Alkatiri assigns responsibility for post election violent acts.

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A press conference held by General Secretary of Fretilin, Mari
Alkatiri on Monday 16 after some violent incidents following the
broadcast of the CNRT General Assembly on Sunday. The CNRT had
decided to exclude Fretilin from government. Fretilin was
prepared for the decision, but not the provocative and offensive
language in which it was couched. Many Fretilin supporters felt
insulted, and reacted angrily.


The press conference was mainly in Tetum, but a short translation
in English is posted below.


*Fretilin secretary general calls for CNRT’s
responsibility 
*Timornewsline, July 16, 2012 

Fretilin Secretary-General Mari Alkatiri has called for Xanana
Gusmao CNRT party to be responsible for violence broke out on
Friday (15/7).

According to him, CNRT party’s conference had caused the
weekend’s violence due to some participants of the conference
openly criticized Fretilin as the country’s historic party.

“We are feeling very sad because some of the participants in the
conference lack responsibility by damaging our party’s image. We
do not accept it,” he said.

Mr. Alkatiri said his party had not questioned the decision which
was made in the conference, but they were concerned about some of
the participants who damaged the party [Fretilin] dignity.

“We do respect the result of the elections because the winning
party has the right to appoint any party to form the new
government as there was no party won the majority of the votes,”
he said.

He also called on CNRT party to publicly apologize to the
Fretilin and its followers over the open criticism made in the
conference.

*President TMR calls for peace and stability 
*Radio e Televizaun de Timor-Leste, July 17, 2012 language
source: Tetun

President of the Republic, Taur Matan Ruak has called for all the
Timorese people to keep peace and stability during the process of
establishing the new government.

The president made the comments during a meeting with the four
political parties, such as CNRT, Fretilin, PD and Frenti Mudanca
which had got seats in the parliament.

“Before the parliamentary election, the president and the
international communities have called on the Timorese people to
accept the result of the elections. But unfortunately,
yesterday’s violence was not committed by the parties which lose
in the elections, but those which won the elections.”

“I am concerned about such a situation; therefore I am now
meeting with CNRT party’s president, Fretilin president and its
secretary general. PD party’s secretary general and Frenti
Mudansa’s secretary general to remind your followers,” he
said.

President TMR called these political parties’ leaders to have a
contact with their followers to maintain the peace and stability
of the country.