Ramos-Horta acusa forças australianas

Herald Tribune Ásia-Pacific
East Timor prime minister says Australian troops didn't do enough to prevent prison break
The Associated Press
Published: August 31, 2006
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"I am personally just puzzled why in spite of our repeated requests for static forces to be outside the prison this was not done," Ramos Horta told Australia Broadcasting Corp. radio. "I presume the Australian forces, the U.N., as experts in security, they thought it was not necessary."

"Had there been strong security outside this could have been prevented," Ramos Horta said.

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Ramos Horta also said it appeared the escaped inmates had accomplices inside the prison.

"Obviously there was a failure of the internal security but the internal security is not armed and obviously there has to be some complicity inside," he said.

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New Zealand Herald.
East Timor PM blames Australia over jailbreak
1.00pm Friday September 1, 2006

"I am personally just puzzled why in spite of our repeated requests for static forces to be outside the prison this was not done," Ramos-Horta told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

"Had there been strong security outside, this could have been prevented," he said.

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The Australian
Ramos Horta blames Australia for escape
September 01, 2006

IN a strongly worded response, East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta has laid some of the blame for a mass escape from Dili's prison on Australian forces.
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"I am personally just puzzled why in spite of our repeated requests for static forces to be outside the prison this was not done," Mr Ramos Horta told ABC Radio.

"I presume the Australian forces ... as experts in security, they thought it was not necessary, although we had asked repeatedly."
"Had there been strong security outside this could have been prevented," Mr Ramos Horta said.

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