Fundasaun Mahein, 26 December 2014
Press Release
Mahein’s Voicen no. 94 analyzes casual corruption in the security sector, as defined by the Timor-Leste Penal Code. The Penal Code section that regulates Crime in Public and Military Functions defines corruption as various criminal acts including pekulatu, passive corruption, abuse of power, and tráfiku de influénsia iha ne’ebé hatete momos katak hahalok funsionariu ne’ebé nia rasik ka liu husi ema seluk ho nia autorizasaun husu ka simu promesa sira ba nia an rasik liu husi pratika ruma hasoru obrigasaun ne’ebé iha ne’e kontra lei.
This type of casaul corruption happens every day and hahu buras dadaun in this institutions of government. Aktu korupsaun kauzal intermus iregularidade uza veikulu Estadu kuaze akontese in state institutions. Fundasaun Mahein nia lista kazu korupsaun kazual ne’ebé akontese iha instituisaun defeza no siguransa iha ne’ebé membru PNTL balun iha distritu uza kareta ba interese privadu and finally soke rahun no laiha responsabilidade, nune’e mos iha instituisaun FALINTIL-FDTL ne’ebé ladun iha esperitu servi durante oras serbisu, liu-liu iha momentu uza veikulu ho diak ikus mai estraga kareta balun ne’ebé Governu apoiu ba instituisaun atu halo atividade militar nian.
Kazu konkretu seluk ne’ebé konsidera nu’udar korupsaun kazual mak iha komandante PNTL distrital balun husu osan, pulsa telefone no mina kareta durante sorumutu komunitaria ne’ebé sosiedade sivil organiza iha distritu balu. Inklui kazu falsifika dokumentu hodi hetan lukru involve husi pesoal siguransa, partikularmente Serbisu Migrasaun ne’ebé fasilita no garante ema estranjeiru tama-mai Timor-Leste ho vistu turista hodi halo serbisu iha Timor-Leste.
Othwerwise Fundasaun Mahein also reports the theft and use of state fuel for private purposes happens in security institutions, most recently in a case which occurred publicly surprised relasiona ho kapturasaun membru PNTL involve iha kazu na’ok mina instituisaun PNTL hodi hariku. Nune’e mos monitorizasaun Fundasaun Mahein ba kompañia fornesedor kombustivel Estadu for state cars and motorcycles identified that some bureaucrats from security institutions use kopun kombustivel to fill up the gas tanks on their private motorcycles and cars.
Recommendations
FM recommends that the Ministry of Defense and Security, the F-FDTL Commanders, and the PNTL implement disciplinary regulations and other applicable laws within their institutions and regirozu ba military personnel, police officers, and public functionaries. They must fulfill rules regra utilizasaun viaturas sira with discipline and responsibility.
To learn more about this issue please see the following:
Nélson Belo
FM Executive Director
Website: www.fundasaunmahein.org
E-mail: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Telephone (+670) 7737-4222 or(+670) 77561184
