What is the true purpose of ISF involvement ?

Question

Accordings to Jane’s Defence website,Australia’s

East Timor policy is "to play a leading and possibly open-ended role in ensuring political stability"

Some of ISF decisions look ill-considered, when measured against this policy.

Let us look at ISF decision-making in the window 01 March 2007 through 04 March 2007.

It was reported on Thursday, 01 March 2007, that East Timor Prosecutor General Longuinhos Monteiro said he is awaiting the response from Alfredo to meet him as the State negotiator and not as Prosecutor General. Following a meeting with ISF commander Brigadier Malcolm Rerden, Prime Minister Ramos-Horta and President Xanana Gusmão at the Palácio das Cinzas, Monteiro said the negotiation would be on the surrender of Alfredo or the hand over of guns.

It was also reported on Thursday, 01 March 2007, that East Timor ISF Commander Brigadier Rerden said there is no longer negotiation with Alfredo (Reinado)

Answer 1

Sorry don't have any answers However am puzzled by something. East Timor Prosecutor General Longuinhos Monteiro's views on 4 March 2007 bear no relation to his views on 1 March 2007.

Q1. Who had got at Monteiro between 1 March 2007 and 4 March 2007.

(Monteiro’s views on 4 March 2007 bear bno relation to his views on 1 March 2007)

It was reported on Thursday, 01 March 2007, that East Timor

Prosecutor General Longuinhos Monteiro said he is awaiting the response from Alfredo to meet him as the State negotiator and not as Prosecutor General. Following a meeting with ISF commander Brigadier Malcolm Rerden, Prime Minister Ramos-Horta and President Xanana Gusmão at the Palácio das Cinzas, Monteiro said the negotiation would be on the surrender of Alfredo or the hand over of guns.

It was also reported on Thursday, 01 March 2007, that East Timor ISF Commander Brigadier Rerden said there is no longer negotiation with Alfredo Reinado.

Transcript of UNMIT Press Conference

March 4, 2007

12 Noon

Obrigado Barracks

Caicoli, Dili

Allison Cooper, UNMIT Spokesperson: Thanks for coming to the press this afternoon; sorry for the delay, we were waiting until the President had finished his speech [inaudible]. In this afternoon press briefing we are going to be hearing a statement from the SRSG Atul Khare that will be followed by a statement by Brigadier Mal Rerden. After that we are going to open the floor for questioning, of which you all have a chance to ask question. Also the Prosecutor General Longuinhos Monteiro is here for any question you may have on the legal nature and UNPOL police Commissioner Rodolfo Tor [is here] as well. Thank you for coming.

SRSG Khare: Thank you, boa tarde. I have just come about an hour and a half ago, from a meeting with President Xanana Gusmão, President of the National Parliament, Mr. Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo, Prime Minister Dr. Ramos Horta, and Brig. General Rerden, Prosecutor General Longuinhos Monteiro to review the situation regarding fugitive Major Alfredo Reinado.

TL Prosecutor General Longuinhos Monteiro: I went to [inaudible] that I was in Same as a messenger of the State and to inform him about the conditions of the surrender and he replied that he disagreed with these conditions and he applied, he recall new conditions on the State and when I came back to Dili and reported to the Head of State, and Head of Government, of course the Head of States called the Head of Government and decided to reject the negotiations under the conditions [inaudible] from Reinado .

Journalist: So therefore you had conditions of surrender for him and you came back with a counter proposal. Can you say what both were? Your conditions and his counter proposal?

PG Monteiro: We only had two points that we proposed to him. First is to surrender himself and second to surrender all of his weapons. This message was passed to him and [inaudible]. At this moment this is condition is as fugitive as [inaudible]