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Pro-autonomy
/ Pró autonomia:
UNTAS – ‘Uni Timor
Aswain’ / United Heroes of Timor
PNT - Partido Nacionalista
Timorense / Timorese Nationalist Party
CPD-RDTL - Popular
Defense Committee-Democratic Republic of East Timor
Note: Pro-autonomy forces favour the integration of East Timor into Indonesia. Pro-autonomy forces often have operations based within Indonesia. As such, their status as East Timorese political forces is questionable.
Portuguese:
Dec
3 OTL: A Reconciliação
Reportagem de Dec 18
"É todavia inegável que
actualmente o problema maior é a
reconciliação
da maioria com a parte pró autonomia e o
repatriamento de milhares de Timorenses ainda deslocados na
Indonésia
e que querem voltar. Este regresso pesa demasiado sobre o processo de
reconciliação
mas não deveria servir como moeda de troca para obter amnistias.
Para evitar este perigo são as autoridades indonésias que
devem criar as condições para um livre regresso, e a
pressão
internacional pode acelerar o processo." Observatório
Timor Leste
Dec
3 ETO: Reconciliation Overview added Dec 15
"Unquestionably, the main challenge is
the reconciliation of the majority of
Timorese with minority pro-autonomy side and repatriation of the
thousands who are still displaced in Indonesia and wish to return.
Although their return is a primary objective of the reconciliation
process,
it should not be used as leverage to secure amnesties. To avert this
danger,
the Indonesian authorities should ensure conditions are in place
permitting
the refugees to return freely. International pressure could accelerate
this process." East Timor Observatory
October
2001 LHB: Commission for Reception, Truth & Reconciliation
Overview added Nov 9
"Recently, the CRTR’s
Interim Office held meetings with pro-autonomy leaders to
explain
the rationale behind the CRTR. As Francisco Guterres, a member of the
Interim
Office, states, “It is important that militia members see the CRTR
furthering
their long-term interests. Without their participation in the
reconciliation
process, they will be isolated from their communities.” If the CRTR is
to attract refugees in West Timor to return,
it will need cooperation from higher-level militia members who control
the movement of the refugees."
La'o
Hamutuk: East Timor Institute for Reconstruction Monitoring and Analysis
Jun
14 CSUCS: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 - East Timor Chapter
Report added June 25
"Past Child Recruitment and Deployment:
The Indonesian armed forces provided pro-integration militias –
particularly KOPASSUS special forces – with training, arms and funding.
“The first time they took me from my house we had to rape a woman and
then
kill anything we could find like animals and people. They ordered us to
rape. We did this together. Everyday we were taken by them by car to
burn
houses, kill animals and harass people ... They screamed and shouted
when
they had killed people and showed off their machetes covered in blood
and
said ‘Eat the People’.” Former Militia Child Soldier, 16 years old."
Coalition
to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
April
2001 ACFOA: Walsh: East Timor's Political Party Profiles Complete
text of report [150KB] updated June 30
"ACFOA has commissioned these ‘briefing
notes’ to offer its members and East Timor’s many friends around the
world
a window into these political parties and movements which have shaped
and
will continue to shape the political landscape in East Timor’s
development."
Australian
Council for Overseas Aid
Includes sections on Pro-autonomy parties:
BRTT:
East Timor People’s Front;
CPD-RDTL:
Popular Council for the Defence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor;
PDM:
Maubere Democratic Party;
PNT: Timorese
Nationalist Party;
PPT: People’s Party
of Timor. - BD
Major Report
31 Jan 2000 KPP
HAM's Secret Report on Crimes
Against Humanity in East Timor
"KPP HAM has been successful in collecting
facts and proofs that provide strong indications that serious
violations
of human rights have been carried out in a planned and systematic
manner
and on a large and wide scale in the form of mass murder, torture and
maltreatment,
forced disappearance, violence towards women and children (including
rape
and sexual slavery), forced evacuations, scorched earth policies and
destruction
of property, all of which constitute crimes towards humanity. ...
KPP HAM also found strong evidence concerning
getting rid of and destroying evidence, which is a criminal act. ...
The types of acts and the pattern of crimes
against humanity were as follows: The involvement of the civilian and
military
apparatuses including the police cooperated with the pro-integration
militia
groups in crimes against humanity. This represented abuse of power and
authority and resulted in the involvement of military institutions as
well
as civil agencies." Indonesian Commission of Investigation into Human
Rights
Violations (KPP HAM)
Bahasa Indonesia:
Maret
2001 ACFOA: Partai-Partai Dan Kelompok-Kelompok Politik Di Timor TimurTéks
[150KB]
updated June 30
"ACFOA telah mengangkat ‘catatan briefing’
ini untuk menawarkan bagi anggotanya dan bagi banyak teman Timor Timur
di seluruh dunia suatu jendela untuk masuk ke dalam partai-partai ini
dan
gerakan-gerakan yang telah dan akan terus membentuk tatanan politik
dalam
pembangunan Timor Timur." Badan Bantuan Luar Negeri Australia
Isi: Pró
autonomia Partidos políticos: BRTT:
Barisan Rakyat Timor Timur;
CPD-RDTL:
Badan Populer untuk Pertahanan Republik Demokrasi Timor Timur; PDM
Partai Demokrasi Maubere;
PNT: Partai
Nasionalis Timor; PPT: Partai
Rakyat
Timor. - BD
Feb
12 ETO: Political Movements and Parties: pro-autonomy
Report
"How have the pro-autonomy movements evolved
since the August 1999 referendum, in which 78,5% of the electors voted
in favour of independence? The two main groups, the militias and their
political wing (UNTAS), both operating from within
Indonesia, oppose the presence of relief organisations so they can
maintain
control over the refugees, without whom they would lose their power.
They
send armed men into East Timor to incite a guerrilla struggle, and
still
receive political and military support in Indonesia. Only one
high-ranking
militia leader has accepted the reality of the referendum; he announced
the formation of a political party in order to run in the elections,
under
the colours of the Indonesian flag. His fellow pro-Indonesia militants,
however, call him a traitor as they refuse to accept the referendum
results.
International pressure is beginning to have an effect: two militia
leaders
have been arrested and others, fearing the same fate, are threatening
to
reveal all about the Indonesian armed forces that supplied them with
weapons
and incited them to kill."
East Timor Observatory
Portuguese:
Feb
12 OTL: Movimentos e partidos Pró autonomia:
evolução
desde o referendo Report
"Como evoluíram os movimentos pró
autonomia desde o referendo de Agosto 1999, em que 78,5% dos eleitores
votaram a favor da independência? Os dois principais grupos, as
milícias
e o seu braço político (UNTAS),
refugiados
na Indonésia, opõem-se às
organizações
humanitárias para assegurar o controlo dos refugiados, sem o
qual
perderiam o seu poder; enviam homens armados para Timor Leste para
fomentar
uma luta de guerrilha e continuam a ter apoios, políticos e
militares,
na Indonésia. Só um alto dirigente das milícias
aceitou
o resultado do referendo, vindo anunciar a criação dum
partido
político para concorrer às eleições, mas
com
as cores da bandeira indonésia. Porém, é chamado
de
traidor pelos seus pares, que não aceitam a independência
de Timor Leste. As pressões internacionais começam a
produzir
efeitos, dois chefes das milícias foram detidos e os que receiam
a mesma sorte ameaçam denunciar as forças armadas
indonésias,
que os armaram e incitaram a matar." Observatório
Timor Leste
UNTAS: the political wing of the militias
Uni Timor Aswain /
Persatuan Para Pejuang
Timor /
United Heroes of Timor
Portuguese:
Out
25 OTL: A Indonésia deixa o regresso dos refugiados nas
mãos
dos dirigentes pró-autonomia
Reportagem de Dec 18
"[refugiados]
Os regressos aumentaram bruscamente quando alguns dirigentes que haviam
defendido
a autonomia na Indonésia decidiram aceitar a
independência
e voltar para Timor Leste levando consigo um grande número de
refugiados.
Representam mais de 75% dos repatriamentos desde 14 de Setembro o que
evidencia
o peso que os chefes de milícias/UNTAS continuam a ter
sobre
os refugiados em Timor Ocidental. Quanto ao poder indonésio, as
suas hesitações e contradições mostram
não
só a sua falta de vontade de resolver um problema que causou,
mas
também falta de interesse em esclarecer o passado e evitar os
mesmos
erros no futuro." Observatório
Timor Leste
Oct
25 ETO: Refugees’ repatriation to ETimor in the hands of pro-autonomy
leaders
Article added Nov 8
"Returns [of 'refugees']
to East Timor suddenly increased when some leaders, who had hitherto
been
staunch supporters of autonomy in Indonesia,
decided to recognise independence and advocate repatriation to East
Timor,
taking with them a large number of refugees. Repatriation in these
circumstances
account for over 75% of the returns since 14 September - clear evidence
of the influence that militia/UNTAS leaders still wield over
refugees
in West Timor. The delays and contradictions on the part of Indonesia
illustrate
not only lack of will to resolve a problem that it caused itself, but
also
a lack of interest in clarifying the past and avoiding the same
mistakes
in the future." East Timor Observatory
Portuguese:
Feb
12 OTL: Movimentos e partidos Pró autonomia:
evolução
desde o referendo Report
"UNTAS - ‘Uni Timor Aswain’
(Aswain significa Heróis). organização que
surge
em Timor Ocidental a 5-2-2000, é a sucessora do FPDK, ‘Forum
Persatuan,
Demokrasi dan Keadilan’ (Forum Unidade, Democracia e Justiça),
criado
antes do referendo para dar cobertura política às
milícias.
A UNTAS afirma que o referendo promovido pelas Nações
Unidas
foi fraudulento. Principais dirigentes: Domingos das Dores Soares,
Basílio
Dias Araújo e Filomeno de Jesus Hornay. ...
Os dois principais grupos [pró
autonomia], as milícias e o seu braço político
(UNTAS),
refugiados na Indonésia, opõem-se às
organizações
humanitárias para assegurar o controlo dos refugiados, sem o
qual
perderiam o seu poder; enviam homens armados para Timor Leste para
fomentar
uma luta de guerrilha e continuam a ter apoios, políticos e
militares,
na Indonésia." Observatório
Timor Leste
Feb
12 ETO: Political Movements and Parties: pro-autonomy
Report
"UNTAS – ‘Uni Timor Aswain’
(Aswain means Heroes), an organisation created in West Timor on 5
Feb.
2000, is the successor to the FPDK (‘Forum Persatuan, Demokrasi dan
Keadilan’
– Unity, Democracy & Justice Forum), which was set up before the
referendum
to provide political cover for the militias. UNTAS maintains that the
UN-organised
referendum was fraudulent.
Its leading figures are: Domingos das
Dores Soares, Basílio Dias Araújo and Filomeno de Jesus
Hornay.
...
The two main [pro-autonomy] groups, the
militias and their political wing (UNTAS), both operating from within
Indonesia,
oppose the presence of relief organisations so they can maintain
control
over the refugees, without whom they would lose their power. They send
armed men into East Timor to incite a guerrilla struggle, and still
receive
political and military support in Indonesia."
East
Timor Observatory
Partido Nacionalista
Timorense
/
Partai Nasionalis Timor
/
Timorese Nationalist
Party
Updated Sep 22
Partido Nacionalista Timorense
Acronym: PNT
C No: 60
Leader: Alianga Araujo
Address: Matadouro - Petemakan / Dili
Contact: Tel 323518/0409148286
From: Aug
5 Contact info for ET political parties
Bahasa Indonesia:
Sep
10 Teks Pakta Persatuan Nasional (ditanda tangani 8 July 2001)
Terjemahan ditambahkan tanggal 22 Sep
"Pakta Persatuan Nasional: Yakin
bahwa ada keperluan untuk menciptakan dan memelihara suasana yang damai
dan stabil sebagai dasar pertama untuk pembangunan berkelanjutan Timor
Lorosa'e; Mengingat primsip2 mentahbiskan dalam Magna Carta yang
disetujui
dalam Konvensi Nasional Timor Timur dalam Pengasingan yang pertama
diadakan
di Peniche, Portugal, tertanggal 25 April 1998; Menyadari kebutuhan
menjaminkan
suasana penghormatan dan kepercayaan satu sama lain; ... " Pakta ini
ditandatagani,
kapada taggal 8 July 2001 oleh semua partai polik Timor Lorosa'e,
kecuali
PARENTIL
dan PNT.
Aug
20 Text of Pact of National Unity (signed July 8th)
Text
added Sep 22
"Pact of National Unity: Convinced
of the need to create and maintain an atmosphere of peace and stability
as primary grounds for the sustainable development of East Timor;
Considering
the principles consecrated in the Magna Carta approved at the First
National
Convention of East Timor, which took place in 1998, in Peniche,
Portugal;
Conscious of the need to assure an atmosphere of mutual respect and
trust
... " Signed by all parties except
PARENTIL
and PNT
Portuguese:
Jul
20 OTL: As eleições para a Assembleia Constituinte e os
Partidos
Políticos Report added July 26
"PNT: Fundado em 1999 defendeu
a autonomia na Indonésia em 1999 mas aceitou o resultado e
participou
no CN formado pelas NU apesar de fortes críticas à UNTAET
e ao CNRT. O seu fundador, Abílio
Araújo,
foi chefe da delegação da FRETILIN
no exterior antes de ser expulso em razão das suas
ligações
empresariais com a filha do presidente Suharto. Reside em Portugal mas
defende ligações preferenciais com a Indonésia e a
adopção do Bahasa indonésio como língua
oficial.
Apesar dessa proximidade com a Indonésia o PNT apoia o
ultra-nacionalista
(?) CPD-RDTL. O PNT não assinou o Pacto
de Unidade Nacional."
Observatório
Timor Leste
Jul
20 ETO: Constituent Assembly Elections and the Political Parties
Report added July 24
"PNT: Founded in 1999, it supported
autonomy in Indonesia, but accepted the result of the consultation and
took part in the NC set up by the UN, in spite of its strong criticism
of UNTAET and the CNRT. Its founder,
Abílio
Araújo, was leader of FRETILIN’s
foreign
delegation before being expelled because of his business links with
former
President Suharto’s daughter. He lives in Portugal but is in favour of
preferential ties with Indonesia and the adoption of Bahasa Indonesia
as
the official language. In spite of close relations with Indonesia, the
PNT supports the ultra-nationalist (?) CPD-RDTL,
a group whose principle position appears to be its anti-UN stance. The
PNT did not sign the National Unity
Pact." East Timor Observatory
Tetum
Jul
8 Pacto Unidade Nacional Nian Text added Sep 22
"Pacto Unidade Nacional Nian: Hatene
tiha ona katak iha necessidade atu hamoris no kuda dame no hakmatek iha
ita nia let hanesan alicerce fundamental ida hatu haburas Timor
Lorosae;
Hare ba principios lulik sutar makna nian nebe maka hetan
provação
huso convencão ba dala uluk iha tinan 1998 iha Piniche Portugal;
Hatene tiha ona katak iha necicidade atu kuda iha ita nian let respeita
malu no fiar malu; ... " Partidu ida-idak tau asinatura sira-nian iha
lia-kotun.
Maibé PARENTIL no PNT la
tau asinatura.
April
2001 ACFOA: Walsh: East Timor's Political Party Profiles: PNTComplete
text of report [150KB] added June 29
"President: Dr Abilio Araujo. Resides
in Lisbon, Portugal. Economist, musician (composer of well known East
Timorese
songs ‘Foho Ramelau’ and ‘Funu nain Falintil’), Minister for Economic
and
Social Affairs in the 1975 Democratic Republic of East Timor (DRET). A
controversial figure, he has been an avowed Marxist, successful
businessman,
Head of the FRETILIN External Delegation, associate of Siti Hardiyanti
‘Tutut’ Rukmana, daughter of Indonesia’s ex-president Suharto and
advocate
for autonomy. He was expelled from FRETILIN because of his dealings
with
Indonesia." Pat Walsh,
Human rights consultant,
Australian Council
for Overseas Aid
Bahasa Indonesia:
Maret
2001 ACFOA: Partai-Partai Dan Kelompok-Kelompok Politik Di Timor Timur:
PNT Téks [150KB] added June 29
"Presiden: Dr Abilio Araujo. Tinggal
di Lisbon, Portugal. Seorang ahli ekonomi, musisi (pencipta lagu Timor
Timur yang terkenal ‘Foho Ramelau’ dan ‘Funu nain Falintil’), Menteri
Sosial
dan Perekonomian pada Republik Demokrasi Timor Timur (DRET) tahun 1975.
Seorang tokoh yang kontroversial, yang diakui sebagai pengikut Marx,
seorang
pengusaha yang sukses, dan menjadi Pimpinan Delegasi Luar Negeri
FRETILIN,
rekan kerja Siti Hardiyanti ‘Tutut’ Rukmana, putri mantan Presiden
Indonesia,
Suharto dan pembela otonomi. Dikeluarkan dari FRETILIN karena
keterlibatannya
dengan Indonesia." Pat
Walsh,
Badan Bantuan Luar Negeri Australia
Portuguese:
Mar
5 OTL: Partidos políticos e Forças
pró-independência
Report
"O Partido Nacionalista Timorense (PNT)
e o grupo CDP-RDTL proclamam também
defender
a independência, mas as suas ligações com os
sectores
militares indonésios mais conservadores colocam-no no campo
oposto."
Observatório
Timor Leste
Mar
5 ETO: Political parties and Pro-Independence Forces
Report
"The Timorese Nationalist party (PNT)
and the CDP-RDTL group also claim they uphold
independence.
However, their ties with highly conservative sectors of the Indonesian
military position them in the opposing camp."
East
Timor Observatory
Portuguese:
Feb
12 OTL: Movimentos e partidos Pró autonomia:
evolução
desde o referendo Report
"PNT, Partido
Nacionalista Timorense fundado por Abílio Araújo,
ex-representante
da Fretilin no exterior, demitido pelos seus pares após as suas
alianças político-financeiras com Francisco Lopes da Cruz
e o ‘clã’ Suharto, nomeadamente a filha mais velha do
ex-presidente.
O PNT é representado no Conselho Nacional por Aliança
Araújo,
irmã de Abílio Araújo. ...
Embora tenha defendido o voto do lado
pró autonomia, Abílio Araújo “apelou a todos
os
timorenses de leste para lutar para eleições gerais
dentro
de dois ou três anos... para seu futuro como Estado independente”
(Jakarta Post, 25-1). Este Estado teria fortes laços com a
Indonésia,
em particular a língua e a moeda, criticando a escolha da
língua
portuguesa feita por Xanana Gusmão. Abílio Araújo
diz “nunca poder esquecer que pessoas não indígenas,
como
Ramos Horta e Xanana Gusmão se orgulham sempre do seu sangue
português”
(Jakarta Post, 25-3). O dirigente do PNT, que continua a viver em
Portugal,
critica as Nações Unidas: “a política da
UNTAET
é unicamente centrada sobre os interesses ocidentais,
particularmente
de Portugal e Austrália através do CNRT” (Antara,
20-4,
BBC, 21-4)." Observatório Timor
Leste
Feb
12 ETO: Political Movements and Parties: pro-autonomy
Report
"PNT – Timorese Nationalist
Party was founded by Abílio Araújo, who used to be
Fretilin’s
overseas representative until being sacked by fellow militants over his
political and financial ties with Francisco Lopes da Cruz and the
Suharto
clan, namely Suharto’s eldest daughter. The PNT’s representative on the
National Council is Aliança Araújo, Abílio’s
sister.
...
Although a supporter of autonomy, Abílio
Araújo has “called on all East Timorese to push for general
elections
in two or three years… to lay a strong foundation for its future as a
sovereign
State” (Jakarta Post, 25-1). He maintained the new State would
have
strong ties with Indonesia, especially with regards language and
currency,
and has criticised Xanana Gusmão´s choice of Portuguese as
official language. Abílio Araújo said he could “never
forget how non-indigenous people like Ramos Horta and Xanana
Gusmão
always boast about their Portuguese blood” (Jakarta Post, 25-3).
The
PNT leader, who still lives in Portugal, has been critical of the UN: “UNTAET
policy so far has only focused on the interests of the Western
conspiracy,
particularly Portugal and Australia, through the CNRT” (Antara,
20-4,
BBC, 21-4)."
East Timor Observatory
Conselho Popular pela
Defesa da Republica Democratica de Timor Leste /
Badan Populer untuk Pertahanan
Republik Demokrasi Timor Timur /
Popular Defense Committee-Democratic
Republic of East Timor
Portuguese:
Jul
20 OTL: As eleições para a Assembleia Constituinte e os
Partidos
Políticos Report added July 26
"S.V.Mello declarou que "os maiores
perigos são a ignorância, a desinformação e
a confusão que delas resulta". "Os CPD-RDTL são um
grupo de agitadores profissionais, pagos por outra causa que não
é a causa timorense, e que, numericamente, não
representam
nada" (Lusa, 10-7-01). Este grupo pressiona a
população
de Dili aconselhando a fuga para as montanhas para evitar o banho de
sangue
que anuncia (Lusa, 12-7-01). ... Partidos políticos: 16
partidos
foram registados, ... De notar que o CPD-RDTL, em conformidade com a
sua
recusa do processo constitucional organizado pelas NU, não se
legalizou."
Observatório
Timor Leste
Jul
20 ETO: Constituent Assembly Elections and the Political Parties
Report added July 24
"S.V.Mello stated that "the main dangers
come from ignorance, disinformation and the confusion they give rise to".
"The CPD-RDTL is a group of professional agitators, in the pay of
another
cause that is not the Timorese cause, and which, numerically,
represents
no one." (Lusa, 10-7-01). The CPD-RDTL has pressured people in
Dili,
advising them to flee to the mountains to escape the blood bath they
predicting.
(Lusa, 12-7-01). ... Political parties: 16
parties were registered. ... Consistent with its rejection of the
constitutional
process organised by the UN, the CPD-RDTL did not seek legalisation." East
Timor Observatory
April
2001 ACFOA: Walsh: East Timor's Political Party Profiles: CPD-RDTLComplete
text of report [150KB] added June 29
"The organisation rejects claims that
it is anti-Church or that it promotes violence, though its flag-raising
and other activities are often conducted in sensitive areas at
sensitive
times. It has also rejected claims that it was responsible for the
recent
alleged assassination attempt on Xanana Gusmao and argues that its
opponents
are seeking to discredit it by circulating misinformation." Pat
Walsh, Human rights consultant,
Australian
Council for Overseas Aid
Apr
2 STL: Alkatari: Xavier Has No Right To Give Ultimatums
Interview from ETimor
"Xavier was not the person who initially
started the Fretilin party. Xavier is not the founding father of
Fretilin.
When we formed Fretilin, as a party, that was when we invited Xavier
...
As far as I know, there is only one Fretilin. There is no Fretilin
ASDT,
Fretilin CPD-RDTL,” Mari Alkatari, Vice-President of Fretilin
Bahasa Indonesia:
Maret
2001 ACFOA: Partai-Partai Dan Kelompok-Kelompok Politik Di Timor Timur:
CPD-RDTL Téks [150KB] added June 29
"Organisasi ini mengelak tuduhan bahwa
mereka anti-gereja dan mendukung kekerasan, meskipun upacara bendera
dan
aktifitas lain yang mereka lakukan sering kali pada daerah-daerah rawan
pada waktu yang sensitif pula. Mereka juga menolak tuduhan bahwa mereka
bertanggung jawab atas tuduhan percobaan pembunuhan Xanana Gusmao
baru-baru
ini dan menyatakan bahwa lawan-lawannya mencoba mendiskreditkan mereka
dengan menyebarkan informasi-informasi yang salah." Pat
Walsh, Badan Bantuan Luar Negeri Australia
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: Francisco Xavier do Amaral 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:
Mar
5 OTL: Partidos políticos e Forças
pró-independência
Report
"O Partido Nacionalista
Timorense (PNT) e o grupo CDP-RDTL proclamam também defender
a independência, mas as suas ligações com os
sectores
militares indonésios mais conservadores colocam-no no campo
oposto.
... Com a excepção do grupo RDTL, a aprendizagem da
democracia
evitou até agora a violência, mas existem sinais
preocupantes."
Observatório
Timor Leste
Mar
5 ETO: Political parties and Pro-Independence Forces
Report
"The Timorese Nationalist
party (PNT) and the CDP-RDTL group also claim they uphold
independence.
However, their ties with highly conservative sectors of the Indonesian
military position them in the opposing camp. ... So far, the only
instances
of clearly political violence have involved the RDTL group"
East
Timor Observatory
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