East Timor Legal News 20 February 2009

Prosecutor General Monteiro is candidate for commander of the National Police Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 20 February 2009 - Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres said there was a possibility for current Prosecutor General, Longinhos Monteiro to place the post of the Timorese National Police (PNTL) commander.

Prime Minister Gusmao nominates Monteiro to be police commander Timor Post 20 February 2009 - Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, who is also miniser for defence and security, has made a decision to nominae Prosecutor General, Longuinhos Monteiro, to become a definitive police commander.

UNMIT presents process of handing over responsibility to PNTL: Guterres Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 20 February 2009 - Deputy Prime Minister, Jose Luis Guterres, said Deputy of the UN Secretary General's Representative in Timor-Leste, Finn Rieske Nielsen had presented a process of handing over responsibility to the Timorese National Police (PNTL) throughout the country.

UN Police will hand over power to the PNTL Suara Timor Lorosae 20 February 2009 - Through a trilateral meeting, the United Nations has made decision to handover executive power from the UN Police to the Timorese National Police.

Timor-Leste calls for UN to extend its mission Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 20 February 2009 - Timor-Leste has called for the United Nations Security Council to prolong the mission of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste until 2012.

Sexual assault attempt suspects under house arrest Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 20 February 2009 - Kovalima District Court has made a decision that the two men who are suspected of being engaged in the recent attempted sexual assault of two under-age girls in Manufahi district be held under house arrest.