of the United Nations for Timor- Leste (SRSG) Atul Khare and Fransisco Guterres the Secretary of State for Security on behalf of Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão today presided over the ceremony marking the resumption of responsibilities by Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) over the Police Training Center (Centro de Formação de Polícia) in Dili.

The Police Training Center is the fourth place, after three Districts, where the PNTL has resumed primary responsibility since the process started in May 2009 in the district of Lautem, and continued in June for the district of Oecussi and in Manatuto in July 2009.

The Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT are jointly implementing the resumption process in a gradual manner – district by district, unit by unit. The decision for the PNTL to resume primary responsibility for the Police Training Center was made based on the result of rigorous assessments on the preparedness of PNTL. The assessments were conducted by joint teams comprising representatives of the Government of Timor-Leste and UNMIT, including PNTL and UNPOL, using mutually agreed criteria.

The Police Training Center is located in Dili, the capital city of Timor-Leste, and is responsible for the training and development of PNTL police officers. The Center receives support from Australia, Japan, and Portugal, as well from the United Nations.

Dili, 11 Setembru 2009– Reprezentante Espesiál Sekretáriu-Jerál Nasoins Unidas nian ba Timor-Leste (RESJ) Atul Khare no Francisco Guterres Sekretaru de Estadu ba Seguransa em nome de Primeiru Ministru Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão ohin prezide serimónia ida ne'ebé marka retomada responsabilidade husi Polísia Nasionál Timor-Leste (PNTL) ba Sentru Formasaun Polísia iha Dili.

Sentru Formasaun Polísia mak hanesan fatin ba dahaat, hafoin Distritu tolu, ne'ebé PNTL foti filafali knaar prinsipál nian dezde prosesu ne'e komesa ona iha fulan Maiu 2009 iha Distritu Lautem, no kontínua iha fulan Juñu 2009 ba Distritu Oekusi no Manatutu iha fulan Jullu 2009.

Governu Timor-Leste no UNMIT hamutuk hala'o prosesu foti filafali responsabilidade ne'e liuhosi maneira ida-ne'ebé graduál – kada distritu ba distritu, unidade ba unidade. Desizaun ba PNTL atu foti filafali responsabilidade prinsipál kona-ba polisiamentu iha Sentru Formasaun Polísia nian ne'e hala'o bazeia ba rezultadu avaliasaun ne'ebé rigorozu, kona-ba prontidaun PNTL nian. Avaliasaun ida-ne'e hala'o husi ekipa konjuntu sira ne'ebé komposta husi reprezentante Governu Timor-Leste no UNMIT, inklui mós PNTL no UNPOL, ne'ebé uza kritériu mak aseita hamutuk husi parte hotu.