Gusmao's wife tells of gunmen horror
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Kirsty Sword Gusmao, the wife of East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, has told how their home was surrounded by armed men just minutes before her husband was attacked by armed rebels.
East Timor has been plunged into crisis after assassination attempts yesterday on Mr Gusmao and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta, who remains in an induced coma in the Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) after he was shot up to three times.
Mr Ramos-Horta was injured during a gunfight at his home early yesterday morning. Between 30 minutes and an hour later, Mr Gusmao's motorcade was attacked by rebels as he reportedly raced to the president's home.
Mr Gusmao's Australian-born wife told ABC TV that during the time between when Dr Ramos-Horta was shot and her husband's convoy was ambushed, armed men surrounded their home.
"The house was surrounded by armed men," she said.
"There was a great sort of panic and confusion.
"I got the children dressed as quickly as I could and had them lie under the bed, all the while unsure of actually how many we were talking about.
"We only had a very small security contingent actually with us at the time."
Mrs Gusmao Sword said that as she tried to call her husband to tell him the family was in trouble, his convoy was being attacked.
"I attempted to call Xanana at that point and got through to his driver but it was right at the time his vehicle was being ambushed so I was hardly able to get the message through that we were in peril," she said.
Neither Mr Gusmao nor his family were hurt during the events of the morning.
James Dunn, a former Australian consul in East Timor, told ABC TV he was sceptical about the coup theory.
"Clearly, there is more to this than meets the eye and we need to know a lot more about it," he said.
"As a coup, it was a very unlikely coup, totally botched and certainly one not in keeping with somebody who served as a major" referring to rebel leader Alfredo Reinado, who was killed during the gunfight at Dr Ramos-Horta's home.
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My Dear, acha que alguém vai acreditar que esteve sob perigo?! Ou o senhor Salsinha foi aí acima despedir-se depois do "trabalhinho"feito?
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Komentar : Kawan sejati Alfredo, engkau telah meninggalkan dunia ini dg jiwa dan ragamu gara2 kecuranan dan tidak keadilan yg engkau telah mengetahui di dlm institusi FDTL maupun di dlm puncak kepimpinan negara RDTL pd saat2 terakhir ini. Semua orang yg bertidak menungkai engkau telah melongtorkan kata2 yg sangat tidak bermoril sama sekali dg apa yg kamu telah berjuangan demi kejujuran dan keadilan. Namun di dl kelompokmu yg kamu telah menpimpinai ada yg telah penghinat engkau seperti kelompoknya si tuleh major Tara. Tara dan kelompoknya adalah kaki tangannya sih para lider psykopatha seperti Xanana dan Horta Csnya. Oleh karena itu pd saat2 terakhir ini engkau telah menjadi "kambing hitam" utk mengadu domba bagi kepentingan mereka di Tanah Air Rakyat miskin dan kecil dari seluruh Timor Timur. Dan kemudian pd titik terakhirnya yg akan selalu menulis di sejarah berdarah yg telah ber-registrasi pd hari ini di Tanah Air yg memillik engkau dan sekawan2nya, tetapi bukan dari orang2 yg saleh itu seperti Xanana, Horta dan Cs. Engkau telah tiada tetapi jiwamu akan menginsaf semua pahlawan2 yg pengikutmu dan mereka akan tetap berani utk menperjuangan s/d kejujuran dan keadilan akan berkibar benderanya di bumi Timor Loro Sae. Ukt hal itu kami mengimbau sekawan perjuangan Salsinha Gastao, agar tidak bisa menyerahkan diri kpd siapa2pun di bumi Timor Loro Sae dan tetap berkok dg se-spirit sephalawan utk perjuangkan s/d merebut kembali haknya Rakyat kecil dan miskin yg telah di tindas oleh kelompok2 yg menjadi kaki tangan penjajahanya asing yg sedang dg aparat militernya tetap berkuasa di seluruh bumi Timor Loro Sae. Kematian engkau adalah pahlawan demi kejujuran dan keadilan, oleh karena itu isu2 lainnya yg telah menyatakan bahwa engkau adalah pasukan pembrontakan dan itu anhya demi kepentingan dikau sendiri, itu sama sekali tidak ada pernah tertulis di buku bagi kita orang2 sejati yg telah dan sedangkan perjuangan demi kepengtinan rakyat kecil dan miskin di seluruh dunia dan khususnya bagi Indonesia dan Timor Loro sae.
Ai semua pemuda dan pemudi dari seluruh Timor Loro Sae, bangkitlah dan marilah kita bersama sama berteguh di dlm prinsip2 kita yg jujur dan adil utk tetap mewarisan kultura dan tradisi dari nenek moyang kita sampai kita sendiri yg menentukan nasibnya sendiri dari pd kita akan tetap tunduk kpd sih tulen2 kaki tanganya penjajahan itu.
Rakyat Timor Loro sae yg mencintai sang kawan sejati Alfredo dan Cs, kematian Alfredo akan menjadi sebuah inspirasi bagi kalian dan kalian akan semua banga berdiri dan bahu menbahu memakai senjata kalian dan sambil melawan sih kolonialisme dan neo-kolonialisme dan keparat2nya di Tanah Air Timor Loro Sae supaya kita berbumi bisa menyentukan nasibnya kita sendiri di bumi kita.
Utk kata terakhir bagi digkau, kawan sejati Alfredo, engkau di hadapan mata TME, engkau akan di terima di dlm kerajaan Allah yg kita semua umat manusia menembahaannya.
Goodbye my friend, your blood with your death will be honor by your people and your fellows till we should get our total and complete freedom in our Homeland. We do swear our compromise than we will never to surrender to the puppets leadership of the DRET as they are most monsters immoral and butcheries in the East Timor society.
So long Alfredo your soul will be happy to be glorified in the Kingdom of our Almighty Lord and God, Holy Trinity.
Dari kawan sejati, Dr. Kolimau 2000.
Tradução:
Mulher de Gusmão conta sobre horrores dos pistoleiros
Fevereiro 12, 2008 - 9:32PM
Kirsty Sword Gusmão, mulher do Primeiro-Ministro Xanana Gusmão, contou como a sua casa foi cercada por homens armadas minutos antes do seu marido ser atacado por amotinados armados.
Timor-Leste tem estado mergulhado na crise depois das tentativas de assassínio ontem contra o Sr Gusmão e o Presidente José Ramos-Horta, que se mantém em coma induzido no Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) depois de ter sido baleado três vezes.
O Sr Ramos-Horta ficou ferido durante um tiroteio na sua casa ontem de manhã cedo. Entre 30 minutos e uma hora depois, a caravana do Sr Gusmão foi atacada por amotinados quando ele se corria para a casa do presidente.
A mulher Australiana do Sr Gusmão disse à ABC TV que no período entre o Dr Ramos-Horta ser baleado e a caravana do marido emboscada, homens armadas rodearam a sua casa.
"A casa estava cercada por homens armados," disse ela.
"Houve uma espécie de grande pânico e confusão.
"Vesti as crianças tão depressa quanto pude e deitei-as debaixo da cama, ao mesmo tempo que não sabia de quantos estamos a falar.
"Actualmente temos um contingente de segurança muito pequeno, na verdade."
A Srs Gusmão Sword disse que quando tentou ligar ao marido para lhe dizer que a família estava com problemas, a sua caravana estava a ser atacada.
"Tentei ligar ao Xanana e numa altura consegui ligar ao condutos mas foi exactamente na altura em que o veículo estava a ser emboscado por isso mal consegui deixar a mensagem que estávamos em perigo," disse ela.
Nem o Sr Gusmão nem a sua família foram feridos durante os eventos da manhã.
James Dunn, um antigo consul Australiano em Timor-Leste, disse à ABC TV que estava céptico com a teoria do golpe.
"Claramente há mais do que o olho vê e precisamos de saber muito mais acerca disto," disse.
"Como golpe, foi um golpe muito improvável, totalmente mal pensado e com certeza um que não condiz com alguém que foi major" referindo-se ao líder amotinado Alfredo Reinado, que foi morto durante o tiroteio em cada do Dr Ramos-Horta.
NOTA DE RODAPÉ:
My Dear, acha que alguém vai acreditar que esteve sob perigo?! Ou o senhor Salsinha foi aí acima despedir-se depois do "trabalhinho"feito?
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