East Timor Legal News

Indonesian liars continue to deny Balibo truth

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:48:00 EST

The Jakarta Post July 24, 2009 RI Dismisses 'Balibo Five' Film as 'Fiction' by Ary Hermawan - Indonesia dismissed as fiction the recently premiered Australian film describing the murder of five Australian journalists by the Indonesian Army during the 1975's war in East Timor, saying the so-called "Balibo Five" case was closed.

Indonesia 'tortured' Balibo Five

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:48:00 EST

BBC News 24 July 2009 East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta has said five foreign journalists who died in Indonesia' 1975 invasion were tortured and shot by the military.

President's lesson on Balibo

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:29:00 EST

The Age Miki Perkins 23 July 2009 EAST Timor will not pursue the soldiers who killed five Australian television journalists in 1975 because it is Indonesia's responsibility, President Jose Ramos Horta says.

Bring remains home, pleads Balibo widow

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:27:00 EST

smh.com.au Paul Mulvey July 23, 2009 - 7:59PM - On the eve of walking the red carpet at the premiere of Balibo, Shirley Shackleton has called on the government to bring her husband's remains home, 34 years after the Balibo Five were killed in East Timor.

East Timor Ombudsman: prosecute Justice Minister

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:15:00 EST

East Timor's Ombudsman says the Justice Minister should be prosecuted. Created: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:10:50 GMT+1000 Stephanie March and Steve Holland Last - East Timor's Ombudsman is calling for the country's Justice Minister to be prosecuted following allegations of corruption. Source

Draft Land Law provisions on land rights for foreigners in East Timor will smother development

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:48:00 EST

ETLJB 21 July 2009 SYDNEY - In a press release dated 20 July 2009, the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor stated that '[t]he Gusmao–led AMP government’s consultation process on the draft land law is woefully inadequate and the law itself would open the door to foreign ownership and control of land. Read more on ETLJB

Guard's gun didn't kill rebel - AFP report will rock Dili trial of Reinado's lover

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:53:00 EST

The Australian Monday, July 20, 2009 Paul Toohey EXCLUSIVE A 'HIGHLY protected' Australian Federal Police ballistics report shows that one of Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta's personal guards, who claims he shot dead the rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, could not have done so. More on ETLJB

Timor Leste: return and reintegration strategy insufficient

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:41:00 EST

JRS DISPATCHES No. 263, 17 July 2009 3. Timor Leste: return and reintegration strategy insufficient - Although the reintegration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Timor Leste began in 2008, approximately 3,000 people still live in transitional housing. Security issues, land disputes, illegal occupation of housing and homelessness are the principal barriers preventing the return and reintegration of refugees”, JRS Timor Leste Director, Isidoro da Costa, told Dispatches on 15 July. More on ETLJB

East Timor Conspiracy Theories: Is Angelita Pires Guilty Of Assassination Plot?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:40:00 EST

By Adam Gartrell, South-East Asia Correspondent DILI, East Timor, July 17 AAP - Angelita Pires talks a lot about conspiracies. There's the conspiracy she's accused of but denies authoring: The one to assassinate East Timor's top two political leaders. More on ETLJB

Meeting of the East Timor Council of Ministers 15 July 2009

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST

The Council of the Ministers held a meeting on Wednesday, 15 July 2009, in the Convention Room for the Council of the Ministers, in the Government House, in Dili, and it has approved: Read more on ETLJB

The UN and Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste circa 2009

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:48:00 EST

15 July 2009 Fundasaun Hamein The UN and Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste: A Widening Credibility Gap Yoshino Funaki Center on International Cooperation May 2009 - Extracts from Introduction and Conclusion. Read more on East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin

East Timor Prime Minister responds for first time to 'Ricegate' allegations

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:00 EST

ABC Radio Australia 15 July 2009 - East Timor's prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, says he welcomes aninvestigation by the country's anti-corruption commission into allegations that he signed off on a multi million dollar deal for a company, part owned by his daughter, to import rice. ETLJB

Angie Pires Lawyer, Jon Tippet, Alleges Weapon Used to Shoot Reinado is Not Found, and Angie Innocent

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:10:00 EST

Tempo Semanal 14 July 2009 After a year five month and two days the case of February 11th 2008 occurred on Monday 13 July 2009 the 28 suspects will present to the Dili districts court. Among those 28 is a Timorese born Australian Angelita Pires the then lover of Alfredo Reinado alves who was killed on the day attacked to the President residence on February 11. More on ETLJB

Shooting of Ramos-Horta: Marcelo Caetano Fingered in Court as Shooter.

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:10:00 EST

Tempo Semanal 15 July 2009 According to testimony in the case of 11/o2/08 shooting of President Ramos-Horta today in Dili District Court; F-FDTL Second Sargent, Isaac Da Silva, was accompanying ETLJB

History of the Resistence to the Indonesian Occupation of Timor-Leste: Seminars at National University, Dili

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:12:00 EST

1. Thurs 16 July: Why talk about the occupation? Peace, justice and history 2. Thurs 23 July: Decolonization and civil conflict: the politicization of East Timor 3. Thurs 30 July: Invasion: the ghosts of ‘75 More on ETLJB

East Timor Disability Working group First AGM 21 July 2009

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:50:00 EST

14 July 2009 DILI Assert People with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups of people throughout the world. They are more likely to be sexually or physically abused, and have reduced access to healthcare and education when compared with the general population. It is estimated that approximately 10% of people throughout the world have a disability. ETLJB

East Timor rebels on trial for shooting president

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:12:00 EST

14 July 2009 DILI, East Timor (AP) — Rebel soldiers accused of trying to assassinate the president and prime minister of East Timor went on trial Monday. The 28 men ambushed President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in "simultaneous attacks" last year, chief prosecutor Felismino Cardoso said in his opening remarks. Full report on ETLJB

East Timor Legal News 13 July 2009

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:10:00 EST

Minister Lobato calls on Parliament to approve draft land law - UN-GNR police officers' case handed over to the Public Prosecution - Monteiro urges UN to take necessary action against its police officers - Portugal implements colonial system in Timor-Leste - Human Rights and Justice Ombudsman is continuing to work More on ETLJB

Pires told lover to 'kill two dogs'

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:48:00 EST

July 13, 2009 - 6:24PM - Australian woman Angelita Pires told East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado to go to Dili to "kill two dogs" the day before the 2008 assassination attempts on the country's top two political leaders, a court has been told. ETLJB

"There is no justice in Timor-Leste for the ordinary citizen", says Angie Pires

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:21:00 EST

ETLJB 13 July 2009 SYDNEY - The lawyer for Australian citizen Angelita Pires, Jon Tippett, says that based on his examination of the evidence, the charges brought against her by the Prosecutor-General for her alleged role as "mastermind" of the attacks on President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in 11 February 2008 will not stand up in court. Read more on ETLJB