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

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n{tionnl fibudrl Èr d(di rg \rith rh. clrot,)fÍrt9. ' The SC J..idcd in eàrly ,od(
to eÍrblish r Con'mission ()1 lli?erts ro cv.luate the pÍogÍess dradc b] dre huÍrin
dghts courts in lnrLoncsia aD.l the Speci.rl Pancls in TinloÍ T.est. in dcalingvith th€
perp€traton ofthe \iolencc in 1999.l. Jnaking tliis dccision the S(l rccalcd the SCi
'co$icrioD that those responsible for greve liolations oíinternàtional hunenitdiàn
lax dld humài rig|rs in EestTinor in rrQo should be broughr roirsticc.'' Prior
to csrablishing thè CL)E thc SC h.d nlde r|c I'oint to borh l.dóDesa rnd Timot
Lestc drt thc issu: ,rf ser;cls .fiDe! !.d their pÍ-'sccurion rt a corcern not or\
tirÍ die trvo.ount.ies, t)ut also for c wi,ler inte.national .oNnunin:
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ther melsures or mcchanisms to ensurc dr.r those responsiblc a(. hcld rccoLrntxble.
jLbtice n secured fo. the vicdns and thc people ofTimor Lcstc, md reconcilir
tion is promoted.' 'Ihc COE was rppoirtcd in Februiry,oo5 àDd had completed
its rcport br l4à!'. iDd this fo ,rÍded t., thc SC on zaJune :oo5.In the report the
COE cxphin! Íh3t dr! s(rjous crnne t)r.,c.s i' TiÍror-l,esre v,d dri id hoc couÍtr
Ln indonrsir hÀt nor achicvcd tuil ,Ncounubiiitr ofth.,!. qlv' be.f d1(.rrc.r(rl
responsibillq riif 5erious liolations .rt lnrmxn rights conmiÍe.l In East Tnnor nr
1999," À mai.r r'ctor identlded bv rhc COE for the shortcomnrgs ofthe serious
dmes process in Tnno. rvàs the inrbilig t.r bring suspecrsbefor thc Spefi.J Paneis
as thc m{oÍig rie bascd in lndoresii.
11ie COE repon makcs a nunrbeÍ ofre.onncndàtions \dth Í.sard to thc pros
ecutiol ofthc'sc rtsporsiblc lor serious firrcs.Its Êrst recoÍ,íiÉrJ]tion is thc con-
tiruancc ofr]]c Spe.i,rlPucls and rlc SCU rrirb LN suppon.lr is,rsserred that this
rvould ensun rhr ntveÍigarions, lr.li.rmeíts rnd trosc.uro\ wlLere possiblc Ic
cxÍied out anJ ..mpLcted. ' For lnJotrcsix ttre report recommends thàt the èctM
tics otthe xd ho. tribunals ,rre re dà!i!rcd, mrjor steps are trk n at refoÍming the
criminxljustice slstem to conpll lrith iireÍiationd strndards,allc for Indonesir lo
càrq; out the pÍosecudon of.Ll those àccused ofscrious $ines,I'rcludinÍa thc rctrid
of thosc alrcàdl ií,di.ted.
If thcsc rccomnendations ac not ::ited up thcr thc COE recommends tlc
eÍ,rblishÍn.nÍ ofir inte .rtiond crnniDrl rÍibunrl foiTin)or-LcÍf n' be Íeaied bv
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