, a prescindir da
necessária distância, da investigação jornalística
séria e do espírito crítico. Preferiu envolver-se na
defesa ardente da independência de Timor.

Em parte por causa desse jornalismo comprometido,
"de causas", ainda hoje em Portugal se desconhecem
muitas realidades timorenses. Timor fica longe, tem
uma população de cuja diversidade étnica e cultural
mal nos apercebemos e vive ao lado da grande Indonésia
e da não menos poderosa Austrália. O interesse
australiano pelo petróleo no mar de Timor é um factor
essencial nos actuais problemas timorenses.

Virão a confirmar-se os receios de que, depois da
ocupação indonésia, Timor
sofrerá uma colonização australiana? Parece claro que
Camberra apoiou Xanana Gusmão e Ramos-Horta contra
Mari Alkatiri e a Fretilin, naquilo que foi um claro
golpe de Estado. Mas o episódio da falhada captura do
rebelde Alfredo Reinado deixa algumas perplexidades.

Agora, Portugal pouco pode fazer. Temos em Timor um
contingente da GNR que é apreciado pela população
local e nos prestigia. Já é alguma consolação. Seja
como for, apetece pedir aos timorenses que não
estraguem uma das poucas coisas de que, em matéria de
descolonização, os portugueses podiam lembrar-se com
satisfação. Desde logo, pedir-lhes um clima de paz e
espírito democrático nas próximas eleições
presidenciais.

AP Interview: East Timorese prime minister says tough challenges ahead for new government

2007-03-17T00:01:00.000-04:00

The Associated Press
Published: March 13, 2007

DILI, East Timor: Jose Ramos-Horta, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for helping East Timor obtain independence and is now running for president, vowed Tuesday to bring more prosperity to the crisis-wracked nation, but warned that progress would not be easy.

Ramos-Horta was installed as prime minister last year when the tiny country's first post-independence government collapsed following an army mutiny and street violence that killed 37 people and saw the return of peacekeeping troops.

He said in an interview with The Associated Press that grave problems remained, but "not to the extent that some pessimists paint — that this is a failing state or the country is in civil war."

"I think we avoided a civil war," he said, even as gangs clashed in the capital Dili, killing one youth and setting houses on fire.

Ramos-Horta said the years ahead are likely to be tougher than those since East Timor voted to end 24 years of Indonesian rule in a 1999 U.N.-sponsored referendum "because of the crisis that we have had for almost the last 12 months."

"The people will be less forgiving because they've been waiting for more than five years now for the fruits of independence and ... there is a lot of disagreement with the leadership," he said.

Following East Timor's independence break, vengeful Indonesian troops and militiamen killed hundreds of people and torched much of the nation's infrastructure before foreign troops arrived to restore order.

Ramos-Horta was the public face of the East Timorese resistance movement at the United Nations during Indonesian occupation. He was foreign minister before becoming prime minister in July.

He said the next government would bring increased wealth to the country's 900,000 people, who remain among the poorest in Asia.

"Although we have much more money, we have to deliver much faster," he said, referring to an expected infusion of cash from offshore oil and gas reserves.

Some fear that next month's presidential election could spark fresh violence in the country, which is tense amid an ongoing Australian military operation to capture fugitive soldier Alfredo Reinado, who is linked to last year's unrest and outbreaks of gang violence.

Brig. Mal Rerner, the commander of Australian troops who killed five rebel soldiers last week in a failed bid to capture Reinado, said Tuesday the fugitive's arrest before the April 9 election was a high priority.

"We will do everything to ensure a secure environment is maintained for the election period," Rerner told reporters.

A defiant Reinado told Australian Broadcasting Corp. television Tuesday in an interview recorded at a secret location that he would never surrender.

Gang fighting exacerbated by the crisis has continued despite the heavy security presence.

Young man clashed in a trouble-plagued village on Dili's fringe Tuesday, with one gangster stabbed to death and another six seriously injured, Dili hospital spokesman Americo dos Santos said.

Five houses were also torched in the street battle, which local residents say has become a daily event. International security forces reported 20 arrests.

Ramos-Horta is regarded as a front runner in the field of eight presidential candidates.

President Xanana Gusmao, a close ally of Ramos-Horta and the leader of the country's armed resistance to Indonesian rule, is not running for re-election.

But there is speculation he might form a political party to contest parliamentary elections later this year that could see him becoming prime minister, a more powerful post than the largely ceremonial role of president.

The eight candidates contesting East Timor's presidential poll have signed a code of conduct designed to ensure the vote is fair and peaceful.

2007-03-16T23:57:00.001-04:00

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The eight candidates contesting East Timor's presidential poll have signed a code of conduct designed to ensure the vote is fair and peaceful.

The presidential election on April the 9th will be East Timor's first since it achieved independence in 2002, but there are concerns it could trigger unrest.

The code commits the eight candidates to respect the poll's result or challenge it in appropriate courts.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by the head of the UN mission in East Timor.

Concern for the poll security centres partly on fugitive soldier Major Alfredo Reinado, who is being hunted by Australian troops from the international peacekeeping force.

Horta: Partidu CNRT Importante Ba Nasaun

2007-03-13T08:29:00.001-04:00

Horta: Partidu CNRT Importante Ba Nasaun

DILI – Partidu Congressu Nasional Rekonstrusaun
Timoerense (CNRT) nebee atu hari iha tempu badak nia
laran, sei lidera husi atual Prezidenti Republika
Xanana Gusmão sei hetan suporta makaas husi veteranus
sira inkluindu kandidatu Prezidenti Republika Jose
Ramos Horta.
PM Horta hatete, karik Xanana Gusmão hakarak husik
kargu Prezidenti Republika hodi buka Parlamentu
Nasional no Governu, nee importante duni. “Se
Prezidenti soe kargu Prezidensial hodi buka Parlamentu
Nasional no Governu hau fiar, nee importante ba
nasaun,” hatete PM Jose Ramos Horta ba STL iha nia
servisu fatin foin dadauk nee.

Nia dehan, Timor Leste hetan ukun rasik aan, tanba
esforsu makaas husi Xanana Gusmão. Tanba, vizauan
Xanana hodi hamoris no kaer rezistensia iha 1981 para
hatudu dalan ba povu. Neduni, rezistensia sai naran
boot iha Indonesia nomos mundu tomak.

Tuir Horta, iha TL laiha ema ida mak konhese povu
nasaun nee hanesan Xanana Gusmão. “Nia senti duni povu
nia problema no terus hamutuk ho povu”. Ramos Horta
hatutan, neduni, se karik Prezidenti Xanana iha hanoin
atu halo partidu foun, nee importante ba nasaun.

Horta rasik fo suporta ba Xanana Gusmão atu hari
Partidu CNRT, maibe nia labele involve aan iha partidu
ida, inklui mos CNRT, tanba nia kandidata aan ba
Prezidenti Republika nudar ema independenti.

Bainhira manan iha Eleisaun Prezidensial, fulan Abril
oin mai, Horta prontu atu servisu hamutuk ho partidu
nebee manan eleisaun. “Fretilin mak manan, hau sei
servisu makaas ho Fretilin. See CNRT mak manan mos
hanesan. Nunee, se kandidatu seluk mak manan hau sei
servisu hamutuk ho sira,” nia haktuir.

Mesmu, rona ema barak hatete partidu CNRT nee atu
hari, maibe too agora Horta rasik seidauk simu surat
ida husi partidu nee. Nunee, Prezidenti Xanana rasik
mos seidauk konfirma assuntu ida nee ba nia.

East Timor announces 8 candidates to stand in presidential election

2007-03-10T10:22:00.001-05:00

East Timor announces 8 candidates to stand in presidential election

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press Writer

DILI, East Timor, March 9 (AP) - East Timorese election authorities
said Saturday that all eight candidates had been approved to contest
this divided nation's presidential polls next month.

But an official warned of a potential for fresh violence during a
three-day appeal period that ends Tuesday in which members of the
public can challenge in the East Timorese Supreme Court any of the
candidates' right to stand.

President Xanana Gusmao, long regarded as a uniting force in his
fledgling democracy but who is himself coming under increasing public
criticism, is stepping down after the April 9 poll that will choose
the nation's second president since it broke away from Indonesia in 1999.

His successor will be called on to steer the nation away from the
brink of political and civil collapse.

The eight candidates who were nominated to replace him had all passed
the Supreme Court registration test, government election official
Tomas do Rosario Cabral said Saturday on the deadline for the announcement.

The field includes Gusmao's sole opponent at the last poll in 2002,
Francisco Xavier do Amaral, a founder of the dominant Fretilin Party.

The candidates also include Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, a close
Gusmao ally, as well as Fernando Lasama, a candidate despised by
Fretilin and a supporter of fugitive military commander Alfredo Reinado.

Observers had feared the rejection of any candidate Saturday could
have been a flash point for new violence. But the capital Dili,
scarred by weeks of gang warfare, remanded relatively calm Saturday.

Martinho Gusmao, a Roman Catholic priest and member of the National
Electoral Commission which oversees the election process, said
security was at risk during the appeal period.

Gusmao, who is not related to the president, said he was pleased that
official presidential candidates were eligible for U.N. bodyguards.

"A few days ago, three candidates came to the president and asked him
for security guarantees," Martinho Gusmao said, adding that no state
security was provided.

East Timor, one of the world's newest and poorest nations, was
plunged into crisis a year ago when factional fighting broke out
between police and army forces, leaving dozens dead and sending tens
of thousands fleeing from their homes. The arrival of 2,700 foreign
peacekeepers helped restore order, but tensions have flared in recent
weeks, raising fears that presidential elections could be violent.

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Associated Press

Saturday, March 10, 2007

8 Candidates Seek Presidency in E.Timor

East Timorese election authorities said Saturday that all eight
candidates were approved to contest this divided nation's
presidential polls next month.

But an official warned of a potential for fresh violence during a
three-day appeal period that ends Tuesday in which members of the
public can challenge in the East Timorese Supreme Court any of the
candidates' right to stand.

President Xanana Gusmao, long regarded as a uniting force in his
fledgling democracy, but who is coming under increasing public
criticism, is stepping down after the April 9 poll that will choose
the nation's second president since it broke away from Indonesia in 1999.

His successor will be called on to steer the nation away from the
brink of political and civil collapse.

The eight candidates who were nominated to replace him had all passed
the Supreme Court registration test, government election official
Tomas do Rosario Cabral said Saturday on the deadline for the announcement.

The field includes Gusmao's sole opponent at the last poll in 2002,
Francisco Xavier do Amaral, a founder of the dominant Fretilin Party.

The candidates also include Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, a close
Gusmao ally who in 1996 shared a Nobel Peace Price for nonviolent
resistance to Indonesian rule.

Observers had feared the rejection of any candidate Saturday could
have been a flash point for new violence. But the capital Dili,
scarred by weeks of gang warfare, remained relatively calm Saturday.

East Timor, one of the world's newest and poorest nations, was
plunged into crisis a year ago when factional fighting broke out
between police and army forces, leaving dozens dead and sending tens
of thousands fleeing from their homes.

The arrival of 2,700 foreign peacekeepers helped restore order, but
tensions have flared in recent weeks, raising fears that presidential
elections could be violent.

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Joyo Indonesia News Service
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Ramos Horta in group to contest E Timor presidency

2007-03-10T10:20:00.001-05:00

Ramos Horta in group to contest E Timor presidency

Eight candidates, including the current prime minister, will contest
East Timor's presidential race in April, the national election commission says.

The announcement came just days after thousands protested over a raid
by international troops on the hideout of fugitive rebel leader
Alfredo Reinado who has become as a hero among the impoverished
country's restless, unemployed youth.

President Xanana Gusmao, who ordered Reinado's arrest, has called on
his countrymen to avoid doing anything that could destroy national
unity ahead of the April 9 election that would pave the way for the
independence hero's retirement.

"Today is the last day to verify the requirements, and eight
candidates have fulfilled all of those requirements," election
commission chief Faustino Cardoso said.

"The supreme court and the election commission have ratified them."

As well as Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, the Nobel Peace Prize
laureate who is running as an independent, the pack includes
parliamentary chief Francisco Guterres from the ruling Fretilin party
and veteran politician Francisco Xavier do Amaral who lost to Mr
Gusmao in the 2002 race.

East Timor voted in a 1999 referendum for independence from
Indonesia, which had annexed it after Portugal ended its colonial
rule in 1975.

The country became fully independent in 2002 after a period of UN
administration.

The recent standoff between Reinado and Australian troops, which
killed five rebel supporters, has raised fears of violence ahead of
the elections.

Australia, the United States, Great Britain and New Zealand issued
travel warnings for their nationals, saying the situation in East
Timor was volatile and could deteriorate.

The Reinado chase highlights the east-west divide that is troubling
the tiny nation of 1 million people.

The country erupted into chaos and gang violence last May when 600
mutinous soldiers from the western region were dismissed.

Reinado, a former major from the west, quit the army out of sympathy
with his sacked colleagues and has been a thorn to the government since.

He has been on the run since escaping from a Dili jail last August
along with 50 other inmates.

Australia, which headed a UN-backed intervention force to East Timor
in 1999, led a 3,200-strong peacekeeping force back to Dili to combat
last year's violence.

Canberra still has 800 troops in East Timor, along with 120 New
Zealand soldiers.

Australia agreed in January to provide troops to protect the current
UN mission - approved by the Security Council on August 25 for six
months - and rapid response capacity for UN police.

In an address to the United Nations last month, Dr Ramos-Horta begged
members to "stay the course" with Dili after describing building a
state from almost zero as a "Herculean task".

- Reuters

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AAP

March 10, 2007

ASIA: Guards on wish list as 500,000 prepare for E Timor vote

Jill Jolliffe

Dili March 9

Bodyguards are high on the wish list of some candidates
campaigning to replace East Timor President Xanana Gusmao in a poll on April 9.

With military operations against fugitive Alfredo Reinado
continuing in the mountains and chronic violence simmering in the
East Timorese capital, three of eight contenders have asked for close
protection during campaigning.

"Anything can happen in our current situation," 70-year-old
Xavier do Amaral said, "It's best to be prepared."

He accepted a UN offer of a bodyguard, while two others, Lucia
Lobato and Fernando de Araujo, reportedly asked Gusmao to provide
protection from his own security staff.

When Amaral stood against the ex-guerrilla commander in the last
presidential poll in 2001, it was to ensure that more than one
candidate stood in East Timor's first free election. No one else was willing.

By contrast, the 2007 poll promises to be closely fought between
a range of politically experienced candidates. The choice reflects
the high stakes after months of conflict during which the credibility
of the formerly unchallenged government party Fretilin has been
severely dented.

All candidates had completed legal requirements to stand by
yesterday, with campaigning due to start in earnest.

Among those on the left is Fretilin veteran Francisco 'Lu-Olo'
Guterres, who has served as parliamentary speaker since 2001 and will
have the full weight of the historic "Party of Liberation" behind him.

Experienced analysts see Fretilin as a party strong among rural
voters for its 24 year record of resistance against Indonesian occupation.

Avelino Coelho da Silva of the Timorese Socialist Party (PST) is
another sort of leftist. He is the closest to a Che Guevara East
Timor can offer, and his firebrand oratory could attract younger voters.

Fernando de Araujo of the Democratic Party (PD) was a founder of
the student resistance movement to Indonesia, and later the cellmate
of Xanana Gusmao.

His party was the most-voted opposition party in parliamentary
elections six years ago, but trailing far behind Fretilin's 57.8 per
cent. He is identified with the rebellion against the Fretilin
government in western regions.

The only female candidate is Lucia Lobato, a young, articulate
parliamentarian for the Social Democrat party, which polled closely
behind the PD.

The internationally best-known candidate is prime minister and
Nobel Peace laureate Jose Ramos Horta, an independent. He swapped the
office of foreign minister for prime minister last June after the
fall from grace of Fretilin premier Mari Alkatiri.

With Guterres and Lasama, he is a frontrunner, but the final
result will depend on a trade-off of preferences and alliances if the
contest goes to a second round.

Ramos Horta's brother-in-law Joao Carrascalao, founder of the
conservative Democratic Timorese Party (UDT) is also standing, along
with monarchist Manuel Tilman, a deputy from the KOTA party, which
advocates the restoration of the power of traditional chiefs.

Amaral, Araujo, Lobato and Tilman, are of the Mambai ethnic group
identified with Major Reinado's western revolt. They could siphon
support from Fretilin's traditional voters in these districts, and
benefit from the disaffected youth vote, but it promises to be a
tightly fought battle.

The UN and East Timor's international donors are pulling out all
the stops to ensure the election goes ahead smoothly despite its
volatile backdrop.

According to Steven Wagensall, UN advisor to East Timor's
independent National Electoral Commission, "Around 400,000 previous
voters have been confirmed and we will have around 100,000 new
cards-mainly of 17-year-olds voting for the first time, but also
of people renewing cards lost or destroyed".

He said advisers, communications and transport were being
provided, along with generous technical support in all outlying districts.

East Timor's Broken Promises

2007-03-09T23:38:00.000-05:00

Time Magazine
March 8, 2007

East Timor's Broken Promises

By Hannah Beech/Dili

photo: The View from Below: East Timorese jostle
to buy subsidized rice in Ermera, 58 km from Dili. Kemal Jufri/Polaris

Every day, the fancy jeeps cruise past Palmira Pereira's shack on the northern coast of East Timor.
Sometimes, the passengers inside the air-conditioned vehicles raise their hands in greeting, and Pereira,
or one of her 10 children, waves back. But the occupants of the cars—owned by the government, the U.N.
or other organizations that are helping to run this infant country, which gained independence from Indonesia
in 2002—have never stopped to meet the Pereiras. If they did, they would find a family that has
not eaten rice in three months because of shortages that have nearly tripled the price. The
younger children are already showing signs of malnutrition. "I love our country very much, but
independence has given us nothing," says Pereira, her voice softening as she tries to soothe her
hungry infant. "We are starving. Life was better during Indonesian times."

Pereira's wistful recollection of 24 years of brutal Indonesian rule shows just how little
progress East Timor has made in its five years of freedom. As the nation prepares for its first
post-independence presidential election on April 9, East Timor's 1 million people are ranked by
the U.N. as Southeast Asia's poorest. Eight politicians have announced their candidacies,
ranging from populist former resistance fighter Fernando de Araujo to Nobel Peace Prize laureate
and current Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta. But even as such democratic rituals play out, the
capital Dili has erupted into a battleground for gangs, internal refugees and supporters of a
former army commander turned rebel, Alfredo Reinado. Last spring, tensions within the army
spread to the civilian populace, sparking riots in which dozens died. On March 3, Reinado's
forces engaged in a firefight with Australian-led peacekeepers. Four people were killed, but
Reinado escaped. Earlier this week, mobs loyal to him thronged Dili's streets, burning tires and
threatening to torch government buildings. "It can be hard to understand how things have gotten
so bad so quickly," says Lucia Lobato, another presidential candidate. "Without a major change
in leadership, I have no confidence that things will get better."

After the disasters of Somalia, Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, tiny East Timor was supposed
to prove that nation building was a feasible exercise. An independence referendum in 1999
forced the Indonesians out, but not before departing soldiers and sympathetic local militias
practically leveled the country in a paroxysm of violence that claimed hundreds of lives. All in
all, up to 200,000 East Timorese are believed to have perished during the Indonesian occupation.
Determined to help reconstruct a country that had been birthed in such chaos, the U.N. set up shop
in 1999. A constitution was written, universities were built. Charismatic former guerrilla
commander Xanana Gusmão was elected President. Boasting pristine beaches and untouched coral
reefs, the Catholic country—a legacy of centuries of Portuguese colonialism—was trumpeted as a
future tourism destination. In 2004, the U.N.'s troops began withdrawing (though peacekeepers
returned after last spring's violence), and East Timor was hailed as the little nation that could.
The euphoria lasted long enough for World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to visit Dili last year
and proclaim: "It really is a remarkable story. In just a few years, the people of [East Timor]
have built a functioning economy and a vibrant democracy from the ashes and destruction of 1999."

Just weeks later, East Timor again descended into conflict, and the country still simmers with
strife. What went wrong? In reality, the simple narrative of East Timor's success hid a far more
complex story line. Yes, the Timorese cherish independence. But no amount of freedom masks the
fact that nearly 45% of the country lives on less than $1 a day. When the international community
began decamping in 2002, thousands of jobs associated with its presence disappeared. The
current government, run by the political party Fretilin, a key resistance force during the
Indonesian occupation, hasn't improved the economic situation much. Although Fretilin's
reputation is burnished by the brave ex-guerrillas and former exiled activists among
its ranks, many members of East Timor's government are woefully inexperienced. "For many
of these people, this is the first real job they ever had," says the head of the opposition Social
Democratic Party, Mario Carrascalão, who even as the Jakarta-appointed governor to East Timor in
the 1980s and early '90s spoke out against the excesses of Indonesian rule.

Nor is it any secret that the fierce determination that makes a good resistance
fighter can prove disastrous in a democracy where conciliation and flexibility are paramount.
Opposition parties snipe that Fretilin has become more concerned with internal squabbles and
retaining power than with the nation's welfare. Case in point: Fretilin's élite—many of whom were
educated in Portuguese and spent decades in exile in countries like Mozambique where it's also
spoken—imposed the European tongue as East Timor's official language. Yet less than 10% of
the population understands Portuguese. The decision, largely acquiesced to by an
international community that sympathized with Fretilin's reluctance to adopt the language of
East Timor's former occupier, excluded an entire generation of Indonesian-educated citizens from
government service. "The current leaders have decided that their own history is more valuable
than ours," says António da Conceição, who was trained in Indonesian and English and now works
as a consultant for AusAID, the Australian government's overseas aid program. "But we
younger people, we fought for independence, too. How can we be turned into second-class citizens?"

Other divisions are festering, too. Even though the country was hardly riven by ethnic hatred
like, say, Rwanda or the former Yugoslavia, tensions between the half-island nation's eastern
and western populations exploded in the spring of 2006 after then Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri
fired nearly 600 army troops predominantly from the country's west. In protest, Commander Reinado
later deserted, claiming that westerners were being discriminated against by eastern army
officers. The dispute sparked weeks of fatal mob unrest that sent some 15% of the population
fleeing to the hills. (On Wednesday, ex-Interior Minister Rogério Lobato was sentenced to 71/2
years in jail for abetting the violence.) Other effects of the crisis linger. Today, tens of
thousands of people from the country's east still live in makeshift refugee camps around Dili. Late
last month, Australian-led peacekeepers, who were invited back to East Timor nearly a year after
they had jubilantly ended their mission in 2005, clashed with a group of armed men from these
camps, resulting in the deaths of two refugees. With Reinado still on the run, Australian Prime
Minister John Howard talked tough on Monday, calling for the renegade soldier to "be neutralized."

The lawlessness of Dili's streets is exacerbated by gangs of unemployed youth, many of whom belong
to rival martial arts clubs that have turned certain parts of the capital into no-go zones.
The spreading anarchy is, in turn, triggering a sense of despair among many East Timorese, who
realize that the fledgling nation's honeymoon is over. "What has happened in East Timor over the
past year has destroyed the claim that this is a nation-building success story," says Laurentina
Barreto Soares, a researcher with the United Nations Development Program in Dili. "Whoever
wins the presidential election could face even tougher problems than Xanana has."

Presidential candidate Ramos-Horta, who is an early favorite despite the nation's mounting woes
during his tenure as Prime Minister, says it's unfair to condemn East Timor to the dust heap of
failing states after just five years of independence. "It can take five years for a Chinese take-away in
Manhattan to break even," he says. "How can we dismiss East Timor as a failed
state when it's not even been given enough time for a restaurant to turn a profit?" Ramos-Horta,
a Fretilin founder who is now an independent, is right in that East Timor is no Afghanistan or
Iraq. "There is no civil war or bombs bursting on the streets," he says. "These are just growing pains
of a young country."

Still, there is palpable discontent in East Timor—and that could boost Ramos-Horta's main
rival Fernando de Araujo, the leader of the Democratic Party, which holds the second-largest
number of parliamentary seats after Fretilin. Imprisoned for six years by the Indonesians for
his pro-independence activities, de Araujo shares a similar resistance-hero status with current
President Gusmão, who is not running for re-election. (Gusmão, however, may form his own
party and could conceivably end up as Prime Minister after parliamentary elections later this
year.) Yet de Araujo is deeply critical of the old guard with which Gusmão has surrounded
himself. "We are a new country, but we are not a new society," says de Araujo, whose party
membership is largely under the age of 40. "Our people can see with their own eyes what has
happened. It has been five years and what is there to show for it? Almost nothing."

Afonso soares was supposed to be one of East Timor's bright hopes. The 22-year-old son of a
vegetable vendor from the eastern town of Baucau had done well enough in school to earn a place at
Dili's Universidade da Paz in 2002, the same year his homeland gained independence. Soares chose to
study law, believing that a strong legal system was a key institution for the young nation. But
all that changed last April, when the army revolt ignited clashes between Dili residents from the
country's east and west. "Before the crisis, east was where the sun rose and west was where the sun
set," says Soares. "Now, differences between these two groups, which I never even knew about
growing up, have been politicized." In late April, Soares' home was burned down by mobs, as
was his mother's vegetable stall. Today, he lives in a camp for 2,825 internally displaced refugees
near Dili's waterfront, sharing a small tent and one bed with six others who must sleep in shifts.
His mother's source of income destroyed, he can no longer afford university. "My dreams have
died," Soares says. "We have no jobs, no education, no homes." The former law student
admits to knowing people in the camps who get drunk on palm spirits and throw stones at
peacekeepers and passersby. "I don't do it myself," he says. "But life is so frustrating, it's hard to calm down."

The sense of frustration is also shared by many in East Timor's nascent middle class. Adérito de
Jesus Soares (no relation to Afonso) does have a law degree, one from New York University no less.
Before his nation's independence, he served as a crusading human-rights lawyer in Indonesia and
helped draft East Timor's constitution. Yet today Soares doesn't practice law at home. Like most
people of the post-'75 generation, Soares was educated in Indonesian and English. The country's
courts, however, operate in Portuguese. Indeed, the language obstacle is so great that every
single one of East Timor's judges, prosecutors and public defenders failed a competency
evaluation in 2005. While they undergo 212 years of linguistic training, the courts are being run
by a dwindling group of international legal experts. In August 2006, for instance, not a
single civil or criminal trial hearing was scheduled because of a lack of staff. Even though
corruption is becoming a concern in East Timor, no cases of graft have been brought to trial
since independence. Today, with so few Portuguese-speaking judicial employees available,
police are having to release suspects because the courts cannot schedule hearings within 72 hours,
as required by law. "The justice system is being seen as enabling the criminals," says Katherine
Hunter, head of the Asia Foundation in Dili, which works on governance and legal issues. "That
creates a growing sense of impunity that makes the situation on the streets much more fluid."

Like many talented East Timorese who have grown disenchanted with the state of their homeland,
human-rights lawyer Soares has decided to leave. He plans to pursue further studies in Australia
next month. "Linguistic ability is becoming the priority in hiring, not judicial expertise,"
Soares says. "How can you build a competent civil society with limitations like these? I don't want
to participate in such a system." But he's among the lucky few. Others like Avelina Gomes, whose
children's school in Dili has been shuttered for a month because it is located in a no-man's land
between two gang territories, can't just pick up and leave. "I'm so worried about my kids'
education," says Gomes, who works as an administrative assistant at a government office.
"There's no sign that the school will reopen, and the security situation is only getting worse."

Some members of Fretilin do acknowledge that divisions have widened under their leadership.
"Our biggest mistake was pretending we are not a traumatized people," says Minister of State
Administration Ana Pessoa, who is a senior member of the ruling party. "By focusing almost
exclusively on the physical reconstruction of this country, we didn't pay enough attention to
people's mental states. People's irrational fears helped trigger the crisis last year, but we
didn't understand it well enough to take it seriously." For his part, Ramos-Horta is urging
his countrymen to look ahead, speaking glowingly of the country's economic potential. Revenues
from offshore oil and gas reserves increased nearly ninefold to $351 million from the 2003-04
fiscal year to the 2005-06 fiscal year. The reserves, which are located between East Timor
and Australia, are to be developed by international and Australian companies, who will
hand over half the royalties to Dili. "We could have 10% growth rates and a shortage of labor in
a few years," predicts Ramos-Horta. Entrepreneurs are also trying to develop East Timor's once
prized coffee plantations. But all the talk of future earnings means little to Dili resident
Linda Ricardo, who lined up one day last month from 5 a.m. in hopes of securing a few sacks of
rice in the afternoon. "The government does nothing," she says. "The situation is hopeless."

Fretilin's pledges of concern were undermined last month when Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau
da Silva denied reports of famine in the countryside, insisting that not a single person
in East Timor had died of hunger since independence. "Every day I have people coming to
my door who are slowly starving," says Bishop of Baucau Basílio do Nascimento. "Are you saying
these people do not exist?" Even if the April presidential election is supposed to give these
citizens a voice, many are so disenfranchised that they see little point in participating in
the democratic process. Back in her shack on the northern coast of East Timor, Pereira just laughs
when asked which candidate she will choose to lead her country. "When I am asked to vote for
President, I will just close my eyes and pick one," she says. "The leaders don't care about
people like me, so why should I care about any of them?"

With reporting by Marcelino X. Magno/Dili

Breve Biografia de Lasama (cadidato Presidencial do Partido Democratico) em Portugues

2007-03-09T14:56:00.000-05:00

Tradusaun nee hanesan kontribuisaun oan ida hosi joven Timoroan ida hodi nune ema sira koalia lian portugues bele hatene se loos mak Fernando Lasama, nudar Kandidatu ba Presidente RDTL.

"Lasama: Chegou a Hora de o Povo Governar

Fernando Lasama de Araujo, nasceu em Manutasi, Ainaro, Timor Leste no dia 26 de Fevereiro de pais agricultores.
Ele é o Presidente do Partido Democrático/PD, o maior e mais forte partido de oposição o no contexto polí¬tico de Timor Leste. Lasama é muito conhecido nas bases devido a sua humildade, honestidade, simplicidade, sofrimento e convivencia com o povo. Como uma pessoa que vive com o povo, Lasama conhece bem o sofrimento do povo, e as suas esperanças de um futuro melhor.

Através da Conferência Nacional do PD, em Fevereiro de 2007, os representantes de todos os distritos candidataram Lasama para Presidente da RDTL. "Se Xanana já não quer ser presidente, queremos então que um filho do povo seja Presidente. Chegou a hora de o povo governar, e Lasama avança para Presidente" disse o velho Ernesto Dudu de Ermera.

Como lí¬der, Lasama conta com o apoio de milhares de pessoas em todo Timor. Apoio da juventude, grupo de veteranos da resistência, vários padres e madres, algumas comunidades religiosas minoritá¡rias, estudantes, intelectuais, lí¬deres comunitá¡rios, grupos marginalisados, mulheres e povo em todo Timor.

O empenho de Lasama para com o povo não é só de agora que se candidata para Presidente. Como filho de agricultores, desde criança que sabe as queixas do povo, viveu com o povo e sabe o que o povo deseja.

Aos 12 anos de idade, Lasama já sabia o que era sofrer, e conhecia o sofrimento do povo. E testemunho do sangue derramado e morte de 18 familiares seus nas mãos das tropas Indonésias em 1975. A partir desse momento, a consciencia de Lasama cresceu quanto ao direito á vida, liberdade da tortura, medo e injustiça.

Por isso, olhando para a história da vida de Lasama, a sua vida inteira foi practicamente dedicada ao povo de Timor Leste. Desde a sua infanncia á juventude, Lasama viveu junto a sua comunidade refugiada nas montanhas. Naquela altura, a vida de Lasama foi muito difí¬cil porque muitas pessoas morriam de doena, fome e tortura. De 1982 á 1999, ele juntou-se aos seus colegas estudantes e jovens trabalhando intensivamente para disseminar informação sobre as queixas do povo ao mundo inteiro e organizando o movimento de libertação da pátria e povo de Timor Leste.

Lasama completou os seus estudos secundários na SMA Negeri 1 Becora, Dili e continuou os estudos na área de literatura na Universidade de Udayana, Bali entre 1985-89. No entanto, devido ao seu empenho para com o povo, Lasama parou os seus estudos de modo a organizar e liderar o movimento contra o regime de soeharto e a ocupação de Timor Leste.

Em 1988, Lasama e alguns colegas seus fundaram a RENETIL (Resistencia Nacional dos Estudantes de Timor-Leste). A Renetil, uma organização de estudantil e juventude para a independencia de Timor Leste, na Indonésia. Como uma organização polí¬tica clandestina, a sua responsabilidade era a de organizar os estudantes e intelectuais na Indonésia, Timor Leste e noutros paises. No mãos de Junho de 1988-2000, Lasama ocupou o cargo de Secretário Geral da RENETIL. Nessa posição, Lasama conseguiu organizar e consolidar estudantes, intelectuais e juventude em muitos lugares tais como Dili (Direcção Geral de Timor Leste), Denpasar, Mataram, Ujung Pandang, Surabaya, Malang, Madiun, Jember, Solo, Salatiga, Jogja, Semarang, Cirebon, Bandung, Jakarta, e Lampung. Da mesma forma em Portugal (Direcção Autónoma da RENETIL no Exterior), Austrália, Inglaterra e Irlandia. A RENETIL contava com muitos milhares de membros.

Em Novembro de 1991, alguns dias apôs o massacre de Santa Cruz em Dili, os militares indonésios prenderam Lasama, torturaram e encarceraram-no na prisão de Dempasar, Bali. Em Setembro de 1992, as autoridades indonésias condenaram Lasama por subversão contra o estado indonésio. Consequentemente, Lasama foi condenado a uma pena de 13 anos na prisão de Cipinang, Jakarta. Na prisão de Cipinang, Lasama serviu a sua pena juntamente com João Camara, Marito Reis, e outros líderes da resistencia tais como Xanana Gusmão, o actual Presidente da República Democrática de Timor Leste.
Pelo seu grande empenho ao povo de Timor Leste, a Amnestia Internacional, classificou-o como Prisioneiro de Consciência (encarcerado por defender a libertação da pátria e povo de Timor Leste). Adicionalmente, foi lhe atribuido o Prémio Reebok de Direitos Humanos mas não foi possível ir recebe-lo por se encontrar encarcerado.

Como prisioneiro polí¬tico, Lasama esteve preso desde o dia 25 de Setembro de 1992 até 23 de Março de 1998 condenado por subversão contra o estado Indonésio. Antes disso, esteve preso na prisão de Salemba, Jakarta desde o dia 23 de Março de 1992 Ã 25 de Setembro de 1992, e no dia 22 de Dezembro de 1991 Ã 23 de Março de 1992 como prisioneiro polí¬tico na prisão Markas POLDA, Jakarta. De 24 de Novembro de 1991 Ã 22 de Dezembro de 1991 esteve também preso na prisão POLDA Nusa Tenggara, Denpasar, Bali.

Aquando da queda do Presidente Soeharto do poder, e com o movimento de reforma na Indonésia em forte andamento, Lasama foi libertado condicionalmente em 1998, impedido de participar em actividades políticas.

Gaudensio Figueredo"

2007-03-09T09:25:00.000-05:00

CANDIDATO PRESIDENTE DA RDTL

KOMISSAUN ORGANIZADORA
BA ELEISAUN PRESIDENSIAL 2007
Rua : Delta, Hudi-laran, Bairo-Pite (Hotel Hongkong)
Telp : (+670) 723 4277 / 723 8507
Email : rui_meneses@yahoo.com / mentoadi@hotmail.com

MANDATU TOLU HODI KAER ESTADU TIMOR LESTE;
“Kaer Metin Ukun Rasik An, Haburas lia los no domin, hametin justisa no dame, hodi Hari’i Estadu Demokratiku”
Bem vindo no agradecimentos..........
Maluk sira hotu,

Iha loron kmanek ida ne’e, ita halibur hamutuk, atu ha’u, ofisialmente fo sai ba publiku, kona ba hau nia kandidatura ba Presidente RDTL. Ohin loron 9 fulan Marsu tinan 2007, hau ofisialmente deklara katak hau simu fiar nebe inan no aman sira, maun, alin, feton no nan sira, maluk Timor Leste nia oan nebe maka namkari iha rai doben Timor Leste laran, hosi Tutuala to’o rai Enclave Oe-cusse.

Ha’u konsiente katak fiar nebe imi fo mai atan ha’u, liu hosi imi nia assinaturas, no Inan Aman sira nebe hanehan metan, hanesan naha todan no todan tebes. Todan ne’e, laos tanba atu sai nudar Presidente RDTL, maibe oinsa atu resolve problemas nebe maka oras ne’e Nasaun ho Povu hasoru dau-daun. Todan mai ita hotu, no todan liu ba Maun Bo’ot sira nebe uluk kedas ita hotu tane sira, ita hana’i sira, e ita hare no senti duni sira nia matenek iha tempo Resistencia nian, maibe sira la konsegue hadia’a moris Nasaun no povu ida ne’e nian.

Maluk sira mak ha’u hadomi,
Wainhira imi halibur dadaun imi nia assinaturas atu apresenta ha’u nudar Candidato ida ba Presidente RDTL 2007 - 2012, kolegas balu hateten mai ha’u, katak se hau aseita candidatura ne’e hanesan ha’u aseita atu fase bikan foer no raut foer. Hanoin ida ne refleta duni situasaun real nebe Nasaun hasoru dadaun.

Audiencias tomak maka hau respeita,
Hanesan rai ida ne nia oan, ita tenki la’o nafatin ba oin, Vida Nasaun nian labele para, foer ka susar nebe deit mak iha oin, ita tenki hasoru duni ho esforsu maximo para atu hamos. Karik atan ha’u, ema ida maka liman belar liu, laran luak liu, neon nain liu, atu hamos foer hirak nebe oras ne’e ita nia povu ho ita nian nasaun hasoru.

Ba imi rihun sanulu resin nebe maka fo imi nia assinaturas hodi hamosu hau nudar kandidatu, ho hakru’uk, ha’u hato’o obrigado wain. Ba maluk sira Diresaun Partido Democratico nian, no ba militantes ho simpatizantes Partido Democratico nebe maka hakaas an, hodi prepara hela atu hasoru daudaun kampaina Presidencial nian, ha’u hato hakuak bo’ot.
Amigos jornalistas ho maluk sira hotu maka hau hadomi,
Nudar to’os na’in ida nia oan, hau nunka iha hanoin ida katak loron ida ohin, ha’u atu hamrik iha publiko Nasaun Timor Leste ninia oin no iha Komunidade Internacional, atu apresenta an hanesan kandidatu ida, ba Eleisaun Presidencial 2007. Imi hotu hakarak kandidata ha’u, atu nune bele konkretiza imi nia afirmasaun katak “ORAS TO’O ONA POVU KI’IK NIA OAN KAER UKUN”.

Hafoin hanoin no diskute tiha ho maluk barak, hodi simu fiar nebe mak imi fo mai ha’u, hau ho imi, ita sei hakat ba oin ho hanoin importante tolu mak tuir mai ne;

1. Kaer Metin Ukun rasik’an, liu hosi dalan:
• Kaer metin konstituisaun RDTL hodi hala’o Lei no Orden.
• Reorganiza no harmoniza funsionamentu orgaun soberania Estadu nian.
• Rekupera no promove imazen Timor nian nudar nasaun demokratiku, nebe moris hanesan Nasaun ukun rasik’an.
• Garante relasaun diak ho Estadu hotu-hotu, Estadu sira iha Amerika, Europa, Asia no Pasifiku, liu-liu nasoens vizinhas hanesan Indonesia no Australia.
• Kuda no haburas mentalidade soberania iha instituisaun Estadu nian no iha sosidade nia laran.
• Valoriza no promove kontribuisaun funu nain sira nian ba ukun rasik’an
2. Haburas Lia Los no domin, hametin justisa no dame, hodi garante stabilidade no siguransa iha Nasaun Timor Leste laran tomak no iha mundu rai klaran, liu hosi dalan:
• Kaer metin valor kultura no tradisaun Timor Leste nian iha prosesu hari’i Nasaun.
• Restaura no promove valor fiar malu no respeita malu, valor fraternidade, simplisidade no honestidade, Valor toleransia no hakraik’an iha sosiedade nia let.
• Garante no habelar lia los, justisa no rekonsiliasaun tuir kultura no tradisaun, tuir lei nudar konstituisaun RDTL haruka.
• Hametin no Promove unidade nasional iha diversidade nia laran.
• Garante politika anti diskriminasaun, favoritismo, klientismo ho regionalismo.
• Kuda no haburas kultura politika humanista iha instituisaun Estadu nian no iha sosiadade nia laran.
• Promove relasaun diak ho Igreja Katolika, no religiaun sira seluk nebe mak iha Nasaun Timor Leste no desenvolve parseria ida diak ba kontrusaun Nasaun.
3. Hari’i Estadu Demokratiku, liu hosi dalan:
• Garante transparansia no akontabilidade iha prosesu dezenvolvimentu Nasaun nian.
• Garante no fo korajem bo’ot ba partisipasaun povu nian atu hakbesik no rona, hodi akomoda no implementa aspirasaun povu nian
• Enkoraza Guvernu atu hala’o dezenvolvimentu nebe fo benefisiu ba povu ki’ik

Obrigado.

“Hun ida, abut ida, povu ida no Timor ida deit”

Dili, loron 9 Fulan Febreiru tinan 2007
Kandidatu President

Fernando “Lasama” de Aaraujo

Lasama: Oras Too Ona, Povu Kaer Ukun

2007-03-08T23:45:00.000-05:00

Lasama: Oras Too Ona, Povu Kaer Ukun

Fernando “Lasama” de Araujo, moris iha Manutasi, Ainaro, Timor Leste iha 26 Fevereiru 1963 husi inan aman agrikultor.
Nia Prezidente Partido Democratico/PD, partidu opozisaun nebe boot no forti tebes iha kontestu politika Timor Leste. Lasama konhesidu tebes iha baze tamba nia hahalok haraik an, laran mos ka honestu, simples, terus no moris hamutuk ho povu. Hanesan ema nebe moris hamutuk ho povu, Lasama mos konhese diak povu nee nia susar, terus, no povu nia esperansa ba moris diak iha futuru.

Liu husi konferensia nasional PD, iha fulan Fevereiru 2007 liuba, reprezentante husii distritu hot-hotu, kandidata Lasama ba prezidente RDTL. “Se Xanana lakohi ona ba prezidente, entaun ita hakarak puvu nia oan mak sai Prezidente. Oras too ona, povu kaer ukun, Lasama avansa ba prezidente,” hatete katuas Ernesto Dudu husi Ermera.

Hanesan lider, Lasama hetan suporta husi ema rihun ba rihun husi Timor laran tomak. Husi juventude, grupu veteranu resistensia, padre no madre balu, komunidade husi religiaun minoria balu, estudante, intelektual, lider komunitariu, grupu marzinalizadu, feto no povu Timor laran tomak.

Komitmentu Lasama ba povu, laos foin mosu banhira atu kandidata an ba prezidente. Hanesan agrikultor nia oan, desde kiik nia hatene ona povu nia halerik, moris hamutuk ho povu, no hatene saida mak povu hakarak.

Bainhira nia tinan 12, Lasama hatene ona saida mak terus no sofrementu povu nian. Nia hanesan sasin, bainhira nia familia sanulu resin walu ran nakfakar no mate iha tropaz Indonesia nia liman iha tinan 1975. Hahu husi neba, Lasama nia konsiensia konaba direitu ema nian ba moris, dok husi tortura, tauk, no injustisa, buras tebes.

Tamba nee, haree hikas ba historia Lasama nian, kuaze nia moris tomak dedika ba povu Timor Leste nee. Bainhira nia sei labarik too joven, Lasama moris hamutuk ho nia komunidade nebe hela hanesan refuziadu iha foho leten. Momentu neba, Lasama nia moris todan tebes, tamba ema mate nab-naba tamba moras, hamlaha, no tortura. Hahu husi 1982 too iha 1999, nia hamutuk ho nia maluk estudante no joven sira servisu makas hodi espailla informasaun konaba povu Timor nia halerik ba mundu tomak no organiza movimentu ba libertasaun patria no povu Timor Leste.

Lasama akaba nia eskola sekundaria iha SMA Negeri 1 Becora, Dili no kontinua nia estudu iha area literatura, iha Universidade Udayana, Bali, husi 1985 - 89. Maibe tamba komitmentu ba povu no nasaun Timor Leste, Lasama husik
nia estudu hodii lidera no organiza movimentu kontra regime Soeharto no okupasaun ba Timor-Leste.

Iha tinan 1988, Lasama ho nia kolega balun funda RENETIL (Resistencia Nacional dos Estudantes de Timor-Leste). Renetil, organizasaun movimentu estudante no juventude ba independensia Timor Leste nian iha Indonesia. Hanesan organizasaun politika klandestina, nia responsabilidade mak organiza estudante no intelektual sira iha Indonesia, Timor Leste no nasaun
seluk. Iha fulan Juñu 1988-2000, Lasama hanesan Sekretariu Geral Renetil. Ho pozisaun ida ida nee, Lasama konsege organiza no konsolida estudante, intelektual no juventude iha fatin bar-barak hanesan Dilii (diresaun Geral Timor Leste), Denpasar, Mataram, Ujung Pandang, Surabaya, Malang, Madiun, Jember, Solo, Salatiga, Jogja, Semarang, Cirebon, Bandung, Jakarta, and Lampung. Nune mos iha nasaun seluk hanesan Portugal (Diresaun Autonoma RENETIL iha Exterior), Australia, Englatera, no Irlandia. Membru Renetil nian, rihun ba rihun.

Iha fulan Novembru 1991, loron hirak deit depois masakre iha Santa Cruz Dili, militar Indonesia kaer Lasama, tortura nia no hatama hela iha kadeia Denpasar Bali. Iha Setembru 1992, autoridade Indonesia fo kastigu Lasama hanesan ema nebe subversi ba estadu Indonesia. Tamba nee, hatama Lasama ba kadeia Cipinang, Jakarta tinan sanulu resin tolu. Iha Cipinang, Lasama kadeia hamutuk ho Joao Camara, Marito Reis, no lider resistensia sira seluk hanesan Xanana Gusmao nebe agora nudar Prezidente Republica Democratica de Timor Leste.

Tamba nia komitmentu boot ba povu Timor Leste nee, Amnesty Internasional, nomeia nia hanesan Prizoneiru de Konsiensia (tama kadeia tamba konsiensia makas ba libertasaun patria no povu Timor Leste). Nune mos iha tinan 1992
nia simu premiu Reebok Human Rights. Maibe tamba iha hela kadeia laran, nia labele ba simu premiu nee.

Hanesan prizoneiru politiku, Lasama tama iha kadeia Cipinang Jakarta, husi 25 Setembru 1992 too 23 March 1998 ho razaun subversi kontra estadu Indonesia. Antes nee, nia iha kadeia Salemba, Jakarta husi 23 Marsu 1992 too
25 Setembru 1992. 22 Dezembru 1991 too 23 Marsu 1992 hanesan prizoneiru politik iha kadeia Markas POLDA Jakarta. 24 Novembru 1991 too 22 Dezembru 1991 iha kadeia POLDA Nusa Tenggara, Denpasar, Bali.

Bainhira Prezidente Soeharto tun husi poder, no movimentu reformasaun iha Indonesia mos makas ona, Lasama hetan libertasaun ho kondosionalidade labele involve iha atividade politika iha tinan 1998.

Gaudensio Figueredo

Lobato's conviction plays to East Timor's opposition

2007-03-08T09:56:00.000-05:00

Lobato's conviction plays to East Timor's opposition

Associate Professor Damien Kingsbury of Deakin University, writes:

The decision by East Timor's courts to convict and jail former interior minister, Rogerio Lobato, on charges of manslaughter and arming gangs last year should come as a welcome sign that this small, teetering state can still pull back from the brink. In particular, gangs that have been responsible for most of the recent violence and destruction should in part be placated.

Lobato was sentenced yesterday to seven and a half years on five charges, including four charges of manslaughter and one of unlawfully using firearms to disturb public order. The sentence was handed down by a panel of three international judges, which should strengthen its sense of impartiality, even if it begs the question of capacity of local judges.

While the sentence substantiates claims against Lobato that he was directly involved in last year's violence, the term of the sentence might be considered by some to be too light.

In particular, the questionably named National Movement for Unity, Justice and Peace (MUNJP), which has been behind much of the recent violence, might question the perceived leniency of the sentence given the multiple convictions for manslaughter. Questions will also likely be again asked about the circumstances in which charges against former prime minister Mari Alkatiri were dropped.

However, the MUNJP has its own political agenda of outright opposition to the Fretilin government, and includes among its senior figures some of whom are linked to opposition parties. Chief judge Ivo Rosa's assessment that Lobato had behaved in an anti-social and anti-democratic way could also be levelled at a few other of East Timor's political actors.

East Timor prosecutors dropped charges against Alkatiri, citing a lack of evidence. In exchange, Alkatiri agreed to cooperate with further investigations into the violence. In this, the already unpopular Lobato can be seen as the government's 'fall guy', even though responsibility for last year's civil unrest appears to have extended well beyond his personal reach.

The question now will be the extent to which Fretilin tries to limit the fall-out from Lobato's conviction in the face of the impending elections. In this it will have to balance a desire for as much distance as possible from the convicted felon with a need to ensure he does not now discuss more freely what he knows about who gave what order to arm the hit squads.

A half-decent opposition in East Timor should be able to make great political capital out of this. And that would be a lot smarter politics than letting the gangs potentially derail an electoral process that together they now look like having a chance of winning.

Associate Professor Damien Kingsbury
Director, Masters of International and Community Development School of International and Political Studies Deakin University
Ph: +61(0)439638834

Former minister guilty of arming Timor hit squads

2007-03-07T23:02:00.000-05:00

Former minister guilty of arming Timor hit squads

EAST Timor's former interior minister has been found guilty on five charges relating to arming hit squads to eliminate government opponents during civil unrest last year.

A panel of three international judges yesterday found Rogerio Lobato guilty on four charges of manslaughter and one count of unlawfully using firearms to disturb public order. He was sentenced to 7½ years in jail.

Chief judge Ivo Rosa said Lobato had been "a member of government and a democratic society but he has behaved in an anti-social and anti-democratic way" by contributing to the fledgling nation's instability and violence.

The charges were laid following allegations on Australia's ABC TV after about 600 East Timorese soldiers known as "petitioners" deserted, accusing their commanders of racial discrimination.

ABC reporter Liz Jackson produced documents alleging Lobato and then prime minister Mari Alkatiri had given weapons to civilians to kill members of the petitioners group as dissent worsened in May last year.

In October, a United Nations report on the violence recommended that Lobato be prosecuted, along with the main protagonists in the conflict, from both the government and its opponents and including fugitive army officer Alfredo Reinado.

The East Timorese capital of Dili was quiet but tense ahead of the Lobato verdict, with police tightening security.

Earlier this week, supporters of rebel leader Reinado burnt tyres and threw stones to protest against a weekend raid by Australian troops on the fugitive's hide-out.

"The situation is getting normal. Government vehicles have cleared the locations (of roadblocks)," a witness in Dili said.

He said New Zealand troops, part of an international peacekeeping force, were patrolling areas considered riot-prone.

Australian soldiers continued to comb the southern part of East Timor for Reinado, who escaped Sunday's pre-dawn assault by Australian forces. Five people died in the raid.

Britain has issued a new travel advice for East Timor warning against all travel there and advising British nationals in the country to leave.

"The security situation in East Timor remains uncertain and could deteriorate at short notice," the advisory said.

New Zealand also issued a travel warning. "There is extreme risk to your security in all parts of Timor-Leste and we advise against all travel. The security situation remains extremely volatile and could deteriorate further with little warning," the Government said.

Australia and the US issued similar warnings, and Australia is to evacuate non-emergency diplomatic staff and families.

AAP, REUTERS

"Líder do segundo partido avança para as presidenciais

2007-03-06T23:57:00.000-05:00

From: abilio araujo < abiliodearaujo@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 03/03/2007 12:51
Subject: Presidenciais
To: Mauiku Bilfia < same.nularan@gmail.com>

"Líder do segundo partido avança para as presidenciais

Diário de Notícias, 2 de Março de 2007-03-02

Fernando Lassama Araújo entrou na corrida à sucessão
de Presidente Xanana Gusmão, juntando-se ontem aos
sete candidatos já conhecidos: Ramos-Horta, Francisco
Guterres (Lu-Olo), Lúcia Lobato, Francisco Xavier do
Amaral, João Carrascalão, Manuel Tilman e Avelino
Coelho. Líder do Partido Democrático (PD), a segunda
força política timorense, Lassama Arújo concretizou a
sua candidatura no último dia do prazo para as
eleições de 9 de Abril.

Até agora, o PD sempre tinha feito depender a sua
posição de uma eventual recandidatura de Xanana,
embora se admitisse que pudesse vir a apoiar o
primeiro-ministro José Ramos-Horta. Gorada essa
possibilidade, tudo dependerá agora de haver ou não
uma segunda volta, admitindo-se que Francisco Guterres
(Lu-Olo), da Fretilin, e Ramos-Horta, que avança com a
bênção da Igreja Católica e de xanana Gusmão, disputem
esta eleição entre si. No cenário de uma segunda
volta, o mais provável é que a maioria dos candidatos
preteridos venha a recomendar o voto no actual
primeiro-ministro"

Fo hela imi nia komentariu mai
Obrigado
AA

Reinado supporters threaten Gusmao family

2007-03-06T10:16:00.000-05:00

Reinado supporters threaten Gusmao family

March 06, 2007 05:20pm

Article from: AAP

SUPPORTERS of East Timor's rebel leader Alfredo Reinado have
threatened to murder President Xanana Gusmao's family as punishment
for asking Australian troops to hunt down the renegade major.

Australia today told its citizens to get out of East Timor and also
moved to evacuate embassy staff and their families who wanted to leave.

Defence Minister Brendan Nelson also said Canberra would review its
troop deployment of 800 if widespread violence flared.

The homes of two of Gusmao's sisters have been attacked since
Australian forces stormed Reinado's mountain stronghold on Sunday,
killing five of his supporters, one of the women said today.

Reinado escaped and Australian troops continue to search for him in
the countryside around the town of Same, south of Dili, where the
raid took place.

The deadly assault by the Australians touched off street violence
across Dili, but authorities said a relative calm had returned to the
capital today.

However, there are fears of another outbreak of widespread violence,
with Reinado supporters urging East Timorese to attend a
"demonstration for justice" on Thursday.

Another trigger point could come tomorrow, when a court verdict is
expected for former interior minister Rogerio Lobato, accused of
going behind the Government's back to arm civilians loyal to Reinado
last year.

Reinado is wanted for leading a band of breakaway soldiers last April
and May, when battles between rival security factions degenerated
into rampant violence across East Timor.

The unrest sparked the intervention of the international peacekeeping
force, including 800 Australians given the job of preventing a repeat
of the chaos.

The president's sister Armandina Gusmao today told how her family had
been threatened with death and said her home, and that of her sister
Manuela, had been attacked following the Australian raid on Reinado's base.

She said a pro-Reinado mob surrounded her home overnight, saying they
would kill her president brother's family "to the third generation".

She said the mob hurled objects at her house and harassed her family
for hours after earlier ransacking Manuela's Dili home.

"They took everything," Armandina Gusmao said of mob raid on her
sister's property.

"The only reason they didn't burn it was because they wanted to steal
the contents.

"It's just like Indonesian times," she said, referring to the
violence that occurred during Jakarta's occupation of East Timor.

"What hurts me most is that Timorese are doing it."

Meanwhile, the tiny nation's oldest human rights group was warning of
the potential for civil war today, stemming from the Australian
troops' raid on Reinado's Same base.

Jose Luis Oliveira, of the HAK Foundation, said Gusmao had violated
East Timor's constitution by calling on international troops to
settle what was an internal affair, paving the way for an insurgency.

"The president gave the order and the Australian force implemented
it, but it was the wrong decision," Oliveira said.

Australia had acted "as an instrument of the political elites of
Timor," and "the barricades in the streets of Dili are a reaction" to that.

"The population supports Alfredo and is capable of prolonged resistance."

An international forces spokesman today said a fifth body was
recovered from the site in Same where Australians stormed Reinado's base.

Families gathered at the main hospital in Dili, where the bodies of
the other four men are reportedly being kept.

But Oliveira said relatives were distraught because officials were
refusing to release the names of the dead men.

Mr Gusmao has warned of a security crackdown, saying: "The state will
use legal mechanisms, including force if necessary, to halt violence,
damage to private property, killings, and to re-establish general
order as soon as possible."

Prime Minister John Howard today said a mix of military operations
and local political will was required to bring the situation in East
Timor under control.

"It's a reminder that this country is still fragile and still needs
our help and still needs our investment of people and military and
police capacity," Mr Howard said.

There are fears the latest unrest could derail presidential elections
set down for April 9.

Gusmao has said he will not seek re-election, and is believed to be
forming his own political party to take a tilt at national elections
due later in the year.

Brigadeiro Rerden:Major Alfredo Maka Responsabliza Konsekvensia Situasaun

2007-03-05T16:45:00.000-05:00

UN PRESS CONFERENCE

1/ March/2007

Brigadeiro Rerden:
Major Alfredo Maka Responsabliza Konsekvensia Situasaun

Komadante Forsa Internasional (FSI) iha Timor Leste Brigadeiro Mal Rerden hateten, Major Alfredo maka responsabiliza konsekvensia sira nebe maka mosu hosi situasaun tempu agora iha distritu Manufahi liu – liu iha Same relasiona ho operasaun nebe maka FSI halao dadauk ne’e.
Nia dehan katak FSI hamutuk ho Governu TL ho Nasoens Unidos tenta hela hodi resolve sutuasaun atual ne’e tanba ne’e husu ba povu Timor Leste tomak atu bele kompriende katak kualker konsekvensia hosi situasaun atual ne’e parte Alfredo nia responsabilidade tanba situasaun (operasaun ) hanesan ne’e mosu tanba ninia asaun.
“Saida maka akontese hosi tempu agora ne’e ninia (Major Alfredo) responsabilidade. “Forsa Seguransa Internasional no governu TL no ONU koko hela hodi rezeolva situasaun difisil ida ne’e. Ne’e maka povu tenke kompriende katak konsekvensia hato’o responsabilidade hosi Alfredo Reinado,” dehan Brigadeiro Rerden, iha konferensia da imprensa, kinta (01/03), iha Dili.
“Ida ne’e situasaun ida ke seriu. Hau hein katak kada ema ida – ida bele kompriende. Konsekvensia hosi situasaun ida ne’e hanesan responsabilidade (Major) Alfredo Reinado. Ninia asaun hamosu situasaun ida ne’e, laiha tan ema seluk. No povu Timor Leste hakarak kompriende sirkumtansia, sira presiza atu kompriende tanba saida maka asaun ne’e mosu.”
Oras hirak maka fo Alfredo ho ninia ema sira atu rende an, Brigadeiro Rerden dehan katak nia lakoi atu halo espekulasaun. Maibe nia husu atu Alfredo ho ninia ema sira tenke rende an lalais.
“Nia iha obsaun ida; Nia bele ajuda povu Timor Leste hodi rende an no entrega nia kilat,” tenik Komadante Rerden.
Entertantu hosi Same, Deputadu Parlamentu Nasional Leandro Isac hateten via telemovel katak situasaun desde FSI halo operasaun hodi kaptura Alfredo to’o horeseik ne’e situasaun iha Same laran hatudu katak povu barak maka sente tauk hodi halao aktividade hanesan babain – bain.
Nia hateten, aktividade governu nian iha neba ne’e ladun lao diak no loja no restautante hot – hotu taka. Satan, Leandro hatutan, populasaun sira mos sente la barani hodi ba sira nia toos hodi foti hahan.
Emprezario ida nebe maka lakoi temi nia naran mos fo deklarasaun hanesan katak atividade eskola, negosio no funsionario sira nia paradu duni tanba estrada importante iha Same ne’e hetan taka hosi militar Australia sira.
“Agora (horeseik) so kios sira maka loke maibe loja sira no restaurante sira taka tanba laiha ema ba sosa sasan,” dehan fonte ne’e.
Iha parte seluk, ba jornalista sira horeseik Representante Sekretario Geral Nasoens Unidos iha Timor Leste, Atul Khare mos rekonhese katak situasaun iha Same ne’e seriu duni.
Nia dehan, ofisila sivil ONU nia balu nebe maka durante ne’e fo ajuda ba prosesu eleitoral iha Same mos evakua tiha ona horeseik ba Dili.
“Ofisial uituan hosi parte ONU ninian nebe maka ajuda iha prosesu eleitoral ba Dili,” tenik Khare.
Maibe nia dehan, sei laiha evakuasaun boot nebe sei halo atu tuun ba Dili.
Relasiona ho situasaun hanesan ne’e, Leandro husu ba estadu atu bele deklara ba nasaun katak distritu Same ne’e hanesan area operasaun militar nian agora ka oinsa los. Atu nune’e ema hot – hotu bele kompriende tanba iha tempu agora ne’e ema barak maka sente tauk duni.
‘Estadu tenke deklara konaba estatus Same nian ne’e oinsa los. Hanesan area militar nian ka nusa,” dehan Leandro.
Hafoin iha Domingo (25/02) Major Alfredo ho ninia grupu desarma membru Unidade Polisia Fronteira nian ho kilat hamutuk 18 iha distritu Malian ho Suai, iha segunda (26/02) Presidente Republika Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao deklara katak estadu fo kbiit FSI atu halo operasaun hodi kaptura Major Alfredo ho ninia ema sira.
Xefi UNMIT Atul Khare mos konkorda katak diak liu Alfredo ho ninia grupu rende an deit sekuandu nia hadomi duni povu no hakarak estabilidade iha nasaun ida ne’e.
“Hau hein katak nia (Major Alfredo) sei bele entrega an hodi nune’e bele tuir justisa liu hosi dalan paz sekaundu nia hadomi duni nia povu no se nia hadomi duni estabilidade iha nasaun ida ne’e,” dehan Xefi UNMIT ne’e, iha konferensia da imprensa.
“Hanesan Presiden Gusmao rasik indika tiha ona katak esforsu barak maka halao tiha ona hodi oinsa kultura justisa bele kontinua liu – liu maneira dame nian. Hanesan Brigadeiro Rerden hateten tiha ona no Presidente Gusmao hateten tiha ona iha ninia estatementu katak buat ne’e responsabilidade tomak Alfredo Reinado nian konaba situasaun tomak nebe maka ita hasoru agora.-END

Fausto de Sousa
MNEC-Public Affairs

Gusmao may impose state of emergency in E Timor

2007-03-05T08:16:00.000-05:00

Gusmao may impose state of emergency in E Timor
By Mark Willacy

East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao has threatened to impose a state of emergency to stop an outbreak of civil unrest.

Alfredo Reinado slipped through a ring of Australian soldiers who surrounded his compound in the town of Same, south of Dili, on the weekend.

The former East Timorese army officer is now on the run in rugged mountain country.

His exploits have helped to spark renewed unrest in the capital, with protesters chanting slogans in support of Reinado outside the Australian embassy in Dili and youths throwing rocks at UN cars.

Fearing an outbreak of violence, President Gusmao has vowed to use all legal means to pursue the rebel leader.

He is also threatening to announce a state of emergency if violence intensifies and if criminal gangs continue to harass people.

The Defence Force Association says it is too early to tell if public support for Australian peacekeepers in East Timor will dissipate after the weekend's raid.

The executive director of the Defence Force Association, Neil James, says it will make the job of the force harder, but he says they would not have taken the step unless absolutely necessary.

"You can't solve this problem by military force, there has to be a political and constitutional solution within the Timorese people," he said.

"You can't impose a solution from outside because then you very much become part of the problem."

Evacuations
Meanwhile staff at the Australian Embassy in East Timor are being allowed to evacuate amid the worsening security situation.

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has authorised the voluntary departure of family and non-emergency staff from the embassy.

Australians in general are being urged to consider leaving the country and tourists are being told not to travel there.

National Movement for Justice
Meanwhile the National Movement for Justice say East Timor's Prime Minister cancelled a trip to Same planned by its delegates that was approved by Mr Gusmao.

Members of the movement met with Mr Gusmao on Saturday to talk about an alternative approach to capturing Reinado.

The group says East Timor's Prime Minister, Jose Ramos Horta, cancelled their flight into Same with the Australian Army after the meeting had occurred.

One its members, Augusto Junior Trendada, says the group wants peace in the country and is not affiliated with any political party.

"All are youth, academic, chairs, Muslim, Protestant, all people involved in Timor Leste involved in the National Unity Movement,' he said.

"But not one political. All Timorese who want to stabilise

Fears heighten as Reinado eludes the chase

2007-03-04T20:02:00.000-05:00

Brendan Nicholson, The AGE
March 5, 2007

Brigadier Mal Rerden: Operation is ongoing and will succeed.
Photo: Reuters

The big fear of Australian military officers and the East Timorese and Australian governments is that the resourceful Major Reinado and his followers will escape deep into the mountains and become a magnet for disaffected former soldiers and angry youth. It's not the sort of country anyone wants to fight in.

The runaway major has had regular contact and fairly good relations with Australian officers in East Timor since he walked out of jail in Dili last year. The Australians have previously encouraged him to surrender and promised to guarantee his safety.

For months Reinado has kept in constant touch with his supporters by mobile phone and it is likely that is how he was warned the SAS were coming for him yesterday. He had just enough time to escape but some of his followers did not.

The major, who trained in Australia, has insisted that he does not want to fight Australians but he escalated the situation dramatically when he got his hands on 25 modern assault rifles a week ago. He says they were given to him by supporters among the border police. The Government says he stole them in raids on police stations.

Late last week the Australian Government received a formal written request from East Timor President Xanana Gusmao and Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta asking for Australian help in capturing the major and his supporters. The ADF insists that the raid was not a failure but it has signalled to Reinado that as far as his friends in the Australian army are concerned the party is over.

The SAS-led team that went after him wanted to capture him neatly so that he could be handed over unharmed, but now he and most of his men are on the run, armed and alert to the danger.

Timor's rebel outsmarts SAS

2007-03-04T19:41:00.000-05:00

Photo Reuters

SECURITY forces in East Timor are braced for increasing violence after Australian soldiers killed four Timorese men in a botched attack to capture rebel leader Alfredo Reinado.

Reinado and some of his armed men escaped from a hilltop base in a 90-minute gun battle. Australian infantry were last night hunting Reinado in East Timor's rugged central mountains after hundreds of his supporters, who were enraged by the attack, rioted in the capital Dili and the towns of Gleno and Ermera.

The United Nations yesterday ordered police in East Timor's provincial cities and towns to Dili to reinforce its 1000 police, who repeatedly fired shots to disperse large groups of rioting Reinado supporters.

Reinado fled the base at Same as dozens of Australian soldiers, backed by two Black Hawk helicopters and three armoured personnel carriers, launched an attack in darkness early yesterday.

But the Australian-trained Reinado knew they were coming and before the attack had sent at least six telephone messages to journalists and diplomats telling them: "We are on alert to take any kind of attack."

Reinado and an unknown number of his armed men escaped despite the Australian soldiers being more heavily armed, had night-vision equipment and had been blockading the base for six days.

The commander of 700 mutinous soldiers sacked from East Timor's army last year, Gastao Salsinha, told The Age from a village in which he was hiding yesterday that he and his men had now dedicated their lives to fight for the rights of East Timor's 1 million people.

"How can the Australians come here and create instability?" he said. Salsinha said he escaped with two bodyguards and seven youths as the Australians stormed the base firing automatic weapons.

He said he did not know what happened to Reinado but would not be surprised if he had been wounded in the battle.

Reinado's escape has emboldened his supporters, who chanted "long live Reinado" as they fought running battles with UN police in Dili.

Rioters trashed cars and two government buildings in Dili and Gleno, a small town in East Timor's coffee-growing western mountains where Reinado grew up.

The Howard Government, fearing widespread violence, possibly even civil war, flew 100 crack SAS soldiers to East Timor less than 24 hours before the attack, which had the approval of the East Timor Government.

The commander of the International Security Force, Mal Rerden, said in Dili the soldiers killed the Timorese men because they were armed and posed an unpredictable threat.

The ISF comprises Australian and New Zealand soldiers.

"We don't have him," a grim-faced Brigadier Rerden said, referring to Reinado.

"We are continuing the operation to capture him," he said.

Brigadier Rerden denied that the operation had been botched but declined to give details.

"Any operation is a series of phases — this operation is ongoing and it will succeed," he said.

He said his troops had cleared Reinado's base and and captured some prisoners, but he declined to say how many.

Since Tuesday, Reinado had been mocking the Australian soldiers who were dug in at the edge of Same, saying he had a comfortable bed and could watch television while they were in the bush getting bitten by mosquitoes.

Wanted to answer charges of murder and rebellion, Reinado has been on the run since he led a mass escape from Dili's main jail last year.

Only hours after the attack, East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao appealed for calm in a televised address. "The interests of the state are bigger than any one person or group," he said.

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Australian forces were determined to capture Reinado dead or alive.

Mr Downer urged Reinado to surrender, because he could not evade capture indefinitely.

He said Australia had demanded and received a letter from East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta and Mr Gusmao, before authorising Australian troops to attack Reinado's base.

In Indonesia for top-level talks and a counter-terrorism summit, Mr Downer said: "Every effort will be made to capture him alive, but I think the best advice I can give Major Reinado is to surrender, he can hide in the jungle for only so long."

An ADF spokesman said the search would continue with helicopters and roadblocks.

Intrevista de Alfredo Reinado ao Publico

2007-03-04T19:27:00.000-05:00

PÚBLICO, 28 de Fevereiro de 2007

Reinado afirmou que não existe qualquer
mandado de captura para a sua prisão

Entrevista telefónica à Lusa
Major Reinado diz que Xanana o envergonha enquanto líder
28.02.2007 - 10h39 Lusa

O major Reinado, cercado por tropas australianas na vila de Same, a sul de Díli, disse hoje ter "vergonha" de Xanana Gusmão, afirmando numa entrevista à Lusa que os efectivos portugueses da GNR devem regressar a casa.
"Sinto tristeza e vergonha de ter um líder como o senhor Xanana, que não pensa duas vezes, que não quis saber da realidade e que agiu antes de pensar mandando uma força internacional contra mim", disse à Lusa, num contacto telefónico.

Reinado, que pediu para a entrevista ser em inglês - afirmando que já perdeu a sua "costela" de português - afirmou que não existe qualquer mandado de captura para a sua prisão e que, por isso, a ordem de actuação dada às tropas australianas para o cercarem "é ilegal".
"Eu não me rendi nunca porque até aqui os meus direitos não foram respeitados. Porque é que isto não ficou nas mãos da justiça? Porque não há um mandado para a minha captura? Porquê enviar tropas", questionou.

"A Austrália não tem autorização para intervir na justiça de Timor-Leste. Onde está a soberania e a dignidade deste país e dos seus líderes?", questionou.

Reinado, que está no centro de Same cercado desde ontem por efectivos militares australianos, criticou igualmente Portugal, afirmando que deve retirar de imediato o seu contingente da GNR no terreno.
Questionado directamente sobre que mensagem tinha para Portugal, Reinado foi peremptório: "Go home".
"Porquê mandar a GNR para aqui, para se tornarem em soldados contratados do Mari Alkatiri, para servir os seus interesses?", questionou. "Isso vai destruir a relação entre os nossos países. Que os chamem para casa depressa", afirmou.

Na entrevista à Lusa, Reinado negou ter atacado qualquer posto militar - uma acusação que motivou, por ordem da Presidência da República, a acção em curso em Same, a 81 quilómetros sul da capital, Díli.
"É uma grande mentira. Nunca ataquei ninguém. Fui como amigo, bebi café com eles, almocei com eles. Eles deram-me algumas armas mas para defender o povo. Ficaram com as suas pistolas nos coldres", afirmou.
"Alguns voluntariamente vieram comigo. Como se pode atacar um posto armado [...] sem som de disparos, sem ninguém ser ferido, sem confrontos, e a poucos metros da fronteira com a Indonésia e os indonésios não ouvirem nada", afirmou.
Reinado acusou ainda Xanana Gusmão de travar a transmissão de declarações feitas por si, ontem, e por outras pessoas que o acompanhavam, afirmando que "não deixaram que essas declarações fossem transmitidas".

"O senhor Xanana e o senhor Horta não queriam que isto fosse dito. Porquê fazer isso? É só propaganda, só mentiras. Que façam a investigação, que saibam verdadeiramente o que aconteceu", afirmou.
Questionado sobre o número de pessoas ou de armas que tem consigo, Reinado disse que "um militar não pode revelar esses dados", afirmando porém que "mais pessoas estão a caminho".
"Vocês vão ver. Virão mais pessoas. Voluntariamente. Porque eu estou a defender o povo. Não os interesses políticos", afirmou.
Relativamente ao cerco em curso, Reinado considera que se trata de uma tentativa clara de o neutralizar. "Penso que a razão desta acção é porque me querem abater. Querem fechar-me a boca, não querem que diga a verdade", afirmou. "Se não fosse para isso, porque estariam já a tomar estas acções? Sem negociações e sem investigações. Será que o melhor para resolver isto é mesmo com armas?", questionou.
Criticando duramente a liderança política timorense, Reinado atacou em particular Xanana Gusmão afirmando que "tem que se tornar um líder a sério, que respeita as pessoas e não um líder que serve o seu interesse pessoal".
À comunidade internacional apelou para que "respeite a soberania e a independência de Timor-Leste", afirmando que quem está no terreno "deve agir de forma humanitária e não envolver-se na política". "Amanhã, se eu ainda estiver vivo, e voltar a ver o nascer do sol, falamos mais", afirmou.
Em entrevista à Lusa, o comandante das Forças de Estabilização Internacionais (ISF) estacionadas em Timor-Leste, brigadeiro Mal Rerden, afirmara ontem que a rendição era a única opção que resta ao major timorense Alfredo Reinado.
O brigadeiro Mal Rerden sublinhou ainda que "Reinado é claramente uma figura significativa nesta situação".
A situação em Timor-Leste agravou-se na sequência do ataque perpetrado domingo pelo major Alfredo Reinado, antigo comandante da Polícia Militar timorense, a três postos da polícia junto à fronteira com a Indonésia, o que levou segunda-feira o Presidente timorense, Xanana Gusmão, a ordenar a captura e prisão do oficial rebelado.
Os soldados australianos cercaram ontem, na cidade de Same, elementos suspeitos de pertencerem ao grupo do major Reinado, entre os quais estará o próprio militar revoltoso.
As ISF estão a conduzir operações em todos os 13 distritos do país, tendo em vários deles as operações sido reforçadas em apoio ao recenseamento eleitoral.

Reinado escapes Australian attack

2007-03-04T00:43:00.000-05:00

Reinado escapes Australian attack
AAP
March 04, 2007

EAST Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado has escaped an Australian-led attempt to capture him.
President Xanana Gusmao today said Reinado remained a fugitive after escaping a raid on his camp in the East Timorese town of Same.
Four people fighting with Reinado were killed in the clash between international forces and the wanted rebel leader's gang.

The president said the operation to capture Reinado was continuing.

Troops moved on Reinado earlier today, with witnesses reporting gunfire.

The Australian Defence Force has so far refused to confirm reports of a deployment of 100 SAS troops to the nation.

An Australian Defence Force spokesman in Canberra said the Australian troop commander in East Timor, Brigadier Mal Reardon, was expected to hold a press conference in Dili this afternoon.

Reinado and his followers had been involved in a tense stand-off with Australian troops at in Same, about 50km south of Dili.

Village chief Domingos da Silva today said there had been movement in the area and that forces have been closing in on Reinado with tanks and helicopters.

He said he also has heard gunfire.

The rebel leader has previously refused to surrender and vowed to fight to the death

Troops kill 4 in hunt for Reinado

2007-03-04T00:34:00.000-05:00

Troops kill 4 in hunt for Reinado
The Defence Department says Australian troops have killed four armed East Timorese men when they stormed the former stronghold of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado.

Reinado has evaded capture after International Security Force (ISF) troops entered the town of Same this morning.

The rebel leader has been holed up in the town, south of the capital Dili, since last week.

He has been on the run since he escaped from prison last August.

The Department says operations will continue until Reinado is arrested.

"Searches are under way, including helicopter surveillance, road blocks and vehicle and foot patrols for Reinado and associates," a statement said.

The Department says shots have been fired during the operation but no members of the International Security Force (ISF) have been killed or injured.

"Four armed Timorese men were killed during the operation when they posed an immediate threat to the lives of the ISF members involved," it said.

The statement says reports of a helicopter crash are false.

It says the ISF will be increased but does not say by how many Australian troops.

There has also been unrest in the East Timorese capital, Dili.

Reports from the capital say shots have been heard since early this morning, the Ministry of Education building has been razed and three cars have been torched.

Reinado, a former Army major, has been partly blamed for last year's unrest, which led to around 37 people being killed and more than 150,000 fleeing their homes

Australian and United Nations security officials in Dili say they fear the outbreak of widespread violence if the Australian soldiers kill or injure the rebel leader.

- ABC/AFP

Tribunal de Recurso fo sai naran candidatos presidencial nian iha buletim de voto.

2007-03-03T19:47:00.000-05:00

Traducao

Trifunal de Recurso fo sai naran candidatos presidencial nian iha buletim de voto.
Ordem naran candidatos presidencias nian mak tuir mai nee:
1o. Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo
2o. Avelino Coelho
3o. Francisco Xavier do Amaral
4o. Manuel Timan
5o. Lucia Lobato
6o. Jose Ramos-Horta
7o. Joao Carrascalao
8o. Fernando de Araujo

Presidente Tribuna de Recursos Claudio Ximenes hateten katak Tribunal sei iha loron 10 hodi verifica candidatos sira.

Noticias husi Same: 03.03.´07

2007-03-03T08:38:00.000-05:00

Noticias husi Same: 03.03.´07

Grupo Major Alfredo Reinado domina Same,sira okupa
fatin hanesan foho Moklau,vila Ritlau,posto Same
tutun,Same karaik (baixa) to´o Nularan.
Força Australiano (FA) sira hela iha dadinbere (knua
Sec.Estado Regiaun II) to´o ba Mota Bemetin
(Ermeti-Mambae) la sae ba leten (posto no Baixa) tamba
Grupos Major Alfredo ho reforsu husi Distritu seluk
maka okupa,liliu Grupos Peticionares sira,sira seluk
husi distrito
(Ainaro,Suai,Maliana,Ermera,Aileu,Manatuto). Sira
hetan suporta husi populasaun,liliu fo tulun logistica
(hahan:Batar,Aifarina,fehuk,cumbili,talas,etc.).
Tuir informasaun nebe´e hetan husi Same,concentrasaun
iha Same besik 2000 efectivos.

Iha deklarasaun Alfredo Reinado ba Radio Komunidade
Manufahi (RKM) nian,”nia husu deskulpa ba Povo
Manufahi tamba ninia presensa,maibe nia explika mos
katak ninia luta ba Justisa no lia los,neduni sei mate
tamba justisa no lia los.Alfredo Reinado no
Petisionares sira hetan tulun husi populasaun tamba
sira foti issu rua (2):Justisa (Hukum) no
Deskriminsaun (Lorosae vs Loromono),se maka funu liu
no se maka la funu.

Sec.Estado Reg.II,Adriano Corterreal,FA maka fo
seguransa iha Dadinbere,besik Holarua.

Atuasaun GNR ho F-FDTL:

Se Autoridades Timor-Leste husu reforsu husi
GNR,siknifika ke, Funu Nakfera duni ona. Iha memoria
historia Timor nian, Forças Portugues sira mos passa
ladiak iha Manufahi waihira nakfera Funu iha tinan
1912,iha Leolaku no Ria Tu mate tropas Portugueses
barak no aliados lokais sira.

Se F-FDTL maka hetan autorizasaun ba ataka Same,
siknifika ke: F-FDTL husi Lorosae ba ataka sira husi
Loromono.

Konsekuensia no efeitos colaterais husi konflitus maka
ne´e:
Populasaun sei mengungsi tan,ba nebe´e?
Hahan ? Iha nebe´e?Oras ne´e Timor voz mos la iha ona.
Tauk balas cruzadas,bele atingir populasaun civil:

Deklarasaun PM José Ramos Horta nian:

Tuir Dr.Ramos Horta ninia hateten ohin iha orgaun
Komunikasaun Timor nia nune:”la iha dialog ho Alfredo
& Petisionario sira,sira sei hasoru pasukan khusus
Australia nian (SAS),Alfredo ne´e Major oan ida
deit,Salsinha ne´e tenente oan ida sa”.

Ne´e deit informasaun husi Same

With a little help from our friends: the new Foreign Ministry building in Dili.

2007-03-02T13:11:00.000-05:00

With a little help from our friends: the new Foreign Ministry building in Dili.
Photo: Reuters

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili
March 3, 2007

STREET gangsters have a favourite place on Dili's waterfront. Just past the fortified Australian embassy residential compound, they run to hide behind a high fence on a building site with an unending supply of rocks.

Most people driving along the beach road are too busy looking out for rocks coming their way to notice a sprawling complex being built on the site overlooking the waters of the Wetar Strait.

The architect's plans on a billboard at the front of the complex look like a luxury resort hotel in Bali, with coconut palms, fountains and garden walkways.

But the building due for completion by September will be the home of East Timor's Foreign Ministry, one of the country's most impressive buildings and the first of three to be built as part of a "charm offensive" by China.

As the fledgling Government in Dili has struggled to recover from violent upheaval last year, which left dozens dead and almost 3000 buildings destroyed, China has pushed ahead with Dili's biggest-ever construction projects.

Dili-based diplomats are watching curiously how the country with the world's biggest population is spending many millions of dollars to establish an economic, diplomatic and strategic foothold in one of the smallest nations on Australia's doorstep.

They say China is looking to East Timor for a source of raw materials and energy supplies and wants to develop close ties with Dili as part of a strategy to expand Beijing's influence in South-East Asia.

Diplomats say China is also keen to use close ties with Dili to limit Taiwan's ambitions in the region.

As well as the Foreign Ministry, China plans to build a new presidential palace and its own embassy, all overseen by Chinese engineers and built by Chinese and Timorese workers.

China has wooed East Timor's leaders with all-expenses-paid trips to China, established tentative relations with East Timor's army, including donating equipment such as tents and uniforms, and has paid for at least six army officers to be trained in China.

While China is a small donor compared to Western countries such as Australia, last year it sent 500 tonnes of rice and 50 tonnes of cooking oil to Dili at a time when it was desperately needed.

China has also agreed to build houses for East Timor's soldier veterans on Dili's outskirts.

The building of a presidential palace on a former heliport in central Dili is embarrassing for Australia, which has just spent millions of dollars building a warehouse complex on the site for its 800 soldiers deployed in the country.Australia has been asked to move the building several hundred metres to make way for China to a build a palace for whoever wins presidential elections due on April 9. Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta said the land had been allocated previously for presidential accommodation.

Work is set to start soon on a grand new Chinese embassy on another waterfront site. The building will dwarf most other diplomatic missions in East Timor, with space for more than 150 staff. China has also given East Timor an embassy building in Beijing.

Australian academic Kate Reid-Smith has raised the possibly that East Timor could eventually become China's newest satellite state in South-East Asia, noting a "remarkable philanthropic shift" in China's involvement in South-East Asia.

Ms Reid, a Chinese linguist who has researched China's role in East Timor, said that the two countries' emerging relationship seriously undermined the sphere of influence of long-time neighbouring maritime powers Australia and Indonesia.

Australia, she said, had continued to take the status quo for granted while China had been "quietly building its rapport" in the region.

Ms Reid said that East Timor was "more than aware of its geographical bargaining chip".

If China secured working control of East Timor's sea lanes, the capacity to isolate Australian and Indonesian territorial and military assets, considered strategic threats to Chinese interests, would open a regional Pandora's box, Ms Reid said.

But Mr Ramos Horta said that despite concerns among Western countries that China was emerging as a world power, Beijing should not be feared.

"I do not see how China should be seen as a rival," he said. "Demographics dictate that the Chinese have to create jobs for their millions of workers who come on to the market every year. That means continuing to expand their economy, and expanding their economy means stability in the world … China needs stability in the region and the world for its own economic expansion."

China's ambassador in Dili, Su Jian, agreed to be interviewed for this article, but had to leave the country before a meeting could be arranged.

An official at the embassy said China wanted to encourage Chinese companies to invest in East Timor.

"Chinese companies are not familiar with Timor Leste (East Timor)," the official said. "The opportunities here are good but the infrastructure is not."

PetroChina, one of China's largest state-owned energy companies, has financed a seismic study for oil and gas across East Timor.

The official said China had focused on buildings to help East Timor "because that is what we are good at".

China moved quickly to woo Dili, becoming the first country to establish diplomatic ties the day after East Timor formally gained independence in 2002.

But the communist giant has moved with equal speed to expand its political, economic and security linkages throughout the world, including small African and Pacific nations, creating a shift in the international balance of power, experts say.

Elite troops rushed to East Timor

2007-03-02T12:55:00.000-05:00

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili
March 3, 2007

THE Federal Government has secretly sent a contingent of crack SAS soldiers to East Timor amid growing fears that violence will again erupt in the country, including the specific targeting of Australians.

Four Australian Defence Force planes have landed in Dili carrying up to 100 soldiers, who were sent after a meeting in Canberra this week of cabinet's national security committee.

The arrival of the extra troops, who will back up 800 Australian and 120 New Zealand troops already here, came as the Government raised its security warning for Australians in East Timor to level five — the highest.

Australian and United Nations security officials in Dili fear that widespread violence, even civil war, could break out if Australian soldiers kill or injure rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, who is trapped with up to 150 armed men in a town in the country's central mountains.

Reinado, who has become a cult-hero figure in East Timor, told The Age yesterday that if anything happened to him "people will violently rise up in their thousands".

He said he now commanded 700 mutineering soldiers, whose sacking last year sparked a violent upheaval that left dozens dead and forced 100,000 from their homes.

He said several hundred of his young supporters in East Timor were also waiting for orders.

"People will start killing each other if anything happens to me," Reinado said by telephone from the town of Same, which is blockaded by Australian soldiers. "There will be civil war."

The Australian-trained Reinado, a former head of East Timor's military police, said his supporters were ready to fight because "of what I am fighting for". Reinado, wanted for murder and rebellion, claims that the Government in Dili is corrupt and that the presence of Australian and New Zealand troops is an illegal invasion.

An attempt by East Timor's leaders to persuade Reinado to surrender initially failed yesterday when Australian soldiers refused to allow Prosecutor-General Longuinhos Monteiro to enter Same.

Mr Monteiro rang Reinado from a checkpoint on the town's outskirts and said he wanted to meet him to pass on a message for him to surrender, though he did not have the authority to negotiate a deal.

"I didn't want to speak with a postman, I wanted to speak with the Prosecutor-General," Reinado said. Mr Monteiro returned to Same last night and met Reinado. "He (Mr Monteiro) is now returning to Dili to speak with the leaders there about what we spoke about," Reinado said.

Brigadier Mal Rerden, the commander of Australian troops in East Timor, declined to comment late yesterday about the arrival in Dili of the SAS troops.

Brigadier Rerden repeated his demand for Reinado to hand over his weapons and present himself to East Timor's judicial system. He said his troops were "supporting the Government of Timor Leste (East Timor) in every possible way to find a peaceful resolution".

Brigadier Rerden described the lifting of Australia's security alert to its highest level as a "prudent measure".

"We would like to solve the situation peacefully," he said. "But these measures are there to advise Australian citizens on the situation so they can make their own judgement about what they should do."

Brigadier Rerden said the alert was justified by the actions of Reinado, who had broken off negotiations with the Government and led raids on border posts last weekend, seizing 25 high-powered weapons.

Many companies and non-government organisations in East Timor have a policy to evacuate staff upon notice of a level-five alert. The last time one was issued was during last year's upheaval.

http://www.theage.com.au

Tuda Kareta Rahun no Kasu Alfredo Reinado:Satan netik Lu´olo no Ramos Horta nia dalan ba Palacio “Ahu Kedesan”

2007-03-02T10:12:00.000-05:00

Tuda Kareta Rahun no Kasu Alfredo Reinado:Satan netik Lu´olo no Ramos Horta nia dalan ba Palacio “Ahu Kedesan”

Timor LoroSae (Leste) oras ne dadaun tama ona iha agenda politika foun,liliu konaba atu ba halao eleisaun Prezidencial iha fulan Abril. Iha ona Timor oan barak maka prepara ona dalan hodi halai taru ba Tur iha Palácio Ahu kedesan (Palácio das Cinzas) hodi troka Prezidente Xanana Gusmão. Naran sira nebe´e maka mosu no ita hotu hatene maka: Manuel Tilman husi Partido KOTA (Klibur Oan Timor Assuwain), Avelino Coelho husi PST (Partido Socialista), Lúcia Lobato (Husi PSD),Ângela Freitas husi Partido Trabalhista, Lu´olo husi Fretilin, Katuas Francisco Xavier husi ASDT,José Ramos Horta nudar independente maibe hetan tulun husi Prezidente Xanana,Hirarquia Igreja Católica no pressaun Komunidade Internacional. PD mos sei lansa ninia kandidatu mesak, partidu sira mos buka hatudu ninia emar ba lideransa nasional. Iha kandidatu hotu-hotu,nain rua maka iha interesse atu haknauk iha hakerek ne,ida maka Lu´olo tamba Partido Fretilin maka fo tulun no seluk maka PM José Ramos Horta tamba hetan tulun husi Prezidente Republika,Xanana Gusmao,nebe´e tuir Revista Visão iha ninia edisaun Quinta Feira (01/03) hateten katak “«Troka Camisola entre Xanana ho Ramos Horta »”.

Maibe interesse iha artigo ne´e konaba kandidatura Lu´olo nudar Prezidente Partido Fretilin,anunciu formal Lu´olo nian halo iha loron 20 Fulan Fevereiro iha knua CCF nian (eis-Gedung BP7) iha Dili. Iha loron ne duni,Prezidente PD ninia kareta emar tuda rahun iha knua CCF nia oin,aktu ida ne´e provoka kareta rahun no Samuel Mendonça (vice-Secretario Jeral PD ) nian kanek. Iha komunikadu husi diresaun PD nian kondena ba aktu vandalismo ida ne. Tuir testamunya katak sira nebe´e tuda Kareta rahun ne,foin sai husi reuniaun ba kandidatura Lu´olo nian iha Knua CCF.Se ida ne´e maka iha ligasaun ho kandidatura Lu´olo nian,sei la tulun ba processo eleitoral no ba kandidatu Lu´olo nian rasik. Kontrariu prejudika fali kandidatura Lu´olo nian,maske aktu ida ne´e kiik oan maibe sai hanesan lalenok ida ba emar Timor oan sira hotu nebe´e maka oras ne´e mehi atu Timor LoroSae (Leste) ne´e iha «Estabilidade»,moris nudar rai nebe´e independente no soberano, tamba lor-loron sira moris la hakmatek tamba «violência» la hotu deit, Governo Alkatiri tun,sae Governo Ramos Horta mos la iha «mudanças» ida siknifikativa. Iha Mari Alkatiri ninia diskursu iha komisi Baucau,dehan nune”«Fretilin sei borong hotu prezidencial i legislativa (STL,29/01)”. MA fiar katak ho kandidatura Lu´olo nian Fretilin sei manan iha fulan Abril. Ita hakarak husu maka ne: Lu´olo nudar Prezidente Partido Fretilin,tuir Estatuto Interna Fretilin (EIF) nian dehan katak “«Prezidente Partido maka automatikamente ba kaer Prezidente Parlamento Nasional »”. Lu´olo waihira mai Portugal dehan ba Journalista sira katak “Nia Laos kandidatu nebe ideal,ema nebe iha perfil maka Mari Alkatiri (Lusa, 12/01)”. Se hanesan ne´e, se los maka kandidatu Fretilin nian?Ka Lu´olo ne´e hanesan kandidatu foti henesa solusan hodi hatudu katak Fretilin mos iha kandidatu ?Tuir informasaun iha CCF katak “Lu´olo laos kandidatu nebe´e Fretilin ninia periudade nº.1,maibe tamba sira seluk la iha ona maka iha ikus liu maka tau Lu´olo, tamba Fretilin mos aposta iha Ramos Horta,maibe tamba PM ninia ambisaun maka hakarak kontinua nudar PM iha periudo 2007/12”. Se Lu´olo laos favoritu kandidatura husi Fretilin nian tamba nia kandidatu suplente, neduni nia laos favoritu ba eleisaun prezidencial iha Loron 09 Fulan Abril mai ne. Se iha Fretilin deit suplente ka laos kandidatu favorite,oinsa tan ba Timor Tomak ninia Prezidente? Saida maka diresaun Fretilin no kandidatura Lu´olo ninia posisaun konaba aktu vandalismo nebe´e maka halo iha dalan besik Fretilin nia knua hasoru Prezidente PD no kanek vice-secretariu Jeral Samuel Mendonça,kondena akto violencia ka fo tulun ba violência rasik?To´o agora seidauk hetan komunikadu ruma husi Fretilin kondena akto ne´e,se nonok deit,bele interpreta oi-oin: Fo tulun ba akto ne´e,maske spontanea no isolado,husi sorin ida.Husi sorin seluk,sira aktores sira apoiantes Lu´olo nian,neduni hola parte ba plano kandidatura Lu´olo nian. Se nune kontriu fali saida maka Lu´olo dehan iha anunciu ba ninia kandidatura: “Nudar Prezidente ba Timor oan hotu (RTP,20/02)”.

Kandidatura José Ramos Horta,ninia anunciu oficial iha Domingo (25/02),halo cerimonia iha Sub-Distrito Laga,Distrito Baucau. Tuir Kandidatu José Ramos Horta iha ninia komisi dehan katak ninia periudade ba buat rua (2) deit:Justisa (ça) no Hamenus emar kiak iha Timor LoroSae (Leste), tamba ne´e maka nia hili fatin maka Laga,sub-distritu nebe´e kiak liu iha Timor LoroSae (Leste) (“in” Lusa e RTP,25/02). Tuir kandidatu José Ramos Horta katak “Nia hetan tulun husi Prezidente Xanana,Bispos husi Diocese Dili no Baucau i presaun husi Komunidade Internacional(idem). Partidos no Força Politikas sira nebe´e deklara ona sira nia tulun ba kandidatura José Ramos Horta nian maka:UNDERTIM,Fretilim Mudanças no plataforma nebe´e Prezidente Xanana sei haklaken sai iha fulan Março laran nebe´e sei halai taru ba eleisaun Legislativa. Plataforma ne´e Xanana ho kombatentes sira maka harii tamba Xanana sei nudar prezidente RDTL neduni provisoriamente Ma´uhuno maka sei kaer hela plataforma ne´e. Maibe hela fulan rua (2) deit atu halao eleisaun Prezidencial no loron 90 (konta husi loron 09/4) halao ona eleisaun Legislativa,Prezidente Xanana liu husi mandatu haruka Força Internacionais (FI) sira liliu Australia nian ba kaer Alfredo Reiando ho ninia emar sira iha Same (Lusa,27/02). Alfredo Reinado iha ninia dada lia ho Lusa no Jornal Público hatun hodi akusa Xanana la hatudu atitude hanesan ldier nacional ida (Lusa,27/02 i Público,28/02). Xanana ho Ramos Horta ninia leitura ba situasaun politika social Timor nian ho aktuasaun ne´e konsidere erro bot.Maske Xanana Gusmao ho Ramos Horta utiliza argumento «Justisa (ça)»,se hanesan ne´e ita husu:entre Mari Alkatiri (MA) ho Alfredo Reinado (AR) se los maka lao tuir Justisa (ça) nia dalan?MA nudar PM iha krise Politika-Militar nia laran direkta ou indirektamente nia maka responsavel ba kasu:28/04/´06,Mate PNTL iha 25/05/´06 no fahe kilat ba emar civil no harii grupos «Esqudrão da Morte de Alkatiri(http://www.forum-haksesuk.blogspot.com)». Entaun,MA ninia processo arquivado tiha hodi lao ba mai halo kampanye politika no la kleur mai tan Portugal ona. AR maka tenke haruka mandatu ba kaer?Ka Justisa (ça) ne´e ba deit sira kiik maibe Nai Ulun sira lae?AR nudar komandante PM,nia lori Cefe Estado Maior F-FDTL,Lere Anan Timor no Ministro da Defesa,Dr.Roque Rodrigues ba hasoru MA iha nia residência Farol neba iha loron 28 fulan Abril tinan 2006, ordem saida maka MA hatun ba sira?Se F-FDTL ba atua hasoru F-FDTL Petisaun tamba simu ordem husi Eis-PM MA,sem autorizasaun husi Prezidente Republika nudar Komandante Supremo F-FDTL nian tuir Ukun Fuan Inan RDTL hateten.To´o MA tun husi PM no autoridades Timor no Australia halo akordos ida atu prende kilat sira nebe´e maka iha civil sira nia liman,no data limite maka loron 25 fulan Julho tinan 2006,ho argumentu ida ne´e maka autoridades sira hetan mandatu ba kaer AR no ninia elementus sira iha sira nia uma hela fatin.Maibe iha fulan Agosto tinan 2006 maka autoridades sira foin ba foti kilat iha MA nia uman (STL i Lusa,01/08/2006). Maibe MA autoridades sira la ba kaer MA. Iha ne´e maka Justisa (ça) ninia atuasaun hahu iha neba halis liu ba MA no buka halo hanesan presigusaun ba AR. Konsekuencia politika ba mandatu nebe´e Xanana haruka FI ba Kaer AR ho ninia apoantes sira maka ne´e: 1)Politikamente,bele prejudika ba kandidatura PM José Ramos Horta nian,tamba waihira AR halai sai husi kadeia nia ba hela iha distritu 10 nebe´e klasifika Loromono,hela iha Sub-Distritu Alas,Distritu Manufahi,Ainaro,Suai no ikus mai iha Ermera no lao ba mai Liquisa no Maliana. Povo husi distritu 10 ne´e hare ba AR ne´e hanesan «heroi bot ida»,ba PM José Ramos Horta (kandidatu),ba Prezidente Xanana,ba Eis-PM MA no Kandidatu Lu´olo maka klasifika nia nudar traidor ka rebelde,neduni bele prejudika ba kandidatura José Ramos Nian; 2) Prejudika mos plataforma nebe´e Xanana atu harii ba halai taru iha eleisaun legislativa,tamba Xanana ninia plataforma sei desfia sira nia vota ba Partido seluk,menus Fretilin Radikal Maputo (FRM) tamba AR mos kontra sira no povo husi distritu 10 mos identifika krise nia abut maka FRM;3) Xanana ho Ramos Horta ninia ekuipa maka la funciona ka?ka sira maka la hare hetan aksaun sira hanesan ne´e ninia impaktu ba plano politika sira nebe´e atu halao?Buat rua (2):Sira be integra plataforma sira ne´e maka fo hanoin ba Nain Ulun rua ne´e (Xanana +Horta) maibe sira maka la rona,husi sorin ida.Ka sira be integra iha plataforma maka la hare ba aksaun ne´e ninia konsekuencia politika iha biban badak? Certeja maka ne´e akto Tuda kareta rahun no kasu Alfredo Rainado sei satan netik dalan ba Kandidatura Lu´olo no José Ramos Horta halai taru ba tur iha Palacio “Ahu Kedesan”.

* António Ramos Naikoli,Timor Oan hela iha Lisboa,Portugal!

Reinado ready to negotiate

2007-03-02T06:28:00.000-05:00

Last Update: Friday, March 2, 2007. 12:30pm (AEDT)
Reinado ready to negotiate: report
Fugitive East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is reportedly ready to negotiate with the Government in Dili.

The former army major has told Indonesian radio the unrest can be resolved only through talks.

East Timor has asked Australian-led international troops to capture Reinado, who is believed to be hiding south of Dili after escaping from prison last year.

The commander of the international force, Brigadier Mal Rerden, says Renaido should face the East Timorese justice system.

"There is always room for Alfredo Reinado to indicate his preparedness to put down his weapons," he said.

"There's always room for him to hand himself into the authorities and for him to put himself before the justice process."

Brigadier Rerden says he is confident that stability can be maintained in the country if Renaido is arrested.

The Australian Government has increased the level of its travel warning for East Timor saying the risk of violent civil unrest is high.

Brigadier Rerden says the stabilisation force can handle any unrest that might result from Renaido's arrest.

"There's always the potential for people to get worked up in some of the situations that we find here," he said.

"We have a very sound operational plan and response plan that allows us to deal with a range of circumstances in that security environment so I'm confident that we'll be able to deal with the situation as it evolves."

Trapped Reinado calls for Govt talks

2007-03-01T11:37:00.000-05:00

Trapped Reinado calls for Govt talks

The fugitive East Timor rebel leader, Major Alfredo Reinado, who is surrounded in his hideaway by Australian-led troops, has called for talks with the Government.

Major Reinado, who has been criticised over the deadly street violence that killed dozens last year, made the call for negotiations a day after vowing to fight to the death.

Major Reinado told Indonesian radio he had been proposing talks with the Government for months before the latest stand-off, which escalated when the international troops circled closer to his compound on Wednesday.

"In my opinion there's no other way of settling the problem -- a military approach will not solve it," he said.

Major Reinado and his men are holed up in Same, 50 kilometres south of the capital Dili, under the eye of UN-mandated international troops equipped with tanks and helicopters.

"I hope they don't cross the lines -- if they do so, I'll act," he told the radio.

President Xanana Gusmao has given the international force the green light to capture Major Reinado after accusing him of raiding police posts and stealing weapons.

Australian General Mal Rerden, the head of the international troops, said the fugitive soldier should give up.

"There is no negotiation," Brigadier Rerden said. On Thursday he reportedly met with Mr Gusmao and Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta to discuss the stand-off.

"If he cares about the people of Timor-Leste, if he cares about the people with him now, he would give up his weapons and surrender," Brigadier Rerden said.

"Anything that happens from now on is his responsibility."

Timorese lawmaker Leandro Isaac, who is holed up with the rebel leader, told AFP by telephone that Major Reinado had sent a direct message to Mr Gusmao's staff asking for talks but said he would be unlikely to give up.

"For him there is only one option: it is better to die than surrender," Mr Isaac said.

Australian Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said troops would use "appropriate force" if they agreed to capture Major Reinado.

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has urged the renegade to surrender.

- AFP

Reinado vows he'll never surrender to Aust forces

2007-03-01T06:22:00.000-05:00

Reinado vows he'll never surrender to Aust forces
By Michael Vincent

East Timor's rebel army major Alfredo Reinado has vowed he will never surrender to Australian forces.

The rebel leader is holed up with dozens of his supporters in a small town south of Dili.

East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao has authorised Australian forces to track down Major Reinado and arrest him.

Major Reinado has told the ABC he is willing to fight to the death.

"I have machetes here to defend myself because that's a dignity that is my right," he said.

"I'm not going to die like a coward, but I die for my nation and my right, my constitution and my judicial system.

"The right of my dignity, of my country."

The Commander of the International Stabilisation Force in East Timor, Brigadier Mal Rerden, has urged the fugitive rebel leader to surrender.

Brigadier Rerden says Major Reinado should face the East Timorese justice system.

"He has the opportunity to stand up and prove whether or not he is a leader and exercise some leadership by committing to a peaceful outcome and a process of proper justice," he said.

Aust considering request to arrest Renaido

2007-02-28T22:35:00.000-05:00

Last Update: Thursday, March 1, 2007. 2:00pm (AEDT)
Aust considering request to arrest Renaido
East Timor has formally asked the Australian-led international forces in the country to apprehend the rebel leader Alfredo Renaido.

The fugitive army major escaped from jail in Dili last August and has been accused of raiding a police post for weapons.

The Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says the Government is considering the request, but the best outcome would be for Major Renaido to hand himself in.

"Major Renaido is charged with quite serious crimes and the East Timorese Government has requested, given some recent events, that he should be apprehended," he said.

"We're considering that request, if we do accede to that request I can assure you the Australian Defence Force will do what it always does and behave in the most professional manner that it possibly can.

"I think the most important thing is that Major Renaido, who has a number of supporters and has weapons, should do the right and honourable thing and hand himself and his weapons in to the East Timorese security forces and indeed the Australian Defence Force, that is the best possible outcome here for East Timor."

Meanwhile the Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has renewed his call for Renaido to surrender.

Earlier this week the country's President said he had authorised Australian-led international forces to track down Renaido.

The rebel leader has said he will shoot anyone who tries to arrest him.

Mr Downer says he has discussed the case with East Timor's Prime Minister.

"The Government is giving some consideration to a range of issues in relation to Mr Renaido and it's of concern to us that he is still on the loose and I think he appropriately should surrender himself to the East Timor authorities," he said.

PM LIKELY NEW PRESIDENT SAYS EXPERT

2007-02-28T17:04:00.000-05:00

If the analysis below is true, FRETILIN could become history begining next election 2007.

EAST TIMOR: PM LIKELY NEW PRESIDENT SAYS EXPERT

Dili, 28 Feb. (AKI) - The former prime minister Mari Alkatiri is out of the running, and the current prime minister will likely be the new president, thus swopping roles with Xanana Gusmao who could head the government. This musical-chairs post-election scenario is outlined for Adnkronos International (AKI) by Damien Kingsbury, expert in East Timor and Indonesia, at Australia's Deakin University. The presidential elections are being held in East Timor on 9 April with the parliamentary polls following shortly afterwards. The situation in the tiny state has deteriorated after a fugitive rebel leader escaped with weapons over the weekend.

Hundreds of East Timorese villagers fled into the mountains on Wednesday as Australian troops surrounded the southern hideout of the nation's most wanted man, Alfredo Reinado. It renewed its call for the fugitive rebel leader to surrender peacefully.

The renewed push to arrest Reinado comes amid a deteriorating security situation and growing anti-Australian sentiment in East Timor, following the death of two Timorese youths shot by Australian troops last Friday.

"It is really a three cornered contest for the presidency, but I suspect that Ramos-Horta probably has the lead over Lu-Olo (Guterres) from Fretilin, with Fernando de Araujo from PD (Democratic Party) running third."

Among other little known candidates for the presidential post are lawyer Lucia Lobato and opposition MP Joao Carrascalao.

The real fireworks though are expected in the parliamentary elections where, according to Kingsbury, the candidature of Gusmao will spell the political demise of Alkatiri.

Gusmao has formed a political party, the National Council of Timorese Resistance, (CNRTe) and said he will run. The party is effectively a return to the past because CNRT is the name of the alliance which won the vote for independence from Indonesia in the 1999 referendum.

Kingsbury said that CNRT has already attracted progressive voters who have abandoned Fretilin.

Led by Alkatiri, Fretilin is the majority party, having won 55 of the
88 seats in the 2001 parliamentary elections. Alkatiri was forced to resign as prime minister last June after criticism of his leadership when violent clashes and disorder erupted and led to the decision to deploy foreign troops in Dili to restore order.

"Fretilin has already begun to split between the 'Maputo group' led by Alkatiri, and the 'reformists'. Many reformists are deserting to support Gusmao's new party CNRT," Kingbury said.

The pro-Alkatiri faction is called Maputo because most of them were exiled in Mozambique during the long and bloody pro independence struggle in East Timor.

Kingsbury thinks it probable that in the end the CNRT and the Democratic Party will unite in a coalition, closing the door of parliament to Fretilin.

The PD has also formed a coalition with three other small parties, and could do well. The remaining parties will probably join the coalition after the parliamentary elections.

As for parliament, if the CNRT and PD-coalition join forces, Fretilin is probably out of government.

"Anyhow, I suspect that the Maputo group is out in any scenario - the question will be about how and whether Fretilin can re-form afterwards," he said.

(Fsc/Aki)

Feb-28-07 15:41

Diskursu Sr. Dr. José Ramos-Horta ba okaziaun atu anúnsia nia kandidatura ba Prezidente Repúblika Timor-Leste

2007-02-26T11:49:00.001-05:00

Diskursu sei hato’o iha toku 10 dader (otl)domingu 25 Fevereiru 2007 iha Laga, Timor-Leste

Diskursu Sr. Dr. José Ramos-Horta ba okaziaun atu anúnsia nia kandidatura ba Prezidente Repúblika Timor-Leste

Señoras no Señores,

Ha’u sempre moris ba Timor-Leste no para Timor-Leste. Liu tinan rua nulu resin lima (25) ha’u sempre koalia konaba kausa Timor ba mundu tomak. Ha’u konta ita nia istória, ha’u esplika ita nia identidade, ha’u hatudu katak ita merese ukun-an, ita merese sai país soberano ida. Povu no komunidade internasional koñese ha’u. Ha’u hatene rai dobin ida ne’e hosi rohan to’o rohan.

Hafoin ukun-an, iha tempu tranzisaun, ha’u haleu rai ne’e hodi esklarese ba povu konaba situasaun foun ne’e no konaba mandatu UNTAET nian no ha’u buka mobiliza povu atu partisipa iha eleisaun 2001 no 2002. Ha’u tulun halo diálogu iha fatin barak iha rai laran ne’ebé grupu balun hirus-malu hela. Ha’u halo ponte entre FALINTIL no Komandante L7. No ha’u nunka hanoin atu kandidata-an ba kargu ida mak iha poder.

Ha’u simu konvite husi partidu ne’ebé manan iha eleisaun 2001 atu kaer pasta Ministériu Negósiu Estranjeiru no Koperasaun. Ne’e mak ha’u nia portfoliu. Ha’u tulun harii Ministériu Negósiu Estranjeiru no Koperasaun ne’ebé simples maibé aktivu. Ha’u kontinua serbisu ne’ebé hau halo durante tinan rua nulu resin haat (24) hodi promove Timor-Leste ba mundu tomak.

Ha’u lidera prosesu atu estabelese relasaun diplomátika besik rai atus-ida resin. Hamutuk ho ha’u nia ekipa, ami konsege halo Timor-Leste sai membru ba Forum Rejional ASEAN, sai membru ho kapasidade observador ba Forum Pasífiku, no mós tama ba Movimentu Naun-Aliñadu.

Ita hametin relasaun ho ita nia viziñu aziátiku sira. Relasaun metin ona entre Timor-Leste no Indonézia, ho rai sira seluk hosi ASEAN, ho Austrália, ho Nova Zelándia, ho Japaun, ho Xina, ho Repúblika Koreia, ho India. Ita kontinua iha relasaun amizade ho rai barak hosi Europa no Komisaun Europeia, ho Estadu Unidu Amerika, no ho CPLP.

Konaba asuntu polítika esterna, ha’u sempre hetan inspirasaun husi ita nia interese boot no sentidu realistiku, hodi hametin relasaun amizade ne’ebé iha tiha ona no buka haluan ita nia relasaun, no la haree ba rejimu polítiku rai sira ne’e nian. Ezemplu ida mak relasaun di’ak ho Estadu Unidu Amerika no Kuba, rai rua ho relasaun difísil durante meiu sékulu, ho rejime, dimensaun no rekursu oioin.

Iha fulan-hirak liuba, liu-liu, durante fulan Maiu, Juñu, Jullu, Agostu, fulan krize aat liu, ha’u hamutuk ho povu. Iha kalan loron 28 Abril ha’u hamutuk ho deslokadu dahuluk iha zona areoportu. Ha’u haleu estrada Dili, durante loron no kalan. Ha’u vizita bairo barak. Durante tempu difísil-liu, ne’ebé ita nia oan F-FDTL no PNTL hetan kanek iha ospital , ha’u hamutuk ho sira. Ha’u vizita distritu barak. Ha’u vizita Aileu, Same, Alas, Maubisse, Gleno, Ermera, Letefoho, Atsabe, Maliana, Liquiça, Suai, Oe-Cussi, Manatuto, Laklubar, Soibada, Baukau, Laga, Lospalos, Lore. Ha’u vizita “sukos” ne’ebé dok-liu. Ha’u vizita postu polísia iha fronteira. Ha’u koalia ho mane sira, ho feto sira ho labarik sira. Ha’u koalia ho joven sira, tiga-roda sira, no peskador sira. Ha’u koalia ho elementu grupu-gang sira no arte marsiais sira. Ha’u koalia ho ita nia polísia sira no ita nia militar sira. Ha’u koalia ho ita nia Amu Bispu, amu-lulik no madre sira ne’ebé ami respeita. Ha’u koalia ho ONG sira no partidu politiku sira. Ha’u koalia ho ita nia emprezáriu sira.
Ha’u vizita Austrália no Malásia, rai rua husi rai haat ne’ebé hatan lalais ita nia apelu bainhira krize manas liu. Rai seluk rua, Nova Zelándia no Portugal, ha’u hein atu vizita, bainhira bele, atu agradese pesoalmente ba sira nia kontribuisaun boot mak sira fó ba ita nia rai. Ha’u mós vizita Indonézia. Ha’u ba vizita Sua Santidade Amu Papa iha Vatikanu. Hau fó diskursu iha Konsellu Seguransa ONU nia iha Nova Yorke.

Sira hili ha’u para pozisaun Primeiru-Ministru tanba rezultadu krize polítika ne’ebé doko ita nia rai no ha’u simu servisu todan ne’e.

Ha’u lakoi sai Primeiru-Ministru ba tinan lima (5) no muitu menus ba fulan sanulu (10). Ita nia rai iha situasaun krize no ita nia instituisaun besik monu hotu. Ita nia povu terus hela. Tanba ida-ne’e, no ida-ne’e deit, ha’u simu kargu Primeiru-Ministru ba fulan sanulu (10).

Ha’u lakoi sai Primeiru-Ministru iha tinan 2002 bainhira situasaun fásil-liu. Iha tinan 2001, ha’u bele tama iha prosesu eleisaun atu hetan poder. Ha’u la tama. Ha’u lakoi glória no poder.

Krize Abril no Maiu iha 2006 hatudu ba ita katak ita nia Estadu joven seidauk iha maturidade naton atu konsege, mesak, lidera dezafiu sira ne’e hotu.

Ami husu tulun hosi komunidade internasional, liu-liu ba rai viziñu no belun sira, Nasoens Unidas. Sira nia tulun sai no kontinua nafatin importante ba Timor-Leste.

Ne’eduni, responsabilidade luta ba ita nia rai kontinua nafatin ita nian, timor-oan sira nian. Ita hetan ona ukun-an, ohin ita Estadu soberano ida, Komunidade Internasional rekoñese, maibé iha nívil internu, ita sei iha dalan naruk ida hodi bele hetan saida mak ita hotu mehi ba ita nia rai: prosperiodade, seguransa, balansu instituisional, establidade, dezenvolvimentu, verdadeira igualdade direitu no oportunidade, dame sosial.

Ita hatun kilat hafoin luta kontra okupasaun, ita tenke luta agora ba ita nia rai nia futuru. Iha luta foun ne’e, sidadaun timor-oan ida-idak iha responsabilidade atu serve bainhira nasaun presiza no tenke prontu atu enfrenta dezafiu hirak-ne’e.

Ikus-liu ema barak, husi nível oin-oin husu ha’u, atu aprezenta ha’u nia kandidatura ba eleisaun prezedensial tuir mai.

Ha’u hatene katak ha’u iha kondisaun no kapasidade atu simu kargu ba Prezidente Repúblika, ne’eduni, ha’u prontu atu simu ha’u nia responsabilidade ba ita nia rai.

Ha’u fó-sai ohin, ba públiku, iha Laga, ha’u nia desizaun atu kandidata-an ba Prezidente Repúblika, fodi substitui Xanana Gusmao, nian noan mane asuwain ita nia povu nian, nebe salva ita hodi defende ita iha tinan 1977/79 no mos fo visaun nebe extraordinariu ba ita too ita nia libertasaun.

Ha’u halo reflesaun barak no mós iha ezitasaun barak. Ha’u reflete ba misaun atu kandiata-an ba Xefe Estadu, ne’ebé honrada maibé todan tebetebes.

Tuir ita nia Konstituisaun, “Prezidente Repúblika mak Xefe Estadu, símbolu no garante independénsia nasional, ba unidade Estadu no funsionamentu regular instituisaun demokratika nian.”
Bainhira garante funsionamentu regular instituisaun demokrátika sira nian, Prezidente tenke kaer kna’ar interligasaun no armonizasaun entre instituisaun oioin Estadu nian, ne’e sei permite atuasaun ne’ebé kordenadu no efetivu liu entre orgaun sira ne’ebé tenke foti dezisaun.
Diálogu entre instituisaun sira importante tebetebes no ha’u sei lori ba oin liu tan. Rai ida-ne’ebé instituisaun balu fila kotuk ba malu sei la bele haburas.
Durante tempu krize tomak ne’ebé ita liu to’o ohin loron, ha’u sempre buka dalan diálogu. Ha’u halo ne’e tanba ha’u fiar katak liu husi diálogu de’it mak ita bele hetan solusaun di’ak-liu ba ita nia rai, ba ita nia futuru. Ha’u halo ne’e tanba ha’u konsidera katak ne’e mak dalan ida de’it atu hetan desizaun justu ida, bainhira ita rona husi ema hotu ne’ebé involve iha laran.
Ho sentidu ida ne’e, ha’u sempre buka atu enkoraja diálogu entre ema seluk, ho konsiénsia katak hanesan ne’e bele kontribui ba hametin ita nia demókrasia no estabilidade sosial.
Ne’eduni, ha’u bele dehan katak ha’u sei kontinua, karik imi hili ha’u nu’udar Prezidente, ho atitude atu hetan armonizasaun institusional, tanba ha’u hanoin katak hanesan ne’e de’it mak bele garante independénsia nasional no unidade estadu nian.
Ha’u hanoin ne’e mak dalan ida atu bele harii fali buat ne’ebé iha ita nia Estadu laran, nakadoko tiha, hafoin krise Abril no Maiu 2006 no instabilidade ne’ebé ita moris durante fulan hirak ne’ebé tuir krize.
Ha’u besik remata ona ha’u nia mandatu nu’udar Primeiru Ministru. Ha’u sei tuir saida mak lei determina. Nu’udar kandidatu, durante tempu kampaña eleitoral nian ha’u sei sés an husi governu temporariamente. Ha’u la uza no nein ba uza governu nia rekursu hodi halo ha’u nia ”kampaña”. Nu’udar kandidatu, ha’u sidadaun komun no la iha direitu atu uza rekursu estadu nian bainhira ha’u la halao ha’u nia funsaun ofisial. Ha’u sei tuir loloos regra ida-ne’e.
Ha’u mai Laga ho kareta privadu. Defaktu, ha’u NUNKA uza kareta estadu nian hodi halao atividade sira ne’ebé la iha ligasaun ho ha’u nia serbisu nu’udar MNEC no PM. Ha’u sei la ba halo agora.

Ha’u konvida Inspektor-Jeral Estadu nian, Partidu Polítiku sira no instituisaun sira seluk atu halo monitorizasaun ba ha’u nia atividade sira.

Governu ne’ebé ha’u lidera, Governu Fretilin nian, partidu maioritariu husi eleisaun parlamentu liuba. Ha’u sempre buka atu respeita partidu maioritáriu, sempre konsiente katak nu’udar PM la liu husi eleisaun, ho mandatu ne’ebé la to’o tinan ida, no mosu husi krize ida, ho tempu no poder limitadu.

Ha’u kolabora lealmente ho partidu poder no mos ho ha’u nia kolega sira iha Governu. Ha’u partilla ho ha’u nia kolega sira susesu ki’ik ne’ebé ami hetan durante ha’u nia governasaun iha fulan limitadu liuba. Buat barak ne’ebé ita alkansa tanba esperiénsa no dedikasaun ne’ebé ita hatudu. Ha’u hakraik an no simu responsabilidade ba sala ne’ebé ami halo no husu deskulpa ba ita nia povu ne’ebé terus ho dignidade.

Durante tempu eleitoral, ha’u sei aprezenta ba povu ha’u nia vizaun no ideia sira ba Presidência, ba nível interno no mos nível internasional.

To’o iha ne’ebá, ha’u sei kontinua serve país ne’e tuir kna’ar ne’ebé ha’u kaer dadaun .

Nai Maromak Boot liu hotu ho laran luak haraik bensa ba imi hotu.

Ramos Horta apresenta candidatura presidencial

2007-02-25T14:24:00.000-05:00

Eleições presidenciais em Timor-Leste
Ramos Horta apresenta candidatura presidencial
Pedro Chaveca

Num comício em Laga, Ramos Horta acabou com as dúvidas. A partir de hoje Timor tem mais um candidato à presidência do país.

Lirio da Fonseca/Reuters
Ramos Horta escolheu Laga para anunciar a sua candidatura presidencial

17:56 | domingo, 25 FEV 07

O primeiro-ministro timorense, José Ramos Horta, já tinha avisado que podia vir a ser um candidato presidencial “in-extremis”. Hoje, num comício em Laga, a 150 quilómetros de Dilí, apresentou oficialmente a sua candidatura. Uma das suas prioridades, caso consiga ser eleito, vai ser fomentar o diálogo entre as instituições timorenses.
A comitiva de Ramos Horta foi recebida em Laga pelo comandante Cornélio Gama e por apoiantes do partido UNDERTIM (Unidade Nacional da Resistência Timorense). Apoiado por uma multidão empunhando bandeiras e cartazes alusivos à resistência contra a ocupação indonésia (1975-1999), Ramos Horta anunciou a sua candidatura às presidenciais, marcadas para nove de Abril. “Hoje, aqui, nesta terra de Laga, digo a todo o povo de Timor-Leste a minha candidatura a Presidente da República”, anunciou o candidato e actual primeiro-ministro de Timor-Leste.
Ramos Horta já tinha revelado na passada quinta-feira, em declarações feitas ao canal árabe Al Jazeera, que iria oficializar a candidatura nos próximos dias.
O local escolhido para anunciar a candidatura acabou par recair sobre Laga, pois como Ramos Horta referiu no discurso de candidatura, o seu programa presidencial irá privilegiar a luta contra a pobreza e Laga fica numa das regiões mais pobres de Timor. Outra das razões foi Horta ter vivido nesta localidade dos 11 aos 17 anos.
No seu discurso Ramos Horta acredita que o fim da pobreza passará sempre por uma maior justiça social, “justiça não é apenas a que se processa através dos tribunais. Justiça é também e sobretudo o combate às enormes diferenças sociais”, referiu.
Outro dos seus objectivos será impulsionar o diálogo entre as instituições. Segundo Ramos Horta “um país no qual as instituições se encontrem de costas voltadas” não poderá evoluir.
Sem apoio da Fretilin
Ramos Horta que em 1996 partilhou o prémio Nobel da Paz com Ximenes Belo, admitiu que a sua decisão foi fruto de muita reflexão e de alguma hesitação, reconhecendo que a Austrália e os Estados Unidos foram os países que mais o encorajaram a candidatar-se à presidência de Timor-Leste.
Tal como Francisco Guterres já o havia feito, quando anunciou a sua candidatura há cinco dias, também Ramos Horta irá suspender as funções governamentais e partidárias. “Como candidato, durante o período da campanha afastar-me-ei do Governo. Não uso nem usarei meios do Estado para a minha campanha”, e lança um desafio, “convido o inspector-geral do Estado, os partidos e outras instituições a monitorizar as minhas actividades”.
Embora Ramos Horta lidere um governo da Fretilin (Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente), o candidato deste partido é Francisco Guterres, que anunciou a sua candidatura presidencial no início da semana. Quando confrontado com um adversário vindo das fileiras do seu próprio partido, o primeiro-ministro é algo lacónico, “há muitos candidatos. Cada candidato é bom", acrescentando que “o povo saberá escolher”.
Com outros seis candidatos na corrida presidencial, Ramos Horta e Francisco Guterres são os que mais possibilidades terão de suceder a Xanana Gusmão. Dia nove de Abril terminarão as dúvidas.

"Criminal do not deserve security" : Sabino

2007-02-25T11:17:00.000-05:00

“Criminal do not deserve security”: Sabino

The General-Secretary of Democratic Party (PD), Mariano Sabino said that Mari Alkatiri is a criminals and doesn’t deserve to have tight security in instances such as when the Fretilin party went to the District of Ermera for their consolidation. He said security is for the entire population and not just for leaders only, he told STL at Hotel Dili on Monday. He added,
“Mari was afraid and that’s why he had security from UNPOL, GNR and the Pakistani forces because it was from his incompetence and the distribution of guns to civilians that made this crises escalate.” (STL

President of Partido Democrático (PD) Fernando Lasama reportedly said UNPOL is already discriminating in relation to security by providing security to Mari Alkatiri who is no longer the Prime Minister. Lasama wants to know why so many numbers of UNPOL provided security to Alkatiri during a political activity in the District of Gleno. He said if that is the case then he
would request UNPOL for security for PD political campaign but stressed that if his party would ask for security it would create a perception among the community that leaders are scared of their own people. Therefore, he asked UNMIT to look into this matter as it is not appropriate. He said that if this is the case then all parties are entitled to security and not only
Fretilin. President of PMG, Hermenegild “Kupa” Lopes said his party considers the actions of the police discriminatory because Mari Alkatiri is not a member of the government or the prime minister. He said the government is also responsible for not removing the assets still used by Mari like the house he is staying, the car and the bodyguards. (DN, STL)

Discurso do Dr. José Ramos-Horta por ocasião do anúncio da sua candidatura à Presidência da República de Timor-Leste

2007-02-25T11:07:00.000-05:00

Laga, Sunday, 25 Fevereiro 2007

Discurso do Dr. José Ramos-Horta por ocasião do anúncio da sua candidatura à Presidência da República de Timor-Leste

Minhas senhoras e meus senhores,

Vivi sempre por Timor-Leste e para Timor-Leste. Durante mais de 25 anos divulguei a causa timorense um pouco por todo o mundo. Contei a nossa história, expliquei a nossa identidade, demonstrei que mereciamos ser independentes, ser um país soberano. O povo e a comunidade internacional conhecem-me. Conheço esta bem amada terra, de uma ponta à outra.

Após a idependência, no período de transição, percorri o país ajudando a esclarecer o povo sobre a nova situação e sobre o mandato da UNTAET e procurei mobilizar o povo para participar nos actos eleitorais de 2001 e 2002. Ajudei a fazer o diálogo em muitos pontos do país onde alguns grupos se degladiavam. Fiz a ponte entre as FALINTIL e o Comandante L7. E nunca pensei em candidatar-me para um cargo de poder.

Aceitei o convite que me foi formulado pelo partido vencedor das eleições de 2001 para a pasta de Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação. Este foi o meu pelouro. Ajudei a construir um modesto mas activo Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros. Continuei a obra de 24 anos de projecção de Timor-Leste no mundo.

Liderei o processo de estabelecimento de relações diplomáticas com cerca de 100 países. Em conjunto com a minha equipa, consegui que Timor-Leste aderisse à ASEAN Regional Forum, adquirisse a qualidade de observador no Forúm do Pacífico, integrasse o Movimento dos Não-Alinhados.

Consolidámos relações com os nossos vizinhos asiáticos. As relações de Timor-Leste com a Indonésia, os outros países da ASEAN, a Austrália, a Nova Zelândia, o Japão, a China, a República da Coreia, a Índia, estão hoje em base sólida. Continuamos as relações de amizade com muitos países da Europa e com a Comissão Europeia, os EUA, e em especial, os países da CPLP.

Em matéria de política externa fui sempre inspirado pelos melhores interesses do nosso país e pelo sentido do realismo, consolidando relações de amizade já existentes e procurando alargar sempre o leque de relacões independentemente do regime político existente em cada país. Um exemplo disso são as excelentes relações que temos com os EUA e com Cuba, dois países com uma relação difícil há quase meio século, com regimes, dimensões e recursos diferentes.

Nos meses de Maio, Junho, Julho e Agosto de 2006, os piores meses de crise, estive com o povo. Na noite do dia 28 de Abril estive com os primeiros deslocados na zona do aéroporto. Percorri as ruas de Dili, durante o dia e a noite. Visitei muitos bairros. Durante os dias mais difíceis, em que os nossos filhos nas F-FDTL e PNTL estavam no hóspital feridos, estive com eles. Visitei muitos distritos. Visitei Aileu, Same, Alas, Maubisse, Gleno, Ermera, Letefoho, Atsabe, Maliana, Liquicá, Suai, Oe-Cussi, Manatuto, Laklubar, Soibada, Baucau, Laga, Lospalos, Loré. Visitei ‘sucos’ distantes. Visitei todos os postos de polícia na fronteira. Falei com homens, mulheres, crianças. Falei com jovens, vendedores ambulantes, pescadores. Falei com elementos dos gangues e das artes marciais. Falei com os nossos polícias e com os nossos militares. Falei com os nossos respeitados bispos, padres, freiras. Falei com ONGs, com os partidos políticos. Falei com os nossos empresários.

Visitei a Austrália e a Malásia, dois dos quatro países que responderam prontamente ao nosso apelo de ajuda quando a crise atingiu o cúmulo. Os outros dois países, Nova Zelândia e Portugal espero visitar assim que possível para agradecer pessoalmente a enorme contribuição que estão a prestar ao nosso país. Também visitei a Indonésia. Fui visitar Sua Santidade o Papa no Vatican. Fui discursar no Conselho de Seguranca da ONU em Nova Iorque.

Fui indigitado para o cargo de Primeiro-Ministro em resultado da grave crise política que abalou o nosso país e aceitei essa ingrata e penosa tarefa.

Não quis ser Primeiro-Ministro por cinco anos e muito menos por 10 meses. O nosso país estava em crise e as nossas instituições estavam em vias de desintegração. O nosso povo estava a sofrer. Por isso, e só por isso, aceitei o cargo de Primeiro-Ministro por 10 meses.

Não quis ser Primeiro-Ministro em 2002 quando a situação era muito mais fácil. Podia em 2001 ter enveredado na corrida para o poder. Não o fiz. Não quis glória nem poder.

A crise de Abril e Maio de 2006 mostrou-nos que o nosso jovem Estado ainda não atingiu o nível de maturidade suficiente para que consigamos, sózinhos, lidar com todos os desafios.

Pedimos ajuda à comunidade internacional, especialmente aos países vizinhos e amigos, às Nações Unidas. A sua ajuda foi e continuará a ser essencial para Timor-Leste.

Todavia, a responsabilidade de lutar pelo nosso país continua a ser nossa, dos timorenses. Alcancámos a independência, hoje somos um Estado soberano, reconhecido pela Comunidade Internacional, mas a nível interno, temos ainda que percorrer um longo caminho para alcançarmos o que todos sonhámos para o nosso país: prosperidade, segurança, equilibrio institucional, estabilidade, desenvolvimento, verdadeira igualdade de direitos e oportunidades, paz social.

Baixámos as armas depois da luta contra a ocupação, temos que lutar agora em pról do futuro do nosso país. Nesta nova luta, cada cidadão timorense tem a responsabilidade de se colocar à disposição do país sempre que seja solicitado para tal e sempre que considere estar em condições para satisfazer os requisitos dos desafios a que se propõe.

Nos últimos tempos têm-me solicitado, aos mais diversos níveis, para que apresente a minha candidatura nas próximas eleições presidênciais.

Sei que tenho condições e capacidades para assumir o cargo de Presidente da República, portanto, estou disponível para assumir a minha responsabilidade para com o meu país.

Anúncio hoje, publicamente, aqui em Laga, a minha decisão de me candidatar à Presidência da República, para suceder a Xanana Gusmão, filho herói do nosso povo que o resgatou das grandes derrotas de 1977-79 e conduziu esse mesmo povo com extraordinária visão até à nossa libertação.

Foram semanas de reflexão e de muita hesitação. Reflecti sobre a honrosa mas muito penosa missão de me candidatar a Chefe de Estado.

Nos termos da nossa Consituição, o “Presidente da República é o Chefe do Estado, símbolo e garante da independência nacional, da unidade do Estado e do regular funcionamento das instituições democráticas”.

Enquanto garante do regular funcionamento das instituições o Presidente deve assumir um papel de interligação e harmonização entre as diversas instituições do Estado, permitindo uma actuação coordenada e portanto, mais eficiente dos diversos orgãos de decisão.

O Diálogo entre instituições é essencial e pretendo fomentá-lo. Um país no qual as diversas instituições se encontrem de costas voltadas não pode crescer.

Durante todo o período da crise que vivemos e até aos dias de hoje, procurei sempre a via do diálogo. Fi-lo porque acedito que só através do diálogo poderemos encontrar as melhores soluções para o nosso país, para o nosso futuro. Fi-lo porque considero que o único modo de alcançar uma decisão justa é através da audição de todos os interessados.

Neste sentido, procurei sempre estimular também o diálogo entre outros, com a consciência de que assim estaria a contribuir para o fortalecimento da nossa democracia e estabilidade social.

Portanto, posso dizer que continuarei, caso seja eleito Presidente, a ter a mesma atitude de harmonização institucional, porque penso que só assim se consegue garantir a independência nacional e a unidade do Estado.

Penso que este é um dos modos através do qual se consegirá reconstruir o que no nosso Estado ficou mais abalado após a crise de Abril e Maio de 2006 e da instabilidade vivida nos meses seguintes.

Estou prestes a terminar o meu mandato como Primeiro-Ministro. Seguirei à risca o que a lei determina. Como candidato, durante o período da campanha eleitoral, afastar-me-ei do governo temporariamente. Não uso, não usarei meios do Estado para a minha “campanha”. Como candidato sou um cidadão comum e não tenho o direito de recorrer aos recursos do Estado fora das funções oficiais que exerço. Observarei com rigor esta regra.

Vim a Laga em viaturas privadas. Aliás NUNCA usei viaturas do Estado para actividades não ligadas às minhas funções quer de Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros quer de Primeiro Ministro e Ministro da Defesa. E o não farei agora.

Convido o Inspector-Geral do Estado, os Partidos Políticos e e outras instituições a monitorarem as minhas actividades.

O Governo ao qual presido é um Governo da FRETILIN, o partido maioritário nas últimas eleições parlamentares. Procurei sempre respeitar o partido maioritário, tendo a consciência de que, sendo PM não eleito, com menos de um ano de mandato e surgido de uma crise, teria muitas limitacões de tempo e de poder.

Colaborei lealmente com o partido no poder e com os meus colegas de governo. Partilho com os meus colegas os pequenos êxitos registados da minha governação de escassos meses, muito do que alcançámos ficou-se a dever à experiência e dedicação que demonstraram. As falhas assumo-as eu com humildade e por elas peço desculpa ao nosso povo sofredor e digno.

Durante o período eleitoral, apresentarei ao povo a minha visão e as minhas ideias para a Presidência, tanto a nível interno como internacional.

Até lá, continuarei a servir o país no cargo que ocupo actualmente.

Que Deus todo Bendoso e Poderoso nos abençoe. – FIM.

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2007-02-23T07:28:00.000-05:00

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Ramos-Horta says he'll seek East Timor presidency

2007-02-22T18:27:00.001-05:00

Ramos-Horta says he'll seek East Timor presidency

SINGAPORE, February 22 (Reuters) - Jose Ramos-Horta, the Nobel Peace
Prize winner who took over as East Timor's prime minister last year,
said on Thursday he would run for the presidency in an election due
in April, Al Jazeera English reported.

"After a lot of hesitation, I have decided to run for the
presidency," Ramos-Horta told the Qatar-based broadcaster in an interview.

"I will announce it shortly. Many people have come to me, barefoot,
illiterate from around the country, some without even my agreement
began collecting signatures for me," the premier added.

President Xanana Gusmao said this month the tiny Asia-Pacific nation
would vote for a new leader on April 9 as it seeks to heal divisions
and entrench political stability after last year's chaos and violence.

Gusmao, a widely respected former rebel fighter elected president at
the nation's independence in April 2002, has repeatedly said he would
not run again.

Australia led a force of 3,200 foreign peacekeepers to East Timor in
late May 2006 after it descended into chaos following the sacking of
600 mutinous soldiers.

Sporadic gang-related violence has continued in the Asia-Pacific
region's youngest country, which has been plagued by poverty and high
youth unemployment since independence.

"I have consulted with my president, Xanana Gusmao, consulted with
the bishops and I have decided to accept the burden," said
Ramos-Horta, according to a transcript of his interview provided by
Al Jazeera English.

"But if the people in their centuries-old wisdom decide to vote for
someone else, there are plenty of candidates right now ... if the
people in their centuries-old wisdom decide to vote for any of them
other than me I will probably be the only candidate in the world for
any job who will celebrate my electoral demise," he added.

Then East Timor's foreign minister, Ramos-Horta took over as prime
minister after Mari Alkatiri, broadly blamed for the civil violence,
stepped down on June 26, 2006.

The territory of around 1 million people voted in a 1999 referendum
for independence from Indonesia, which annexed it after Portugal
ended its colonial rule in 1975.

It became fully independent in 2002 after a period of U.N. administration.

Três maiores partidos da oposição anunciam coligação

2007-02-22T09:28:00.001-05:00

Três maiores partidos da oposição anunciam coligação

Díli, 22 Fev (Lusa) - Os três maiores partidos da oposição parlamentar em Timor-Leste anunciaram hoje a criação de uma coligação para a formação de Governo após as eleições legislativas.

Os presidentes do Partido Democrático (PD), Fernando Lasama de Araújo, do Partido Social-Democrata (PSD), Mário Viegas Carrascalão, e da Associação Social Democrática Timorense (ASDT), Francisco Xavier, anunciaram a assinatura de um acordo para vigorar "depois das legislativas".

A decisão de "tirar o máximo proveito das capacidades intelectuais dos quadros e dos militantes" dos três partidos resulta, segundo a declaração dos três líderes, do "actual estado da nação".

"A realidade não está a corresponder ao sonho timorense de um país moderno, solidário, próspero, justo e democrático", afirma o documento fundador da coligação.

Em vez disso, "existe uma crise social, de segurança, política, económica e militar que parece não ter fim".

As eleições legislativas ainda não estão marcadas e o Presidente da República, Xanana Gusmão, anunciará uma data logo após a realização das eleições presidenciais, agendadas para 09 de Abril próximo.

Cada um dos partidos fará campanha por si, mas a coligação formará Governo se qualquer dos integrantes vencer as eleições legislativas ou se a votação dos três partidos permitir uma maioria parlamentar, explicou o presidente do PSD , Mário Viegas Carrascalão.

As legislativas de 2001 foram ganhas pela Fretilin, que obteve 57,4 por cento dos votos. O PD obteve 8,7 por cento e foi o segundo partido mais votado.

O PSD, com 8,2 por cento dos votos, e a ASDT, com 7,8, vieram a seguir.

Em conjunto, PD, PSD e ASDT conseguiram 89.901 votos em 2001. A Fretilin recolheu 208.531 votos.

Os três partidos pretendem "manter a sua independência" dentro da coligação, que é criada para "ser uma alternativa viável ao actual Governo".

PRM-Lusa/Fim