FRENTE REVOLUCIONÁRIA DO TIMOR-LESTE INDEPENDENTE
FRETILIN
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF FRETILIN
TO
PARTY MEMBERS AND THE PEOPLE
Today, the 12th of June, I, Lu Olo, President of FRETILIN, through this message convey to all FRETILIN members and sympathisers spread across the 13 districts of Timor-Leste, that:
Timor-Leste is going through an enormous crisis. Therefore, the FRETILIN Party as the largest political organisation in Timor-Leste with the support of individual members must contemplate carefully,
a) why did this crisis occur?
b) how did it occur?
c) and how can all of us together free ourselves from this affliction so that we can unite once again to establish and develop peace and stability – the only condition which can guarantee reduction of poverty and ignorance in order to carry out development in Timor-Leste.
With respect to the current situation, FRETILIN maintains that:
1) From the south to the north, from the west to the east, we are all East Timorese.
2) The Maubere People were the only people responsible for carrying out the different tasks in the clandestine front, the armed front and the diplomatic front so that we were able to restore our independence on the 20 th of May 2002. When we fought for our national independence and restored our State – the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, we all showed to the whole world our determination, our national unity and our identity as one People.
3) As the biggest political force in Timor-Leste, FRETILIN is conscious of its responsibility and duty to maintain and promote democracy in Timor-Leste in harmony with the Constitution of the RDTL. In the second Congress, FRETILIN taught its members to look at different ways of electing delegates and party leaders in line with the law of the political parties and FRETILIN's statutes. The Congress strengthened FRETILIN's institutional life and is of the highest value as it complied with important democratic processes and contributed to the strengthening of democracy in our country. The decisions made at the second congress are valid for five years.
During the Congress, 97% of the delegates reinstated comrade Lu-Olo as President and comrade Mari Alkatiri as Secretary General. The Congress also elected members of FRETILIN's Central Committee who will oversee the party's tasks for the next five years. Last Sunday, the 4 th of June 2006, the CCF established the National Political Commission, an organ with the powers to make decisions and carry out the Central Committee's directives.
According to the law of political parties, FRETILIN has the right to elect its own leaders. As such, every East Timorese, individuals or members of other political parties must accept FRETILIN's decisions.
In order to find a solution to this crisis, FRETILIN is appealing:
First of all to its members:
- To continue to support the FRETILIN leadership – the President, Comrade Lu Olo and the Secretary General, Comrade Mari Alkatiri;
- To create and strengthen FRETILIN's structures to carry out vigilance within their neighbourhoods;
- To avoid falling into manipulations committed by others with the objective of deposing our Constitutional Government through petitions, demonstrations or other manoeuvres contrary to the RDTL Constitution.
To the People:
First of all, FRETILIN conveys its highest salutation because even if we live in distress, the vast majority of the Maubere People know better to live in peace and to continue to work promoting development in our country. They continue to be alert and tolerant.
- FRETILIN appeals to the People not to fall for rumours being spread by irresponsible individuals in order to create confusion and instil fear within the people.
We also want to guarantee every East Timorese that FRETILIN, a legally established political party, has never distributed firearms to its members or sympathisers in order to intimidate people or to kill anyone. FRETILIN is confident it will win the upcoming general elections therefore it does not need to distribute firearms to win power. FRETILIN does not have any firearms and does not need firearms to conduct politics.
FRETILIN has its own history when it resisted against Indonesia's occupying forces so that we can become independent. During the resistance, FRETILIN took it upon itself to separate FALINTIL from FRETILIN. As a result, today FALINTIL is a people's Armed Forces of Timor-Leste. Thus, FRETILIN would never harbour any intention whatsoever to use violence to intimidate the people.
FRETILIN appeals to everyone in possession of firearms to hand them over to the authorities in accordance with instructions from the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister.
When everyone has surrendered their firearms, the people will feel secure and return to their homes and live in peace.
To the other political parties:
- FRETILIN appeals to their leaders and their members to respect the constitutional legality which comes from the RDTL Constitution so that we can develop democracy and peace in our country.
- FRETILIN also appeals to the other political parties to carry out their responsibilities with peace so that we can all contribute to the democratic general elections which will be held in our country in 2007.
TETUM
FRENTE REVOLUCIONÁRIA DO TIMOR-LESTE INDEPENDENTE
FRETILIN
MENSAJEN PRESIDENTE FRETILIN NIAN
BA'A
MILITANTES PARTIDU NO POVO TOMAK
Ohin, loron 12 fulan Junu, liu husi lia menon ida ne'e, hau, Lu-Olo, hanesan Prezidente FRETILIN nian, hato'o ba'a militantes no simpatizantes partido FRETILIN nian namokari iha distritus 13 iha rai Timor- Leste tomak, katak:
Timor –Leste liu dadaun husi situasaun krize bo'ot tebe'tebes. Tamba ida ne'e, partidu FRETILIN hanesan organizasaun politika bo'ot liu iha Timor-Leste ho apoiu husi militante ida-idak, tenki hanoin ho ulun malirin
a) tamba sá krize ne'e akontese,
b) oinsá akontese
c) no halu nusá ita hotu, hamutuk, bele kore ita nia a'an husi susar ida ne'e, hodi ita bele hela hamutuk fila fali atu hakiak no haburas dame no estabilidade - kondisaun ne'ebé fo garantia ba'a hamenus kiak no beik atu halao dezenvolvimentu iha Timor-Leste.
Kona ba' a situasaun ohin loron nian, FRETILIN hametin nafatin katak:
1) Husi tasi feto to'o tasi mane, husi loromonu to lorosae, ita hotu mesak Timor oan deit,
2) Povu Maubere tomak maka halao knaar oi'oin iha frente klandestina, frente armada no frente diplomátika hodi ita bele restaura ka hari hikas fali ita nia independênsia iha 20 de Maiu 2002. Bainhira ita halao luta ba'a independénsia nasional no bainhira ita hari hikas fali ita nia estadu – REPÚBLIKA DEMOKRÁTIKA TIMOR-LESTE, ita hatudu ba'a mundu tomak ita nia kbi'it, ita nia unidade nasional no ita nia identidade hanesan povu.
3) FRETILIN hanesan forsa politica ida ke bo'ot iha rai Timor-Leste hatene nia responsabilidade no dever ba'a hakiak no haburas demokrasia iha Timor-Leste tuir Konstitusaun RDTL nian. Ho Kongresu ba'a dala rua, FRETILIN eduka militantes atu hare'e dalan oi-oin ba'a hili delegadus no oinsá hili lideres partidu nian tuir regulamentus ne'ebé hasai husi lei partidu politikus nian no estatutus partidu FRETILIN nian.
Nune'e, Kongresu ne'e hametin vida institusional partidu FRETILIN nian no iha valor a'as tamba tuir prosesu demokratiku ida ké importante tebe-tebes tamba kontribui ba'a hametin demokrasia iha ita nia rai laran. Desizaun ne'ebé hola iha Kongresu ne'e sei vale ba'a tinan lima nia laran. Iha Kongresu, 97% delegadus mak hili hikas fali kamarada Lu-Olo nudar Presidente no kamarada Mari Alkatiri nudar Sekretáriu Jeral. Kongresu hili mo'os Komite Central FRETILIN hodi tau matan ba'a partido nia knaar iha tinan lima nia laran. Domingu kotuk, loron 4/6/06, CCF harii Komisaun Politika Nasional hanesan órgaun ne'ebé sei hola desizaun no mo'os implementa orientasoes Comité Central FRETILIN nian.
Tuir lei partidus politikus nian, FRETILIN iha kbiit ba'a hili rasik ninia lideres. Nune'e timor oan hotu hotu, hamriik mesak ka halo parte partidus polítikus sira seluk tenki simu desizaun FRETILIN nian.
Atu hadia situasaun krise ida ne'e , FRETILIN husu:
Primeiru ba'a militantes sira:
- Fo'o apoio nafatin ba'a lideransa FRETILIN - Camaradas Presidente Lu- Olo no Secretario- Geral Mari Alkatiri;
- Hamoris no hametin estruturas FRETILIN nian ba halao vijilánsia iha ida-idak nia fatin moris;
- Husu militantes sira labele monu ba'a manipulasaun ne'ebé ema seluk halo atu hatun ita nia governu konstitusional liu husi petisaun, manifestasaun ka manobra oi-oin ne'ebé la tuir Konstituisaun RDTL nian;
Ba' povu tomak:
Uluk liu, FRETILIN hato'o saudasaun bo'ot tebe-tebes tamba, biar ita moris iha susar laran, maioria povu Maubere hatene moris hakmatek no servisu nafatin ba'a haburas dezenvolvimentu iha ita nia rain maibe néon nain no toleransia nafatin;
- FRETILIN husu labele fiar boatus ka rumorus ne'ebé ema a'at sira hamosu hodi halo konfusaun no halo tauk povu;
Ami hakarak hato'o mo'os ba'a Timor oan hotu katak FRETILIN , hanesan partidu polítiku ne'ebé legal, la fahe kilat ba'a ninia militantes no simpatizantes sira hodi halo tauk ka atu oho fali ema ruma. FRETILIN hatene tia ona katak sei manan nafatin iha eleisaun geral oin mai. Tmaba ne'e la presiza kilat hodi manan poder. FRETILIN la iha kilat e la precisa kilat hodi halao politica;
FRETILIN iha ninia esperiénsia rasik bainhira halao resisténsia hasoru tropas okupasaun Indonésia nian atu ita bele ukun rasik a'an. Iha resisténsia ne'e, FRETILIN rasik mak hola desizaun hodi haketak FALINTIL hosi FRETILIN. Tamba ne'e FALINTIL, ohin loron, sai hanesan Forsas Armadas Povu Timor-Leste nian. Tamba ne'e, FRETILIN nunka iha intensaun atu kaer fali kroat ba'a hatauk povu.
FRETILIN husu ba'a ema hotu hotu ne'ebé iha kilat atu entrega ba'a autoridades kompetentes tuir orientasaun mai husi Presidente Repúblika no Primeiru-Ministru.
Bainhira ema hotu entrega ona siran ia kilat, povu bele fila fali ho seguransa ba'a sira nia uma no moris ho paz .
Ba'a partidu polítikus sira seluk:
- FRETILIN husu ba'a lideres sira no membrus partidus politikus nian atu respeita legalidade konstitusional ne'ebé harii ho lei inan – Konstituisaun RDTL nian para nune'e ita bele haburas demokrasia ho dame iha ita nia rain.
- FRETILIN mo'os husu partidus politikus sira atu halao sira nia knaar ho dame atu hotu hotu bele kontribui ba'a eleisaun jeral demokratika ne'ebé sei halao iha ita nia rain iha 2007.
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