23 June 2009

East Timor Legal News 23 June 2009

Horta decides not to promulgate village chiefs election law Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 23 June 2009 - Following a long consultation with the lawyers, the Government, the Parliament and the UN, President Horta Jose Ramos Horta has decided to not promulgate the village chiefs election law and that he would send it to the Court of Appeal for constitutional interpretation.

Law of village chiefs election does not reflect democracy: Alkatiri Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 23 June 2009 - Fretilin Secretary General Mari Alkatiri said that the law on village chiefs elections did not reflect democracy building in the country as the law would impede his party to win the election.

I will discuss village chiefs elections law with President Horta: Lasama Suara Timor Lorosae 23 June 2009 - Parliamentary President Fernando Lasama de Araujo has met with President Jose Ramos Horta to discuss the village chiefs elections and municipality laws that have been the subject of polemic in the country lately.

CPD-RDTL holds a peace rally in the Capital Dili Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 23 June 2009 - CPD-RDTL [a Timorese Resistance Organization has held a peace rally in the Capital on Monday (22/6) urging the country's state bodies to officially recognise the CPD-RDTL's existence in the country.

CPD-RDTL illegally using Fretilin’s flag: Alkatiri Suara Timor Lorosae 23 June 2009 - Fretilin Secretary General Mari Alkatiri said the CPD-RDTL had illegally using his party’s flag during yesterday’s peace rally in the Capital Dili.

MPs still concerned about illegal fishing in Timor Sea Timor Post 23 June 2009 - Fretilin MP Estanislau da Silva expressed concerns over illegal fishing which was still happening in the Timor Sea involving foreign fishermen.

MPs still doubt whether RTTL shoud become public company Timor Post 23 June 2009 - MP Aderito Hugo da Costa, who is an ex-board member of the RTTL [Public Broadcasting], has questioned the RTTL's internal regulation.

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