UNPol in East Timor Security Briefing 04 July 2007

This is a broadcast of the UN Police in Timor-Leste to provide you with information about the security situation around the country.

The security situation across the country has been calm.

Today in Dili, UNPol were required to attend five incidents. None were major. An international woman was robbed of her handbag at knifepoint on the Beach Road. The suspects fled, but Police managed to catch and arrest them later. Separately, a vehicle caught fire on Comoro Bridge. The Fire Brigade was called and they extinguished the blaze and removed the burnt car from the bridge.

Yesterday in Dili, a sergeant from the F-FDTL was involved in a fist fight with a taxi driver in Bidau over a traffic incident. UNPol intervened and resolved the situation before anyone was injured. Also in Dili, unidentified people threw rocks at the house of a government employee, smashing three windows and a table. The Dili investigation unit is looking into the case.

UNPol in Dili yesterday received reports of a stabbing that took place in Makadiki, Viqueque district, on 3 July.  Two teenagers were fighting, and one received minor injuries to his left hand and right arm. The suspect has been arrested and PNTL are investigating further.

The UNPol Election Security Plan is currently in Phase Four, the post-polling phase. UNPol, PNTL and Formed Police Units remain deployed and are on stand-by for any post-polling clashes or victory processions. The International Stabilisation Forces are also on stand-by, ready to be deployed on request.

The Police advise to avoid traveling during the night to the most affected areas. Report any suspicious activities and avoid traveling the areas affected by disturbances. Call 112 or 7230365 to contact the police 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This has been a daily broadcast of the UN Police in Timor-Leste, for the people of Timor-Leste.