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  Hak gives training to the PNTL

  Timor Post , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Timorese Human Right Association, HAK has provided a 3-day training to 32 officers of the Timorese National Police (PNTL) in Kovalima district from July 22-24 this year.

• 30 officers of the Timorese Navy participate in ship maintenance training

  Timor Post , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  State Secretary for Defense, Julio Tomas Pinto and the Timorese Defense Force (F-FDTL) Commander, Brigadier General Taur Matan Ruak have sent 30 officers of the Timorese Navy to participate in ship maintenance training in China to prepare them to manage the two ships built in the China.

• Benevides is afraid to defend Salsinha

  Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  The jurist for the ongoing trial of an assassination attempt on February 11 last year, Benevides Correia has not appear in the court to defend his clients, Gastão Salsinha and his followers, because of fear for his life.

• PDHJ should not urge PM to take necessary action against Justice Minister

  Suara Timor Loro Sa’e , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  MP Rui Manejes from Democratic Party (PD) said the Timorese Human Rights and Justice Ombudsmen (PDHJ) has no power to urge Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão to take a necessary action against Justice Minister, Lucia Lobato related to the prison’s fence rehabilitation of Becora and Gleno.

• JSMP: “Timorese history would disappear”

  Timor Post , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Judicial System and Monitoring Program (JSMP) said giving amnesty to perpetrators of crimes against humanity will delete an important aspect of the country’s history particularly incidents between 1974 and 1999.

• President Horta called for PN to hand over opposition car to the administrator in the district

  Timor Post , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  President Jose Ramos Horta has called upon opposition Parliamentarians who are refusing cars issued to them to hand over the cars to district administrators and the medical staffs to support them to carry out their work.

• Govt and the Church hand in hand

  Timor Post , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  Deputy Prime Minister for Social issues, Jose Luis Guterres would meet with the Bishop for Baucau Diocese, Monsignor Basilio do Nascimento to discus on the Government and the Church policy of how the two could work hand in hand to better increase country’s development process.

• Horta is worrying about execution of budget by the Govt

  Radio Televisaun Timor Leste , 6 August 2009- Summary by Alberico Junior
  President Jose Ramos Horta said he was worrying about the execution of the country’s state budget for the fiscal year of 2009 by the Government.