Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste

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cty it had b.fD liolcnth trving to Ícpres! iD circunstà!.es where thrr n).ic!-woutd
p^ bll ó \" :nq n,. .,l d.np , ',1"
1Ie Ur-! apparent conlidence i,, I.d,,nesi! ro provide sccuritu for c rcriiorr
voDlJ tnnrtÈh be rhe orginisrrioÍ,\ lhinr$e ÍtilL,rc as oncc rlrc yiotcDcc sr.ut.d
lefl lirÍlc .o!dd be drhe by lhc LN ro bring ir (nder control. Tht purions of the
5llav:sccrnent dernonstrate hor lu,d i! i5 to learr from hi:rdrr P.ior ro 1975
Indonesi,r hrs cxtlicith stared ir had no designs on Ensr Timor bur rhctr invaded
and occufi€d rhe ter.itor illeg; lrl In rgoe lndoncsia xsslrcd thc LN rhrt ii lvould
mBintrin pellce ird securií ióÍ I teÍritorï thrt clcdlvNrnrcd to brerk free fronr iK
rule rnd i'oÍ n'me rerson the LN bclicrd thcsc assurarces.
Follorving thc conclusion ofthc5l4av agreenent dre llnited \irti,)ns Assistarcc
l4isslon '. Easr Tinor (LN]L\ÍET) begiD itr vork in preparing for thc rctcrcndum.Ari.cirhstise.theSCre;rermèJIDJ{nre:jilconnitmenisandrcsporsibilin
li,r n).ilriinirs t.€i.. ind re.rÍio,in tl)È reíjron riJ fnr roord,n;n.q N$ rtrc
l-rN m dr. r.tèrcndun, trocess. Horveíer. trcbLems àrose edlr un is (vidcnc.d bÍ
thc pcinrJi. rc|oÍts pro\idcd by ihe SC. tn rhe Sc's Report oi:: Àl.Lr rssl rt srs
ÀppaÍert rl).r! d,ere weÍe signitcanr p bLcrns on the ground irolnd( toLtti.al lio
lence, timrdrtions and kiLlings donc bv.umcd milirias opposing rhe independence
'Ihcr€ was also e\'íden.e thai the milirii gÍouts hadrhe supportofthc Indoncsiar
arm !:, lhe cL- s repoir frolided r .ie!, de.cíi]'tion oith c cni.ironm cnr - Tru.k1oads
oftro irtegritioD militià eÍe able 1.) ÍorD rhout frccl] in rhc rowns iDd t. set up
checlf,.,inr. il,'g tbe )olrds withouÍ Dl iDtrr'.ntioD from rhc Írn1 or the po1ice.,.,
In the rcport thr SG cailcd on ltrion.si.r ro mcct iG rcsFnsibiliri€s nrciudi(g rire
bringnrs di,rrmcd ovilian groups trnJcr stricr contÍol rnd the f(rmpr nrrsr.nd
prosccurtr)d of rhos. \\do lncirc or thre. .n !. use violence'..'
Wirhin r nonlh rhere vÀs À].eadi x signiicmt le\.el olviolencc bcing pclpctrated
bv pr. integration gÍouts and evjd€rce ofsupport from Indorfsia The SCi
early cel1 for those responsible to be rÍre\tcd md prosccuted rvould bc rcpeated as
the violence en'rlrted. but u,ould dso hNc r vcn hollov.csonancc Í, rr in r shorr
T:r;"d rr..II qc "\nu(ul r', cL.r,pnl r. \lar rR..,rrr, io,
ÍJuic r999. tr dns resolution the SC ey|ressed its.oncern tbàt the sil!rljoD i,r thc
terÍor h rd be.oDe teD se m d volrrne'rr stresseJ i,r ce uàin r|c rcspoD sibili $ of
th€ C.lerd nre n t .rf I ndonesià nr drin ir Felce rnd securio in lrsr-Iirnoi.
Ii dr. R€r.L(tior dre SC condemned rll rcts of violcncc rcq:rrdlcss of thc
sourcc àrd .illcd oD rll fdties to cease dreir vtolent r.cts and tor stcps ro bc takcn ro
'ensurc a se.u.e e.vironrJrent devoid o{riuLcnce or othcr forms ofintiruLdation-r In
nddÍessnrg the issue ofthe violencc thc SC íailcd to nakc anv sfeclijc rnenrion oÍ'
Irdonesia: dc in supporting the tro inresation miltrix !.hjch rhe Sc hrd idcn*
SC ResolLrtru r:ro (tXÍarrcee)pÍs. i6
Rep,, Í fi ihc Seoets Generil, (tr,È{r D oi E.{ Tnnor. U\ Do. S/, roo lai \:: Uav
SG R"p": t ,9y'r999, prra. :3.
Sal R.p!Lr jeír99r,tda. jr.
SC R.$l(uon Da6 GrJule rree) |aru !.
SC Revrltrrion r?4ó (,rllic r999) pifu. !