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Dili, 5/12/2012—In celebration leading up to the International Anti-Corruption Day this Sunday, 9 December 2012, CAC holds a series of commemorative events simultaneously yesterday in three districts, Lospalos, Oecussi and Aileu. The commemoration festivities feature a short workshop on people’s involvement in the fight against corruption, a fifteen-minute presentation on documentary film about the use of public vehicles and art and cultural performances.

The theme for this year’s international day against corruption is “Valoriza Povu Nia Luta, Hodi Liberta Timor-Leste Husi Korrupsaun”/ “Honouring the People’s Struggle for Independence by Freeing Timor-Leste from Corruption.”

Speaking to the crowd of more than 300 people in Aileu district, CAC Commissioner Adérito de Jesus Soares says the act of corruption in Timor-Leste is not an abstract phenomenon but it affects the people’s daily life and it destroys the country’s development plan— people should work together to fight against corruption, people should say NO to corruption through their good attitude and behavior.

The celebration in Lospalos district was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner for Prevention Manuel Bucar Continho Corte-Real and in Oecussi district was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner for Education and Campaign Jose de Jesus das Neves. Among government officials from the national level who were invited to districts were Civil Service Commissioner Liborio Pereira to Aileu and State Inspector General Francisco de Carvalho to Lospalos.

The simultaneous celebrations in these three districts were reported to have been well-attended not only by district officials but also representatives from the Church, schools, and community leaders. It was reported that more than 1000 people turned out in these three districts in commemorating the anti-graft day.

The celebration in the capital of Dili is planned for 9 December 2012. It’s expected to take place at the open-air at the Largo Lecidere, Dili from 2:30PM.

In Dili, a number of events have been organized prior to the anti-corruption day. These included interactive debates involved representatives from the government and civil society organization, appeals from President of the Republic, Prime Minister, Bishop of Baucau and also as President of the Episcopal Conference of Timor-Leste and CAC Commissioner; quiz contest between secondary school students; public speaking contest between university students; and clipping contest on corruption and anti-corruption issues between junior high school students. The winners of student contests will be awarded during the celebration this Sunday. It is expected that the celebration in Dili will draw more public’s interest to participate.

Dili, 5/12/2012— Molok tama ba loron Internasional Kontra-Korrupsaun nebé monu iha loron 9 fulan Dezembru 2012, Komisaun Anti-Korrupsaun organiza eventus komemorativu simultaniamente iha distritu tolu, Lospalos, Oecusi no Aileu. Festa komemorasaun loron kontra-korrupsaun ne’e hatudu ho hala’o seminar loron sorin kona-ba sosiedade nia involvimentu iha luta hasoru korrupsaun , aprezentasaun filme dokumentariu kona-ba utilizasaun transporte públiku no aprezentasaun arte no kultura.

Tema nebe CAC hili hodi komemora loron internasional kontra korrupsaun tinan ida ne’e mak: “Valoriza Povu Nia Luta, Hodi Liberta Timor-Leste Husi Korrupsaun”.

Wainhira koalia ba partisipantes atus tolu resin nebé partisipa iha seremonia komemorasaun loron anti-korrupsaun ne’e, Komisáriu CAC Adérito de Jesus Soares hatete katak korrupsaun iha Timor-Leste la’os hahalok abstráku ida maibe hahalok konkreta, ne’e afeta povu nia moris loron-loron no estraga planu dezenvolvimentu nasional. Povu tomak tenki servisu hamutuk luta hasoru korrupsaun, povu tenki dehan LAE ba korrupsaun liu husi sira nia hahalok no atitude diak.

Selebrasaun iha distritu Lospalos hetan akompanyamentu husi Komisáriu Adjuntu ba Asuntu Prevensaun Manuel Bucar Cotinho Corte-Real no iha distritu Oecussi husi Komisáriu Adjuntu ba Asuntu Edukasaun Kampanya no Peskiza José de Jesus das Neves. Ofisias governu nian seluk husi nivel nasional nebé CAC konvida ba selebrasaun iha distritu mak Komisáriu Funsaun Públika Liborio Pereira ba Aileu no Inspeitor Jeral Estadu Francisco de Carvalho ba Lospalos.

Eventus simultánia iha distritu tolu ne’e hetan atendementu no apresiasaun diak tebes husi populsaun, ofisiais distrital inklui reprezentantes husi Igreija, eskola no lideres komunitária  sira. Tuir informasaun katak ema kuaze rihun ida resin mak partisipa iha komemorasaun simultania Loron Internasional Kontra-Korrupsaun ne’e.

Iha kapital Dili, selebrasaun ba loron internasional ne’e  ne’e tuir planu sei halo iha loron 9 fulan Dezembru 2012 iha Largo Licidere, Dili hahu husu tuku 2:30PM.

Iha Dili, antes ne’e, Komisaun Organizadora sira organiza eventus lubuk ida hodi komemora loron internasional ne’e. Eventus komemorativu sira ne’e inklui debates interaktivu nebé involve reprezentantes husi governu no sosiedade sivil, apelu husi Prezidente Repúblika, Primeiru Ministru, Bispo Dioseze Baucau, nune’e mos nudar Prezidente Konferensia Episkopal Timor-Leste nian no Komisáriu CAC, kompetisaun sertame ka kadi-kakutak husi estudantes sekundária sira, diskursu públika entre studantes universitária no jornal parede kona-ba asuntus korrupsaun no anti-korrupsaun entre estudantes pre-sekundária sira. Ba sira neb’e mak manan, sei simu prezente iha festa selebrasaun iha loron Domingu ne’e. Hein katak selebrasaun iha Dili sei hetan partisipasaun bo’ot husi públiku sira.

Dili, 15/11/2012—More than 70 participants representing the four Organs of State (Office of President, National Parliament, Executive Government and Judiciary) and Civil Society Organizations, including Media, participate today in a roundtable discussion on the importance to establish an effective control mechanism on asset declaration in Timor-Leste. Most participants in today’s discussion, especially from the lines ministers, were the ones whom participated in the first roundtable discussion that was held by the Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) and the Office of Inspector General in June 2012.

The roundtable discussion that was held in the new premises of the CNE in Caicoli Dili, was jointly organized by CAC and the National Parliament Committee A on Constitutional Rights, Justice, Public Administration, and Anti-Corruption. It aims to gather critical views and insights from various representatives as to enrich a background notes on asset declaration prior to the establishment of any legal mechanism pertaining to the issue.

The discussion was opened by President of the National Parliament Vicente Guterres and a representative from the Office of President of the Republic read out President Taur Matan Ruak’s supportive message for the gathering.

The discussion presented seven keynote speakers, namely Claudio Ximenes, President of the Court of Appeal; Carmelita Caetano Moniz, President of Committee A of the National Parliament; Antoninho Bianco, Chief Party Bench of the Opposition Party Fretilin; Agio Pereira, State Minister and President of the Council of Ministers, José António de Jesus das Neves, CAC Deputy Commissioner, Vicente Fernandes Brito, Prosecutor of Dili District, and Sergio Hornai, President of Public Defender Office.

Several key points highlighted during the roundtable discussion include the importance to establish a law on asset declaration, a creation of an effective control mechanism for verification of assets upon declaration by state officials and that system should be implementable according to Timor-Leste’s context and the establishment of a national strategy for preventing and combating corruption.

The discussion was held in a positive and constructive atmosphere. It demonstrates good will and commitment of both state and non-state actors’ to participate in such discussion meeting. As a follow up action upon this meeting, a working group will be set up and the members will be consisted of representatives from the four Organs of State, CAC, and Civil Society Organizations. This working group will be responsible for the preparing materials for background information prior to the establishment of asset declaration related mechanism and legal framework.

CAC will work closely with the Secretariat of Committee A of the National Parliament to prepare an executive summary of today’s meeting and the result will be shared with everyone in the meeting today.

Dili, 15/11/2012—Ohin, partisipantes hamutuk 70 resin reprezenta Orgaun Estadu hat (Prezidente Repúblika, Parlamentu Nasional, Governu no Judisiaria) no Organizasoens Sosiedade Sivil, inkluindu Media, partisipa iha diskusaun meza redonda kona-ba importansia atu estabelese mekanismu kontrolu ida nebé efikaz relasiona ho deklarasaun rikusoin. Partisipante sira ne’e, barak liu mak partisipa tiha ona iha diskusaun meza redonda dahuluk nebé CAC organiza hamutuk ho Gabinete Inspeitor Jeral iha fulan Juñu tinan 2012.

Diskusaun meza redonda nebé hala’o iha edifisiu foun CNE nian iha Caicoli Dili, organiza hamutuk entre CAC no Parlamentu Nasional Komisaun A. Diskusaun ne’e nia objektivu mak atu halibur hamutuk hanoin no pontu-de-vista krítiku husi reprezentantes oi-oin atu hariku liu tan konseitu kona-ba deklarasaun rikusoin molok kria mekanismu legal ruma nebé pertensia ba asuntu ne’e.

Diskusaun ohin ne’e loke husi Presidente Parlamentu Nasional Vicente Guterres. Reprezentante ida husi Gabinete Prezidente Republika mak le’e Prezidente Taur Matan Ruak nia diskursu suportivu ba sorumutu ne’e.

Panelistas iha diskusaun ida ohin hamutuk na’in hitu: Prezidente Tribunal Rekursu Claudio Ximenes, Prezidente Komisaun A Carmelita Caetano Moniz, Xefe Bankada Partidu Opozisaun Fretilin Antoninho Bianco, Ministru Estadu no Prezidente Konseilhu Ministrus Agio Pereira, Komisáriu Adjuntu CAC José António de Jesus das Neves, Prokurador Distritu Dili Vicente Fernandes Brito no Prezidente Defensoria Públiku Sergiio Hornai.

Pontus xave balu nebe diskuti iha meza redonda ne’e inkluindu importansia atu kria lei ida kona-ba deklarasaun rikusoin, kriasaun mekanismu kontrolu ida nebé efikaz ba verifikasaun rikusoin no sistema ne’e tenki refleta kontekstu Timor-Leste nian no persija atu estabelese estratejia nasional ba kombate korrupsaun.

Diskusaun ohin ne’e la’o iha atmosfera ida ke pozitivu tebes no konstrutivu. Ne’e hatudu boa-vontade no komitementu husi partisipantes tomak iha sorumutu ne’e. Asaun tuir mai mak atu kria grupu trabalhu ida nebe konsiste husi reprezentantes husi Orgaun Estadu hat ne’e, inklui Sosiedade Sivil hodi prepara matérias no informasaun molok atu kria mekanisnu no enkuadramentu legal ruma relasiona ho deklarasaun rikusoin.

CAC sei servisu hamutuk ho Sekretáriadu Komisaun A Parlamentu Nasional nian atu prepara sumáriu exekutivu ida husi sorumutu ida ohin. Nia rezultadu sei fahe hotu ba partisipante sira nebe marka prezensa iha diskusaun ne’e.