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Security perimeter implemented, 26 May 2006
The Timor-Leste's Defence Forces (F-FDTL) had decided this Friday,
May 26, in coordination with the Australian commander, a security
perimeter around the Timor-Leste's capital. The Australian troops
started arriving Dili yesterday. They are now patrolling the city.
This security perimeter includes the offices of the four pillars
of the State (including the private residences of the President
of Republic, the National Parliament speaker, the Prime Minister,
and the President Judge of the Court of Appeal), the power station,
the communications towers, water reservoirs, the National Hospital
and the airport, among others key facilities.
The political definition of this security perimeter was made
by the Government, in straight cooperation with the Head of State.
The Government decided to include the four pillars of the State
on the security perimeter due to the need to protect the vital
structure and the critical activity of Timor-Leste's State.
This morning rumours were spread about an alleged attack to the
President Office, in Dili centre. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister
asked the intervention of the Australian troops to protect the
President's Office premises.
The deployment of Forces in the field follows the signature of
an agreement between Timor-Leste's and Australian's authorities
on the terms of reference of their intervention.
New Zealand had also agreed on the terms of reference of its
action.
An advanced team of 25 policemen from Malaysia has also been
deployed, 8am, in Timor-Leste. This group was scheduled to arrive
yesterday. These policemen are anti-subversion experts.
Three police officials from the Portuguese GNR are expected to
arrive in Dili, Sunday, 28, to evaluate the situation. The Commander
of the group composed by 120 elements is among the first to arrive
to Timor-Leste. Portugal announced also that its advanced team
will arrive next week.
F-FDTL Commander guarantees that the author of shooting have
been detained
After yesterday's confrontations in Dili centre, next to Timor-Leste's
National Police (PNTL) and Military Police Headquarters, which
involved members of F-FDTL and PNTL, the F-FDTL commander, brigadier
general Taur Matan Ruak, says that the alleged military, author
of the shooting against several policeman who had deposed their
weapons after United Nation Military Observers mediation, was
immediately disarmed. He is now detained and will face justice
in due time. Investigation will continue in order to find if there
are other members of the military involved.
Government maintains its security powers
The Government maintains in full its internal security powers.
After the President's statement of having assumed the referred
powers, Prime-Minister contacted the President and was informed
that the meaning of the President's statement was that in questions
of security there has to be coordination between these two sovereign
bodies. Prime-Minister agreed with the President and said they
always had and always will maintain a good institutional coordination
on these issues.
The coordination between the two offices has been total. An example:
the decision to require the military international intervention
to solve the Timor-Leste's crises, an idea of the Prime Minister,
was fully supported by the President and the National Parliament
speaker. The State appeared as a whole requesting the intervention.
The letters requesting the foreign intervention to the Governments
of Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Portugal were signed
by the three leaders.
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