Fundasaun Mahein (FM), 29 Agustu 2016
Komunikadu Imprensa
Liu husi Mahein Nia Lian Nú.114 (Versaun Tetum.pdf) (Versaun Ingles.pdf) kona-bá atuasaun husi membru sira (Polísia Nasional Timor-Leste (PNTL) nian. Situasaun ikus liu iha rai laran ne’ebé halo ema hotu hakfodak no mosu dúvida oin-oin husi komunidade kona-bá membru PNTL ida tiru membru ida husi FALINTIL-Força de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) kanek todan iha loron 26 Agustu 2016 iha munisipiu Ainaro. Nune’e mos insidente grave seluk antes ne’e akontese iha munisipiu Covalima ne’ebé membru PNTL ida tiru mate mane ida ho kondisaun moras mental iha loron 3 Agustu 2016.
Husik hela situasaun rua ne’e, relatóriu ne’e deskreve espesifiku liu iha atuasaun sira ne’ebé dirije ba membru sira husi Batallaun Ordem Públiku (BOP) – Unidade Espesial Polísia (UEP) PNTL nian. Iha ne’ebé atuasaun sira ho forsa ka ho forma agresaun fízika hasoru komunidade bai-bain, estudante, taxista, médiku, jornalista, entre membru PNTL rasik, membru F-FDTL no abuzu seksual involve husi membru BOP-UEP PNTL.
Tambasa sempre involve bebeik husi membru sira BOP-UEP nian no problema ne’e iha ne’ebé? Relatóriu ne’e identifika ona problema lubuk ida nu’udar kauza no implika ba atuasaun sira ne’e. Tamba formasaun unidade balu iha PNTL nia laran hanesan UEP ho nia sub-unidade sira forma hanesan grupu paramilitar ida no hakiak dadauk iha PNTL nia laran ho kilat ka arma sufistikadu liu kompara ho F-FDTL. Duke formasaun lei no difikuldade boot ida, lei hotu-hotu iha deit Português maioria membru PNTL lahatene Português, formasaun direitus umanus no aproximasaun sira polisiamentu komunitaria. Maske PNTL rasik adopta estratéjia no filozofia polisiamentu nia iha karakteristika polísia komunitaria no adopta doutrina polisiamentu VIP (Vizibilidade, Involvimentu no Profesionalismu).
Dalaruma sira hanoin katak sira iha prevelejiu liu hanesan forsa polísia espesial ida no elite iha postura no organizasaun PNTL nian no hanesan mos pessoal ka grupu ida ne’ebé iha poder no forsa seguransa ida ne’ebé povu tenke tauk. Ita bele nota wainhira membru sira husi BOP-UEP nian ho kareta patrulla no la’o iha estrada públiku halai ho vilosidade ne’ebé maka’as no sirine emerjensia nian maske la iha situasaun emerjensia ruma.
Iha sorin seluk, aplikasaun medida disiplinar ba membru PNTL ne’ebé involve iha kazu disiplinar ladun forte no rigorozu. Nune’e mos ba kazu ne’ebé nia natureza kriminal la ho seriu hodi prosesa tuir lei ne’ebé vigor. Impaktu husi ida ne’e motiva liu-tan membru PNTL sira seluk hodi komete kazu ne’ebé hanesan. Dalaruma prosesu ba kazu sira ne’e la’o maibe públiku ladun hatene, tamba PNTL rasik la iha mekanismu ida hodi fo sai medida sira ne’ebé PNTL aplika hasoru kazu sira disiplinar no kriminal.
Ida ne’e dezafia lideransa foun instituisaun PNTL nian ne’ebé simu kna’ar tinan ida resin ona no promove husi membru PNTL rasik nomos iha esperiensia polisiamentu durante períodu sira Timor-Leste hakat liu hodi impoin lei no regulamentu ba membru sira hodi obdese no aplika. Portantu PNTL nia misaun atu hala’o ka implementa lei no regulamentu sira la’os implementa ameasa, asaltu, forsa fizika, tiru no óho.
Komandu PNTL tenke ho sériu hodi haree ba kazu ne’e ho rigorozu no aplika medida sira tuir regulamentu disiplinar nian no loke prosesu sira kriminal nian. Dezisaun suspensaun ba autor indisplina iha setor seguransa nian sei efektivu liu husi aspetu tolu: Dahuluk, kualker membru autor ne’ebé maka viola lei tenke ba hatan tribunal atu fo justisa mos ba ema vitima sira. Daruak, sala saida deit la iha toleransia nu’udar konsekuensia la iha lealdade no disiplina, hodi nune’e maka bele prevene asaun indisplina seluk iha setor seguransa nian. Ba ikus liu, regra rigorozu sira ne’e hotu, sei halo membru PNTL sira hala’o nia kna’ar ho kompetente, onestu ho lealdade ba instituisaun sai buras ho profesional.
FM 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 hodi hasa’e profesionalismu iha institusaun polisia ho militar nian.
Rekomendasaun
1. Ministériu Interior ho Komandu Jeral PNTL persiza hare fila fali polítika deslokasaun/despozitivu sira BOP-PNTL.
2. Aplika responsabilidade rigorozu husi komandu ba nia membru sira ne’ebé involve krime (ne’e hanesan presaun ba komadante seksaun ho komadante unidade sira, servisu maka’as atu kontrola nia membru sira ne’ebé koloka iha fatin sira ne’ebé ordem hatun ba).
3. Halo revizaun ba tipu formasaun husi GNR, atu nune’e formasaun saida deit bele refleta kna’ar BOP nian ne’ebé hatur tiha ona iha (Lei Organika PNTL/2009 artigu 26 no. 1) ho baze formasaun polisial tuir filozofia no karakteristika polisiamentu PNTL nian (polisia komunitaria).
Atu hetan informasaun kle’an liu kona-bá asuntu ne’e bele kontaktu:
Nélson Belo
Diretor Ezekutivu
Email: direktor.mahein@gmail.com ka almeidamahein@gmail.com
Telemovel: (+670) 78316075 no 77561184
Website: www.fundasaunmahein.org
Call to Re-Assess the Performance of the Special Police Unit (UEP) in Accordance with the PNTL Nature and Mission
Press Release
The focus of this press release is to address recent actions by members of the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL), which have been the cause of public concern. The actions in question pertain to a PNTL member who shot and seriously wounded a member of FALINTIL – Defense Force of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) on August 26th, 2016 in Ainaro, in addition to another serious incident that took place in Cova Lima recently, where a PNTL member shot dead a man who had a mental disease on August 3rd, 2016.
This report will focus on actions by members of the Batallion of Public Order (BOP) and the Special Police Unit (UEP), including the use of force and physical agression against common people, students, taxi drivers, medics, and journalists. Special attention will be given to confrontations between PNTL and F-FDTL members, in addition to sexual abuse involving members of BOP and UEP within the PNTL.
Why are members of these two units (BOP-UEP) always involved in such incidents and where do they take place? During the formation of some units inside the PNTL such as UEP, sub-units within the UEP began forming paramilitary groups with weapon capacities comparable to the F-FDTL. Because Timor-Leste’s constitution is written exclusively in Portuguese, and a majority of the members of the PNTL do not know Portuguese, the PNTL face significant barriers to legal access and comprehension. The PTNL would do well to ensure comprehensive observation and respect for their internally-developed police doctrine entitled VIP (Visibility, Involvement, and Professionalism).
As a specially designated police force within the PNTL, members of the BOP-UEP seem to fashion themselves as an elite party entitled to increased privilege. As a result, members of the special police forces believe that it is acceptable to achieve their enforcement objectives through fear and intimidation . Further, they have demonstrated a lack of respect for their privileges. We see clear examples of this in public, when members of the BOP-UEP drive through the streets at high rates of speed, with emergency sirens activated in non-emergency situations.
Internal accountability even for minor PNTL offenses remains limited. The structure and implementation of a disciplinary system lack the strength and rigour needed to ensure outcomes consistent with the law. Criminal offenses within the PNTL, though given a higher profile, are subjected to the same justice system and therefore reduce accountability. This lack of accountability permits a culture within the PNTL in which misconduct may not be perceived as serious, and its impacts on the public not considered. When cases do reach trail, the public is often unaware of their proceedings due to a lack of public access to current trail information.
This challenge has been passed on to the new leadership of the PNTL, who have been working in their positions for the last one and a half years. While the PNTL’s mission is to enforce the rule of law, it was not meant to do so by threat, assault, physical force, shooting or killing.
The PNTL leadership should take seriously the investigation and judicial processes necessary for an orderly and disciplined policing force. The imposition of officer suspensions must yield two tangible outcomes: First, any PNTL member who violates the law should be subjected to a judicial proceeding, accessible to all relevant victims. Second, there must be consistent application of the law and no special tolerance du to loyalties or favoritism. In the presence of a rigorous and consistent legal system of accountability, members of the PNTL will assume their service with responsibility, competence, honesty, loyalty, and professionalism.
FM believes that the implementation of such accountability will successfully enforce professionalism inside the police and military institutions. In turn, the public may place their trust in the security forces, which will serve as the foundation for justice and order across the nation.
Recommendations
1. The interim ministry and the PNTL general command need to re-assess the dislocation of the BOP of PNTL.
2. The commander must pursue rigorous and consistent enforcement of a mechanism of accountability for member misconduct.
3. Make revision for the training types by GNR, so that the training can reflect responsibilities of the BOP that have been set up on the (organic law PNTL/2009 article 26) with the formation of policing philosophy and the policing values of the PNTL (community policing).
For more details on this issue, please contact:
Nélson Belo
Executive Director of FM
Phone: +670 78316075 or 7756 1184
Email: direktor.mahein@gmail.com
Website: www.fundasaunmahein.org