Dili – On Tuesday (25/4) afternoon, the Senior Management of the Comissão Anti Corrupção (CAC) comprising by Commissioner Adérito Pinto Tilman, two Deputy Commissioner; Manuel Bucar and Rui dos Santos and also accompanied by directors presented the 2016 Commission’s annual report to the National Parliament.

According to Law No. 8/2009 of 15 July, the commission is obliged to submit its annual report to parliament and this the seventh time after the ministerial council adopted organic law and regime of anti-corruption specialist career in 2015. The commission has also nominated EAK (Espesialista Anti-Korrupsaun) in several positions that approved by the civil service commission. Commissioner Tilman said that in 2016, the commission continues to be highly consulted by implementing legal procedures to ensure the commission’s work orientation, ways of acting, one perception, definitive cooperation and producing balanced outcomes.

“However, the commission still faces some preoccupation because of the equipment facilities are inadequate for sophisticated offenses arising from the circulation of goods, money, people, and communication inside the country and across national borders. This modus has not able to guarantee the work of the government and the state as well as the whole society in the strategy of preventing and combating corruption”

Commissioner Tilman informs to MP’s about four point of Commission priorities based to the CAC’s strategic plan 2012-2020; Strengthen institutional capacity and cooperation, discover and disconnect networks and practices of corruption and connection crime, strengthen the integrity of the private sector and the active participation of communities, associations, civil society, formal and informal education sectors role on prevention.

Commissioner Tillman said that in 2016, the criminal investigation directorate successfully completed 29 cases and files them out to the prosecutor’s office. Seven cases currently being prosecuted by prosecutors and in the trial process to the suspects, four cases were archived and three other cases were postponed for further processing in 2017. In 2016 the commission also identifies public work areas that are at risk of providing opportunities in creating corrupt practices such as procurement, internal controls, quality controls and financial management related to tax payments and fine.

Directorate of prevention and awareness during 2016, held seminars (public subvention) which is focus on group discussions, talk shows, ToT (Training of Trainer), quizzes and sweepstakes, meticulous intelligence, speeches, and RUAK training and research throughout the territory.

This activity is targeted to students, local leaders, political parties, religious leaders and ordinary people.75 pages of the CAC’s 2016 annual report that presented two hours by commissioner Aderito at the plenary session in Parliament was moderate by PN president’s Aderito Hugo da Costa and gained high appreciation from member of parliament for the tireless efforts by the commission for a whole year. (*)

Dili – The CAC commissioner stated that all ministries in Timor-Leste are not clean and are involved in administrative errors and irregularities. The commissioner made this statement when he was the keynote speaker at a seminar organized by PDHJ on Monday (17/4) afternoon at MSS hall Caicoli Dili.

The Commissioner recommends to Inspector General of State to conduct auditing to all ministries in order to avoid the same mistakes in the future. This case occurs on the public service commission because there is no good audit for all ministries to avoid corruption errors.It is an obligation of IGE to conduct auditing to avoid the same mistake in all ministries.

The commissioner advised the MSS and the entire ministry to avoid allocate staff in one department for a long time in order to avoid corrupt practices, especially in the financial and procurement department. He also advise to the director of finance and procurement to control and fiscalize the staff to avoid them falling into corruption temptation.

“Because working for a long time in financial and procurement departments as “lahan basah – wetlands” is a risk for staffs falling into corruption temptation” The seminar was participate from the level of general director, national director, regional director and minister to the ministry of MSS amounted to more than 30 people and enthusiastically listening to the commissioner’s presentation.

The commissioner also explained about the CAC’s work, challenges and obstacles that have been faced by the commission within 7 years. One day seminar for the Ministry of MSS staff is organized by PDHJ with the topic of “preventing and combating corruption, to promote good governance and protecting human rights in public administration services”

The Commissioner in his presentation also explained to the participants about the anti-corruption law in which the commission has contributed and currently in the national parliament for discussion and to be approved.

At the anti-corruption law also described that civil servants from the department head level until the president of the republic must declare their wealth. However, the parliament has not discussed the law in the near future while the parliamentary mandate is coming to an end. This is the real obstacle for all of us in preventing and combating corruption.

This one-day seminar is an implementation of the quadrilateral MoU signed between CAC, PDHJ, IGE and CFP on 22 October 2015 at MSS memorial hall Caicoli Dili. (*)

Dili – Comissão Anti Corrupção (CAC) publish the results of monitoring reports on government vehicles movement during presidential campaign last March on Wednesday (5/4). The 15 days (3-17 / 3) of monitoring findings in 12 municipalities excluding Special autonomous Region of Oecusse Ambeno strongly indicated that some public Servants using government vehicles during presidential campaign period.

Civil servants misused public vehicles is not in accordance with the principles of good management, there were strong indications in the mall-practice and unlawful. The Commission has made a recommendation and a criminal investigation based on the competence of the commission stipulated in article 5 of Law No. 8/2009 on the Civil Servants during the campaign supports by using government vehicles for private purposes and not for the interest of the state.

The total government vehicles that used by civil servants to participate in the presidential campaign for candidate No. 2 and No. 8 were 2 vehicles and 14 motorcycles in municipality Ermera, Bobonaro, Manatuto and Dili. Types of abuses are put people on vehicles and motorcycles government contains campaigners with the surrounding city or in the motorcades.

The team also monitored the presidential candidates number 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and No. 7 but did not conclude to the presidential candidates as the team did not find the participation of civil servants during the campaign period.The Commission also conducted monitoring and inspection to the Ministry of solidarity and social (MSS), the Ministry of Agriculture and fisheries, Ministry of Education as a method of prevention.

The commissions found out strong indications that teachers and medical workers have left their duties during working hours in Atauro sub-district during the campaign to campaign and also became members of success team for the presidential candidate number 2.

“The Commission is considered any use of public property as an act of violation to the law No. decree 8/2008 on the use of vehicles and the attribution of penal code article 296 East Timorese “pekulatu uzu” and will conduct criminal proceedings against irresponsible public servants,

”The Commission appreciates good progress shown by civil servants in 2017 presidential campaign which shown in this period the number of vehicle usage has decreased compare to the previous period. (*)