Celebrate La'o Hamutuk's 12th Birthday

Please join us to celebrate La'o Hamutuk's 12 Birthday!

La'o Hamutuk la'o ona tinan 12!

Mai ita selebra hamutuk.

Friday, 1 June 2012.   4:30 - 9:00 pm

Sesta, 1 Juni 2012.  16.30 - 21.00 OTL

La'o Hamutuk office, Bebora, Dili

Edifisio La'o Hamutuk, Bebora, Dili

Celebrating Ten Years of Restored Independence

La'o Hamutuk joins with all citizens of Timor-Leste and their supporters all over the world in celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Restoration of Timor-Leste's independence.  Now that we have consolidated the state, it is time to build a sustainable and equitable economy which can provide for economic and social justice for all the people in Timor-Leste. 

Ten years from now, Timor-Leste will be at a critical point in our history, as we were ten years ago. Our producing oil fields will be running out, our Petroleum Fund may have been spent, our youth population will be much larger, and we will be repaying the principal on today's debts. We hope we will have developed economic sovereignty to go with our political sovereignty, and suggest a few recent documents to provide information and motivation to achieve this critical goal.

Civil society statement to the Timor-Leste and Development Partners Meeting

La'o Hamutuk Presentation on Rights and Sustainability  (15MB, also smaller PDF)

Index to resources, websites and documents on Timor-Leste's budget and economy
(also available on DVD from our office)

Come to LH Media Briefing on 18 May

Download the presentation from this briefing:  15 MB Powerpoint, also PDF (2 slides/page, 3 MB)  
Download this invitation in English or Tetum.

Invitation to a briefing for journalists and others  

Rights and Sustainability in Timor-Leste’s Development

At La’o Hamutuk, Bebora, Dili.     Friday, 18 May 2012. 10:00 am (sharp) – noon, followed by lunch

The Timor-Leste Non-Governmental Organization La’o Hamutuk has monitored the development of this country since 2000. We research and analyze past and current realities, and future possibilities, in several fundamental sectors. This briefing will present an overview and respond to questions about these topics:

• Timor-Leste is the second-most petroleum-export dependent country on earth, but our oil and gas resources are limited.  This determines our State, our economy and our future.
• Timor-Leste has almost no industry and an embryonic private sector, but state spending in growing faster than every country except Zimbabwe. Our “baby boom” is entering school, and we have just taken out our first foreign loans. What does the future hold?
• Current development plans, centered on physical infrastructure, will not provide a sustainable improvement in our people’s lives. The unrealistic dreams of the Tasi Mane project rely on the petroleum industry and Greater Sunrise gas, which may never come here.
• Impunity for past crimes, especially those committed as part of the Indonesian occupation, undermines the rule of law today and tomorrow.
• Land is the basis of our culture and lives, and recent events could increase injustice and conflict.

Many of the journalists coming to Timor-Leste to cover the tenth anniversary of the restoration of independence have asked us for interviews, and we will meet individually when requested. In addition, we are offering this briefing to support people who need a quick, deep understanding of Timor-Leste’s current reality and future prospects.  Non-journalists are welcome to attend. Some of this material is on La’o Hamutuk’s website and blog, including a similar briefing last March. The May briefing will primarily be in English, but we will provide information in Tetum.  This map shows the location of our office, which is behind Dili Cathedral on the left side of the main road westward toward Bairro Pite, is at 

Thank you for your interest and participation. Please let us know if you plan to attend.

LH observations on President Election, Round 2

La'o Hamutuk submitted the following report in Tetum and English to the National Elections Commission and other relevant officials on 30 April 2012.  Liga ba versaun Tetum.   Link to printable English version. 

La’o Hamutuk’s observations during the second round of the presidential elections

We observed in Dili, polling centers EPS. 30 de Agostu, EP. Fatuhada, E.P. 10 Dezembru, Sede Suku Kampung Alor, Sede Suku Bidau Lecidere, E.S. 12 Novembru and EP. 02 Bidau, Ep Farol; in Baucau District - Sede Suku Letemumu; and Lautem District -EP. No 1 Tutuala.

La’o Hamutuk is a Timorese national organization dedicated to monitoring and analysing the development process in Timor-Leste. As a FONGTIL member, we were accredited by STAE several months ago, authorizing us to observe the 2012 presidential elections.

La’o Hamutuk congratulates all the people who participated in the second round of the elections, voting freely, peacefully and conscientiously. We also congratulate STAE, CNE and all the entities that provided technical, intellectual and moral contributions to the entire election process, so that the whole territory was violence-free.
 
About PNTL’s presence at the polling centers

From our observation at the polling centers, we noticed some improvement from the first round, but not enough considering the law’s requirements. At the polling centers Sede Suku Kampung Alor and Sede Suku Letemumu, the police respected the 25 meters legal distance, and when they voted, they took off their gun or other arms. However, at the polling center EPS. 30 de Agostu-Comoro, the policemen kept going in and out of the polling station, and did not wear any emblem or identification showing their identity as PNTL security staff and their unit. The polling center E.P 10 Dezembru-Comoro was visited by STAE Director, who shook hands with police inside the polling station. We noticed that this act did not respect the distance imposed to police at the polling centers, and that STAE authorities did not respect either the rules concerning their security role inside the polling centers.

At the polling center EP.02 Bidau, the police sat very close to the polling station, smoke with STAE officials, and talked with voters who were going to vote. Even though it did not have a significant impact on the elections, they did not respect the distance required by law. At 2.00 pm, the polling center E.P. 10 Dezembru-Comoro received the visit of PNTL Superintendent M. Longuinhos Monteiru, Vice-Superintendent M. Afonso de Jesus and Dili District’s Commander M. Pedro Belo. When we asked the Fatuhada Chefe Suku about the presence of the Superintendent and his other officials, he said that he had called them and asked them to come and patrol. We believe that the Chefe Suku violated the law, because he does not have the authority to contact anyone in relation to the polling process. Indeed, the STAE head of the polling station (brigada) is the only person with this responsibility according to the law.

About the voting process at the polling centers

At the polling centers where we observed, we noticed some positive changes made by STAE officials compared with the first round of the elections. For example, the limited number of candidate representatives fiskais resulted in more space for STAE officials and for voters when voting. But at Sede Suku Bidau-Lecidere and EP. No.1 Tutuala (Lautem), there was no place for observers to sit and observe. At the polling center E.S. 12 Novembru (Dili) the brigada limited our observation to 5 minutes only in each polling room. At Sede Suku Bidau-Lecidere, the brigada asked us to leave the veranda, but we could continue observing over the wall.

At the polling center EP. No 1 Farol, we observed that all the ballot boxes were outside, sometimes without sufficient security to ensure their protection. We think that we should pay real attention to these ballot boxes, guarantee that nobody can destroy them, and put them in a safe place, even if so far the elections went well.

At the polling center EP. Fatuhada, STAE officials undertook the ballot counting outdoors, in an open place. We observed that this process went well and was transparent, but the brigada should be careful because a strong wind can carry away the ballot papers spread out on the table. If a problem arises because a strong wind carries away the ballot papers, who will ensure the security of these ballots?

At the polling center EP. Fatuhada, some STAE officials did not wear the official STAE shirt that indicates that they work independently to facilitate the whole election process. This can confuse the public.

We observed that some electors brought an electoral card with a hole in it, an expired passport (invalid), while other electors used a billete-identidade (BI), or a recommendation letter. This provoked a quarrel at the polling centers, as they demanded to vote but could not, because the brigada confirmed that their names were not on the list.

At the polling center EP. No 1 Tutuala, an elector tried to vote with an electoral card whose name appeared on STAE’s list, but whose picture was not the elector’s one. This resulted in a quarrel and the brigada decided that that elector could not vote. At the polling centers sede Suku Kampung Alor and EPS. 30 de Agostu, some voters brought their BI, but as their name did not appear on the list prepared by STAE, the brigada did not allow them to vote. We think STAE took the right decision in each case, not to allow people to vote if their electoral card does not fulfill the conditions in the procedures.

We also observed that when STAE officials started to close the ballot boxes (kaixa), and to read the seal number (segel), they just read the number written on their list, and not the one engraved on the seals themselves. In some polling centers, officials read the ballot boxes’ seals number, but did not confirm with the number written on the list. We think that this practice can reduce confidence in the system, possibly allowing manipulation of the ballot boxes.

We also observed that electors voted freely, bringing their mobile telephones and cameras into the voting booth. As this can encourage manipulation and give opportunity for people to sell their votes, we think STAE should create a regulation and inform all voters that when they go into the voting booth, they should only bring their ballot paper, and must leave their things like bags, mobiles and wallets outside.

At some polling centers, the polling booths were located with their backs to a window or an open space, and people could look from outside and see how people were voting, which can cause problems. That is why we think STAE officials should be careful when they put up the polling booths, and find a safe place to guarantee every elector’s rights and privacy.

Recommendations

1. We recommend that everyone, including STAE and PNTL officials who are in charge of security, should comply with Electoral Law n.o 6/ 2011 of June 22, article 36 line 2, about the required distance police must keep from the polling center and station.
2. STAE and CNE need to inform clearly police, in charge of security, that they should respect the Electoral Law. They should not stay near the polling center talking to voters going to the polls.
3. We recommend that all police officers wear a shirt indicating complete identity, including emblem or rank, to show that PNTL ensures security during the whole electoral process.
4. STAE and CNE should educate local authorities about the election process, so that they (xefe suku and xefe aldeia) know their roles during the election, to prevent conflict of interest.
5. When the ballot boxes are about to be opened, and the seas numbers to be read, we recommend STAE officials to read the seals, while fiskais and observers check if the seals numbers on the list and on the boxes are the same or not, to prevent any manipulation.
6. We recommend STAE to make posters or banners explaining which documents electors can use to vote according to the Electoral Law, and hang them in the polling centers.
7. We recommend all STAE officials wear the official shirt chosen by STAE during the whole election process to fully secure the election process and avoid public confusion.
8. STAE needs to better instruct the STAE staff in the polling centers that they must not abandon the ballot boxes. We also suggest preparing a safe place to reduce the security risks encountered by ballot boxes that are just left out.
9. We recommend that the National Parliament amend the Electoral Law, especially article 40 requiring voters to vote at the village where they are registered. This will facilitate voters’ participation in the parliamentary elections anywhere on Timor-Leste’s territory.
10. We also ask the non-elected candidate to promptly recognize the victory of the other candidate, informing his supporters quickly about his loss, and congratulating the winning candidate. This will avoid confusion among people and prevent conflict.

We appreciate the maturity of Timor-Leste’s people, who participated in the 2012 presidential elections conscientiously and without intimidation, and came and voted freely for the future of Timor-Leste. Congratulations again to STAE and all its officials, CNE, PNTL, and all the authorities that together made the process work well.

To conclude our observation letter, we must not forget to thank STAE and all entities for their attention and collaboration.

LH husu Modelu Transparensia TL atu efektivu liu tan

Iha loron 2 fulan Maiu 2012, La’o Hamutuk haruka karta ida ba Ministra Finansa no ofisiais importante balu hodi informa ba sira kona-ba frakeza iha modelu transparensia Timor-Leste, espesialmente Governu nia Portal Transparensia. Tekstu iha karta ne’e hanesan tuir mai; bele download ho format PDF iha Tetum no Ingles. [Link to this blog entry in English.]

La’o Hamutuk   
Institutu Timor-Leste ba Monitor no Analiza Dezenvolvimentu
Rua Martires da Patria, Bebora, Dili, Timor-Leste
email: info@laohamutuk.org     Website: www.laohamutuk.org

2 Maiu 2012

Ex.mo Emilia Pires
Ministra Finansa RDTL, Dili, Timor-Leste

Ho Respeita,

Hanesan ita-boot hatene, La’o Hamutuk tinan barak ona servisu atu ajuda Governu, Estadu no povo Timor-Leste atu dezeña no implementa polítika sira ne’ebé efetivu ba planeamentu, orsamentál no dezenvolvimentu ekonómiku ne’ebé sustentável. Ita kompartila ita-boot nia kometimentu katak transparénsia no asesu públiku ba informasaun nudár komponente esensiál husi prosesu dezenvolvimentu, no sauda “Modelu Transparénsia Timor-Leste” no inisiativa seluk atu halo povo Timor-Leste hatene liu tan oinsá ita nia rekursu sira ne’e uza hela ba.

Infelizmente, implementasaun modelu ida ne’e la hanesan ho promesa, no ami hakarak ita-boot atu hatene katak ema balu halo deklarasaun ne’ebé la reflete ba saida mak povo hetan, ne’ebé sein duvida diferente kompara ho saida mak ita-boot bele asesu iha Ministériu Finansa laran. Maske ezemplu balu tuir mai ne’e la’ós iha ita boot nia area responsabilidade nian, maibé ami espera katak buat sira ne’ebé ami aponta ne’e sei ajuda ita nia objetivu ne’ebé mutual.

• Portal Aprovizionamentu: laiha informasaun foun ne’ebé publika iha Portal Aprovizionamentu dezde ita-boot lansa iha fulan walu liu ba. Laiha tender ne’ebé oferese, laiha kontratu ida mak fó dezde lansamentu. No entantu, Portavós Governu nian fó sai komunikadu imprensa  iha semana kotuk katak “os cidadãos passam a ter ainda mais acesso a informações, com a possibilidade de consultarem concursos para adjudicação de contratos, detalhes sobre quem ganha os concursos e detalhes referentes a projetos e a custos.”

• Portal Transparénsia Orsamentál: ami suporta konseitu Portal Orsamentu no apresia esforsu Ministériu atu halo portal ne’e atuál no komprensivu. Semana kotuk, Sekretáriu Estadu Rekursu Naturais hateten iha Konferénsia Internasionál ba Paz no Rekonsiliasaun katak portal ida ne’e inklui informasaun detailladu, no hateten bele hetan kombustivel hira mak nia ajénsia uza ona. Infelizmente, nivel detailladu ne’ebé iha hela ne’e sei presiza esplikasaun barak tan.   Ezemplu (hare anexu), portal hatudu katak SERN gasta tokon $4.4 entre 1 Janeiru no 26 Abríl 2012, tokon $3.8 ba “grant/konsesoes públiku” husi sira nia Diresaun Planeamentu. Informasaun detailladu importante hatudu katak tokon $4.1 grant tiha iha Fevreiru, no osan tama fali iha Abríl tokon $0.3. Laiha informasaun kona-ba osan ne’e gasta ba saida, transfere ba se, no transfere husi ne’ebé.

• EITI (Inisiativa Transparénsia Indústria Extraktiva - ITIE): 1/3 husi tinan 2012 ita pasa tiha, maibé laiha relatóriu EITI 2010 ka 2011 nian mak publika. No entantu, Timor-Leste kontinua atu hatudu orgullu hodi sai “nasaun ba dala toluk iha mundu mak hetan status kumpridor ba EITI iha Jullu 2010.”  Maske regra EITI fó lisensa ba Timor-Leste atu publika nia relatóriu to’o 2012 nia rohan, publikasaun ne’ebé tuir tempu sei konsistente liu ho espíritu EITI. Fulan sanulu resin hat liu tiha entre publikasaun relatóriu EITI Timor-Leste ba 2008 no 2009, no fulan 14 seluk ita pasa tiha sein relatóriu “annual” ne’ebé tuir.

• Portal Rezultadu Governu: ami apresia inisiativa foun ida ne’e no hare ba nia dezenvolvimentu oin mai. Momentu ne’e, portal ne’e hatudu liu vizaun duke rezultadu loloos. Husi projetu 25 ne’ebé atualmente inklui iha portal, projetu rua de’it mak “finished,” neen “planned” no restu iha “in progress.” Ami espera katak portal ida ne’e sei haluan atu inklui barak tan duke planeamentu no konstrusaun ba objetu fíziku boot sira, nune’e povo sira bele hare oinsá Governu fó asisténsia edukasaun, saúde, servisu no infrastrutura lokál ba povo sira iha rai laran tomak, espesialmente iha area rurais. Ida ne’e sei ajuda liu bainhira portal inklui informasaun kona-ba númeru osan ne’ebé aloka tiha no gasta ba kada projetu, no oráriu atu kompleta projetu, aléinde atu hatudu persentajen. 

• Transparénsia orsamentu Parlamentár: Timor-Leste daudauk ne’e orgullu los katak debates ba orsamentu tomak iha sesaun plenária Parlamentu Nasionál ne’e nakloke ba públiku no fó sai direta liu husi radio no televizaun. Infelizmente, restu husi prosesu orsamentál la transparente. “Audiénsia públiku” husi Komisaun Parlamentár taka ba media no públiku, maibé ba konvidadu espesiál de’it. At liu tan, prosesu orsamentál tomak ne’ebé aprova husi Konsellu Ministru ne’e hala’o ho segredu, ho laiha informasaun tomak no konkretu ne’ebé bele asesu husi ema sira ne’ebé la’ós parte Governu. Infelizmente, transparénsia la aplika ba “totalidade diskusaun Orsamentu Jerál Estadu,” (komunikade imprensa) maibé aplika de’it ba faze final Parlamentár nian.  

• Relatóriu enkontru Konsellu Ministru: maske informasaun ida ne’e tuir tempu ba saida mak Konsellu Ministru diskute no saida mak deside ne’e iha valor, komunikadu imprensa ne’e dala ruma laiha informasaun ne’ebé sufisiente, no dokumentu ne’ebé bele ajuda ka material detailladu seluk dala barak imposivel atu hetan. Maske lei no rezolusaun sira sei publika iha Jornál da Repúblika hafoin fulan balu, hafoin envigora, promesa naruk ba gabinete informasaun públiku Konsellu Ministru nian seidauk la’o.

Obrigado barak ba ita-boot nia konsiderasaun, no ami sei hare ba tan atu kontinua komunikasaun no pronto atu fó hanoin hodi ajuda Governu atu halo informasaun públiku iha dalan ruma ne’ebé ami bele.

Ho respeitu,

Juvinal Dias                                                      Charles Scheiner
Ekipa Rekursu Naturais, La’o Hamutuk 

Cc: Primeiru Ministru, Sekretáriu Estadu Konsellu Ministru, Sekretáriu Estadu Rekursu Naturais, Asesor Sosiedade Sivíl ba Primeiru Ministru, Prezidente Parlamentu Nasionál, públiku.

LH urges more effective TL Transparency Model

[Liga ba blog ida ne'e iha Tetum.]

Yesterday, La'o Hamutuk delivered a letter to the Minister of Finance and other key officials informing them of shortcomings in the Timor-Leste Transparency Model, especially the Government's Transparency Portal. The English version of the letter follows; it can also be downloaded as a printable PDF in Tetum or English.

La’o Hamutuk
Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis
Rua Martires da Patria, Bebora, Dili, Timor-Leste

2 May 2012

Your Excellency Emilia Pires
RDTL Minister of Finance, Dili, Timor-Leste

Dear Excellency,

As you know, La’o Hamutuk has worked for years to help the Government, State and people of Timor Leste design and implement effective policies regarding planning, budgeting and sustainable economic development. We share your commitment that transparency and public access to information are essential components of the development process, and welcome the “Timor-Leste Transparency Model” and other initiatives to make Timor-Leste’s people more aware of how our resources are being used.

Unfortunately, the implementation of this model does not yet meet its promises, and we would like to make you aware that some people make claims which are not reflected in what is available to the public, which is undoubtedly different than what you can access from inside the Ministry of Finance. Although some of the following examples are outside your area of responsibility, we hope that pointing them out will assist our mutual goals.

• Procurement Portal: No new information has been posted to the Procurement Portal since you launched it eight months ago. There has not been anything on tenders offered since then, nor on contracts awarded since then. Nevertheless, the Spokesperson for the Government issued a press release last week saying “citizens [have] the ability to view contract tenders, details about who wins a tender, and details on projects and costs.”

• Budget Transparency Portal: We support the concept of the Budget Portal and appreciate the Ministry’s efforts to make it current and comprehensive. Last week, the Secretary of State for Natural Resources told the international Peace and Reconciliation Conference that this portal included detailed information, and said one could look up how much fuel his agency has used. Unfortunately the level of detail available leaves much to be desired.  For example (see attached printout), the portal shows that of the $4.4 million SERN spent between 1 January and 26 April 2012, $3.8 million was for “public grants” from their Planning Directorate.  The most detailed information shows that $4.1 million was granted in February, and negative $0.3 was granted in April. There is no information about what the money was used for or who it was transferred to and from.

• EITI: One-third of 2012 has already passed, but neither the 2010 nor 2011 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) reports have been published. Nevertheless, Timor-Leste continues to show pride in having been the “third country in the world to be awarded EITI compliance status in July 2010.”  Although EITI rules allow Timor-Leste to publish its 2010 report until the end of 2012, more timely publication would be more consistent with the spirit of EITI. Fourteen months elapsed between the publication of Timor-Leste’s EITI reports for 2008 and 2009, and another 14 months have passed without the next “annual” report.

• Government Results Portal: We appreciate this new initiative and look forward to its further development. At the moment, it shows more vision than actual results.  Of the 25 projects currently included in the portal, only two are “finished,” six are “planned” and the rest are “in progress.” We hope that this portal will be expanded to include more than the planning and construction of large physical objects, so that people can see how the Government is providing education, health care, services and local infrastructure to people across the country, especially in rural areas. It would also be helpful if the portal included information about the number of dollars allocated and spent for each project, and the timetable for completion, in addition to the percentages shown.

• Parliamentary budget transparency: Timor-Leste is rightly proud that the entire budget debate in the plenary sessions of the National Parliament is open to the public and broadcast live on television and radio. Unfortunately, the rest of the budget process is not so transparent. “Public hearings” of Parliamentary Committees are closed to media and to the public except by special invitation. Even worse, the entire budget process prior to approval by the Council of Ministers is conducted in secrecy, with no overall or concrete information available to anyone outside Government. Unfortunately, transparency is not applied to “the complete discussion of the State Budget,” (Government press release) but only to its final Parliamentary phase.

• Council of Ministers meeting reports: Although this timely information on what the Council of Ministers has discussed and decided is useful, the brief press releases rarely contain enough information, and supporting documents or other detailed material is often impossible to obtain. Although laws and resolutions will be published in the Jornál da República months later, after they have been enacted into law, the long-promised public information office of the Council of Ministers is not yet operational.

Thank you for your consideration, and we look forward to continuing communication and remain ready to help the Government make information public in any way that we can.

With Respect,
Juvinal Dias     Charles Scheiner
La’o Hamutuk Natural Resources Team

Cc: Prime Minister, Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers, Secretary of State of Natural Resources, Civil Society Advisor to the Prime Minister, President of National Parliament, public.

Kandidatu Prezidente nain rua resposta ba pergunta sira importante

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La'o Hamutuk nudár organizasaun ne’ebé naun partisan, halo pergunta ba kandidatu Prezidente Repúblika na’in rua atu esplora sira nia vizaun ba dezenvolvimentu Timor-Leste nian iha futuru. Resposta sira ne’e mai husi kandidatu sira rasik. La’o Hamutuk la halo redaksaun ruma ba sira nia resposta. Nune’e ami fó obrigado wain ba kandidatu na’in rua ne’ebé fó sira nia tempu atu prense pergunta sira, hodi espera katak resposta sira ne’e bele ajuda eduka povo atu halo desizaun matenek ba futuru nasaun doben ida ne’e. Bele mos download hanesan PDF.

Pergunta	Taur Matan Ruak	Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo
1.     Agora, Konstituisaun RDTL fó knaar balun ba Prezidente Repúblika. Ita boot hanoin katak kompeténsia sira ne’e nato’on ona ka lae? Karik lae, saida mak ita boot hakarak Parlamentu Nasionál atu halo iha Konstituisaun?	Ha’u nia konvikasaun pesoál, prefere ba sistema prezidensial duke sistema semi prezidensial, maibé atu halo revizaun ba Konstituisaun ne’e knar Parlamentu nian. Atu halo mudansa Konstitusional ne’e la’ós ha’u nia prioridade, tanba ha’u sei prontu atu servisu ho sistema semi presidensial ne’ebé iha.	Ha’u mós ajuda halo ita-nia Konstituisaun. Ha’u sei la ezije halo revizaun ba Konstituisaun no, liuliu, ba sistema polítiku ida ne’ebé ita iha tanba sistema ida ne’e mak di’ak liu ba ita-nia realidade polítika no sosiál. Ha’u sei tanen solidariedade institusionál no sei respeita órgaun soberania ida-idak ninia kompeténsias. Ha’u sei halo buat hotu-hotu tuir Konstituisaun Repúblika no Leis sira ne’ebé vigora iha ita nia país. Tan ne’e, ha’u, “Lu Olo”, asume tiha ona kompromisu atu defende Konstituisaun ida ne’e no, nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu, ha’u sei kaer metin Konstituisaun ida ne’e. Ha’u mós hatene katak Prezidente Repúblika mak guardiaun Konstituisaun nian. Ha’u sei sai gardiaun konstituisaun nee nian. Prezidente halo juramentu ba Konstituisaun ne’ebé vigora ohin loron. Nune’e, Prezidente ninia funsaun dahuluk mak oinsá nia bele garante kumprimentu Konstituisaun Repúblika no Leis nian, no mós Tratadus Internasionais ne’ebé ita ratifika no tama iha ita-nia Órden Jurídika Nasionál. Nu’udar Prezidente Repúblika, ha’u sei sai Xefe-de-Estadu ida ne’ebé hakru’uk ba Konstituisaun no Leis ne’ebé vigora iha Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste. Ha’u sei hala’o ha’u-nia kompeténsias ho autonomia institusionál no sei respeita kompeténsias órgaun soberania sira seluk nian.
2.     Prezidente Ramos-Horta hafoin veto lei tolu kona ba asesu ba rai tanba nia hare lei sira nee la fó benefísiu ba povu ki’ik. Se ita boot sai Prezidente Repúblika, ita-boot pronto atu uza podér Konstitusional atu veto lei ruma bainhira iha impaktu negativu ba komunidade nia moris?	Klaru, ha’u sei uza ha’u nia direitu veto, no ida ne’e parte husi ha’u nia kompromisu polítiku.	Loos duni, PR iha direitu no responsabilidade hodi defende povo husi lei ho impaktu negativu liu PR nia veto.  Ha’u mós konkorda ho PR Horta nia veto ba lei rain nia ho forma lei pasa parlamentu.  Tuir ha’u nia kompromisu eleitorál: Prezidente Repúblika, nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu, iha kompeténsia atu uza podér VETO nian ba atus lejislativus Parlamentu Nasionál no Governu nian. Mai ha’u, Prezidente bele uza de’it ninia podér ba halo VETO bainhira haree inkonstitusionalidade ka desizaun ruma la defende interese públiku nian, hanesan  pás no estabilidade nasionál. Nune’e, Prezidente bele halo veto polítiku no jurídiku. Ida ne’e importante atu garante funsionamentu sistema governu no instituisauns estadu nian. Prezidente labele uza VETO tanba hakarak hasoru Governu, satan Governu atu labele ukun, no labele sai kúmplise Governu nian atu fasilita de’it ka husik Governu ukun arbiru de’it. Prezidente bele uza podér VETO nian ba defende bén komún, interese públiku, legalidade konstitusionál, direitus no liberdades importantes sidadaun sira nian, valores ne’ebé mundu tomak haksolok no tama iha ita- nia Konstituisaun.
3.     Ita-Boot hanoin katak Prezidente iha responsabilidade  atu hamenus kiak no dezenvolve ekonomia sustentável, liu-liu agrikultura iha Timor Leste. Oinsá Ita-Boot nia hanoin?	Ha’u labele halo servisu hanesan Prezidente Jose Ramos Horta ne’ebé kria mekanizmu independente ida ba redusaun pobreza ne’ebé ketak husi Governu, maibé ha’u sei trasa vizaun jerál atu kria interdependensia estadu, uza Konsellu Ministru, Sosiedade sivíl liu husi kontribuisaun de idea ba Governu atu hamenus kiak. Ha’u sei ko’alia asuntu makro duke mikro. Ha’u iha vizaun rasik kona-ba futuru rai no povo ida ne’e nian. Tuir ha’u nia hanoin, redusaun pobreza so bele akontese bainhira: ·         Kria kondisaun iha produsaun lokál, hamenus dependénsia ba produsaun rai li’ur ·         Hasa’e kapasidade rai-laran ne’ebé la uza rekursu boot. ·         Tenke hamenus dependénsia ba setór petróleu no gas no investe maka’as ba agrikultura, peskas no turizmu. ·         Tenke konsidera “Dutch disease”, kontrola ou redús inflasaun ·         Investimentu boot ba rekursu umanus liu-liu edukasaun	Ha’u sei garante katak Pás no Estabilibilidade sei hametin duni oiha ita nia rain, iha ita nia leet.  Ha’u sei hatama mós kestaun ambientál iha ha’u nia ajenda servisu nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu. Ha’u sei fó atensaun ba kestaun ambiente no sustentabilidade dezenvolvimentu nian. Nu’udar Prezidente Repúblika, ha’u sei halo buat hotu-hotu atu ajuda lori ba oin vida ekonómika, social, kulturál no intelektuál Nasaun nian. Nu’udar povu umilde nia oan, ha’u sei tau matan maka’as ba problemas sosiais iha sosiedade nia leet, sosiedade ida ne’ebé iha ema barak moris iha mukit nia laran. Nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu, liuhosi kooperasaun ho Governu no instituisaun públika sira seluk no instituisaun privada sira, ha’u sei halo buat hotu-hotu atu Estadu bele hato’o benefísius ba ema hotu-hotu ne’ebé presiza ajuda. Ha’u sei fó atensaun liuliu ba polítikas públikas kona-ba edukasaun no formasaun profisionál, saúde, kriasaun empregu, luta hasoru kiak, abitasaun (uma), saneamentu báziku, bee moos no eletrisidade ba hotu-hotu no, katak ha’u sei defende inkluzaun sosiál no ekonómika.
4.     Relatóriu CAVR, KPP-HAM Indonesia, Komisaun Peritus ONU rekomenda katak presiza kria Tribunal Internasionál hodi Julga Krime kontra Umanidade iha Timor husi tinan 1975-1999, wainhira prosesu Justisa iha Timor no Indonesia falla. Ita boot hanoin katak PR iha responsabilidade atu luta kontra impunidade? Wainhira kriminozu ida hetan julgamentu husi tribunal, Ita-Boot hanoin nia merese kastigu ka bele hetan indultu ka perdaun husi PR?	Kazu Maternus Bere labele akontese tan iha ha’u nia Prezidensia. Ha’u iha esforsu tomak atu labele iha intervensaun aktus ka liafuan tuir gostu husi órgaun estadu ida  ba órgaun seluk. Ha’u sei la uza ha’u nia podér atu halo indultu arbiru de’it. Ne’e parte husi ha’u nia manual polítika. Asuntu Tribunal Internasionál responsabilidade komunidade internasionál, no komunidade internasionál tenke pro ativu. Tuir ha’u nia hare, Tribunal Internasionál presiza tempu, no sei hein depende ba demokratizasaun iha Indonézia. Estadu Timor-Leste labele hatama kanuru tohar ba prosesu ne’e.	Ha’u sei uza ha’u-nia estatutu nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu atu reforsa justisa, hodi justisa bele halo ba ema hotu.
5.     Ita-Boot hanoin Timor-Leste tenke ratifika Konvensaun Internasionál Ema Lakon (International Convention for the Protection of All Person from Enforced Disappearance)?	Ha’u haruka ona ha’u nia ekipa atu hare no estuda hela nia vinkulasaun no detallu, tanba ha’u preokupa ba asuntu barak iha pasadu kona-ba ema lakon.	Ha’u simpatisa totalmente ho direitu familiares vitimas dezaparecidos sira nia direitu atu hetan informasaun tomak kona ba sira nia maluk dezaparesidu. Em prinsipiu, ha’u la kontra Timor-Leste ratifika Konvensaun ida nee.  Primeiru governu constitusional rasik mak uluk harii grupu traballu atu servisu hamutuk ho organizasoens nasionais no internasionais atu buka tuir no hare tuir kestaun dezaparesidus iha Timor-Leste. Ha’u sei hatutan prosesu ida nee. Timor-Leste ratifika ona konvensaun no tratadus barak, maibé depois ratifikasaun estadu RDTL hetan susar atu kumpri ho obrigasaun relatórius ne’ebé tratadu ka konvensaun ezije, liuliu tanba limitaoens oioin, inklui mós rekursus umanus. Hanesan ho konvensoens no tratadus seluk, molok Timor-Leste bele ratifika konvensaun ne’ebé de’it, presiza governu hamutuk ho parlamentu, órgaun soberania seluk, no sosiedade sivíl, hala’o prosesu hodi avalia implikasoens oioin ne’ebé ratifikasaun bele iha ba estadu Timor-Leste.  Nune’e, ha’u nudár prezidente sei fó ha’u nia apoiu no esforsu tomak ba prosesu hodi hala'o prosesu ida nee.
6.     Bayu Undan no Kitan sei maran iha tinan 12 oin mai, no Governu agora gasta liu Rendimentu Sustentável Estimadu husi Fundu Petrolíferu tinan-tinan. Tuir Ita-Boot, oinsá Timor Leste bele sai husi dependénsia ba Petróleu?	Importante liu mak tenke iha boa governasaun, labele iha korrupsaun ba riku-soin povo nian, no ema sira ne’ebé maka hatudu sinál katak nia riku mata tenke hetan investigasaun. Ha’u mós kontra maka’as ba Lei Pensaun Vitalisia,  Lei ne’e demais liu. Atu hasees an husi dependénsia petróleu, Timor-Leste tenke investe maka’as iha rekursu umanus, hasa’e kapasidade setór privadu sira no setór produtivu seluk. Investimentu tenke halo ho planeamentu ne’ebé di’ak. Intermus ESI 3% depende ba Governu, tanba esplikasaun ba asuntu ne’e mak Bertele-tele (ladún klaru). Ba ha’u ESI 3% la’ós problema, maibé  problema boot mak korrupsaun ba osan mina-rai.	Ekonomia maka ho regra, ekonomia hanesan ida ne’ebé harii metin iha konstituisaun.  Sistema finanseiru ida ne’ebé maka iha ona iha konstituisaun.  Atu halo dezenvolvimentu ekonómiku tenke la’o tuir lei, la’o tuir konstituisaun.  Ekonomia ida ne’ebé tabele hanesan daudauk kona-ba projetu referendum ka projetu seluk maka mosu, nee la di’ak.  Ekonomia ida ne’ebé halo hanesan nee lori ema uitoan de’it maka sai riku natar, ho barak liu sai pasiar nafatin.  Ekonomia ne’ebé la tuir regra, la tuir lei, ekonomia ne’ebé fahe tua de’it,  sei la fó benefísiu.  Osan mina rai ninian sei la kona ita nia rain, maibé sei monu ba ema uitoan ninia liman de’it. Povu maka sai pasiar nafatin. Tanba nee maka ha’u hateten, katak nudár kandidatu ha’u hakarak atu halo ekonomia ida ne’ebé sustentável.  Ne’ebé atu bele fó rendimentu ba ita nia rai, ba ita nia povu ida nee. Para atu bele ekonomia bele haburas.  La’ós gasta osan mina rai ninian, osan sira nee halai sai hotu. Lei maka loke dalan para atu bele osan nee monu iha povu nia liman.  Ita boot sira hare bainhira ita enxe bee tanke ida maibé ninia okos nee kuak, por mais ita enxe bee, bee ne’e sei sulin sai nafatin. Ekonomia iha Timor-Leste ninia so tenke tanke ida nee, metin, tan ba lei tenke taka ninia kuak iha okos. Halo oinsá ekonomia bele sai, atu kaer metin polítika ne’ebé bele mós kaer metin osan ba ita nia rain. Se lai, hanesan ita hare iha tinan 5 nia laran, ita hare, besik biliaun 5 bele sai tiha ona maibé buka biliaun hirak nia ruin la hetan, nia kulit la hetan.
7.     Saida mak Ita-Boot hanoin Timor-Leste bele halo atu resolve fronteira Maritima ho Australia no Indonesia?	Ha’u sei kontinua halo diskusaun. Diskusaun ne’e mós tenke inklui asuntu peskas nian. Ba problema fronteira maritima ne’e ha’u sei la halo mudansa radikal ida, maibé sei kontinua polítika anterior. Ha’u hare Australia mak sempre iha problema uitoan ba negosiasaun tanba hakarak atu hetan porsaun boot. Iha sira nia akordu barak liu depende ba negosiasaun polítika la’ós de’it legal. Hanesan fronteira maritima ho Papua Nova Guinea no Nova Zelándia, Australia hetan barak liu.	Ha’u sei garante unidade nasionál no unidade Estadu nian, integridade territóriu nian, independénsia no soberania nasaun nian. Hanesan ha’u deklara iha Kompromisu eleitorál:  Ha’u sei fó an tomak atu haburas relasaun di’ak ho rai hotu-hotu iha mundu laran, liuliu ita nia visinhus Indonesia no Australia.  Maibé haburas relasoens la’ós bazeadu entrega ita nia direitu ba soberania nasaun nian no kontrole TL nia rikusoin.  Defende ita nia direitu atu dezenvolve ita nia riku soin natural nee mak ha’u sempre defende no sei defende ida nee sempre iha futuru.
8.     PEDN fó Prioridade liu ba setór Petrolíferu duke  agrikultura, indústria ki’ik no setór seluk ne’ebé sustentável. Ita-Boot nia hanoin planu hanesan ne’e bele sustenta Timor Leste iha longu prazu?	Ne’e ita sei araska bainhira depende ba setór petróleu, tenke investe maka’as iha setór produtivu hanesan agrikultura, turizmu no indústria ki’ik sira.	Sira ne’ebé ukun daudaun hakarak fó prioridade boot liu ba setór Petrolíferu duke setór produtivu sira seluk. Sira la iha vizaun naruk ba Timor-Leste, maibé sira la’o iha dalan ho risku boot ba jerasaun oin mai. Ha’u sei garante ita bele hala’o dezenvolvimentu ida ne’ebé ekilibradu no sustentável.  Dezenvolvimentu sustentável nee signifika katak ita nia osan fundu mina rai tenke uza hodi dezenvolve ita nia povo rasik uluk nana’in, tuir investimentu iha saúde, iha edukasaun no saneamentu báziku. Dezenvolvimentu umanu mak prinsipál. Timor-Leste bele no tenke sai ezemplu kona-ba kumprimentu Objetivus Dezenvolvimentu Miléniu nian (ODM/MDG). Nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu, ha’u sei akompaña maka’as programas Governu nian no ha’u sei halo intervensaun, bainhira presiza, iha nivel internu ka internasionál, atu haforsa medidas ne’ebé Governu foti atu hetan Objetivus Dezenvolvimentu Miléniu nian.
9.     Timor Leste investe uitoan de’it ba setór Edukasaun no Saúde kompara ho nasaun seluk. Oinsá Ita-Boot nia hanoin kona ba valoriza no dezenvolve Rekursu Umanu iha Timor?	Atu valoriza rekursu umanus ita tenke kapasita ita nia ema, kapasitasaun ema ne’e nudár investimentu. Daudauk ne’e estadu aloka uitoan, karik ne’e frakeza ministerial, maibé ba ha’u importante maka investe ba foin sae sira, liu-liu ba sira nia edukasaun, hadi’ak universidade tomak, hasa’e kapasidade universidade iha parte peskiza nian atu nune’e iha futuru ita la haruka ona “buruh kasar”/trabalhadores sira ba rai li’ur, maibé haruka jestor sira atu servisu iha rai li’ur. Investimentu tenke ba saúde no edukasaun. Investimentu tenke ba mekanizmu preventiva liu liu ba saúde komunitária sira la’ós de’it ba ospitál boboot de’it. Hasa’e produsaun aihan rai laran atu hadi’ak saúde komunidade nian.	Ita labele husik ba aban bainrua kestaun espesífika kona-ba saúde no dezenvolvimentu sosiál liuliu asisténsia materno-infantil no redusaun mortalidade no akompañamentu labarik sira nian to’o idade eskolár. Nu’udar Prezidente Repúblika, ha’u sei buka ajuda governu atu define polítikas no aprova programas sira ne’ebé envolve sosiedade tomak atu respeita direitus inan sira nian no labarik sira nian. Estadu tenke garante direitu labarik sira nian atu hetan ai-han ekilibradu to’o tinan lima, no sosiedade tomak tenke ajuda atu ita-nia labarik sira bele boot ho saúde di’ak. Ho interese nasaun nian no povu ninia futuru mak ha’u sei ezije ida ne’e. Ha’u sei fó mós atensaun espesiál ba doensas endémikas no infekto-kontajiózas. Ha’u sei ezije hosi órgauns kompetentes Estadu nian no mós hosi sosiedade tomak atu fó liman ba malu atu halo kombate no prevensaun hasoru tuberkuloze, malária, dengue no liuliu, HIV/SIDA. Hanesan ha’u temi ona, Timor-Leste bele no tenke sai ezemplu kona-ba kumprimentu Objetivus Dezenvolvimentu Miléniu nian (ODM/MDG). Nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu, ha’u sei akompaña maka’as programas Governu nian no ha’u sei halo intervensaun, bainhira presiza, iha nivel internu ka internasionál, atu haforsa medidas ne’ebé Governu foti atu hetan Objetivus Dezenvolvimentu Miléniu nian. Ha’u sei fó mós atensaun ba Juventude no Igualdade Jéneru. Nu’udar Xefe-de-Estadu, ha’u sei fó ha’u nia atensaun tomak ba kestaun Juventude no igualdade entre feto no mane sira. Ha’u sei hala’o diálogu beibeik ho sosiedade sivíl no tradisionál no komunitária, ho Juventude no organizasaun feto sira nian, ho konfisaun relijioza ne’ebé de’it no organizasaun defeza direitus umanus nian atu buka hetan solusaun justu no ekilibrada ba problemas sira ne’ebé afeta ita-nia sosiedade. Ita-nia sosiedade tomak tenke fó atensaun ba kestaun violénsia doméstika no abuzu sexuál, liuliu abuzu sexuál labarik sira nian no pedofilia. Nu’udar Prezidente Repúblika ha’u sei tau interese maka’as ba kestaun sira ne’e no sei halo beibeik diálogu ho sosiedade tomak no instituisoens públikas no privadas, relijiozas no tradisionais, ha’u sei buka mobiliza hotu-hotu atu luta hamutuk atu hamoos tiha buat at sira ne’e iha ita-nia país no iha mundu tomak. Nu’udar Prezidente Repúblika, ha’u sei sai faktór estabilidade polítika nian, pás no dezenvolvimentu nian. Ha’u sei halo buat hotu-hotu atu ajuda Governu hala’o dezenvolvimentu sustentável, atu halakon kiak, atu halakon diferensa entre sidade no área rurál sira, atu hamenus diferensa, atu harii oportunidade hanesan ba ema hotu-hotu no atu inklui ema barak liu iha vida sosiál no ekonómika, atu hasa’e kapasidades no, atu haforsa instituisoens atu sira bele funsiona ho normalidade no hakru’uk ba Konstituisaun no Leis ne’ebé vigora iha Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste.
10. Timor Leste foin hahú Deve husi kreditor Internasionál balun. saida mak Ita-Boot hanoin kona ba asuntu ne’e?	Deve la’ós problema, maibé problema boot husi deve mak jestaun. Kondisaun deve liu-liu nia funan mak importante liu. Funan ne’e fluktuativu ka fixu? Buat seluk mak oinsá atu selu fali, tanba problematiku atu uza osan mina-rai ba selu tusan. Deve tenke uza ba kapitál dezenvolvimentu. Bainhira ita halo deve importante liu mak setór seluk hanesan agrikultura, peskas, turizmu no seluk tan tenke produtivu ona.	Ba ha’u estadu RDTL la presiza atu halo empréstimu no husik tusan ba futuru jerasaun. Iha halo lae jestaun di’ak ba ita nia osan rasik tanba ida nee to’o atu ita bele hala’o dezenvolvimentu equilibradu no sustentável, hanesan ha’u tatoli ona iha ha’u nia kompromisu eleitorál. Governu ida ne’ebé iha de’it mandatu fulan tolu loloos la devia husik tusan nune’e ba governu foun. Lolos husik ba governu foun atu implementa ninia programa dezenvolvimentu no governasaun. Biar nune’e, ha’u hakarak fó obrigadu bot ba rain sira ne’ebé pronto nafatin atu fó tulun finanseiru ba ita atu hala’o ita nia dezenvolvimentu.
11. Karik povo hili kandidatu seluk atu sai Prezidente Repúblika, saida mak Ita-Boot sei halo iha futuru?	Klaru ha’u sei simu rezultadu eleisaun, ha’u sei sai sidadaun ida ne’ebé di’ak, sei servisu ba organizasaun seluk atu kontribui ba estadu. Sidadaun ne’ebé forte signifika tenke konsidera nia futuru. Ha’u sei la halo golpe, bainhira ha’u sei komandante forsa armada de’it ha’u la halo golpe, sá tan ha’u agora nudár ema sivíl ida. Senhor Mari Alkatiri mós hatene katak durante krize 2006, nudár ema institusionalista ha’u halo defeza ba integridade estadu inklui mós Governu. Ezemplu maka ha’u haruka ha’u nia eskoltu sira atu fó protesaun ba Primeiru Ministru iha altura ne’ebá.	Ha’u sei continua servi ha’u nia povo no ha’u nia estadu hanesan ha’u servi tiha ona iha ha'u nia moris tomak. Ha’u sei uza ha’u nia kapasidades tomak, inklui kapasidade foun ne’ebé ha’u sei hetan nudár jurista atu hametin estadu de direitu demokrátiku iha ita nia rain. Ha’u sei sempre defende povo nee nia dignidade, nia soberania no nia independénsia.