also East Timor Legal News 12 March 2009

East Timor Legal News 13 March 2009

Council of Judiciary and UNDP to recruit more judges Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 13 March 2009 - The Timorese Superior Council of Judicial Magistrates and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) plan to recruit four judges to help support the Court of Appeal.

Horta and Carrascalao discuss methods of combating corruption Timor Post 13 March 2009 - President Jose Ramos Horta and Deputy Prime Minister II Mario Viegas Carrascalao have held a meeting to discuss ways of combating corruption and promoting good governance in the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP).

A Timorese detained over murder Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 13 March 2009 - The Japanese Police have detained a Timorese man suspected of being involved in murdering his fellow student from Myanmar.

National Police Investigation and UN police arrest a man in Laga Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 13 March 2009 - The National Police Investigation and the UN police officers have arrested a man in Tekinaumata village of Laga, as he was suspected of being engaged in murdering Urbano Pidade on January 1.

Parliament to recruit legal graduates Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 13 March 2009 - The National Parliament has made a plan to recruit Timorese legal graduates to become legal advisers in the Parliament and this was aimed at reducing the number of international advisers.

UNMIT investigation chief meets with village chiefs Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 13 March 2009 - Chief of the UNMIT's Serious Crime Investigation Unit, Marek Michon has held a meeting with village chiefs in the Capital Dili presenting a film on atrocities committed in 1999 by Indonesian armed forces and its militiamen.

UNDP will fund prison construction in Manatuto Timor Post 13 March 2009 - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Timor-Leste was ready to provide funds worth US $ 1 million for a new prison-building construction in Manatuto District shortly. -----

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East Timor Legal News 12 March 2009

GNR damages UN's image Timor Post 12 March 2009 - Judicial System Monitoring Program known as JSMP has urged the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) to take a necessary action to a GNR police officer who was suspected of being involved in beating up a Timorese police officer.

GNR should not beat people: MP Timor Post 12 March 2009 - Fretilin MP Inacio Moreira has strongly criticized recent violent action committed by the UN-GNR police officer to a Timorese police officer.

Deploying F-FDTL to boost UPF Suara Timor Lorosae 12 March 2009 - President of the Parliamentary Committee B, Duarte Nunes, said the deployment of the country's defence force in the border was positive as the defence force soldier would help support the Border Police Unit.

Monteiro and Horta discus on swearing-in preparation Suara Timor Lorosae 12 March 2009 - Prosecutor General Longuinhos Monteiro and President Ramos Horta have discussed the preparations for the swearing-in ceremony for new police commander that will be held on the upcoming March 27.