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

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ofrcintcqm rg loÍn€r nilitia membeA nryolvcd in rhe violence ofr999 back into
The final report from CAVR rvas issurd to the Presideni xnd Parlimerrr oÍ
Timor Leste ir October rnd Novcmbcr roos resfectivel] an.l thcn delivered to rlLe
SG or zoJanuarr zoo6.1le rcpor[vas nor mearr itr public.clcasc but wàs ercnru-
.rl\ L.rked Àm ldst rcusxtions that th( Tlnor Lerte Pres itlcnt rvas tning to supptes
ir id,lrder m m,rintàin g{É(L r(Lltnrns wirli lddónerir.1l,c rcPortislong and detriLed
i. iÍ.ó!er:rge dfcleDrs from re-\ Io rí).r,, rid ,\ddrc\scs r broad range ol!iolJrion:
which hse occurrcd and uhcre ;,rssi1-1e thasc wlo w*c responsible, eitl(r dircÍI1
or rh.ough a supcrior position. l}e repon docs noÍ hold b,rck in its forthrigbt'rcss
ard a1l sidcs inrolved il the violen(e irc pur xndt close scÍutini
Ii dcliv.ring dre refort to thc lrl.\ Prcsid.Dt GuÍnao emphasised rhc nccd ro
look fonlaÍd and nade lro mention ofpo!.culions for serious crnncs or a!Í otheÍ
action ro be taken followingthe rcpoÍ. I rd.n€sia'.s resporse rrrs thir fic rcporhvas
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'à $'ff olnumbeÍs ard dità about thinqs rhat never hrppencd'an.l that 'there is .o
need to look into ihe pxst bccáusc thet dnes .ot help.' l}rc CÀ\rR renort has rot
n,rde it pàst the SG cvcn though lt speclíi. lv Íccommcnds that it be released to a
rangc ofUN bodies including the SC tuL considcrarion. 'Ihe events surrounding
the releese oftlt C,{VRretort ànd th(.ci.rkrs olthe nÀii acto.s involvc.t suggesr
rhet even this sorr of routc to t.\th xnd íe..d.il tion is not faiourcd as it atpe&s
(r Í,Flide too much truth.
\ further ncasurc alon.r thc truth and reconriLirtn'n ]incs has come .yiih thr
..errion ofihr Comnissnrn ofTruth and Fiiendship cstrblishcd bv the gt,vernmcnts
of ifi]oncsir md Tinor LeíÈ ir De.(nrb$ 2oo4. Cive. rhar the LIA\rR prr(c$
urs rvcll cstablished an,l the irstiruriDrs rar prDlecDtion ofserious crimcs Nerc jll
phce it is dllicull to undeÍst.]nd N|I drc Í1vd goverDÍ,ents fclt thc nced to esiiLrli,h
! tuÍdrerbodl Howevcriooking it dre teÍ,ns oftle agrecmcnt thc nlo stàreiilten-
The e{pressed purposc of this Conr D jslbn is to scck truth and piomote iíiendship
as .r nciv ànd uniquc approach r*tl:er thm thc prosecutorixl frocess.' -In thc
mandatc thc CTF approa.h is describcd as. moR to 1{:) bring.de6Ditivc closure'
to th. issues ofthe p$t ind'to cstablsh the corclusive truth in regrrd to the ererts
prlorto and iÍ)medirtclv aítcr thc popula. .onsultrtion in 1999." In thc tLrsuit of
rrurh there is .] cled.cjcction of thc u\e .n l.g.J pLosecutiont it is cxplained
Tn,c j$dcc cin be "erveil \rirh d(rh kl .L.k.o1rt.dgenetrr ol iestolsibilir Thc
píÁccutori.'l srfem ofjustiLc .in .clllLflv .trhirv. onc ohjectivc, which is to
Át,,tr .fthe Iicport 'i avri|bte N tLrt: ' vr,rl irri ., r/. d, nsvi/fcatuier'8a6. htnn.
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IS\]P l-c1tsr ro UN Seud.^'ccDqal rbor CÀ\'R ud COE ItepÍs (4 ll,r.h
r.ó6) rvliLable at bttf:\N!iírrnDl,ub.org/News/roo6^lar.h/r.Íoro6
Lcttc.%róro9i,zolrN eng.htm.
'Inrms of rcfcrcnce for tne Conmi*,on of Truth ard Friendslip eÍablisLcd br Tlrc
ltc]]lLltic otli donesix xnd lhe Denornrlr Rrpubln:ofTimor Lsie,PIc.mlLc,])!ra. io,
Nxilxbh ri lt$:/ Flar.tfJi tl.org/reD.- .í-fcfcrcice.
Tcí!s of refererce ior the Connissión oiTruth dnd Friendshp. lrmrhh, tèr!s.9, E.