Polítika Sosa Kilat Husi Indonezia: Ameasa ba Estratejia Siguransa Nasional

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) (English Version.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.