The 2006 Crisis

This site was inspired by the events that culminated in the tragic disintegration of the rule of law in 2006. UNPol was remobilised in response to the political violence and social tensions and this is an archive of the regular security reports.

Saturday 24 May 2014

UNPol Weekly Security Bulletin 12-18 June 2008

UNPol Weekly Security Bulletin 12-18 June 2008 - This is a broadcast of the UN Police in Timor-Leste to provide you with information about the security situation around the country.

The overall security situation is calm.

The demonstration led by the Student Council of Timor-Leste last Wednesday and Thursday (11-12/06) ended peacefully with no security incidents.

On Friday (13/06), a ceremony was held at the Police Academy to mark the end of the Provisional Certification Course for the PNTL. Over 3000 PNTL members have participated in this course since 2006.

As of last Friday (13/6) 500 Petitioners have peacefully left the Aitarak Laran camp- approximately 200 Petitioners remain. The Government has announced that the camp will be closed by 1 July.

From Monday (16/06), IDPs began to leave the Sional IDP camp. As of yesterday (17/06), 88 families had left. In total, 353 families from this camp will receive the recovery grant. To date, there have been no security incidents related to the return of IDPs from any of the camps.

Across the country, there have been 34 security incidents and 42 arrests. The majority of these were public disturbances and assaults. Three homicides were reported, two in Dili and one in Ermera.  These homicides are being investigated by the PNTL and UNPol.

Please report any suspicious activities.  You can call 112 or 7230365 to contact the police 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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