The General Co-ordinator of CPD-RDTL Antonio Aitahan Matak wants proof that his party, CPD-RDTL, is linked to certain dark elements in Indonesia who intend to use the organization to create unrest in Timor Lorosae.
“We are not accepting the accusations made against us by Ramos Horta, Mari Alkatari and Lu-Olo that we are linked with the TNI. Prove it! If they can’t prove the allegations then we will take them to court both nationally and internationally,” said Aithan Matak.
According to the CPD-RDTL activist, the party does not have any links with Indonesia. For that reason, he said, he wanted Ramos Horta, Xanana Gusmao and Sergio de Mello who had good ties with Indonesia to invite Indonesian President Gus Dur to visit Timor Lorsae to answer these allegations.
“I want Ramos Horta and Mari Alkatari to withdraw their allegations [against CPD-RDTL] and issue an apology in both the print and electronic media,” said Aitahan Matak.
CPD-RDTL also urged Xanana Gusmao, Mari
Alkatari and Sergio de Mello to disband all political parties in the country.
“Develop the country first and then later
we can establish political parties,” said Aithan Matak.
See
these items on the CPD-RDTL:
(Popular Defense Committee-Democratic
Republic of East Timor)
Mar
30 STL: CPD-RDTL’s Antonio Aitahan Matak Wants Proof News
from ETimor
“We are not accepting the accusations
made against us by Ramos Horta, Mari Alkatari and Lu-Olo that we are linked
with the TNI. Prove it! If they can’t prove the allegations then we will
take them to court both nationally and internationally,” Antonio
Aitahan Matak, General Co-ordinator of CPD-RDTL
Mar
28 LUSA: Fretilin's First President Announces New 'Third Way' Party
News
"He [Francisco Xavier do Amaral] has repeatedly
been linked to the radical party CPD-RDTL (Popular Defense Committee-Democratic
Republic of East Timor), which indicated he was the group’s top official
for education and culture in its founding document." JBC, Lusa
Mar
18 PUB: Extracts from an interview with Abílio
Interview
"Are you refuting, therefore, the accusation
that you are financing the CDP-RDTL ? What I refute is being behind
the alleged attempt on the life of Xanana Gusmão
and other acts of violence. I do not deny that, should someone ask me for
money and if I happen to have some, I would help that person." Abílio
Araújo, President, Timorese Nationalist Party (PNT)
Mar
17 SMH: UN fears sabotage of ETimor elections News
"The UN memo says CPD-RDTL supporters
had clashed with members of the East Timorese pro-independence Fretilin
party on Atauro on February 22, the same time as the seven Indonesians
[suspected spies] were seen there. Last week, Mr Gusmao warned of links
between senior RDTL officials and shadowy Indonesian army intelligence
agents." Mark Dodd, Herald Correspondent in Dili
Mar
15 STL: Bishop Belo: Do not choose party that destroys Timor
News from ETimor
“I have met with Fretilin, UDT, and even
with CPD-RDTL (Aitahan Matak, Fil Fernandes and Feliciano). I said to them
that I would only support parties in Timor that work for peace, democracy
human rights justice, social peace, tolerance. The church supports pluralism
and democracy in East Timor." Bishop Belo
Mar
12 TP: Fretilin Declaration: Do Not Commit Violence News
from ETimor
"In the last few days, the symbols of
Fretilin, especially the RDTL flag, have been used by certain groups to
create trouble and to deceive the people into carrying out demonstrations,
violence and other undesirable actions." Lu Olo (president) and Mari Alkatiri
(vice-president) of Fretilin
Mar
9 STL: Fretilin Not Behind CPD-RDTL News from ETimor
"Their [CPD-RDTL] actions on Wednesday
were criminal in nature. They are using the Fretilin flag without our agreement.
And we have reminded them umpteen times to stop using Fretilin symbols,
but to no avail,” Mari Alkatari, Fretilin Vice-President
Mar
7 CNRT/CNP: A Threat on the life of the President Press
Conference summary of events
"Commissioner Costa e Souza [of CivPol]
ended his report by stating that he has no doubt that this was a planned
action designed to disturb the meeting between President Xanana Gusmão
and the students and that given the
level of violence it was also designed to threaten the life of the President."
National
Council of Timorese Resistance/Congresso Nacional Presidency (CNRT/CNP)
Portuguese:
Feb
12 OTL: Movimentos e partidos Pró autonomia: evolução
desde o referendo Report
"No interior de Timor
Leste, um grupo radical confronta-se, por vezes violentamente, com o CNRT
e a Fretilin. Reclama-se da República Democrática de Timor
Leste (RDTL), proclamada pela Fretilin em 1975, mas o seu dirigente e a
sua prática ligam-no a Abílio Araújo, defensor da
autonomia na Indonésia aquando da campanha do referendo." Observatório
Timor Leste
Feb
12 ETO: Political Movements and Parties: pro-autonomy
Report
"Inside East Timor, a radical Timorese
group is opposing, sometimes violently, the CNRT
and Fretilin. They are calling for a return of the Democratic Republic
of East Timor (RDTL), proclaimed by Fretilin in 1975. However, there are
links between the RDTL’s leader and activities and Abílio Araújo
who, at the time of the referendum, advocated autonomy within Indonesia
for East Timor."
East Timor Observatory
Feb
12 Xanana: Symposium on “Reconciliation, Tolerance, Human Rights and Elections”
Speech
"the CPD-RDTL, made up of lunatics and
incipient politicians that has already been disturbing the population in
certain places. CPD-RDTL has demonstrated an ability to mobilize young
people, many of whom were not a part of the clandestine organizations,
to act violently in some places of the territory. In Dili, they have been
promoting young people towards violence and towards the disrespect of law
and order." Xanana Gusmão, President CNRT/NC
Jan
30 SMH: Community radio fights campaign of fear News
"Already one political party, a breakaway
faction of Fretilin, has been involved in violent clashes in the district.
RDTL, a Portuguese acronym for Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (East
Timor), is accused of receiving cash from Indonesian sources to support
the cause of integration, according to the East Timor independence leader,
Mr Xanana Gusmao. RDTL's ability to organise in remote rural areas has
taken many East Timorese and senior UN political officials by surprise.
Mr Deligia said: "They have been very dynamic in the last two or three
months. There have been a series of small incidents appearing on an almost
daily basis." " Mark Dodd
Jan
15 IPS: Road to Nationhood neither Straight nor Short
News
"The fears of CNRT officials lie in what
they say is a campaign, ahead of political season, of ''misinformation''
by pro-Indonesian groups like one called the Council for the Popular Defense
of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (CPD-RDTL). The group is said
to be linked to former Indonesian armed forces chief Wiranto and military
officials involved in the violence after the September 1999 vote." Johanna
Son