The situation in Dili and the Districts remains very calm
with very few incidents reported last night or today.
By 1600hrs today, UNPOL had attended to six incidents and
had undertaken a total of 45 patrols. In the only significant incident,
officers responded to a report of an attempt by a group of approximately 30
people to break into the World Food Programme warehouse in Bebora. The UNPOL
team was able to disperse the crowd peacefully before any significant damage
was done to the warehouse.
In a separate incident, one person was arrested for rock
throwing in Bairo Pite. The International Stabilization Force made the arrest,
before transferring the suspect over to the custody of UNPOL.
Yesterday evening, a small crowd was reported to be throwing
rocks at a house in Fatuhada. UNPOL arrived promptly on the scene and dispersed
the crowd without any difficulties.
A very positive development over the last two days has been
the absence of any reports of disorder in relation to the verdict in the trial
of the Former Minister for the Interior Rogerio Lobato. Lobato was sentenced to
7 years and 6 months imprisonment on Wednesday.
Yesterday, in a press conference, the SRSG praised the
people of Timor-Leste for the calm that has prevailed in the past few days.
Separately, in response to concerns that were raised, he pledged that UNPOL
will provide equal security to all candidates in the upcoming Presidential
election once all candidatures are confirmed.
The Police advise that you avoid traveling during the night
to the most affected areas. Contact the police if you see anything suspicious
or any kind of problems, and avoid staying near any 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
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