---------------------------------------------------------- FREE for JOIN Indonesia Daily News Online via EMAIL: go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Subject: UNIF Press Release + Violations on August 30 ballot in ET (Part 2 of 2) PART 2 ...CONTINUATION from PART 1 - UNIF Press Release - Following is a temporary (mid-day) report from the sources of UNIF around East Timor regarding the irregularities occuring at some polling stations. BAUCAU 1. At the area of Baucau, UNIF has found that the two sections of the ballot paper (Acceot and Reject Autonomy) both bear the Red and White Flag; 2. At Sub-district of Baguia, Falintil carried 80 guns forced the voters to reject autonomy or to tick CNRT section; VIQUEQUE 1. Pro-independence students station at the Polling Stations in Viqueque to force people to reject Autonomy; 2. UNAMET gives easy access to international journalists to access the Polling Stations, while according to the rules no journalist are allowed to enter the Polling Stations; AINARO 1. Constantino Magno, Deputy Chairman of BRTT and Eufrasia da Silva Barros, Deputy Chairwomen of FPDK of Ainaro, reported that at the Polling Station 1, booth 2, Mrs. Alcina de Araujo and Mrs. Filomena Barros, UNAMET staff namely Wolter Oort has assisted the blind people to tick on CNRT. The two victims have testified that about 50 other voters has been treated the same way by Mr. Wolter Oort; 2. At the Polling Station of Dare, Ainaro: a. the ballot boxes were not shown to the voters, all the electoral staffs recently recruited are all supporters of independence, some UNAMET local staffs, namely: Mario Magno, Gabriel da Cruz, Celestiona and Assuncao intimidated and forced 23 voters to vote for CNRT. This was informed by the 23 victims, namely: 1. Joao da Costa; 13. Eduardo; 2. Mafalda da Silva 14. Herminia Sousa; 3. Jose Baptista; 15. Marlina; 4. Laurentina; 16. Josefa, 60 years old; 5. Chico Magno; 17. Alfredo; 6. Isabel da Conceicao; 18. Tome; 7. Martinho; 19. Jacob; 8. Domingos; 20. Antonio Sarmento; 9. Carlota; 21. Rosaltina Sarmento; 10. Josefa; 22. Fernando dos Santos; 11. Pedro da Costa; 23. Sumarota Yonani. 12. Angelina; b. The Polling Stations closed before the time and already transported at about 15.00, Timor time; c. The ballot boxes are not sealed; d. The polling booth is put openly; e. The local staffs forced voters to vote for CNRT; f. One UNAMET staff, Mr. Wolter Oort took the voter cards of Alcina. 3. At the Polling Station of Suro Craic: A pro-autonomy supporter called Alexio Ferreira and his family were intimidated and threatened by the Head of Village to vote for CNRT, otherwise he will be killed. This threat was made by Alarico Verdial Ferreira; 4. At the Polling Station of Mau Ulu, three UNAMET local staffs, namely: Antonio, Bosco and Nelson Valente confiscate the ballot papers of six voters and demanded them to leave the polling station; 5. At the Polling Station of Cassa, a UNAMET local staff marked the ballot papers before handing it over to the voters; 6. At the Polling Station of Cassa, Mr Umberto Casno (80 years), Mrs Sancha Bianco (65 years), Mrs Carolina Lopes (52 years) Mrs Rainaldo Miramda (77 years), Mrs Eldinha Araujo (75 years), Mr Joaquim Gomes (75 years) and Mr Silvina (77 years) reported to their leaders namely Nemicio de Carvalho and Mr. Fransisco de Carvalho, that at 09.00 a UNAMET staff whose name is Mr. Amandio de Jesus assisted them to cast their vote by punching option 2 against their wills. Based on their report the two leaders got suspicious on Mr. Amandio de Jesus that he might have so to more than reported. For that reason they demanded that he might have done so to more people than reported. For that reason they demanded that the voting process be suspended and started from the beginning. After being delayed for almost 3 hours, with the interference of the discussion between UNAMET staff in Cassa polling station, Mr. Carvalho and the Indonesian Police Chief in East Timor Province, Colonel Timbul Silaen, the voting process was then continued with certain conditions namely: a. Re-arranged for sitting position in polling room in order to give more space between UNAMET staff and polling booths; b. Replacement of Mr. Amandio de Jesus; c. Extention of the voting period until 18.30; d. Addition of one un-armed Indonesian Police Observer; e. Blind and very weak people can choose by themselves their helpers to cast vote with the condition that must be different helper for different people. 7. At the Polling Station of Manutasi, the UNAMET local staff marked the ballot papers before they are taken to the ballot boxes and they tried to intimidate he polulation who wanted to cast their votes; 8. In Desa Beikala Polling Station Ms. Fransisca Gomes, Ms. Marta Mauber, Ms. Maria Daung, Ms. Olga Soi reported that at 09.00 a UNAMET staff whose name is Ms Cayanne Hazel gave direction to chose option 2. 9. In Maubessi Polling Station Mr. Paulina Doutel Sarmento (58 years) and Mr. Joao Mendonsa (56 years) reported that at 09.00 a UNAMET staff whose name is Ms. Aliansa when assisting them because of their ages had punched option 2 against their wills. 10. The Indonesian Police arrested a young boy carrying two pistols to the polling station; LOS PALOS 1. At the Polling Station of Home, Lospalos, about 08.12 Timor time, Mrs. Rosa Pereira, reported that a lady from UNAMET staff forced her to tick on the CNRT section, Mr. Alberto da Costa (25 years) witnessed the event; 2. At the same Polling Station of Home, Ms Rosalina Amaral from Tamaro Village Home, was forced by UNAMET International personnel, a black women, to tick CNRT section. THis UNAMET personnel behaviour was also witnessed by Cornelio Ribeiro; 3. At the same Polling Station of Home, the UNAMET personnel handed out the balloting papers to the voters just before 09.00 am and a such manipulations could have made up. This action violate the rule that the balloting poll is to be started at 09.00 am; 4. At the Polling Station of Soru, UNAMET officials force the voters to tick on the CNRT section; 5. At the Polling Station of Luro, UNAMET officials force the voters to tick on the CNRT section; 6. At the Polling Station of Luro, UNAMET officials ticked the section of CNRT on ballot papers on behalf of the eldery and illiterate voters; 7. At the Polling Station of KLUB Lospalos, UNAMET officials force the voters to tick on the CNRT section; 8. At the Polling Station of Iliomar, Lospalos, UNIF source has said that the ballot boxes has already been filled with the ballot papers and vote is just formality. MANATUTO 1. Most of the Polling Station center at sub-district of Manatuto, the boxes are already filled with the ballot papers marked/ ticked. 2. At the MAnatuto and Barique sub-district, the UNAMET local staff known as the member of CNRT or anti-autonomy guided the eldery and handicap voters. 3. It found the member of CNRT show a sign V (victory) around the polling station in order to influence the voters to tick CNRT section; ERMERA 1. The witnesses from autonomy side was rejected at the polling stations but from CNRT were welcome; 3. The voters were guided by UNAMET local staff to reject the autonomy by ticking the CNRT section; 3. After the balloting, the boxes were remain opened or not sealed; 4. The UNIF of Ainaro complained these cases to the Local Head of UNAMET at Gleno but no body care therefore the pro-autonomy got furious and attacked the balloting center at SD 03 Gleno. BOBONARO 1. Two Voter Registration Cards were found nearby the polling stations at Balibo, one with serial number: 176 1 482, date of registration 22/07/99, with the name Mooises da Cruz from Fatuc Laran, Balibo Kota, village Rai Ulun; and the other one with the serial number: 176 4 021, date of registration, 01/08/99, with the name of Guilhermino Fernandes from Builccun, Balibo. Both voters have their finger print on the Voter Registration Cards. FPDK has identified both voters and Guilhermino Fernandes testified that he has signed his Voter Registration Card and he never put his finger print as appear on the mysterious Voter Registration Card on his name. Therefore, the Voter Registration Card with his name and a finger print on it, is surely a duplication and falcification of Mr. Fernandes' identity and finger print. Mr. Fernandes is ready for further verification of the false finger print appear on the Voter Registration Card left behind by UNAMET Staff. 2. At the Balibo Polling Station, an old lady with the name of Ana Gama has been forced by UNAMET local staff in order to cast her vote on the CNRT flag. Thank you for your attention and we will keep on updating these information. Dili, 1 September 1999 On behalf of the PRESIDIUM of UNIF Signed Basilio Dias Araujo Spokeperson --------------------------------------------------------------- Get free personalized email from USA.com at http://mail.usa.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 23 Sep 1999 jam 11:57:59 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
