UN slams ‘basket-case’ Timorese police force
Mark Dodd; 8/4/08
A scathing UN report, obtained by The Australian, argues the force is politically manipulated, chronically mismanaged and massively underfunded. And it warns a long-term commitment is needed by East Timor’s international backers to repair the damage exacerbated by deadly inter-communal violence in 2006. Australia - East Timor’s principal national security guarantor - is expected to shoulder a significant part of the financial and training burden to rebuild the police force. But experts warn there are few examples in the world of a successfully rebuilt police force when there is no stable democratic government.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23502222-5013404,00.html
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