National Police of East Timor
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| National Police of East Timor Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste | |
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The National Police of East Timor (Tetum: Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e, Portuguese: Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste) or PNTL is the national police force of East Timor.
History
The PNTL was established in May 2002 by the United Nations, before sovereignty was passed to the new state, with a mandate to provide security and maintain law and order throughout the country, and to enable the rapid development of a credible, professional and impartial police service. Recruitment drives were conducted in early 2000, and basic training commenced on 27 March 2000, under the auspices of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). On 10 August 2001, the East Timor Police Service was officially established, working alongside CivPol, the United Nations Civilian Police Force. It later changed its name to the Timor-Leste Police Service, before finally adopting its current title of the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste.
It was not until independence, on 20 May 2002, that an agreement was signed outlining the terms and timetable for handing over of full policing duties from CivPol to the PNTL. The PNTL finally assumed responsibility for the whole country on 10 December 2003.
Controversy
There are accusation that some PNTL officers have tortured prisoners who have been arrested.[3]
In August 2017, the PNTL is criticized by Fundasaun Mahein for allowing its officers to be visible with heavy weapons since it undermines the force's community policing strategy.[4]
Organization
There are at least three special units within the PNTL: the Police Reserve Unit, formerly the Rapid Deployment Service; the Border Patrol Unit (Unidade de Patrulhamento de Fronteiras, UPF); and the Rapid Intervention Unit, or UIR, modelled after the
Equipment
Firearms
Glock 19[6]
Germany: Heckler & Koch G36[citation needed]
US: M16 rifle[citation needed]- Austria: Steyr AUG[6]
Belgium: FN FNC Mk2[6]- Germany: Heckler & Koch HK33[6]
- Belgium: FN F2000[6]
Gallery
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National Police of East Timor officers -
National Police of East Timor officers -
Armoured cars of PNTL -
Police station at Bobonaro Village
Historical police emblems
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Police patch duringIndonesian occupation -
Police patch used during United Nations administration -
Former badge of the post-independence National Police of East Timor
References
- ^ United Nations Transitional Administration Administration in East Timor. "Regulation No. 2001/22: On the Establishment of the East Timor Police Service" (PDF) – via peacekeeping.un.org.
- ^ Direção Geral de Estatística. Timor-Leste em Números, 2018 / Timor-Leste in Figures, 2018 (PDF) (in Portuguese and English).
- ^ "E Timor Police 'Torture Suspects'". BBC News. 20 April 2006.
- ^ "PNTL Officers Should Carry Appropriate Weaponry - Fundasaun Mahein". 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Ramos Horta Calls for Death Squad Claims Probe". Partido Democratico Timor-Leste. ABC/AFP. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-2-940415-43-4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 17 July 2016.
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