CORRUPTION: anti corruption law, FNPK, CHURCH & Woodside bad experience in Africa

PM Gusmão: Woodside has bad experience in Africa (DN,26/05/10)

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão has said that Woodside Company faced bad experience in Africa as they engaged in corruption.

Deputy PM Carrascalão: “Church has not contributed to combat corruption” (DN, 26/05/10)

Deputy Prime Minister for Management and Public Administration, Mario Carrascalão, has said that the church has condemned corruption practice many times but never contributes to combat corruption in the country.

PM Gusmão will not say yes to install pipeline to Australia (TP, 27/05/10)

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão has said that the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) Government would never say yes to install LNG pipeline of the Greater Sunrise to Australia.

Should produce law to criminalize corruption Diario Nacional (28/05/10)

Parliamentary Secretary, Maria Terezinha Viegas said before criminalizing corruption there should be an anti-corruption law, as so far there had been no special law to define act of corruption.

Govt to establish FNPK: Deputy PM Carrascalão (DN, 25/05/10)

Deputy Prime Minister for Management and Public Administration, Mario Viegas Carrascalão, has said that the Government would establish National Forum for Corruption Prevention (FNPK).

Fretilin against establishment of FNPK (DN, 28/05/10)

The Fretilin Bench in the Parliament is against Deputy Prime Minister Mario Viegas Carrascalao’s proposal of establishing national forum for corruption prevention (FNPK), as they prefer endorsing the institutions that have been set up by the state.

Fretilin ready to hand over report of Parliamentary Inquiry Commission to KAK (TP, 26/05/10)

MP Arsenio Paixão Bano from Fretilin has threatened to hand over report of the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission to the anti-corruption commission and Public Prosecution if the Parliament would not have agenda to discus the repost about of the Government’s Subsidized MTCI missing rice.

Many cases are pending due to political intervention: Deputy PM Carrascalão (TP, 25/05/10)

Deputy Prime Minister for Management and Public Administration, Mario Viegas Carrascalão, has said that many corruption cases were pending in the Public Prosecution due to the intervention from some political leaders in the country.

Sources: TLMDC, 2010