Major General Kristin Lun

Foin dadaun ne’e iha loron 12 Maiu 2014 Maior Jeneral Kristin Lund husi Norwegia hetan promosaun sai Komadante Feto permeiru ba Forsa Manutensaun Dame UNO nian. Nia sei lidera Forsa Manutensaun Dame UNO nian iha Siprus. Fundasaun Mahein Bemvindu no hato’o parabens ba Senora Maior Jeneral Lund ba nia promosaun ne’e..

Fundasaun Mahein fiar katak Feto nia pozisaun nudar outoridade ida ne’e sai hanesan parte importante ida atu haforsa Forsa Dame nian, ne’ebé tradisionalmento sempre iha dominasaun hosi mane sira. Dala barak liu sempre Feto ho Labarik sira sai vitima iha fatin konflitu, laiha kbi’it atu halo mudansa ba sira nia situasaun. Ita hare nune’e bebeik sempre, foin dadaun iha akontecementu Funu Sivil iha Suria, ne’ebé iha estudu balun identifika katak fatin ne’ebé seguru liu iha konflitu militar maka iha forsa laran. Ida ne’e hakat foun ida atu halo movimentu foun involve feto no halo promosaun ba sira atu sai Komandu ba Siguransa nian. Ida ne’e hanesan tren ida atu reformasaun ba otoridade Siguransa UNO nian no haberan feto sira ne’ebé laiha beran iha fatin konflitu Militar nian.

Fundasaun Mahein haforsa trendi ida ne’e no husu atu involvementu Feto nian iha Altu Nivel hanesan ne’e mos bele Aplika iha Nasaun Sira ne’ebe iha Komunidade ASEAN ne’ebe Timor-Leste atu adere ba, nune’e mos iha Komunidade Nasaun Lingua Portugez ka CPLP sira. Iha ASIA Feto nia representante iha Seitor Siguransa ladun maka’as tamba norma-norma iha Kultura nian dala barak sai bareira boot ba feto atu involve feto sai servisu siguransa ka Militar.

Iha Timor-Leste sai nasaun foun no ki’ik iha ASIA, dadaun ne’e loke lidun bo’ot ba Feto atu sai autor ba Siguransa nian. Statistika foun ne’ebé hatudu katak total Feto 593 nudar Membru Polsia Nasional Timor- Leste (PNTL ) husi total 17,66 % Polisia ne’ebé iha. Iha Superintendenti ida, Deviza ba Feto sai boot liu ne’ebé kategoria ba Deviza boot, nudar Deviza boot datoluk nian iha instituisaun PNTL laran. Statistika ida ne’e hatudu distansia boot los kompara ho nasaun boot sira seluk hanesan Englatera ( 27,3 % deit hosi total Polisia Feto) no Australia ( 34 % deit hosi total Polisia Feto) . Timor-Leste mos iha problema boot kona-bá Violencia Domestika, ne’ebé dadaun ne’e sidauk iha programa haberan feto iha uma laran.

Buat sira ne’e hotu hanesan promesa ida atu hadia feto nia kna’ar no Fundasaun Mahein espera katak Maior Jeneral Lund sai hanesan inspirador ba feto barak ne’ebé iha mehi atu involve an iha forsa Siguransa nian ne’ebé sei halo kna’ar iha Timor-Leste ka iha ne’ebé deit iha Mundu ne’e.

Reform UN: Women in the Security Forces

Just recently on the 12th May 2014 Major General Kristin Lund of Norway was promoted to become the first ever woman to lead a UN peacekeeping operation. She will lead the UN Peacekeeping force in Cyprus. Fundasaun Mahein greets this news and would like to congratulate Major General Lund on her appointment.

Fundasaun Mahein believes getting more women into these positions of authority is a vital part in strengthening security forces, traditionally dominated by males. Too often women and children are the main victims in conflicts, powerless to change their circumstances. We see this again and again in conflicts throughout history, replayed most recently in Syria’s Civil War. Indeed some studies have even indicated that the safest place to be in a military conflict is in fact in the armed forces. This latest move and similar moves throughout the world to promote women to positions of authority in the security forces seeks to reverse this trend and empower women so as not to be as powerless in military conflicts.

Fundasaun Mahein greets these trends and hopes they will spread to the ASEAN region and the Community of Portuguese Language Speaking Countries (CPLP). Asia is badly represented by women in the security forces with cultural norms providing a sometimes-insurmountable barrier for women wanting to join the security forces. Timor-Leste, despite being a developing country in Asia, has however been doing admirably well involving women in the security forces. Latest statistics count 593 women serving in the PNTL, comprising 17.66% of the total. The highest ranked women serving in the PNTL is a superintendent, the third highest rank in the PNTL. These statistics while encouraging still have some distance to go to catch up with other developed nations such as the UK (27.3% of police the force being women) and Australia (34%). Timor-Leste also has large problems of domestic violence in household suggesting that women’s empowerment is not being translated into the household.

Despite this all there is promise for improvement and Fundasaun Mahein would hope that Major General Lund is an inspiration to all women wanting to join the security forces, whether that be in Timor-Leste or the elsewhere in the world.

Foto: Fundasaun Mahein

Fundasaun Mahein, 21 Maiu 2014

Komunikadu Imprensa

Liu husi Mahein Nia Lian Nú 78 (Relatoriu kompletu versaun tetun, pdf) halo analiza kona-bá problema kilat iha Timor-Leste sai hanesan prekupasaun entidade tomak tanba seidauk to’o iha nia finalidade. Kilat hirak ne’ebé lakon iha krize 2006 no kilat sira ne’ebé lakon iha periodu sira tuir mai to’o agora seidauk hatene lolos ninia paradeiru. Maske iha ona investigasaun ba kilat ne’ebé lakon maibe públiku seidauk hatene prosesu sira ne’e to’o iha ne’ebé ona no oinsa implementasaun rekomendasaun husi investigasaun hirak ne’e nian.

Tuir relatoriu ne’ebé Komisaun Investigasaun rekomenda katak tenki loke prosesu investigasaun ba membru PNTL, ex-membru PNTL, ex-membru F-FDTL no ema sivil balu refere ba pistola no kilat hirak ne’ebé sira halo lakon. Iha ne’ebé identifika membru PNTL na’in 26 ba pistola no kilat HK-33 PNTL nian, membru PNTL ida refere pistola F-FDTL nian, ex-membru PNTL na’in 3 ba pistola PNTL nian, ex-membru F-FDTL na’in 5 refere ba pistola F-FDTL nian no ema sivil na’in ida refere ba kilat HK-33 PNTL nian.

Tanba ne’e Komisaun Investigasaun Armas F-FDTL ho PNTL rekomenda katak presiza loke investigasaun ba membru PNTL, ex-membru PNTL no ema sivil balu. Nune’e mos rekomendasaun relatoriu husi Komisaun Investigasaun Armas F-FDTL ho PNTL liu-liu kilat PNTL nian rekomenda katak loke prosesu kriminal no disiplinar ba membros PNTL efektivus nomos ex-membro PNTL sira ne’ebé laiha responsabilidade ba armas ne’ebé pertense duni ba sira, no armas hirak ne’e iha prosesu investigasaun nia laran sira hatudu sira nia iresponsabilidade. Relatoriu ne’e rekomenda mos katak ba ofisiais, sarjentu sira no ajente PNTL ne’ebé mensiona iha rekomedasaun relatoriu investigasaun proibidu ka bandu atu kaer kilat iha serbisu laran.

Nune’e mos relatoriu investigasaun ba prosesu akizisaun kilat PNTL ho empreza Indonezia PT. PINDAD (Persero) husi Komisaun Eventual tuir mandatu husi Rezolusaun Governu Nú. 13/2013 de 26 de Junho. Mandatu husi Komisaun Eventual hasai ona relatoriu iha 03 Fevereiru 2014 ho rekomendasaun sira no Komisaun hato’o ona ba Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa inklui Prezidensia da Repúblika. Ne’ebé mosu iha prosesu akizasaun kilat iha tinan 2012 husi empreza Indonezia PT.PINDAD (Persero) ba PNTL, iha ne’ebé Fundasaun Mahein (FM) alerta dahuluk katak prosesu sira hatama kilat deskonfia iha iregularidade no Parlamentu Nasional (PN) Komisaun B konsidera kilat ne’ebé hatama ilegal tanba la tuir prosedura legal nian.

Rekomendasaun relatoriu Komisaun Eventual nian rekomenda mos tenki loke prosesu disiplinar no kriminal ba autor prinsipal sira iha instituisaun PNTL no Sekretaira Estadu Siguransa tan involve prosesu akizisaun no hatama kilat iha ne’ebé la tuir prosedimentu legal no refere ba Komandante Jeral PNTL no Sekretariu Estadu Siguransa. Fundasaun Mahein husu katak implementasaun relatoriu investigasaun to’o iha ne’ebé ona, ne’ebé responsabiliza husi Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa.

Fundasaun Mahein husu Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa tenki iha seriedade atu kondus implementasaun relatoriu investigasaun ne’e rasik tantu iha kriminal nian no pratika seluk ne’ebé la promove governasaun diak. Ho ida ne’e ita bele profesionaliza instituisaun siguransa no promove prinsipiu governasaun diak iha instituisaun siguransa hanesan PNTL.

Rekomendasaun

1. Rekomenda ba Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa implementa rekomendasaun relatóriu investigasaun kilat F-FDTL ho PNTL ne’ebé hasai ona iha tinan 2011. Liu-liu loke prosesu kriminal no disiplinar ba membru PNTL efektivu sira nomos ex-membru PNTL sira ne’ebé laiha responsabilidade ba kilat ne’ebé pertense duni ba sira, no kilat hirak ne’e iha prosesu investigasaun nia laran sira hatudu sira nia iresponsabilidade.

2. Rekomenda ba Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa implementa rekomendasaun relatóriu investigasaun Komisaun Eventual nian iha tinan 2014 iha ne’ebé husu loke prosesu disiplinar no kriminal. Inklui infrasaun seluk ne’ebé la promove pratika governasaun diak.

3. Rekomenda ba Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa ho seriedade hodi kondus prosesu sira ne’e nune’e bele profesionaliza instituisaun siguransa no prinsipiu sira governasaun diak.

4. Rekomenda ba Komisaun B Parlamentu Nasional fiskaliza no husu ba Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa katak implementasaun relatóriu investigasaun rua ne’e nian to’o iha ne’ebé ona no oinsa buka tuir kilat hirak ne’ebé sei lakon.

Atu hatene kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:

Nélson Belo
Direktur Ezekutivu FM
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telefon (+670) 7737-4222 ka bele kontaktu (+670) 7756 1184
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org

Fundasaun Mahein; May 21st 2014

Press Release

The Investigation policy of weapon in Timor-Leste

Mahein’s Voice No. 78 analyses issue of the weapon becomes the concerns of the all entities because it has not finalized yet thus far. Those missing weapons in 2006 crisis and afterwards period did not know the whereabouts as well. Even there has been the investigation for the missing weapon however public did not know yet over its process and how is the implementation recommendations of the investigations’ process.

According to report which is recommended by the investigation commission that there should have investigation process to member of PNTL, former of F-FDTL and some civilians referred to pistol and some riffles that they made disappear, where have identified 26 members of PNTL made disappeared pistol and HK-33 of PNTL. A PNTL member referred to pistol of F-FDTL, 3 formers of PNTL member referred to pistol of PNTL, 5 members of F-FDTL referred to pistol of F-FDTL and a civilian referred to a gun HK-33 of PNTL.

Therefore, the armament investigation commission of F-FDTL and PNTL recommend that it needs to have the investigation process to members of PNTL, former of PNTL members and some civilians. And report of the armament investigation commission of F-FDTL and PNTL particularly, weapon of PNTL recommends to make criminal and discipline processes for effective members of PNTL as well as former PNTL members who did not have responsibility for weapons which are belongs to theirs. And they have shown irresponsibility during the investigation process. This report recommends that officers, sergeants and agent of PNTL who have mentioned on the recommendation of the investigation report forbade them not to use guns in duty hour.

As well as the investigation result of the accusation process of PNTL weapon with Indonesia entrepreneur PT. PINDAD (Persero) by the eventual commission based on the mandate of the government resolution No. 13/2013, 26 June. The mandate from the eventual commission has published the report on 3rd February 2014 with some recommendations and the commission has further given to the Ministry of Defense and Security including the Republic President, which was raised on the weapon accusation processed in 2012 by the Indonesia entrepreneurs PT.PINDAD (Persero) to PNTL, where Fundasaun Mahein had alerted previously that the purchasing process of the weapon considered has the irregularity and the National Parliament committee B considered that those weapons are illegal because it has not been based on the legal procedure.

Recommendation report of the eventual commission also recommends to make discipline and criminal processes for the main actors within the institution of PNTL and the Secretary State of Security regarding the involvement on the accusation process and admit the weapon which is not be based on the legal process and it refers to the General Command of PNTL as well as the Secretary State of Security.

Fundasaun Mahein urges the Ministry of Defense and Security to be serious to conduct the implementation of the investigation report whether related with the criminal’s or other practical which would not promote for well-governance. So we could professionalize the institution of security and promoting the principality of well-governance inside the institution of security such as PNTL.

Recommendations

1. Recommends to the Ministry of Defense and Security to implement the recommendation of the investigation report of F-FDTL and PNTL weapons which have been published in 2011. Particularly to make the criminal and discipline process for effective members of PNTL and former members of PNTL who have no responsibility for those weapons that are really belongs to theirs.

2. Recommends to the Ministry of Defense and Security to implement recommendations of the investigation result of the eventual commission of 2014 that insisted to make the discipline and criminal processes including other violation which would not promote to well-governance.

3. Recommends to the Ministry of Defense and Security to be serious to conduct those processes in order to professionalize the Security Institution and the principalities of well-governance.

4. Recommends to the committee B National Parliament to fiscalize and urge the Ministry of Defense and Security over how works of the implementation of both investigation reports and how was searching of those missing weapon.

For more detail on this issue please contact:

Nélson Belo
Executive Director of FM
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Phone (+670) 7737-4222 or can contact (+670) 7756 1184
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org

Foto Ilustrasaun Fundasaun Mahein

Quite recently in the national media a case of corruption within the PNTL was reported. In this case several members of the PNTL were caught selling fuel originally designated for police use only. This case highlights a worrying trend that Fundasaun Mahein is very concerned about, that of petty corruption within the PNTL.

Fundasaun Mahein has also been receiving increased complaints from motorists of being forced to pay bribes to traffic police, with the majority of these complaints coming from the ex-pat community. A case reported to FM quite recently, which reflects the majority of complaints, has the respondent being pulled over by police for driving the wrong way but then being forced to pay far above the standard rate for a fine to receive their car documents back and then being refused a receipt as it was a “friend to friend” payment. In this case the PNTL used the ignorance of the driver, in the proper procedures for issuing fines, to extort money for their own gain. The other troubling fact of this case was that this happened at the Balide police station, where it seemed all the PNTL present at the station at the time, including the commandant, were in on the deception.

Fundasaun Mahein is concerned that corruption is becoming more widespread and accepted amongst all ranks of the PNTL and is concerned this may spread to other public institutions.

These are very serious issues as Fundasaun Mahein believes that corruption is one of the single most destructive things in society. Firstly corruption has the potential to undermine faith in an institution and society, reducing public trust in a government that is meant to protect them. Secondly it reduces the already scarce resources of the state meant for the improvement of Timor-Leste’s people and society, instead going on to benefit only a few well connected people. Lastly it tarnishes the reputation of the country to foreigners, meaning less tourists will visit and will also decrease the amount of foreign direct investment and development money that comes into Timor-Leste.

Fundasaun Mahein would like to see the office of the ombudsman follow up and more vigorously pursue any corruption claims, no matter how small, before corruption spreads and becomes systemic amongst all public institutions in Timor-Leste. FM would also ask that all public to not to engage in paying any bribes or engage in corruption so as not give fuel to the fire. FM would also like to remind the public that paying bribes is strictly illegal in Timor-Leste as it is everywhere else in the world. If there are any concerns about corruption, FM urges all participants to either get in touch with the Ombudsman, call the information hotline (ph. number 112) or get in touch with Fundasaun Mahein (contact details on our web page) to investigate the further.

Correct procedure for paying any car fines

• If a police officer pulls you over for an offence they have the right to either take your car keys or registration documents until payment of a fine

• The police officer must give you a notification form stating what you were pulled over for and the fine applicable.

• You must then take the form to the Dept. of Transport or in Balide and pay there.

• From there they will give you a stamped receipt of which you can then take back to the police officer who will then return your car or documents

• A fine should only ever be in the price range of $10-$15

Projeitu Konstrusaun Estrada iha Timor-Leste

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao recently announced that the government would end its practice of granting preferential treatment to veterans when it comes to approving construction project tenders in Timor-Leste. The announcement comes in response to Timor-Leste’s untenable contract-bidding system, which for years has put favoritism ahead of legally mandated standards and Aprovizonamento Dezemvolvemento Nasional (ADN) regulations.

The declaration was met with a wave of backlash from veterans criticizing Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of hypocrisy and political posturing. They claim that the prime minister has no right to blame veterans for carrying out projects that he endorsed them to carry out. Instead of using each other as scapegoats, however, both the government and the veteran’s association should own up to the role they each have played in corrupting the legitimacy of Timor-Leste’s construction industry.

Parties on both sides of the issue share a measure of the blame. Although veterans must pass a screening conducted by the ADN just like any other bidder, veterans who are unable to meet the minimum requirements for ADN approval are often still able to bypass the screening process by acquiring a letter of endorsement from the Prime Minister’s Office. As a result of this favoritism, a rash of unqualified veterans are given approval each year to conduct construction projects throughout Timor-Leste.

The repercussions of these mismanaged projects are clear. The development of infrastructure and the quality of projects carried out in Timor-Leste is notoriously poor, and is clear that the Timorese public bears the brunt of this burden. The traffic caused by overdue road construction in the streets of Dili is just one glaring example of this. FM estimates that as many as 80% of construction projects in Timor-Leste are of low quality, a figure which includes a large proportion of projects carried out by veterans.

Furthermore, the involvement of veteran groups in construction projects has been destabilizing to not only the construction sector but to national unity as well. There have been numerous cases reported of veterans arguing amongst themselves in hopes of securing construction contracts, even after the contract in question has been assigned. This often takes the form of intimidation, arguments and the actual obstruction of projects. Aside from hampering infrastructural development, these disputes also lead to the intimidation of professional, qualified firms who should be competitive bidders for infrastructure projects in Timor-Leste. As a consequence, community residents see little progress while veterans fight amongst themselves in hopes of increasing their profit from projects that should be designed first and foremost to benefit the residents themselves.

Both the government and the veterans association must take steps to respond to this issue. The government has urged veterans to organize themselves into an association, but has done nothing to support the veterans association since its formation. In moving forward, the government must do more to enable veterans to lead successful projects.

For their part, veterans must accept that the preferential treatment they have enjoyed is now a thing of the past. Their projects will now be held to the same standards as those led by non-veterans, and they must do far more to ensure that they are capable of meeting those standards. In addition, the veteran’s association must take steps to end disputes over contract rights and claims to territorial ownership between veterans. These territorial disputes are a threat to national stability and security, and veterans must pledge to end them if they wish to receive support from the government moving forward.

FM recommends that the government organize capacity building and training for veterans so that projects led by veterans will meet professional standards. Providing project oversight training to veterans will enable them to lead projects knowledgeably, and will prevent them from being exploited by construction engineers and contractors. In this way, veterans will be able to utilize construction engineers as employees instead of partners.

The government must also uphold its commitment to ending the practice of approving projects led by unqualified veterans. It is essential that veterans meet or exceed the ADN’s criteria for approval, and that they are not given the preferential treatment they have enjoyed in the past. Correspondingly, the prime minister’s office must discontinue granting letters of endorsement to veterans.

Finally, the government should refrain from making generalizations about veterans in the future. If a veteran is to blame for a faulty project in the future, the punishment and criticism should fall on the individual, not on veterans as a group.

Fundasaun Mahein, 09 Junu 2014

Komunikadu Imprensa

Liu husi Mahein Nia Lian Nú 79 (Relatoriu kompletu versaun tetun,pdf) halo analiza kona-bá Planu Estratejiku Dezenvolvimentu Nasional (PEDN) no planu V Governu konstitusional maka atu transforma Timor-Leste nia ekonomia ho “ baixo rendimentos” ba rendimentu “medio altos”. Hanesan hatete ona iha vizaun PEND katak Timor-Leste to’o 2030 sei iha ekonomia moderna no diversifikada no sei halakon agrikultura subsistensia hodi haburas fali ekonomia komersial ne’ebé mai husi produsaun rekursu naturais.

Governu hahu ona halo enkontru iha konsellu Ministru hodi aprova fabrika semente ne’ebé sei lokaliza iha area Caisido, Suku Trilolo, Distritu Baucau husi investor Perth-Australia liu husi nia kompania BGC no Swan Energy, tuir planu projeitu ne’e sei implementa iha fulan Janeiru 2015. Objetivu husi industria ne’e maka atu diversifika ekonomia Timor-Leste tuir vizaun Planu Estratejiku Dezenvolvimentu Nasional 2011-2030.

Tuir Fundasaun Mahein (FM) fabrika semente ne’e nu’udar alternativu ba dezenvolvimentu nasional no rezolve problema dezempregu maibe iha sorin seluk mosu tentativa balu ne’ebé presiza toma atensaun husi Governu atu buka solusaun adekuadu hodi evita tensaun konflitu ne’ebé dadaun ne’e subar an hela ho planu fabrika semente ne’e rasik.
Iha prosesu inisiu konsultasaun Governu no Kompañia la esplika klean kona-bá polítika estadu nian ba rai, meiu ambiental no impaktu fabrika semente ba komunidade afetadu. Governu hateten fabrika semente ne’e la hamosu deit industria produsaun semente nian ba prazu naruk, maibe mos atu hamosu postu serbisu no fo biban foun ba ema rihun resin atu sai empregu iha feriferia. Husi esplikasaun ne’e hamosu duvida kona-bá postu serbisu tanba la hatene se maka atu serbisu? Komunidade ka ema téknika kompania maka atu serbisu?.

Fundasaun Mahein nia observasaun indentifika katak iha tendensia maka’as kona-bá disputa rai iha Caisido, iha ne’ebé komunidade rai na’in deklara katak lakohi simu no sei la autoriza fabrika semente atu loke iha rai Caisido, tanba kestaun kultural no nain ba rai ne’ebé seidauk defini lolos.

Rekomendasaun

1. FM rekomenda ba Ministeriu Petroliu no Rekursu Minarai ho nia Ekipa Inter-Ministerial atu halo sosializasaun kle’an ba komunidade sira antes implementa fabrika semente iha Caisido.

2. FM Rekomenda ba Ekipa Konjunta Distrital no kompañia atu esplika klaru ba komunidade sira kona-bá impaktu ambiental husi fabrika semente hodi nune’e komunidade iha serteza informasaun.

3. FM Rekomenda ba Governu no Kompania atu kria akordu kontratu ho komunidade ne’ebé legalizadu atu nune’e bele garante komunidade nia moris iha futuru.

Atu hatene kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:

Nélson Belo
Direktur Ezekutivu FM
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telefon (+670) 7737-4222 ka bele kontaktu (+670) 7756 1184
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org

Fundasaun Mahein, June 09 2014

Press Release

Cement Factory in Caisido, Baucau District: Opportunity or Threat?

This Mahein’s Voice No 79 analyzes the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP), and the Fifth (V) Constitutional Government’s Plan is to transform Timor-Leste’s economy from “low income” to “High average” income. As mentioned in the view of NSDP that Timor-Leste by 2030 will have a modern diverse economy and will move away from subsistence agriculture by re-investing in commercial products from natural resource production.

The government has had a meeting with the council minister to approve a cement factory which will be located in Caisido area, Trilolo village of Baucau district. The investor will be coming from Perth, Australia, his companies: BGC and Swan Energy. According to their plan this project will be implemented on January 2015 with the purpose of this industry is to diversify the economy of Timor-Leste based on the views of the National Development Strategic Plan 2011-2030.

According to Fundasaun Mahein this cement factory is in line with national development and will help resolve some unemployment issues. On the other side of the issue though, that needs attention from the government, is to find an adequate solution to any conflict that may arise from the tension that the building of the cement factory has created.

In the beginning of the consultation process, the government and company did not explain in full detail the state’s policy over land, the environment and the impact of the cement factory to the affected communities. The government explanation was that the factory is to not only to produce cement for a long period but will provide job creation as well and will allow thousands of people to be employed at the periphery. This explanation has created confusion over jobs, as it is not clear who is eligible for these positions? Whether it be the communities or technicians of the Company?

Fundasaun Mahein’s observations have identified that there is a strong possibility for land disputes in Caisido area. This could arise if landowners disagree with the construction of the cement factory, these have the potential to arise because of cultural issues and poorly defined land ownership rights.

Recommendations

1. FM recommends to the Ministry of Petroleum and Oil Resource with its Inter-Ministerial Team to conduct clear socialization efforts with the communities before building the cement factory in Caisido area.

2. FM recommends to Districts Conjoint Team and the Company to explain clearly to the communities over the environmental impact of the cement factory so the communities will have better information about the risks they face.

3. FM recommends to the government and the company to have a legal contract deal with the communities in order to ensure the communities’ life in the future.

To know more details over the issue you can contact:

Nélson Belo
FM Executive Director
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Phone Number (+670) 7737-4222 or You can Contact (+670) 7756 1184
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org

Hafoin liu tiha fulan ida ba kotuk, insituisaun siguransa liu-liu Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste (PNTL) sai diskusaun publiku iha media nasional sira. Iha ne’ebé instituisaun PNTL hetan kritika maka’as tanba membru polisia balu involve iha kazu disiplinar no kriminal. Oknum PNTL balu hatudu aktu brutalizmu no halo agresaun fiziku hasoru ema sivil, balu involve iha violasaun seksual no balu fali komete iha kazu nauk konvustivel PNTL nian.

Fundasaun Mahein nia monitorizasaun durante ne’e nota katak oknum PNTL kontinua lakon responsabilidade no komete infrasaun disiplinar no kriminal. Iha ne’ebé iha fulan Maiu nia laran hamosu diskusaun namanas los iha media nasional sira kona-bá disiplina no profesionalizmu membru PNTL sira. Maske iha 2014 Instituisaun PNTL anunsia liu husi media nasional sira katak sei fo demisaun ba membru PNTL balu ne’ebé ladisiplina no involve krime.

Iha loron 5 Maiu 2014 akontese atu brutalizmu husi oknum PNTL ho inisial “JS” husi Batallaun Ordem Publiku (BOP) halo agresaun fiziku hasoru joventude Bosco Lobato iha Tasi-Tolu, Dili. Kazu ida ne’e halo ema hotu preokupa no hamosu pro-kontra iha publiku. Iha ne’ebé Xefi Suku Comoro kestiona maka’as no husu atu labele hakiak fali bandidu iha instituisaun PNTL hodi baku ema arbiru. Inklui sosiedade sivil balu no Provedoria Direitus Humanus no Justisa (PDHJ) mos kestiona maka’as no Fundasaun Mahein rasik husu atu aplika prosesu kriminal.

Portantu kazu balu ne’ebé FM rekolla mos hanesan oknum Polisia ida baku Leonilda Maria iha loron 2 Juñu 2014 iha Suku Bahu Distritu Baucau. No ironiu liu tan maka oknum polisia ida husi unidade Task Force Distritu Ainaro halo violasaun seksual hasoru vitima ho inisial “ML” ne’ebé moras mental (epilepsia) iha loron 6 Juñu 2014. Kazu hirak nafatin sai sasidik ba instituisaun PNTL ba dezenvolvimentu instituisaun siguransa iha Timor-Leste. Iha ne’ebé FM nia hare katak ladun iha aplikasaun penal ida ne’ebé forte hasoru oknum siguransa sira ne’ebé komete krime.

Iha sorin seluk Fundasaun Mahein nia hare katak prosesu disiplinar no kriminal ne’ebé aplika ba membru polisia balu ne’ebé komete krime dala ruma ladun regorosu mos bele motiva oknum polisia sira kontinua komete krime.

Fundasaun Mahein rekomenda ba Sekretaria Estadu Siguransa no Instituisaun PNTL atu aplika prosesu kriminal ba oknum polisia sira ne’ebé komete krime.

Timor-Leste nudar nasaun ne’ebé kmanek ba bebeik nune’e mos institusaun estadu nian mos kompleksu los kona-bá nia disiplina. Disiplina hakruk ba lei ho ordem ne’ebé relevante iha institusaun sira iha seitor hotu-hotu iha governu, liu-liu mos iha seitor Siguransa ho Defeza. Fundasaun Mahein publika ona blog ida dahuluk ne’ebé lamentasaun maka’as kona-bá lalaok korupsaun kiik iha institusaun Seitor Siguransa liu-liu iha instiusaun PNTL nian. Nu’udar haktutan hosi ida ne’e FM fiar katak violasaun ba sistema ne’ebé sempre akontense maka kona-bá investigasaun hasoru PNTL ho F-FDTL nia involvementu ba kazu ruma. Kona-bá asuntu ida ne’e tenki hatur ho reigurozu no fo pena ka sansaun ba violasaun protokoler liu-liu iha relasaun kona-bá lei ne’ebé vigora iha Timor-Leste.

Nudar Fundasaun Mahein nia monitorizasaun iha seitor siguransa, FM konsege registra kazu sira ne’ebé iha ralasaun ba displinar ne’ebé komete hosi PNTL ho F – FDTL . Kazu sira ne’e balun husi krize 2006 ne’ebé total 12 membru PNTL hetan suspende ho karateristika kazu hanesan: Halakon kilat, Pekulatu, halo violasaun ka agresaun fisika hasoru ema sivil, nune’e mos abusu puder. Dadaun ne’e Sekretariu Estadu Siguransa sei estudo hela kona-bá nia prosesu final suspensaun nian, ne’e sorin ida. Sorin seluk, husi F–FDTL, Fundasaun Mahein mos konsege registra total 20 soldadu mak hetan suspensaun ho nia karateristika mak hanesan: Abandona servisu, poligamia, korupsaun ho tan laiha disiplina iha tempo servisu.

Ba momento ida ne’e ba dahuluk Fundasaun Mahein suporta dezisaun sira ne’ebé hatur tiha ona husi institusaun rua ne’ebé dadaun ne’e tau regra forte atu hametin disiplina iha sistema no fo suspensaun ba ema sira ne’ebé viola prosedural sira ne’ebé vigora iha nasaun ida ne’e. Maibe mos Fundasaun Mahein hakarak iha aplikasaun regra ida ne’ebé maka’as liu tan mak sansaun penal ba autor sira ne’ebé hakat liu lei ho ordem iha sistema disiplina nian.

Dezisaun suspensaun ba autor indisplina iha seitor seguransa nian sei efektivu liu husi aspektu tolu: ba Dahuluk, kualker membru autor ne’ebé mak sei viola lei tenki ba hatan iha justisa atu fo justisa mos ba ema mak vitima sira. Ba daruak, Sala saida deit tenki la bele tolera nu’udar konsekuensia ba la honestu, la loyal, hodi nune’e mak bele prevene asaun korupsaun ou asaun indisplina seluk iha Seitor Siguransa nian. Ba ikus liu, regra rigurozu sira ne’e hotu, sei halo PNTL ho F-FDTL halo sira nia kna’ar ho kompeten, profesional, honestu ho loaylidade ba instituisaun sai buras ho profesional.

Fundasaun Mahein fiar katak ho meus sira ne’e, sei iha disiplina ida ne’ebé rigorozu iha Timor-Leste tomak, sei iha benefisiu diak atu ita hetan balansu ba justisa ho disiplina an hodi hasae profesionalismu iha institusaun Polisia ho Militar nian.

Discipline in the security System

As the nation of Timor-Leste becomes mature and its institutions more complex it is imperative that discipline and adherence to all relevant laws and regulations is maintained throughout all sectors of the government. This is especially so in the case of the security forces. As Fundasaun Mahein has noted in the previous blog, we are concerned that petty corruption is becoming more and more entrenched in the security forces. As a follow up to this we believe that a more robust system of investigating abuses committed by the PNTL and F-FDTL should be put in place as well as increasing the penalties imposed for any breaches in protocol, especially if it is a breach in the laws governing the country.

As part of the Fundasaun Mahein’s ongoing obligation in monitoring Timor-Leste’s security sector we have compiled a list of disciplinary actions by the PNTL and F-FDTL. From the 2006 crisis there were 12 members of the PNTL that were suspended from duty for the following allegations: Missing weapons, Abandonment of duties, mistreatment of civilians and the abuse of power. These claims are still being investigated by the Secretary of State of Security’s office. From the F-FDTL Fundasaun Mahein has recorded 20 soldiers being suspended from active duty for the following offences: abandonment of duty, polygamy, corruption and general ill-discipline.

Fundasaun Mahein would, first of all, like to applaud all measures employed by the state designed to bring these cases to light and to discipline all those involved. Fundasaun Mahein however would like to see this go further. Fundasaun Mahein would first of all like a far more robust investigation procedure into ALL cases were a breach of conduct or regulations has occurred. In cases were an actual breach of law, that the security forces have sworn to protect, has occurred Fundasaun Mahein would like to see any parties responsible face prosecution in a court of law.

These measures would have a three-fold effect. Firstly that any members of the security forces that have broken the law face justice, providing solace to any victims. Secondly it will serve as an example to all ranks that misconduct is not acceptable and that there will be consequences for any dishonest actions and will hopefully reduce any spread in corruption among the security forces. Thirdly it will reward the many members of the PNTL or the F-FDTL that do their job competently, professionally and honestly.

Fundasaun Mahein hopes that by implementing these measures and having a more rigorous disciplinary process all of Timor-Leste can benefit from having a more balanced, fair and professional army and police.

Foto: PNTL

Fundasaun Mahein, 26 Juñu 2014

Komunikadu Imprensa

Liu husi Mahein Nia Lian Nú 80 (Relatoriu kompletu versaun tetun,pdf) halo analiza kona-bá Operasaun Habelun: Reintegra ka Ameasa? Estadu Timor-Leste iha inisiu tinan 2014 hasai rezolusaun Parlamentu Nasional Nú. 05/03/2014 hamosu ‘’Operasaun 66’’ no fo autorizasaun ba Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste (PNTL) hodi halo atuasaun ba grupu Konsellu Revolusaun Maubere (KRM) no Conselho Popular Defeza Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste (CPD-RDTL) nomos rezolusaun konsellu Ministru Nú. 08/2014 hodi fo autorizasaun ba FALINTIL-Forsa Defeza Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) atu apoiu ba PNTL iha ‘’operasaun habelun’’

Liu husi rezolusaun konsellu Ministru nian, Governu estabelese Komando Operasaun Konjunta (KOK) hanesan tutan ida husi ‘’operasaun 66’. Iha operasaun refere konsege kria tensaun konflitu entre membru grupu KRM no CPD-RDTL ho PNTL iha ne’ebé komunidade barak sai trauma no membru grupu KRM no CPD-RDTL balu halai ba foho matebian. Tanba ne’e Governu kria tan “ Operasaun Habelun “ ho objetivu atu re-integra fila fali situasaun siguransa komunidade hafoin “Operasaun 66”.

Tuir monitorizasaun FM identifika katak durante “Operasaun Habelun” KOK establese postu 1 iha Sub-Distriu Laga Suku Lalulai, postu 2 iha Sub-Distritu Baguia, Suku Osso-Huna no Suku Samalari, no postu 1 iha Sub-Distritu Quilecai, Suku Lacoliu. Iha ne’ebé postu Operasaun Tatika sentral koloka iha Kuartel Jeral Komponente Trestre F-FDTL Baucau hodi halo planu estratejia, kordena apoiu lojistika no administrasaun ba informasaun hotu-hotu durante operasaun.

Husi relatoriu ne’e konklui katak rezolusaun rua ne’ebé Parlalmentu Nasional no Konsellu Ministru hasai iha ne’ebé sai tutun no implementa maka “Operasaun 66” no Operasaun Habelun” la susesu no hamosu situasaun siguransa iha baze sai la seguru liu tan, komunidade sente presaun maka’as ho prezensa KOK nian iha baze. Inklui kilat hirak ne’ebé deskonfia membru KRM no CPD-RDTL subar la konsege rekolla portantu informasaun hirak ne’e bazeia ba rumoris no la iha dadus intelejensia ida ne’ebé kredivel. Ironiku liu tan komunidade inosente sai vitima iha operasaun ne’e no operasaun sai husi buat ne’ebé rezolusaun haruka.

Reintegrasaun membru KRM no CPD-RDTL la konsege reintegra komunidade ne’ebé deskonfia involve iha grupu KRM no CPD-RDTL ba sosiedade. Portantu reintegrasaun komunitaria la’os ho dalan operasaun forsa armada no forsa polisia maibe reintegra ho dalan pasifiku no dialogu. Presiza iha tratamentu ida integradu husi Governu husi aspetu oin-oin ba problema ne’ebé kompleksu, tantu problema sosial, ekonómiku no veteranus nian.

Ikus liu, iha kontiudu rezolusaun ne’ebé hasai konsidera nu’udar ameasa ba estabilidade nasional no soberania Estadu nian maibe operasaun ne’e rasik hanesan jogu politiku ne’ebé iha ligasaun ho problema pasadu tempu funu nian no entre figura lideransa nasional sira. Iha ne’ebé FM konsidera katak polítika rezolusaun no establesementu KOK liu husi “Operasaun Habelun” ne’e konsidera nu’udar amaesa politíka la’os ameasa siguransa.

Rekomendasaun

1. Rekomenda ba Prezidenti Repúblika nu’udar simbolu unidade nasional presiza kria dialogu komunitaria ida ho komunidade vitima sira no komunidade ne’ebé deskonfia involve iha grupu KRM no CPD-RDTL ho koordenasaun Governu atu reintegra komunidade ho pasifiku no integradu. Portantu operasaun la’os solusaun ne’ebé pasifiku no habelun ho komunidade.

2. Rekomenda ba Parlamentu Nasional atu bolu Ministru Defeza no Siguransa hodi esklarese ba públiku kona-bá rezultadu husi operasaun KOK hasoru grupu KRM no CPD-RDTLto’o iha ne’ebe no oinsa ninia solusaun.

3. Rekomdenda ba Governu atu tau atensaun ba asuntu veteranus nian hodi rezlove problema sira ne’ebé iha, kona-bá rekuinesementu Estadu nian ba partisipasaun povu nian iha tempu funu ho justu.

Atu hatene kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:

Nélson Belo
Direktur Ezekutivu FM
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telefone (+670) 7737-4222 ka (+670) 77561184

Fundasaun Mahein, June 26th 2014

Press Release

Friendship Operation: Re-integration or Threat?

At the beginning of 2014 the government of Timor-Leste issued a resolution of the National Parliament No. 05/03/2014 called “Operation 66” that authorized the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) to act against the group Maubere Revolution Council (KRM) and the Popular Council Defense of the Republic Democratic of Timor-Leste (CPD-RDTL). This resolution of the Council Minister No. 08/2014, that authorized the FALINTIL-Defense Force of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) to support PNTL in the “Friendship Operation”.

Through the resolution of the Council Minister, the government established the Conjoint Operation Command (COC) as a continuation of the “Operation 66”. During the operation there was conflict between the KRM, CPD-RDTL and PNTL, the result of which was the traumatisation of communities and the escape of some members of KRM and CPD-RDTL Mt. Matebian. Therefore, the government established a “Friendship operation” with the purpose of restoring security for the communities after “Operation 66”.

According to FM’s monitoring we have identified that during the “Friendship Operation”, three COC established 1 post in sub-district of Laga, Lalulai village, 2 posts in Baguia sub-district, Osso-Huna village and Samalari, and 1 post in Quelicai sub-district, Lakuliu village where the Central Post Operation Tactics, in charge of making strategy plans and co-ordinating logistic assistance and administration, was located.

This report concludes that these two resolutions issued by the National Parliament and the Council Minister and the resulting “operation 66” and “Friendship Operation” were not successful and has appeared to make the security situation worse than before. The communities have felt more under pressure with the COC’s presence as well as some rifles have not been re-collected yet and are missing. This information however is only rumors and no credible data from the intelligence side. Ironically it is the innocent people that have become victims of the operation and such operation is out of the resolutions order.

Re-integrated members of KRM and CPD-RDTL are unable to re-integrate with the communities who are suspicious of KRM and CPD-RDTL threat to society. Therefore to re-integrate the community should not be using the army or police but through dialogue and peaceful means instead. This needs an integrated approach by the government for the complicated problems whether social, economic or problems from veterans.

Finally, the contents of the resolution is considered a threat to national stability and the state’s sovereignty and the operation itself considered a political trick which in the past has been an issue with the leaders of this nation. Therefore, FM considers that the resolution is political stunt and the establishment COC through the “Friendship Operation” is like a political threat and not the political threat.

Recommendation

1. Recommend to the President of the Republic, as a symbol of the National Unity, to organize a dialogue with communities, particularly victims and people who have been involved in KRM and CPD-RDTL groups. Coordinate with the government to re-integrate the communities in a peaceful and integrated manner.

2. Recommends to the National Parliament calls the Ministry of Defense and Security to clarify to the public what the result of the COC’s operation process against groups of KRM and CPD-RDTL.

3. Recommends to the government to pay attention to veteran’s case and resolve some existing problems regarding the state’s recognizing the participation of people during the struggle period fairly.

To know more details on this issue you can contact:

Nélson Belo
FM Executive Director
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Phone (+670) 7737-4222 or (+670) 77561184

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Fundasaun Mahein, 26 Juñu 2014

Komunikadu Imprensa

Liu husi Mahein Nia Lian Nú 81 (Relatoriu kompletu versaun tetun,pdf) halo analiza kona-bá Alegasaun Korupsaun no Abuzu Puder iha Seitor Siguransa; Fundasaun Mahein (FM) hasai relatoriu tolu dahuluk tiha ona kona-bá ezekusaun Orsamentu Jeral Estadu (OJE) 2013 husi Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa (MDS), investigasaun ba prosesu akizisaun kilat husi PT. PINDAD (Persero) Indonezia no fardamentu ba Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste (PNTL) ne’ebé la kualidade. Iha ne’ebé rekomenda atu loke investigasaun ba prosesu sira ne’e tanba iregularidade balu iha ezekusaun OJE, akizisaun kilat PNTL no sosa fardamentu ba PNTL.

Tanba ne’e, relatoriu ida ne’e nia husu ba Komisaun Anti Korupsaun (KAK) no Ministériu Públiku atu halo investigasaun kle’an ba Ezekusaun Orsamentu Jeral Estadu husi Ministériu Defeza no Siguransa iha ne’ebé projetu 209 dudu ho ajudikasaun direta maske la iha karater urjensia husi projetu sira ne’e. Iha alokasaun Orsamentu Jeral Estadu (OJE) 2013 ba Ministeriu Defeza Siguransa (MDS) hamutuk tokon 68, 199,000.00 dollares amerikanu. Ne’ebé iha 2013 ezekusaun OJE ba MDS dudu ho ajudikasaun direta liu-liu ho tipu konkursu restritu (bolu deit) hamutuk tokon 18,837,890.50 dollar amerikanu, signifika 44,7% husi total OJE, ne’ebé tuir lolos tenki halo tuir prosesu aprovizionamentu normal (kategoria: bens no serbisu, kapital menor no kapital dezenvolvimentu).

FM identifika katak tuir Lei nú. 9/2011 loron 17 Agostu, artigu 3, nú. 1, alinea c), hateten klaru katak kontratu sira ne’ebé liu montante rihun 500,000.00 dolar amerikanu tenki hetan vistu previa (fiskalizasaun previa) husi Kamara Kontas Tribunal Superior Administrativu, Fiskal no Kontas. Maibe realidade katak kontratu balun ne’ebé liu montate refere MDS tenta desvia husi fiskalizasaun previa hodi fahe tiha ba kontratu rua maibe fornesedor ida deit. Ironiku liu maka, iha kontratu balun data atribuisaun projetu antes depois data públikasaun projetu (atribui tiha ona projetu maka foin públika projetu refere).

Nune’e mos loke investigasaun ba prosesu akizisaun kilat husi PT. PINDAD (Persero) Indonezia ba PNTL ne’ebé deskonfia iha iregularidade barak iha prosesu ne’e rasik. Akontese iha prosesu akizasaun kilat ba Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste (PNTL) iha PT. PINDAD (Persero) ho marka PM2 – V1. Iha prosesu kontratu aprovizionamentu ne’ebé asina husi Governu Timor-Leste liu husi Sekretariu Estadu Siguransa (SES) ho Direitor Kompañia PT Pindad (Persero), “Supply Security Equipmant (Weapon) for PNTL” ho numeru kontratu 12000513 ba durasaun tempu loron 45 husi 23 febreiru to’o 6 Abril 2012; ho espesifikasaun kilat ho tipu PM2-V1 75 unidade, no valor orsamentu ne’ebé preve ona iha OJE 2012 ho montante osan U$ 112.500.00.

Iha ne’ebé relatoriu Komisaun Eventual detekta katak mosu liña kordenasaun ladiak iha Instituisaun laran, Indikasaun kona-ba abuzu poder no falsifikasaun dokumentu nomos laiha involvimentu husi Dirasaun Nasional Aprovizionamentu-SES durante prosesu negosiasaun PT. Pindad (Persero) no PNTL. Relatoriu Komisaun Eventual rekomenda tiha ona katak presiza loke prosesu kriminal no disiplinar iha ne’ebé refere ba SES no Komandu Jeral PNTL nian responsabilidade.

Iha sorin seluk mosu mos kazu hanesan fardamentu PNTL ne’ebé distribui ba membru polisia iha Kuartel Jeral PNTL no Komandu Distritu 13 laiha kualidade ho rajaun katak orsamentu la to’o. Kompañia Kalbes Unipesoal Lda entrega farda hamutuk 2551 ba parte lojistika tuir kontratu ne’ebé iha. Farda set ida kompostu husi sapeo, kamija, diviza, emblema, kalsa, sintiraun, sapatu no meas sosa ho osan US$ 120.00, ne’e sufisiente deit ba farda ne’ebe mihis. Farda ba feto PNTL hamutuk unidade 478 no ba mane hamutuk 2551 unidade ho montante osan hamutuk US$ 358.000.00 husi OJE 2012.

Maske kompania refere iha faze premeiru mosu erru ba fardamentu ne’ebé mihis no lori fila fali ba Indonezia maibe iha faze segundu kompania Kalbes Unipesoal Lda hetan aprovasaun husi Inspesaun Jeral PNTL konkorda hodi entrega ba sira no halo distribuisaun ba komandu distritu 13. Maibe farda ne’e nafatin la iha kualidade. Relasiona ho farda ne’ebé laiha kualidade Sekretariu Estadu Siguransa no Komandu Jeral PNTL dun ba mai kona-a responsabilidade, ne’ebé iha prosesu inisiu kona-bá tenderizasaun nian hodi kompañia Kalbes Unipessoal Lda sosa farda. Husi kazu hirak ne’ebé mensiona iha leten FM kestiona maka’as ba prosesu ida ne’e tanbasa responsabilizasaun ba prosesu sosa farda Sekretaria Estadu Siguransa no Komandu Jeral PNTL dun malu deit? Ida ne’e hatudu laiha komunikasaun diak entre Sekretaria Estadu Siguransa no Komandu Jeral PNTL.

Rekomendasaun

1. Rekomenda ba Inspetor Jeral Estadu, Komisaun Anti Korupsaun (KAK) no Ministériu Públiku atu loke investigasaun ba prosesu aprovizionamentu nasional Ministeriu Defeza no Siguransa (MDS) ba projeitu ajudikasaun direta.

2. Rekomenda ba KAK no Ministériu Públiku investigasaun ba Sekretariu Estadu Siguransa, Komandante Jeral PNTL no elementu PNTL seluk ne’ebé involve iha prosesu akizisaun kilat PNTL nian iha ne’ebé involve iha prosesu akizisaun kilat husi PT PINDAD (Persero) Indonezia ba PNTL.

3. Rekomenda ba KAK no Ministériu Públiku loke investigasaun ba Sekretariu Estadu Siguransa (SES), Komandu Jeral PNTL no Kompañia Kalbes Unipesoal Lda kona-bá prosesu sosa fardamentu ba PNTL iha ne’ebé responsabilidade fardamentu ne’ebé la iha kualidade SES no Komandu Jeral PNTL dun malu.

Atu hatene kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:

Nélson Belo
Direktur Ezekutivu FM
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telefone (+670) 7737-4222 ka (+670) 77561184

Fundasaun Mahein, June 26th 2014

Press Release

Allegations of Corruption and Abuse of power within the Security Sector

Fundasaun Mahein has published three reports over the execution of 2013 State General Budget for the Ministry of Defense and Security (MDS) including an Investigation of the purchasing process of weapon by PT. PINDAD (Persero) Indonesia and the lack of quality uniforms for the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL). Therefore FM recommends investigating for these processes because of the irregularities that have occurred on the State General Budget, purchasing process of weapon to PNTL as well as no quality of uniforms.

Therefore, this report asks the Commission of Anti Corruption (CAC) and the Public Ministry to hold an in-depth investigation for the execution of the state general budget and for the Ministry of Defense and Security, where 209 projects used the single sources even when those projects were not considered as urgent. Allocation of the 2013 state general budget for the Ministry of Defense and Security was totaling $68.199.000, where the budget of MDS used in the single source contracts having a value of $18.837.890.500 signifying that 44.7% of the total state general budget is based on irregular procurement processes.

FM identified and based on the law No.9/2011 on 17 August, article 3 No.1 part c), stated clearly that every contract of a value up to $500,000 should get a visa (vistu previa) from the Camara Beads of the Administrative Superior Court, fiscal and beads (Kamara Kontas Tribunal Superior Administrativu). However, the reality shows that some contracts that are more than this amount, MDS however divides the purchase into two contracts but from only one supplier. Ironically some contracts date of completion for projects have been done before the start date of projects.

The COC needs to hold an investigation for the purchasing process of weapons from PT.PINDAD (Persero) Indonesia to PNTL that is considered to have occurred irregularity in this process particularly the purchase of the weapon PM2-V1 to PNTL by PT.PINDAD (Persero). The procurement process of this contract; signed by the government of Timor-Leste through the secretary state of security (SSS) with the director of the company PT.PINDAD (Persero), “Supply Security Equipment (Weapon) for PNTL” with the contract number 12000513 for 24 days, started from February 23rd to April 6th 2012; with the type PM2-V1, 75 unit and number of funds that have been cited on the 2012 state general budget was U$112.500.000.

Regarding the report of the eventual commission detected that there was bad coordination within the institution, indication of power abuse, falsifying documents and no involvement of the National Directorate Procurement of SSS during the negotiation process between PT.PINDAD (Persero) and PNTL. The report of the eventual commission has recommended that it needs a criminal and disciplinary processes to SSS and PNTL General Command responsibilities.

Another case is about uniforms of PNTL that were distributed to members of PNTL at its general quarter and 13 districts command of which had no quality because of an insufficient budget. The Kalbes Unipessoal Lda Company distributed such uniforms with the total 2551 to logistic department based on the contract. A set of this uniforms composed of hat, shirt, rank, emblem, trousers, belt, shoes and socks with the total funds around U$120.000, yet it was sufficient only for thin uniforms. Uniforms for (PNTL) women are 478 and for men are 2551 units with the total budget around US$58.000.000 of the 2012 State General Budget.

This company had already failed in the first phase, regarding the thin uniforms, and were sent back to Indonesia. However on the second phase this company (Kalbes Unipesoal Lda) was approved by the PNTL general inspection and agreed this company to distribute those uniforms to 13 districts command, in fact that the uniforms still had no quality. Regarding bad qualities of the uniforms, the secretary state of security and the PNTL general command blamed each other over the responsibility regarding the process contract with the Kalbes Unipesoal Company on purchase the uniforms case. From the above mentioned cases FM questions strongly of these processes; why the secretary state of security and PNTL general command blame each other over responsibilities of purchasing uniform process? It means that there is no good communication between both sides.

Recommendation

1. Recommends to the State General Inspector, Commission of Anti Corruption (CAC) and Public Ministry to hold an investigation into the National Procurement of the Ministry of Defense and Security regarding the single source projects.

2. Recommends to CAC and Public Ministry to investigate the Secretary State of Security, PNTL General Command and some other member of PNTL who are involved in the purchasing process weapon by PT. PINDAD (Persero) Indonesia.

3. Recommends to CAC and Public Ministry to hold an investigation into the Secretary State of Security, PNTL General Command and Kalbes Unipesoal Lda Company over the purchasing uniforms process to PNTL that have no quality and the confusion over whose responsibility procurement of these uniforms was

To know more details on this issue you can contact:

Nélson Belo
FM Executive Director
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Phone (+670) 7737-4222 or (+670) 77561184

Foto special

Last Friday (27/06) marked a great leap backwards for the security of Timor-Leste. Not one but two incidents show the growing dysfunction of the security forces towards each other and to the people of this land.

The first incident seems to be an indictment on the attitude that now seems to pervade the PNTL.

Around the afternoon of the 27 June 2014 a deranged man wielding a chain entered Timor Plaza and proceeded to run amok. He damaged at least some stores, threatened numerous people and created a general panic in the mall. Police after detaining the suspect for a brief period allowed him to go free. Their explanation for letting him go; he had mental problems, was on drugs and was also the son of a PNTL commander. They left soon after but not before suggesting that Timor Plaza tighten up their security.

This indecent suggests that PNTL have become either unwilling or too lazy to do their job when presented with an “open and shut case”. There were numerous complainants, witnesses and victims in this case that could have testified very easily against the suspect. Also as the police themselves noted the suspect was on under the influence of drugs, at last check, a crime in Timor-Leste. The last excuse given by police, that the suspect was the son of a commander, has confirmed what many of us have long suspected; that justice depends on who you know or who you are related to.

The second, more serious incident, of the day came from a breakdown of discipline in the PNTL Battalion Order Public (BOP) station in Ai-Mutin. In this incident junior officers attacked senior officers in a very serious breakdown of military discipline and hierarchy in this battalion.

Fundasaun Mahein, through its ongoing monitoring of the security sector, is aware that a lot of smaller incidents of excessive force against civilians goes unreported in the districts. We believe that this latest breakdown in the discipline of the PNTL-BOP comes as a direct cause from this culture of violence to resolve issues that has been allowed to pervade the security forces.

We are also very concerned as the last great breakdown of discipline in the security sector was one of the main causes of the 2006 crisis.

All together the main consequence of these two incidents is the breakdown of trust between the public and the security sector organisations. If a citizen does not trust the security organisations to be able or willing to provide that security to them how can they trust the government that oversees these organisations either.

Fundasaun Mahein believes that these two incidents need to be addressed as quickly as they can to stop any further erosion of confidence in the security sector as well as to stop any further lapses in discipline in the armed forces.

Fundasaun Mahein recommends the following;

1) For the PNTL and PNTL-BOP to immediately conduct inquiries into the incidents that occured on the 27/06

2) For PNTL-BOP to punish all junior officers responsible for attacking senior officers.

3) For the officers responsible for letting the suspect that attacked Timor Plaza to be held accountable for their actions

Fake

Fundasaun Mahein has recently been getting reports of counterfeit money circulating in Dili. Luckily so far most of the fake money that has been coming out so far has been of a sub-standard quality and so should be easily spotted. Fundasaun Mahein however would like to remind its readers to remain vigilant against these fake bills as they are NOT legal tender and will not be accepted at any bank.

Fundasaun Mahein has managed to find a sample for greater analysis. See below:

The Bill on the left hand side is the counterfeit bill while the bill on the right is the real thing. Notice the worn appearance of the fake bill, this is due to the inferior quality of the paper which has a more spongy texture. Also note that the fake bill is slightly smaller than real bill on the right. The small yellow “20” marks however look like they are still intact along with a bad quality watermark indicating the counterfeiter was using advanced equipment.

So far we are unaware of where this counterfeit money is originating from however from its appearance we suspect it is coming from either an organised crime group in Dili or an individual with high quality printing equipment.

Fundasaun Mahein asks the public to be aware of these counterfeit bills and hopefully together we can get these notes out of circulation.

Grafika FM Outreach Fulan Maiu

Matrix Outreach Fundasaun Mahein iha fulan Maiu statikamente aumenta ho total vizitante hamutuk 7.408. volume husi vizitante amenta tanba vizitor ne’ebé vizita no konsumu Informasaun iha intensaun atu akompana no vizita nafatin portal FM.

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Relatoriu Ne’ebé públika husi FM iha fulan Maiu hamutuk rua maka hanesan Asidente Trafiku no Nia Kauza no Polítika Investigasaun Kilat iha Timor-Leste inklui mos Blog 6 maka henesan Goverment and Veterans Both Must Work to Improve Construction Sector, Petty Corruption in the PNTL, Reforma ONU: Feto iha Seitor Siguransa, OPERASAUN KONJUNTA: Habelun ka Hatauk?, Eskuadra PNTL Sub-Distritu Bagui Serbisu Iha dezafiu no Ameasa no FM Outreach 2014.
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Matrix Outreach fulan Junu 2014

Matrix Outreach Fundasaun Mahein iha fulan Juñu statikamente hatudu total vizitante hamutuk 6.754. Volume husi vizitante amenta tanba vizitor ne’ebé vizita no konsumu Informasaun iha intensaun atu akompana no vizita nafatin portal FM.

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Relatoriu Ne’ebé públika husi FM iha fulan Juñu hamutuk tolu (3) maka hanesan Fabrika Semente iha Caisido Distritu Baucau: Oportunidade no Ameasa, Operasaun Habelun: Reintegra ka Ameasa? no Alegasaun Korupsaun no Abuzu Puder iha Seitor Siguransa inklui mos Blog 3 maka henesan Disiplina Iha Sistema Siguransa, Aktu Oknum PNTL Dezafia Profesionalizmu Instituisaun no FM Outreach 2014.

Iha parte seluk Record ba fulan Maiu total entrevista no públikasaun hamutuk 18 husi media nasional entrevista dala 7, públikasaun dala 11, no media ne’ebé ba halo kobertura ba FM nia atividade maka hanesan media nasional Timor Post, Jornal Independente, Radio Timor-Leste (RTL), Radio Timor Kmanak (RTK), Jornal Diariu Nasional, Televisaun Timor-Leste (TVTL), Media online Timor-Leste Channel Media online no cetak Timoroman, Facebook, STL News, STL TV, jornal Tempo Semanal no Media Colegio São Miguel.

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Aliende ne’e iha fulan Juñu Fundasaun Mahein mos hala’o sosializasaun no sorumutu komunitaria ho lider komunitaria sira iha Distritu sira hanesan Distritu Manatutu no Distritu Baucau, Sub-Distritu Baguia hodi halo Sosializasaun ho estudante sira kona-bá Impaktu Droga, Asidente Trafiku, no Papel Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste; FM mos realiza seminar iha iha Dili Institute of Technology no Universidade Oriental kona-ba Ameasa Tematiku. no sorumutu ho Xefi Departamentu Relasaun Internasional UNTL; no parte seluk FM mos halo distribuisaun relatoriu ne’ebé durante ne’e FM produs hodi fahe ba iha komunidade no mestre sira.

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Nasaun Membru CPLP

The “Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa” will finally roll into Dili this coming Thursday (17/07) for a week long conference between countries with a shared Portuguese language. No doubt, the elite that attend this conference will at some point have to drive past the many renovated parks, public areas and repaired roads that have been fixed in anticipation for this conference.

But at what cost has this come for the common person in Dili?

Any person living in Dili has no doubt seen the debris, rubble and dust, that has made the city seem more like a construction site than the Capital City for the past few months leading up to this event. This has caused much frustration and anger from many people unable to access areas they could in the past or from motorists stuck in traffic jams worse than ever before. Many businesses as well have been affected from the construction, due to reduced traffic from road blocks and detours as well as the constant power cuts that are reducing their ability to do business. We ourselves at Fundasaun Mahein, along with everyone else in Balide, have had to endure daily power cuts that go for four hours on average, leaving us unable to continue our work during this time.

Fundasaun Mahein also questions the validity of some of the measures done to prepare Dili for the CPLP conference. Some of these measures, such as creating a park in the middle of a busy roundabout, seem to have very little practical use and don’t justify the months of traffic jams necessary to build them. Other measures, such as moving markets from their established spots, have had a very real effect on peoples economic livelihoods, done so the elite ministers don’t get bothered at the sight of people trying to make a living.

These preparations for the CPLP have clearly had an impact on the economic security of the many people living in Dili while we here at Fundasaun Mahein are becoming more alarmed that the ongoing haphazard construction is affecting human security as well. We see this everyday with the dust that can cause respiratory health issues, with the rocks strewn on the road that have the potential to fly up and hit unsuspecting pedestrians, and with the careless work done by construction crews. Just last Sunday (13/07) a report came to FM of a one year old baby being hit and killed by a construction vehicle just behind the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Fundasaun Mahein also questions the wisdom of bringing in a large amount police officers in from the districts to provide security for the CPLP, leaving many districts understaffed with security personnel. Do the ordinary people in the districts not deserve as much security as the Elite ministers attending the CPLP?

Fundasaun Mahein fully understands that in order for Timor-Leste to become a vibrant prosperous nation these development projects need to happen, however we believe that it is for the ordinary people these developments need to happen instead of being done to impress some elite foreign ministers who have only come for a week long conference.

We hope that after the Conference the government will be able to continue its effort in developing Dili, for the people of Dili, in a safe planned manner done with a minimum of inconvenience for its people.

Ministru Defeza Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmao no Ministru Defeza Indonezia Poernomo Yusigiantoro asina akordu kooperasaun Defeza iha Jakarta 10 Febreiru 2014

Fundasaun Mahein, 24 Jullu 2014

Komunikadu Imprensa

Liu husi Mahein Nia Lian Nú 82 (Relatoriu kompletu versaun tetun,pdf) halo analiza kona-bá Polítika Sosa Kilat husi Indonezia no Ameasa sira ba Estratejia Siguransa Nasional; Dadaun ne’e Timor-Leste ho Repúblika Indonezia goja hela kooperasaun ida romantiku tebes iha seitor importante sira hanesan ekonomia, sosial, siguransa no suporta maka’as adesaun Timor-Leste ba Assocation of South East Asian Nations – ASEAN. Maske istorikamente FALINTIL ho TNI (Tentara Nasional Indonesia) hanesan inimigu tradisional iha istoria okupasaun Indonezia. Premeira vez Timor-Leste hatudu depois tinan 15, povu Timor-Leste haketak aan husi Repúblika Indonezia. Iha ne’ebé pasadu inimigu buka oho malu agora amigu buka suprota malu, fo deve osan ba malu no fa’an ekipamentu militar ba malu. Ne’e atu hatete katak kolega bele hili maibe viziñu nunka hili no kooperasaun ne’e sai ponte atu hamoris amizade diak no hametin paz no estabilidade iha rejiaun.

Maibe aspetu seluk presiza konsidera mos iha ambitu polítiku no estratejiku wainhira viziñu rai rua depende ba malu ekipamentu militar nian. Amigu bele sai inimigu depende interese rai ida-idak nian. Iha ne’ebé Timor-Leste ho Repúblika Indonezia dadaun ne’e dezenvolve hela no hatur iha akordu kooperasaun defeza rai rua nian. Ho provizaun prinsipal husi akordu ne’e maka Timor-Leste nia intensaun atu sosa ekipamentu militar husi PT. PINDAD (Persero) – Indonezia no empreza seluk husi Indonezia ne’ebé produs ekipamentu militar nian.

Dahuluk liu Timor-Leste sosa kilat ho skala ne’ebé boot husi PT. PINDAD (Persero) ho marka PM2 – V1 ho total 75 ba Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste – PNTL iha tinan 2012. Tuir notisia media Indonezia nian fo sai katak Timor-Leste sei sosa tan ekipamentu militar nian seluk ne’ebé Timor-Leste komunika intensivamente ho Indonezia liu husi akordu ne’ebé ulun boot rai rua ne’e asina.

Maibe Timor-Leste presiza hare katak Indonezia rasik seidauk bele garante jestaun no kontrolu kilat iha ne’ebé monu ba terrorista sira nia liman iha rai balu Azia nian, emprezariu sira, grupu premanismu sira no grupu armada seluk iha Papua no rai konflitu sira hanesan Poso no Maluku – Indonezia, kilat hirak ne’e produtu husi PT. PINDAD (Persero) no fa’an husi oknum Tentara Nasional Indonesia – TNI no Polisi Republik Indonesia – POLRI sira no kilat naok sira husi armori TNI no POLRI nian.

Iha sorin seluk, Timor-Leste ho Indonezia ladook malu fronteira iha area rai ketan no tasi iha potensia ameasa, bainhira iha situsaun ruma iha area fronteira Timor-Leste ho Indonezia sei duun ba malu karik kriminozu ka terrorista uza kilat ne’ebé hanesan. Nune’e Nune’e mos Timor-Leste rasik sei problematiku hela ho jestaun no kontrolu kona-bá kilat, iha informasaun ne’ebé espalla iha komunidade katak iha mos kilat ilegal. Sai polemika liu tan kilat ne’ebé Timor-Leste hatama iha inisiu tinan 2013 la ho prosesu ne’ebé klaru.

Rekomendasaun

1. Rekomenda ba Ministeriu Defeza no Siguransa atu halo revizaun kona-bá polítika fornesimentu armas no ekipamentus siguransa ba instituisaun siguransa no defeza Timor-Leste.

2. Rekomenda no hatutan tan rekomendasaun investigasaun Komisaun Eventual katak presiza konsidera mba sirkuntansia iha polítika internasional no mudansa ba konseitu ameasa sira iha era globalalizasaun no ejije ba Governu atu tau importansia ba konfidensialidade iha dezenvolvimentu area defeza-siguransa husi país viziñu nomos autor não estado.

3. Rekomenda ba Governu Indonezia no Prezidenti Repúblika eleitu ne’ebé sei asume mandatu foun iha tinan ida ne’e nia laran presiza hare fila fali no fortifika sistema kontrolu kilat sira husi armori TNI no POLRI nian no empreza sira ne’ebé produs kilat. Iha ne’ebé dadaun ne’e sai preokupasaun povu Indonezia no Timor-Leste hanesan Nasaun viziñu iha ne’ebé kilat hirak ne’e monu ba grupu terorismu, grupu premanismu sira no grupu armadu seluk. Iha momentu hanesan Timor-Leste sosa kilat husi Indonezia.

Atu hatene kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:

Nélson Belo
Direktur Ezekutivu FM
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telefone (+670) 77374222 ka 77561184.

Fundasaun Mahein; 24th July 2014

Press Release

The Politics of Purchasing Weapons from Indonesia: A Threat to Security Strategy

Timor-Leste and Indonesia recently are really enjoying a romantic cooperation in some important sectors. This cooperation has occurred on economic, social, security-related, and even political fronts, as the two countries vie for Timor-Leste’s induction to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This occurs in spite of the historical rivalry between FALINTIL and TNI (Tentara Nasional Indonesia), who were enemies during the Indonesian occupation. It is the first time Timor-Leste appears, 15 years after the people of Timor-Leste separated from Indonesia. It can be said that, though these enemies aimed to kill each other in the past, now these powers are looking to support, lend funds, and sell military equipment to each other. This cooperation can strengthen the relationship between these neighboring countries and serves as an importance means of enhancing good relations, peace, and stability in region.

But one must consider another angle as well, from the perspective of policy and strategy, if these countries are to depend on each other for military equipment. Enemies can be friends, yet this depends on each county’s interest. Timor-Leste and the Republic Indonesia are developing and dealing with the defense cooperation area, and the main provision of this contract is that Timor-Leste intends to purchase military equipment from PT.PINDAD (Persero) and other entrepreneurs from Indonesia that produce the military’s equipment.

Prior to this, Timor-Leste has purchased weapons on a large scale from the PT.PINDAD (Persero). 75 ‘PM2-V1′ weapons were issued to the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) in 2012. According to the Indonesian media, Timor-Leste will purchase more military equipment. Therefore, Timor-Leste will communicate intensively with Indonesia through the contract that has been signed by leaders of the two countries.

However, Timor-Leste needs to know that Indonesia does not ensure yet management and controlling of the weapons themselves. Some weapons have been used by some terrorists in Asia, entrepreneurs, civilians, and other army groups in Papua. These weapons have also been used in some conflict areas in Indonesia, such as Poso and Maluku. Those weapons are produced by the PT.PINDAD (Persero), and the weapons are being sold by individuals of the National Indonesia Military (TNI) and the Indonesia Republic Polices (POLRI), including weapons stolen from the TNI and POLRI armories.

On another note, Timor-Leste and Indonesia have close boundaries and seas, and this poses a potential threat. If any situation occurs along the border line, Timor-Leste and Indonesia will blame each other if criminals or terrorists use these weapons. Timor-Leste is facing problems in management and control of weapons, according to word spreading among communities in Timor-Leste that illegal weapons exist here. Furthermore, Timor-Leste purchased weapons in 2013 without detail process, and this represents a problem of its own.

Recommendations

1. FM recommends that the Ministry of Defense and Security perform a review of the policy used in distributing arms and security equipment to the Institution of Security and Defense of Timor-Leste.

2. Recommends and further adds to the recommendations of the Eventual Commission Investigation that the government needs to consider the circumstances of international policy and progress in this global era and demands that the government classify information regarding the developing the Defense and Security areas as confidential and hidden from neighboring and non-state actors.

3. Recommends that the Indonesian government and the elected Republic President, who will assume power for the next five years, review and fortify the control system for weapons at the armories of TNI and POLRI as well as those entrepreneurs that produce the weapons. This is recommended because people from these two countries are concerned, as neighbors, about the possibility of weapons being used by terrorists, civilian and other army groups as a result of this purchase of weapons.

For more details on this issue please contact:

Nélson Belo
Executive Director of FM
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Phone (+670) 77374222 or 77561184.

Diskursu Primeiru Ministru Xanana Gusmao iha CCD

Novemberu 2013, Xanana Gusmao anunsia tiha ona atu rezigna an iha tinan 2015, hahu iha tinan ida ne’e mos nia repete tan kona-bá nia rezignasaun, hodi deklara sai katak nia sei rezigna lalais iha 2014.

Iha konferensia Partidu CNRT iha loron 2-3 Agustus 2014, delegadu sira husi 13 distritu apointa kona-bá dezafiu ho solusaun ka impaktu ba rezignasaun Xanana nian ba futuru estabilidade nasional. Hanesan ita hotu hatene, Xanana sai hanesan figura sentral iha tempu susar no iha tempu diak iha Timor-Leste. Ema barak hare Xanana Gusmao hanesan fabrika ba dame no lalin hamutuk fraksaun oin-oin iha prosesu politiku ho sosial iha Timor-Leste. Ho ida ne’e mak rezultadu husi konferensia ne’ebá, delegadus sira husu ba Xanana atu fasilita prosesu transformasaun poder ukun nian, no re-istruktura membru Governu sira antes hakat sai husi kargu Primeiru Ministru.

Importante atu hatene katak Xanana Gusmao anunsia tiha ona atu rezigna an hosi kargu Primeiru Ministru, maibe nia sei iha planu atu nafatin partisipa iha prosesu politiku iha nasaun ida ne’e; ho ida ne’e inklui nia sei kria “Konsellu Katuas” ne’ebé mai husi nain sira hanesan Xanana Gusmao rasik, Mari Alkatiri, Lu Olo, ho tan Jose Ramos Horta no seluk-seluk tan. Tanba sira ne’e sai lider save ne’ebé kesi sira iha tempu revolusaun, ne’ebé sei haberan malu hodi fasilita tranzisaun transfere puder ba lideransa foun. Prosesu ida ne’e sei fo kontribusaun signifikante ba estabilidade nasional depois Xanana rezigna an, ne’e sanak ida.

Sanak seluk, Anunsiamentu PM Xanana nia rezignasaun provoka espekulasaun oin-oin iha Timor-Leste, ema barak hanesan sidadaun bain-bain halo analiza oin-oin se los mak sai susesor ba Xanana? Iha duni potensia kandidatu, maibe mos ema barak fiar katak laiha ema mak iha kapasidade naton atu sai lideransa diak iha nasaun ne’e.

Konsekuensia mak, iha trende ida ne’e dadaun ne’e sai opiniaun publiku katak Presidente Taur Matan Ruak, karik haberan nian ho revisaun konstitusaun hodi habo’ot nia poder, bele sai susesu diak ba Timor-Leste nia lideransa.

Ikus liu iha hanoin balun katak, opiniuan ba Presidente TMR nia lideransa ba Xanana nia futuru susesor, nia bele sai hanesan pontes hodi liga entre demografia tuan ho foun iha Timor-Leste. Maibe, Lideransa hybrid ida ne’e bele mos hasae poder Presidente no hatun poder Primeiru Ministru. Maibe atu buat hotu asegura no hetan lejitimu abut hodi haforsa estabilidade nasional maka presisa konsultasaun ba povu liu husi elisaun ka referendum ba mudansa saida deit iha Timor-Leste.

Xanana Slows Resignation Plans to Ensure a Stable and Peaceful Transition

In November 2013, Xanana announced his intent to resign from office in 2015. Once again, Xanana came forward earlier this year to reiterate his intent to resign, this time suggesting that this resignation would occur as soon as 2014.

At a CNRT conference on 2th – 3th August 2014, representatives from the thirteen districts discussed the impact of Xanana’s anticipated resignation upon future stability, peace, and security in Timor-Leste. As discussed, Xanana has been a strong political presence in Timor-Leste in times both peaceful and turbulent. Many see the current Prime Minister as an essential fabric holding together social groups and political processes in the country. As a result, the delegates concluded that Xanana should facilitate a smooth transfer of power to his successor as well as restructure the Cabinet before leaving office.

It is important to note that though Xanana has announced his intent to resign from the position of Prime Minister, he plans to remain involved in the country’s politics. This includes the creation of a ‘council of elders,’ consisting of Xanana Gusmao, Mari Alkatiri, Lu-Olo, and Jose Ramos Horta. Together, these key Timorese leaders, whose ties date back to the revolutionary period, will help facilitate the upcoming transition of power as well as supervise the new leadership once it is in place. This process will contribute to the stability and efficacy of the new Prime Minister.

Xanana’s announcement has triggered much speculation and concern in Timor-Leste, as citizens consider potential successors for Prime Minister. Potential candidates exist, but many Timorese believe that none are capable of running the country. As a result, there is a growing sentiment that President Taur Matan Ruak, if given expanded constitutional powers, could successfully lead of Timor-Leste.

Advocates of this view explain that, as a middle-aged politician, President Taur Matan Ruak could provide a valuable bridge between the old and young demographics of Timor-Leste. However, this hybrid leadership would entail a significant increase in presidential powers and a decrease in powers of the Prime Minister. Such a profound political restructuring should be subject to popular vote or referendum.

Mauk Moruk

We here at Fundasaun Mahein, engaged as we are in the seemingly thankless task of public advocacy, are always pleased when we find out we have influenced events in any way, shape or form. Although this may not happen with frequency that we would like, any small bit of positive feedback always makes our jobs seem more worthwhile and reminds us why we do the work that we do. With this in mind we would like to share with you a small story.

Quite recently the Fundasaun Mahein research team travelled to Laga sub-district in Baucau district to research the impact of “Operation 66” and the follow up “Friendship Operation” that the National Parliament authorised in order act against the Maubere Revolution Council (KRM) and the Popular Council Defense of the Republic Democratic of Timor-Leste (CPD-RDTL). While there our research team conducted research into the operations and interviewed victims and affected members of the communities. As a result of these investigations FM released its report Mahein Nia Lian 80 that highlighted the fact that operation had in fact made security in the area worse than before and didn’t achieve its goals as members of the two groups managed to escape. The report also made note that the main victims came from the community, the very people that the F-FDTL and the PNTL were there to protect.

As a result of this report being submitted FM is very happy to say that there has been a reaction from the government. Firstly the Minister of Defence and Security (MDS) has ordered the military to immediately start providing aid and medication to any of the victims of either of the operations. Secondly the Secretary of State (SES) for security has lodged a formal complaint and demanded an investigation into the operations.

We are happy first of all that the government continues to listen to Civil Society organisations and react to our critiques. We are also happy that the response from the Minister of Defence and Security and the State Secretary for Security SES was so forceful, showing their commitment to creating a more peaceful society.

What we here at FM though are most pleased about however come from a letter we have received from some members of the affected communities. In it they give their thanks to Fundasaun Mahein and express the positive impact on their lives ever since our report was published. Again they can look forward to living in a more peaceful, stable society.

These are the reasons why Fundasaun Mahein does the work that it does

Dadur Nain rua “Juga Gama no Alcino M. Pereira ne’ebe halai lakon

Fundasaun Mahein, 18 Agustu 2014

Komunikadu Imprensa

Hafoin dadur sira iha Prizaun Bekora halai sai iha loron 2 fulan Novembru tinan 2013, autoridade siguransa kaptura fila fali dadur na’in rua nulu resin rua no restu rua seluk to’o agora seidauk hetene nia paradeiru. Dadur na’in rua ne’e maka Juga Gama no Alcino M. Pereira. Juga Gama komete ilisitu droga iha tinan 2012 no Alcino M. Pereira komete krime oho Patraun Garden Beach iha tinan 2012.

Besik tinan ida ona seidauk hatene sira na’in rua nia paradeiru. Espekulasaun informasaun ka rumoris ne’ebé serkula iha públiku katak sira na’in rua halai sai ona husi teritoriu Timor-Leste nian. Esforsu atu kaptura Juga Gama no Alcino M. Pereira durante ne’e sai hanesan notisia prinsipal iha media nasional hotu-hotu kada semana.

Iha semana hirak liu ba ulun boot Estadu Timor-Leste nian liu husi media nasional fo sai katak dadur na’in rua nia paradeiru dadaun ne’e iha Indonezia no sei esforsu atu kaptura fila fali.

FM nia preokupasaun katak deklarasaun sira ne’ebé fo sai la iha responsabilidade no ami konsidera katak informasaun ne’ebé ulun boot sira hasai hanesan rumoris deit no la iha dadus kredivel ruma kona-bá dadur na’in rua nia paradeiru. Nune’e mos deklarasaun hirak ne’e hasusar deit serbisu informasaun nian.

Karik dadur na’in rua nia paradeiru iha Indonezia. Siguransa fronteira iha ne’ebé nune’e sira na’in rua hakat liu ba Indonezia? Esforsu atu kaptura ne’e oinsa? Portantu se maka bele ejekuta esforsu hirak ne’e? Bainhira maka bele ejekuta?

Ka Juga Gama no Alcino M. Pereira ema importante ida? Ami hanoin katak sira na’in rua la importante ba siguransa nasional no hanesan amaesa, karik importante ba interese seluk. Ka Juga Gama no Alcino M. Pereira hanesan objetu ida hodi hakle’an tan informasaun seluk hodi buka tuir se maka iha sira na’in rua nia kotuk?

Juga Gama no Alcino M. Pereira nia paradeiru ne’ebé la klaru, karik iha intervensaun husi ema ruma hodi asegura sira na’in rua? Iha ne’ebé besik tinan ida ona seidauk hatene lolos sira na’in rua nia paradeiru no kaptura.

FM rekomenda ba instituisaun siguransa no judisial nian presiza iha koordenasaun integradu ida liu husi Interpol komunika ba nasaun viziñu karik halai ona ba nasaun viziñu balu, hodi buka tuir sira na’in rua nia paradeiru.

FM rekomenda katak deklarasaun hirak ne’ebé ulun boot sira hasai presiza seriu iha orientasaun no ejekusaun hodi kaptura dadur na’in rua ne’e. Portantu besik tinan ida ona seidauk hatene nia paradeiru no kaptura.

Portantu, ami nia preokupasaun dadur na’in rua hanesan dezafiu boot ba instituisaun siguransa no hamonu kredibilidade instituisaun siguransa nian.

Atu hatene kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:

Nélson Belo
Diretur Ezekutivu
Website: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Tlp: +670 7737 4222 ka 77561184

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Fundasaun Mahein, 19 Agostu 2014

Komunikadu Imprensa

Liu husi Nia Lian Nú 83 (Versaun tetum,pdf) halo diskusaun kona-bá implementasaun demisaun iha instituisaun Falintil-Forsa Defeza Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) no Polisia Nasional Timor-Leste (PNTL). Nu’udar parte ida atu tranforma no profesionaliza instituisaun milítar no polísia. Relasiona ho atetude membru milítar no polísia balun ne’ebé durante ne’e viola lei no regulamentu disiplinar instituisaun nian.

Hahu establesementu instituisaun F-FDTL – PNTL Governu halo ona esforsu barak hodi dezenvolve instituisaun importante rua ne’e. Liu husi fortifika rekursu umanu, hadi’a infra-estrutura , moderniza ekipamentu nomos produz lei no regulamentu disiplinar militar no polísia nian. Maibe kestaun disiplina membru F-FDTL – PNTL sei sai dezafiu ida hodi hari’i instituisaun milítar no polisia ida ne’ebé profesional tuir padraun internasional.

Nu’udar asaun ida atu bele atinji mehi Governu nian hodi profesionaliza instituisaun F-FDTL – PNTL, liu husi Komandu Superior F-FDTL – PNTL dala barak ona foti demisaun hasoru membru sira ne’ebé indisiplinadu tanba abandona serbisu no komete krime. Iha ne’ebé viola lei organiku milítar no polísia nian, inklui regulamentu disiplinar instituisaun nian.

Iha ne’ebé kazu konkretu maka iha inisiu tinan 2014 komandu superior F-FDTL halo demisaun ba soldadu hamutuk 19 tanba indisiplinadu. Nune’e mos komandu PNTL halo demisaun ba membru ne’ebé halo infransaun disiplinar inklui mos komete krime hanesan involve iha krize 2006 no halakon kilat. Asaun demisaun husi komandu superior F-FDTL – PNTL ne’e hatudu ona pasu pozitivu hodi halo refomasaun disiplina membru sira.

Maibe, Fundasaun Mahein nia preokupasaun maka karik ne’e implementasaun demisaun ne’e hanesan seriadade husi komandu instituisaun F-FDTL – PNTL atu reforma disiplina milítar no polísia? ka atu ezekuta deit sansaun disiplinar ba membru sira? Fundasaun Mahein kontinua husu ba Governu atu fortifika rekursu umanu, hadi’a administrasaun no jestaun diak ba distribuisaun tarefa serbisu inklui kria kondisaun minimu ba membru F-FDTL – PNTL atu nune’e bele motiva sira iha ambitu serbi nasaun no povu.

FM nia Rekomendasaun:

1. Rekomenda ba instituisaun F-FDTL – PNTL atu kontinua fortifika instituisaun bazeia ba lei no regulamentu instituisaun. Aplika sasaun ba membru F-FDTL – PNTL ne’ebé la obdese ba lei no lealidade ba hirarkia instituisaun. Nune’e mos kontinua hadi’a jestaun rekursu umanu iha instituisaun laran atu nune’e bele profesionaliza diak liu tan instituisaun milítar no polisial.

2. Rekomenda ba públiku (komunidade) atu fo informasaun ba komandu instituisaun F-FDTL – PNTL wainhira hetan membru milítar no polísia hatudu hahalok indisiplinadu no asaun krime iha komunidade. Nu’udar parte ida husi kontrolu públiku hodi hadi’a no dezenvolve diak liu tan ita nia instituisaun milítar no polísia.

Atu hatene kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:

Nélson Belo
Direktur Ezekutivu FM
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telefone (+670) 7737-4222 ka (+670) 77561184

Fundasaun Mahein, 19 August 2014

Press Release

Dismissal member of F-FDTL-PNTL: As a Part of Discipline Reformation?

In Mahein’s Voice No. 83, Fundasaun Mahein conducts a discussion concerning the policy of dismissal inside the institution of Falintil- Defense Force Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) and the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL). This policy aims to transform and professionalize the military and police institutions addressing the attitudes of some military and police members that have violated the laws and disciplinary rules of the institution.

Since the establishment of the F-FDTL and PNTL institutions, the government has made many of efforts to develop these two important institutions. These efforts include fortification of human resource, improvement of infrastructure, modernization of equipment, and the production of laws and disciplinary rules for the military and police. However, disciplinary issues of F-FDTL and PNTL members present a challenge to the establishment of professional military and police institutions.

As part of the government’s initiative to professionalize the F-FDTL and PNTL, the Superior Commanders of F-FDTL and PNTL have made the decision to dismiss many times. This dismissal has been issued to undisciplined members who have violated the organic laws and disciplinary rules of the military and police. In some cases, these individuals have abandoned their duties and even committed crimes.

An example of such a dismissal case occurred in the beginning of 2014, when the F-FDTL superior commander dismissed 19 soldiers on disciplinary grounds. Another case involved the PNTL commander dismissing a PNTL member, who had committed crimes during the 2006 crisis and hidden the weapon in question. The dismissal issued by the F-FDTL and PNTL superiors have made a positive impact upon disciplinary reformation in these two institutions.

However, Fundasaun Mahein expresses concern regarding the intent of these dismissals. One must ask whether these dismissals represent serious efforts by F-FDTL and PNTL superiors to reform military and police discipline, or whether they simply serve to execute disciplinary penalties for members? Fundasaun Mahein continues to urge the government to fortify human resources, improve administration, and improve management of certain services, such as the minimum work and equipment conditions necessary to motivate members of F-FDTL and PNTL to effectively serve the nation and people.

FM’s Recommendations:

1. FM recommends that the F-FDTL and PNTL institutions to continue fortifying the institutions based on the laws and rules of the institution. Leadership should continue applying penalties to members of F-FDTL and PNTL who do not obey the law and regulations of the institution, as well as continue improving human resource inside the institution in order to further professionalize the military and police institutions.

2. FM recommends that communities, as part of their public responsibility, share information with the commanders of the F-FDTL and PNTL regarding any instances of disciplinary violations or criminal actions by F-FDTL or PNTL members against the communities.

To learn more about this issue, you can contact:
Nélson Belo
Executive Director of FM
Web: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Phone (+670) 7737-4222 ka (+670) 77561184

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Iha era ukun an rasik, hafoin FALINTIL forsa gerilia transforma an ba forsa professional ne’ebé muda naran sai FALINTIL – Forsa Defeza Timor-Leste (F-FDTL). Otomatimakamente nasaun nia esperansa maka hakarak F-FDTL sai forsa ne’ebé profesional, matenek, disiplina, iha dignidade no hetan fiar husi povu. Forsa ne’ebé bele halao nia knar ho responsabilidade, garante siguransa eksterna inklui serbi povu ho diak no dignu. No mos iha hanoin atu bele sai forsa ida ke oin militar maibe hahalok sivil “Civilian Force” ne’ebé hakbesik liu no serbisu hamutuk ho komunidade.

Hanesan estillu ida ne’ebé FALINTIL hatudu kedas husi ailaran ho lema ida, “Falintil Maka Ikan No Povu Maka Be”. Ida ne’e kesi duni FALINTIL ho komunidade atu serbisu hamutuk hodi luta ba objetivu ida maka liberta patria. Aproximasaun ida ne’ebé FALINTIL halo hakbesik ba komunidade no hamutuk luta ne’ebé finalidade ba ukun an rasik. Tanba ne’e aproximasaun ida ne’e tenki kontinua, ida ne’ebé hatudu ona iha pasadu nu’udar exemplu ne’ebé forsa nurak ka tentara muda F-FDTL sira tenki kaer hodi banati tuir.

Ida ne’e nu’udar funu boot ne’ebé F-FDTL hasoru iha sidade laran la hanesan ho funu durante FALINTIL sira hasoru iha ailaran. Funu iha eskritoriu ne’ebé F-FDTL sira tenki hakruk ba lei no regulamentu oin-oin, ejize sira nia profesionalizmu, disiplina no respeitu ba direitus humanus.

Aniversariu FALINTIL ho idade tinan 39, ne’e nu’udar idade ida ke tuan liu entre instituisaun sira seluk estadu nian. Ejize para sai exemplu diak ba instituisaun ne’ebé nurak. Tanba ne’e FM nia hanoin kada individu F-FDTL kontinua disiplina an hodi banati tuir eroi nasional FALINTIL sira ne’ebé mate ba libertasaun patria. Nune’e eroi sira kontinua sai exemplu ba liberta povu iha era ukun an rasik nia laran.

Parabens ba FALINTIL – FDTL!

FALINTIL Celebrates 39th Anniversary: FALINTIL is the Fish and People are Water

In independence era, the FALINTIL force underwent the process of self-transformation to become the professional force known as the FALINTIL- Defense Force of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL). Automatically, the nation expected that the F-FDTL would become a professional force, embodied by intelligence, discipline, dignity, and loyalty to the people. This force would perform its duties with responsibility, ensuring external security and serving the people in a dignified manner. While the F-FDTL assumed a military capacity, it would also be regarded as “Civilian Force” whose work is tied closely to communities.

During its days in the forest, the FALINTIL acted according to the slogan “Falintil is the fish and People are Water”. This slogan tied FALINTIL and the communities together, to work and live for the communal purpose of “Liberta Patria”. With this approach, FALINTIL and the communities fought together and finally achieved independence, so this serve as a model for the young force of the F-FDTL, who should continue to embody this spirit.

The struggles of the F-FDTL in city are not the same struggles undergone by those FALINTIL forces in the forests. F-FDTL of today often work in an office setting and, thus, should obey the law and various rules, with an emphasis on professionalism, discipline, and respect for human rights.

As it celebrates its 39th anniversary, FALINTIL can be called an old institution, when compared its other state counterparts, but its work and its legacy have been passed down to the F-FDTL. Therefore, FM encourages every individual of the F-FDTL to maintain the discipline and professionalism shown by FALINTIL, who died for the liberty of this nation. These heroes’ experiences live on an example for liberating people in this independence era.

Congratulation FALINTIL – FDTL!