The Timor-Leste National Youth Council (CNJTL) President Leovigildo Hornai said there’s a need to strengthen the national intelligence service, so they can find organized crime groups creating instability within the country.
He stated this in relation to the group Kipas Dulu Baru Tanya (KIBATA), suspected of involvement in the murder of a young man in Markoni on September 24, 2013.
That’s why he said the national intelligence service was very important, because they should give information to the police who can then be vigilant controlling groups in the community.
“I think the intelligence service should be rigorous and we need them to do better to minimize these groups in the country, especially in the capital Dili,” CNJTL President Leovigildo Hornai said in Farol, Dili.
He also called on the investigation police to hold deeper investigations into these issues, because young people could get involved in organized groups, vandalism and drug and alcohol use which could be dangerous for the country.
“The mlitary police can shoot their own feet, that’s not a human rights violation but it’s important that they do not shoot other people.”
A murder also happened in the neighbourhood Luro Mata, which resulted in a young man dying after he was stabbed in the neck. Two other people were stabbed in the stomach and hand in the same incident.
Meanwhile the two suspects for the case are now detained in Becora prison waiting on the judicial process.
Member of Parliament Eladio Faculto said the national intelligence service was weak and was not functioning well. He said they should be vigilant about the movement of groups and individuals who dramatize situations and create truama and panic in the community.
“Our intelligence doesn’t work very well,” MP Faculto said.
On the other hand, HAK Association Advocacy Program Coordinator Xisto Ximenes said people could not yet call this incident organized crime, as young men could be frustrated and could harm or kill people.
“It’s not a weakness of security but it could be other factors like social or economic issues, a person can do anything when they don’t feel peaceful at home,” he said.
He added the incident could also be a big reflection for the government and the Catholic Church to consider.
