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Suspect Arrest in East Timor Attack
2008-03-02 07:47:00
By GUIDO GOULART DILI, East Timor (AP) — An ex-policeman suspected of having shot and wounded East Timor 's president last month was in custody Sunday after surrendering to police, military officials said.
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Senior East Timor rebel soldier surrenders
2008-03-02 04:43:00
DILI, March 2 (Reuters) - A senior East Timorese rebel soldier accused of being involved in attacks on the tiny country's president and prime minister last month surrendered on Sunday, a military official said.
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Cases of Domestic Violence Processed by the Formal Justice System
2008-02-25 23:17:00
At the start of this year, namely on 15 and 16 January 2008, the Women’s Justice Unit of JSMP conducted monitoring at the Baucau District Court where separate decisions were issued in two cases of domestic violence.
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East Timor Directory
2008-02-21 23:15:00
East Timor Directory is the most comprehensive and up-to-date web directory dedicated to Timor-Leste. Discover enigmatic East Timor online.
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English translation of Law authorising President to declare state of seige
2008-02-20 10:50:00
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste National Parliament Law No. /2008 Authorizing the President of the Republic to declare a State of Siege - The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste provides for measures in exceptional circumstances and in times of need which have a bearing on the fundamental rights and the operation of the sovereign organs of the State.
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National Media Legal Reports 19 February 2008
2008-02-19 14:06:00
Path to dialogue closed - NP to force report on 1st 'State of Emergency' - Government involves F-FDTL in joint operations - Afonso: community has to help PNTL - The 'State of Emergency' misconduct - Lasama issues ultimatum to arrest Salsinha - NP accepts F-FDTL involvement in operations - Army Chief Taur Matan Ruak: the public is hiding Alfredo's men
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One suspect freed after ETimor attacks: prosecutor
2008-02-19 13:42:00
DILI, Feb. 19 (AFP) - The first suspect detained in connection with attacks on East Timor's two political leaders has been freed but will be kept under house arrest, a prosecutor said late Monday. The suspect, Timorese-Australian citizen and lawyer Angelita Pires, had been arrested on Sunday after the attempted shooting last week of President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
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Refugee crisis, internal tensions, dog East Timor
2008-02-19 09:19:00
DILI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Delvina da Costa complained of squalid conditions and a shortage of food in the refugee camp where she has lived for almost two years, but the prospect of returning to her old neighbourhood in Dili fills her with dread.
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Major Alfredo Alves Reinado: Cycles of torture, pain, violence
2008-02-19 03:59:00
Austral Policy Forum 18 February 2008 Sara Niner of Monash University writes that the death of Alfredo Reinado during the attack he lead on the president of Timor Leste on February 11th must be understood in the context of “post-traumatic stress syndrome [that] affects one third of the population” of East Timor.
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National Media Legal Reports 18 February 2008
2008-02-18 21:45:00
PNTL operation in Baucau - F-FDTL launches military operation - 10 identified in Alfredo's group - Fretilin: will not use opportunity to bring AMP down - F-FDTL involved in capturing Salsinha's group - Horta and Alfredo trapped - Lasama: good for Salsinha to submit weapons
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Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers 17 February 2008
2008-02-18 21:30:00
The Council of Ministers adopted a resolution to instruct the Chief-of-Staff General of the Armed Forces to create a joint command, integrating the PNTL and F-FDTL, in order to implement the operations of security arising from the declaration of a state of emergency.
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East Timor merges police, army
2008-02-18 21:12:00
February 18, 2008 - 11:34PM East Timor authorities have merged the nation's police and army in their attempts to catch those responsible for last week's attacks.
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East Timor arrests four in attack on prime minster
2008-02-18 21:11:00
The Associated Press 18 February 2008 DILI, East Timor: Authorities have arrested four people in connection with last week's assassination attempts on East Timor 's top two leaders, the country's acting president said Monday.
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East Timor police arrest 200 for breaking curfew
2008-02-18 09:26:00
Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:54pm EST By Tito Belo DILI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - East Timor police have detained more than 200 people for breaking emergency laws imposed after an assassination attempt on President Jose Ramos-Horta last week, a police officer said on Monday
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Woman arrested over East Timor attacks
2008-02-18 07:22:00
February 18, 2008 - 4:09PM A woman with dual Timorese-Australian citizenship and believed to be slain rebel leader Alfredo Reinado's lawyer has been arrested over last week's attack on East Timor's top leaders.
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A Frustrating Manhunt in Timor
2008-02-18 05:17:00
Just before dawn on Feb. 16, dozens of Australian soldiers crept silently into Fatu Metan, a district in the west of the East Timorese capital, Dili. They surrounded a small house and laid a ladder up against the partially completed second story; across the road, snipers with laser sights took up positions on the roof of a partly demolished house.
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East Timor government recovers quickly after attacks on officials
2008-02-17 21:30:00
IHT 17 February2008 DILI, East Timor: Within two hours of coming under gunfire in a roadside ambush last week, the prime minister of East Timor , Xanana Gusmão, was reported to be back at his desk, calmly presiding over meetings on the brewing security crisis.
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Timor's mass graves to be excavated
2008-02-17 21:28:00
18 February 2008 - One of East Timor's most bloody massacres is finally to be investigated by a team of Australian forensic scientists who plan to excavate a mass grave and identify up to 400 missing people.
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National Media Legal Reports 15 February 2008
2008-02-16 23:33:00
Fretilin rejects email accusations - PGR issued arrest warrants - PGR/Lasama discuss arrest warrants - 'State of Emergency' declared to normalize situation - Mateus: arrest of Alfredo's men is under coordination
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More arrest warrants for E Timor attack suspects
2008-02-16 23:14:00
Posted Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:17pm AEDT Prosecutors in East Timor have issued 17 arrest warrants for suspects in Monday's attacks on the President and Prime Minister.
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Offensive underway against East Timor rebels
2008-02-16 23:06:00
Saturday 16 February 2008 08:47 UTC Dili - East Timorese soldiers and international peacekeepers have begun an offensive against rebels hiding in the hills near the capital Dili. The rebels are followers of Alfredo Reinado, the insurgent leader who was shot dead by the bodyguards of President José Ramos-Horta. The president was seriously injured in the assassination attempt and is now recovering in an Australian hospital.
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We won't give in, says new rebel chief
2008-02-16 06:38:00
February 15, 2008 THE man who claims to be the new leader of East Timor's rebels says he's heavily armed and will not surrender without a fight.
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East Timor Rebels Deny Murder Attempt
2008-02-16 06:36:00
2008-02-14 12:16pm East Timor rebels have denied they attempted to assassinate the President and Prime Minister of the country.
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East Timor launches operation against rebels
2008-02-16 06:35:00
16 Feb 2008 03:02:18 GMT DILI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - East Timor's military and international forces have launched an operation against rebels hiding in hills near the capital following an assassination attempt on the country's president.
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Australian Troops in East Timor Hunt for Suspects in Attacks
2008-02-14 21:56:00
14 February 2008 By VOA News Foreign troops have sealed off a village outside the East Timorese capital, Dili, as they hunt for the people who attacked the country's two top leaders and seriously wounded President Jose Ramos-Horta.
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Rumours of rebel plan in Timor Leste were dismissed
2008-02-14 21:54:00
15 February, 2008 By Alang Bendahara SEPANG: Malaysian peacekeepers stationed in Timor Leste knew that "something big" was being planned by rebels several months prior to Monday's attack on the president and prime minister.
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Police have evidence against five E Timor suspects
2008-02-14 21:53:00
Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:43pm AEDT By Dili correspondent Anne Barker United Nations police in East Timor say they have hard evidence against five known suspects in Monday's attacks against President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
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International Stabilization Forces Lying Threatening Shots Fired by Major A
2008-02-10 22:15:00
Timor Post, 9.02.08 Dili – MPs from the Democratic Party (PD), Timorese Social Democratic Association (ASDT) and Social Democratic Party (PSD) parliamentary parties, said that the International Stabilization Forces (ISF) Commander Brigadier General James Baker has lied in his public statements that it was major Alfredo Reinado’s group that fired in a threatening manner against ISF soldiers when the had a sudden confrontation with an ISF vehicle in Ermera recently.
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MP accuses diggers over Reinado fracas
2008-02-10 14:38:00
10th February 2008, 16:14 WST An East Timor MP has accused Australian troops of acting in a threatening manner when they stumbled upon fugitive rebel Alfredo Reinado and a gang of his men.

Living conditions dire, as E Timor fighting continues
2008-02-10 10:01:00
ABC 08/02/08 While there has been relative calm during the wet season in East Timor, more than 100,000 East Timorese are living in appalling conditions in tent cities across Dili and in the fledgling nation's remote districts
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