Subject: Public Prosecution to summon Lere and Falur for inquiry
Public Prosecution to summon Lere and Falur for inquiry
Televizaun Timor-Leste 24 September 2008 - Prosecutor General Longuinhos
Monteiro said Wednesday (24/9) that the office of Public Prosecution had
summoned Colonel Lere Anan Timor and Lieutenant Colonel Falur Rate Laek
to face inquiry in relation to the 2006 crises.
Monteiro said that the two F-FDTL officers were summoned to simply give
their testimonies but not as suspects. Lere and Falur are scheduled to
give their statement to the public prosecution on 29 September and 1
October 2008.
Meanwhile, Monteiro also advised that in the near future, two F-FDTL and
an UNPOL officer would be called to give their statements in relation to
11 February, as he was also on board PM Xanana Gusmao's convoy.
Longuinhos explained that after the hearing, the office of Prosecutor
General would issue indictments which is likely to be happen in December
2008 or January 2009.
Thus far, the office of Prosecutor General had identified 23 suspects;
all of them were followers of the former rebel leader Alfredo Reinado
Alves.
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