Comissão Anti-Corrupção

Dili – Ohin, Tersa-feira (22/5), Komisariu Adjuntu Comissão Anti-Corrupção (CAC) Rui Pereira dos Santos, akompanha husi Assessor Regional ba Kombate Korrupsaun Nações Unidas Kontra Droga Crime (UNODC), ofisialmente loke formasaun durante loron tolu (22-24 Maiu) kona-ba Kooperasaun Internasional iha Investigasaun Finanseiras no Fase Osan.

Formasaun ne’e fasilita no finansia husi UNODC ne’ebé formadores sira husi UNODC rasik Zorana Markovic, Examinadora de Fraude Certificada (CFE) no Contadora Forense Miroslava Milenovic Especialista Anti-Corrupção Cornelia Koertl iha Maubara Room Timor Plaza Dili.

Objetivu husi formasaun ne’e projeta atu fornese habilidades no ferramentas espesializada ba investigadores CAC nian, Prokurador, Juíz sira kaer kazu kompleksu korrupsaun nian ne’ebé envolve transaksaun finanseiras.

Eventu ida ne’e mos ho objetivu atu melhora habilidades atu uza ho efetivu, efikaz dokumentus finanseirus nian no halo identifikasaun transakasaun suspeita sira, buka tuir no koleta provas-evidensia adequadas ligadu ho transaksaun fase osan nian.

Aléim ida ne’e, sei sai plataforma atu discuti formas atu melhora inter-agensia no kooperasaun internacional no oferese sistema justiça kriminal hodi identifika nesessidades ba reformas no melhoramentu foun. Notavelmente, eventu ida ne’e sei permita ba prátikas habilidade no presija liu husi pratikas no ezersisiu kazu sira iha grupus.

Komisariu Adjuntu CAC, Rui, iha ninian diskursu abertura koalia ba partisipante sira, espesialmente ba investigadores CAC sira nian atu uza oportunidade treinamentu ida ne’e atu melhora sira nian kapasidade no habilidades. “Formasaun ida ne’e importante tebes, espesialmente ba investigador CAC sira atu aprende, melhora imi nian horizonte no conhecimento konaba kooperasaun internasional iha investigasaun finanseira no brankamentu kapitais formasaun loron tolu ne’e nian hodi benefisia ita hotu iha luta kontra korrupsaun ita nian rai doben Timor-Leste”, katak Komisariu Adjuntu Rui.

Treinamentu ida ne’e reúne representantes autoridades antikorrupsaun, investigadores CAC, Prekurador, Unidade Informasaun Financeiras (FIU) no Polísia Investigasaun Criminal (PSIC).

Formasaun durante loron tolu nian laran ne’e nudar suporta kontinuasaun husi UNODC iha tinan hat nian laran ba kotuk UNODC iha ne’ebé fornese ona treinamentu iha area investigasaun, interogasaun, fase osan, computer forensic and digital evidence, ikus liu mak Kooperasaun Internasional iha Investigasaun Finanseiras no Fase Osan no seluk-seluk tan (*)

Dili – Today, Tuesday (22/5), Deputy Commissioner of Comissão Anti-Corrupcão (CAC) Rui Pereira dos Santos accompanied by Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ms Zorana Markovic officially opened three days (22-24 May) national training on International Cooperation in Financial Investigations and Money Laundering.

The national workshop is facilitated and funded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and delivery by Regional Anti-Corruption Advisor of the UNODC Ms Zorana Markovic, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Forensic Accountant Ms. Miroslava Milenovic and UNODC Anti-Corruption Specialist Ms. Cornelia Koertl at Maubara Room Timor Plaza Dili.

The objective of the workshop is designed to provide specialized skills and tools to investigators, prosecutors and judges who are handling complex corruption cases that involve financial transaction. The event aims to enhance the skills for more effective use of financial documents and identifications of suspicious transactions, search and gathering of proper evidence and link to money laundering.

Further, it will be a platform to discuss the ways to enhance the inter-agency and international cooperation given the current criminal justice system and to identify needs for further reforms and improvements. Most notably, this event would allow for practical skills to be acquired through cases and group exercises.

CAC Deputy Commissioner Rui in his opening remarks told all participants, especially CAC investigators to make use of the training as an opportunity to enhance their capacity and skills.

“The training is very important, especially CAC investigators to learn, improve your horizon and knowledge on international cooperation in financial investigation and money laundering from this three days training to benefit you all in the fight against corruption in our beloved country, Timor-Leste,” said Deputy Commissioner Rui.

The training gather representatives from anti-corruption authorities, CAC investigators, Prosecutors, Financial Information Unit (FIU) and Criminal Investigation Police (PSIC). The three days International Cooperation in Financial Investigations and Money Laundering training is continued support from UNODC for the past four years.

UNODC has been provided training in the area of investigation, interrogation, anti-money laundering, computer forensic and digital evidence, whistle-blower and witness protection in the fight against corruption, etc. (*)

Dili – Comissão Anti-Corrupção (CAC) hasai Ordem Servisu ba Espesialista Anti Korrupsaun (EAK) hamutuk nain ualu ba halao monitorizasaun ba utilizasaun patrimoniu estado durante periodu kampanha eleisaun antisipada iha munisipiu sira iha loron 10 Fulan Abril 2018.

Durante halo monitorizasaun, ekipa CAC detekta Funsionariu Publiku balun komete irregularidades hodi uza patrimoniu Estado kareta no motor ba aktividades kampanha. FP balun mos la foti lisensa maibe ba tuir kampanha iha oras servisu nian.

Ordem Servisu ne’e bazeia ba Lei No. 8/2009 loron 19 fulan Julhu kona-ba harii Comissão Anti-Corrupção; Decreto Lei No. 23/2015, loron 29 fulan-Julhu kona-ba aprova estrutura organika CAC.

Objetivu husi Ordem Servisu ida ne’e atu delega kompetensia ba ekipa monitorizasaun hodi halao servisu monitorizasaun iha terenu no identifika malpratika utilizasaun patrimoniu estado iha periodu kampanha Eleisaun Antisipada.

Nudar instituisaun anti korrupsaun, preukupa kona-ba kazu korrupsaun ne’ebé penetra ona iha seitor sirak iha sosiedade sira nian moris hodi afeta ba servisu importante rekurusus estado nian, ameasa estabilidade politika no dezenvolvimentu sustentavel.

Konsiente katak korrupsaun laos ona sai hanesan problema lokal ida, maibe hanesan fenomeno transnasional ne’ebé afeta sosiedade tomak nian moris, nune’e importante atu iha vontade politika ida forte, kooperasaun diak ba prevene no kombate korrupsaun hamutuk ho instituisaun relevante sira iha governu.

Konsiente katak hariku-an tuir dalan la-loos bele estraga instituisaun demokratika sira, ekonomia nasional no Estado direitu.

Komisaun delega kompetensia ba ekipa monitorizasaun sira hodi halo koordenasaun servisu no monitorizasaun ne’e halao iha monisipiu sira hahu loron 10 fulan Abril too loron sia (9) fulan-Maio 2018. Durante aktividade ne’e halao, ekipa fo konhesimentu ba autoridade lokal iha munisipiu sira.

“Rezultadu monitorizasaun identifika irregularidade ne’ebé funsionariu sira komete, CAC sei hato’o auto-partisipasaun ba iha Ministeriu Publiku. Wainhira simu delegasaun kompetensia mak CAC sei halo investigasaun kriminal ba funsionariu sira ne’ebé komete irregularidades iha utilizasaun patrimoniu Estado iha kampanha ba justisa,” katak Komisariu Adjuntu Rui Pereira dos Santos. (*)

Dili – The Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) assigned the eight (8) anti-corruption specialists (EAK) to monitor unautorised utilization of state assets during the campaign period in some municipalities on July 10th  2018.

A one-month general election campaign monitoring, the CAC team detected that some civil servants involved using unauthorized state facilities vehicles, motorbike during campaign activities. Some civil servants also had no authorization from their office to join the campaign during working hours.

The Assignment letter was issued base on law No. 8/2009 dated 19 July on the establishment of Comissão Anti-Corrupção and Decree Law No. 23/2015 dated 29 July on the approval of the CAC organic structure.The purpose of this assignment letter was to delegate the competence and mandate to monitoring team in carrying out monitoring tasks in the field and to identify misuse of state assets during the early election campaign period.

The anti-corruption commission as a state institution is aware that the corruption cases have been penetrated in all sectors of public life which harm public services and resources that threaten political stability and sustainable development.

Realizing that corruption is no longer a local problem, but has been becoming a transnational phenomenon which has affected the life of the whole society, it is important to have a strong political will and co-operation to prevent and fight against corruption with relevant institutions within government and all stakeholders.

Realizing that enriching oneself through the wrong way can undermine all democratic institutions, national economies and democratic rule of law.

The Commission delegates competence to CAC monitoring team in carrying out coordination and monitoring work in four municipalities from April 10 to May 9, 2018. During the implementation of this monitoring tasks, CAC teams work closely with local authorities in four municipalities where they perform monitoring tasks.

“The results from monitoring activities identified some irregularities that public servants committed and CAC will submit the final report of their findings to Prosecutor General’s office. When we receive dispatch from Prosecutor’s Office we will immediately conduct a criminal investigation to those who miss-use state assets during the campaign period and will bring them to justice,” Said Deputy Commissioner Rui Pereira dos Santos. (*)