Violence Shall Meet Violence 4 days after PNTL Handover?

OJE 2011 #4 - Sosa saida husi UNMIT

What will Government buy from UNMIT for $700,000? Broken generators?

for complete info see:

http://www.laohamutuk.org/econ/OGE11/ExpenditureEn.pdf

Loron Ikus Informazaun Mak Sae.

BabblesFinnSpeak: Equals, be careful with your money.

A link between Border Problems and Calls for Justice

Here is an inside look into United Nations thinking on the matter of Timorese leadership opinion on the matter of justice, and the relationship between justice and border disputes. As well as a few other issues.

UN Protect Environment By Deeding Scrap Metal to Timor

Ya, right.  Check out Google Earth and look at the UN junk sitting in Western Dili since 2003.

Raid a Brothel. Nada.....

 

The above video grab is from that wonderful Tempo Semanal Internet Exclusive dated 9 October 2009.  In which video is shown of the PNTL raid on brothels in Dili which the Tempo Semanal reported on during the 8 October 2009, seemingly just hours after the events.

The video grab shows the business registration certificate for the owner of the Nada bar, which Tempo Semanal describes as being:

"notorious in Dili for being a place where prostitution is carried out. Despite this, the Government continues to issue business registration permits to the owners. The situation at NADA Bar is so well known that even the Church has raised its concerns with the Government".

Look closely at the video grab and you will see the business registration is under the name of a certain Nani Kurniasih.  One has to wonder who Nani is friends with in Government, or even the police, to be able to operate with seeming ease for so long. 

Tempo Semanal says that UNMIT staff were even on the grounds.....  One of the videos shows the Moon Bar, and apparently shows what might be an UNMIT staff member in a VIP room.  View the video here.....

Young Academic 2, UNMIT 0.

In an amusing aside.  A young British academic has given a UNMIT a bloody nose. 

In the above footnote the author...suggests a DSRSG from a major Asian power knows little about his subject.....

In the above footnote the author...suggests that a UN official from a medium Asian power (whose leaders have penchant for jailing political opponents for sodomy) is better at cultivating connections than doing his job.....

You can read the whole paper here.

Jendral PNTL Hadomi Ninia Kilat Naruk.

The PNTL General Loves His Long Arms. (pictured in Indonesia, with alot of people, who can source alot of guns).

The United Nations Mission in Timor-Leste likes to tell everyone how great their "police project" is in Timor - and the handover is underway.

In private the UN, but not UNPOL, admit that it is a total mess.

The Centre for International Cooperation in New York asserts it is a dud.

Handing over what, and to whom?

Several days ago, TVTL carried footage of PNTL training in Atabae, Bobonaro. The training consisted of 150-200 PNTL (Battlhao Ordre Publiku), formerly UIR and URP officers. The training was lead by Jendral Longuinos (earlier noted on this blog here, here and here).

Not only was the training notable for it being lead by the Commander of Police personally (featuring camoflage painted face), but that it consisted of military training tactics using long arms designed to kill opponents, as opposed to arresting suspected criminals.

They like to train with rifles in central Dili as well.

Is UNPOL really in charge of anything at all when it comes to policing in Timor-Leste? Ask the Treeplanter.....

The TV footage was so alarming that many people in Dili are concerned, and the gossip mill has started. Member of Parliament Fernanda Borges even raised the matter in Parliament.

Police weapons are historically not very well controlled either. PNTL officers themselves often lose or loan them and cannot seem to get them back when they want to.

The FALINTIL-FDTL (the defence force are annoyed in the extreme).

Additionally, PNTL has announced plans to increase the force by 10% or another 300 officers.

Finally, and most alarmingly it is reported that Jendral Longuinos went on a shopping trip in java - Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung and Solo. There he checked out uniforms and weapons. While nothing final yet - the Jendral is looking around for more guns.... Remember the same of company named SITREX based in Solo, Java.

Is this not how 2006 started? With HK33 Rifles in 2004?

Civil society is worried, members of parliament are concerned, F-FDTL is annoyed, does the head of the UN in Dili have an opinion? Probably not, he did not even raise a peep when Maternus Bere was released, leaving it to Ban Ki-Moon to make a statement. Then again he was here when PNTL bought HK33s, Steyrs, in the first place.

UNMIT and the Bere Scandal?

What exactly did UNMIT do to pressure /intervene in the Bere scandal?  Who in UNMIT did what - against the stated position of the UN on the matter of human rights, serious crimes and impunity in Timor-Leste.  Which Senior Manager in UNMIT facilitated this breach in UN Policy? 

"After this, on 10 September the United Nations mission in Timor-Leste intervened and asked the National Parliament to withdraw the resolution. On the same day, the National Parliament approved a new request for the President to travel to USA, Denmark and Germany."

East Timor NGO Forum
Caicoli Street, Dili-East Timor phone 7394011/ 7265169 nicorede@yahoo.com

JOINT DECLARATION
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S AND THE PRESIDENT'S INTERVENTION IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM

14 September 2009

Introduction

On 30 August 2009, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão freed Maternus Bere, formerly of the Laksanakan Sapu Rata Militia (Clean Sweep Militia also known as LAKSAUR Militia). Maternus Bere is the former commander of the Laksaur militia, which on 6 September 1999 was directly involved in the Suai Church Massacre when many people were killed, including three priests. In 2003, the United Nations Serious Crimes Special Panel released a strong indictment against Maternus Bere and his fellow militia (Case Number 09/CG/TDD/2003).

On 30 August 2009, the Indonesia Foreign Minister Hasan Wirahuda had received a special invitation to attend the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of the Referendum in Timor-Leste. According to information we have gathered, Hasan Wirahuda pressured the Timor-Leste Government, saying that he would not attend the August 30 Celebration if Maternus Bere was not immediately freed.  In connection with this political pressure, the President of the Republic asked the Prime Minister to immediately release Maternus Bere.

The Prime Minister then asked the Justice Minister to release Maternus Bere from Becora Prison and hand him over to the Indonesian Ambassador in Timor-Leste. The release of Maternus Bere did not come from a court decision.

On  6 September a group of human rights activists together with victim's families from the Suai Massacre went to light candles in a peaceful protest in front of the Indonesian Embassy.

On 8 September the National Parliament voted on a resolution related to a journey abroad by the President of the Republic. The majority of the parliament voted against the President's travel abroad. On 10 September, the President threatened to resign.

After this, on 10 September the United Nations mission in Timor-Leste intervened and asked the National Parliament to withdraw the resolution. On the same day, the National Parliament approved a new request for the President to travel to USA, Denmark and Germany.

The NGO Forum and its members have identified a number of institutions that prejudice the spirit of the Constitution in relation to the principles of separation of power and justice, and threaten the sovereignty of the State.


We declare:

1.      The NGO Forum and its members strongly lament the Government's politics of direct invention in the independence of the judiciary by releasing former militia Maternus Bere without a court order. We request all the organs of the state respect the principle of separation of powers between each of the state organs.

2.      The NGO Forum and its members are saddened by the weakness of the State's institutions, especially the President of the Republic and the government that continues to bow down to international intervention, particularly from Indonesia to release the perpetrator of serious crimes. We request the Government, President, Court and National Parliament to strengthen its commitment to promote justice in Timor-Leste.

3.      The NGO Forum and its members condemn the political intervention by the Republic of Indonesia into the judicial sovereignty of Timor-Leste. We request the international community to continue to pressure the Republic of Indonesia through various avenues and embarrass Indonesia and Timor-Leste on the question of justice for the victims of human rights violations in Indonesia and in Timor-Leste.

4.      We ask the President of the Republic to promote the principle of the separation of power to lessen intervention in the judicial organ, and we ask the President to comply with his oath as laid out in Article 77 of the RDTL Constitution.

5.      We request the court issue a warrant for Maternus Bere based on the accusation of the Dili District Court Special Panel for Serious Crimes (no. 09/CG/TDD/2003).

6.      We request that each organ of the state understand the duties of every state organ and not intervene in the independence of any state organ, especially not to intervene in the functioning of the courts.

7.      We request all state institutions to value the demands of the victims of the Suai Massacre in relation to justice for Maternus Bere, especially relating to the location of the remains of the victims of the Suai Massacre.

8.      We honor the Government of Timor-Leste for creating the Indonesian heroes cemeteries (Taman Makam Pahlawan) in Liquiçá and Dili, Timor-Leste. We request the Republic of Indonesia to take up its respective duties for the victims in Timor-Leste, and especially for the Government of Indonesia to reveal where they buried the remains of those people who to this day have not been found.

9.      Based on Article 160 of the RDTL Constitution, Serious Crimes from 1974 to 1999 must be tried in Court or by an International Tribunal, not processed by cheap political decisions. We request the State to respect the principle of Article 160 of the Constitution. In addition, we urge the National Parliament and all organs of the State to quickly and immediately debate the CAVR Report Chega and implement all its recommendations.

Representatives of Civil Society Organizations:

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La'o Hamutuk (The Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis)
P.O. Box 340, Dili, Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Telephone:  +670-3325013 or +670-734-0965 mobile
email: cscheiner@igc.org    website: http://www.laohamutuk.org    skype: cscheiner

Does UNMIT Follow the Beast?

UNMIT Asks What Timorese are Doing for Peace.....

given the recent government assault on UNMIT, it seems funny that UNMIT spends so much time making videos asking what timorese do for peace.....

http://www.youtube.com/user/UNMITVIDEO#play/uploads/12/ErD8MTj5w84

Office of Prime Minister Joins Julio

The Office of Prime Minister punches out in three languages as media attack on UNMIT SSR continues.

From: Gabinete Media PM <gabinetemediapm@gmail.com>

Date: August 21, 2009 12:09:06 AM EDT

To: gabinetemediapm <gabinetemediapm@gmail.com>

Subject: Reviste de Imprensa21 de Agosto de 2009

Exmo(a)s Senhor(a)s,

Enviamos em anexo, a revista de imprensa,dia 21 de Agosto de 2009.

Antonio Ramos da SIlva

Assessor da Comunicacao do PM Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao

Contactos:

Emails.:gabinetemediapm@gmail.com ou a.ramos@gpm.gov.tl

Telefs.: +6707230087/7288072 ou +6703310143

Revista de Imprensa,21 de Agosto de 2009

Fontes: http://www.forum-haksesuk.blogspot.com

Assunto:Reforma do Sector da Seguranca

Data: 20.08.2009

Autor: Julio Tomas Pinto

Portugues:

http://forum-haksesuk.blogspot.com/2009/08/reforma-do-sector-da-seguranca.html

Tetum:

http://forum-haksesuk.blogspot.com/2009/08/reforma-sector-seguransa.html

Ingles:

http://forum-haksesuk.blogspot.com/2009/08/reforming-security-sector.html

UNMIT fails by its own standards?

All this UNMIT bashing causes one to think back and reflect on how it started.

So how did UNMIT measure up against its own "plan"?

View the UNMIT 2006 Mission Implementation Plan here . It is quite informative. Shows us UNMIT failed on most counts.

Julio 1 - Atul/UNMIT 0.1

An annoyed, apparent UNMIT staffer, punches back at Julio Pinto (Sec State Defence).

See bottom of page at http://temposemanaltimor.blogspot.com/2009/08/ssr-in-timor-leste.html

"I myself have requested them to provide training to the F-FDTL in terms of Peacekeeping Forces, but so far no plan has been submitted to us."

Unless I have missed out something but when an institution requests for help, in this case, 'to provide training to the F-FDTL', it is the interested institution, in this case The Department of State and Security, under Mr Pinto tutelage, that should submit a plan, perhaps in conjuction with F-FDTL and even through the government and not UNMIT!

What a luxury! "Beggars have the ultimate right to choose". A Department request for help and demand that the donor institution submit a plan!

A constructive suggestion: What about if the Secretary of State and Security put forward a specific plan and submit it to the UNMIT?

Good luck!"

More UnPol Comedy

UNMIT UN Police Confidential Report February 2007.

Amusing in its various inaccuracies and comic impressions. No wonder UNPOL are an almost complete failure.

Whatever happened to this case? "In another gang clash in Hudilaran on the same date, PSHT was able to kill Christovao Buenavides a 77 gang member."

But we will never know - "This document is provided for UNMIT UNPol personnel only. It is not for dissemination to any other agency or non- UNMIT UNPol personnel. It is NOT TO BE PRINTED under any circumstances. If you wish to disseminate any information contained in this report, authorisation MUST be sought from Chief of UNPol SID."

Seem UNPOL does not like to share with the rest of the UN. Hmmpgh.

Senior Managers have a Seriously Oddly Vacuous Conversation

Gucci or Galucci?

"Dr Gallucci [UNMIT Chief of Staff] said that in the 10 years since the East Timorese voted for independence, the biggest achievements had been the establishment of a stable democracy and justice system."

If Senhor Galucci's comments are accurately attributed he is a fool. Timor's justice systems is patently dysfunctional. Perhaps he should do his reading, open his eyes and ears, and pay attention. If he is incorrectly attributed, he should make it known that these are not the opinions of the UN - which itself has been consistently remarking on how poorly the justice system works in Timor.

Beik te'en ka? Remember Suki Hasegawa saying such nonsense in 2005/2006 before the Krize? Yep.

Julio 1, Atul 0.

Julio Tomas Pinto, Secretary of State for Defence, slams UNMIT and its lame SSR moves.

USA: OFFICIAL POSITION

On the one hand the USA pays 25 cents of every dollar of UNMIT's $200 million/year budget - much of which is spent on PNTL assistance through UNPOL, and GNR rations etc.... on the other hand it tells its citizens to be careful, as PNTL, UNPOL/GNR, or maybe F-FDTL migth shoot them by accident.

The U.S. Embassy in Dili would like to inform U.S. citizens that a number of security-related incidents have occurred in recent weeks at popular dining and entertainment establishments in Dili. These incidents, which typically have taken place during late night/early morning hours, have involved the use of weapons, including the discharge of firearms. The Embassy urges Americans to maintain constant vigilance and security self-awareness when visiting dining and entertainment establishments that are frequented by personnel from the various law enforcement and military entities present in Timor-Leste, particularly those establishments that serve alcohol.

Americans living and traveling in Timor-Leste are urged to register and update their contact information with the U.S. Embassy in Dili. Registration facilitates the U.S. Mission's contact with Americans in emergency situations, and may be done on line and in advance of travel. Information on registering can be found at the U.S. Department of State's Consular Affairs website at http://travelregistration.state.gov, at the Embassy's website at http://timor-leste.usembassy.gov. Travel Alerts, Worldwide Cautions, and recent warden messages are posted on the Embassy website.

The Embassy is located on Avenida de Portugal, Praia dos Coqueiros, Dili. The 24-hour emergency telephone number is (670) 723-1328. During regular business hours the Embassy can be reached at (670) 332-4684 or ConsDili@state.gov.

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