Naktuka

Naktuka
Naktuka
Coordinates	9 ° 21 ′  S , 124 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 21 ′  S , 124 ° 4 ′  E
Naktuka is to the west of Oe-Cusse Ambeno
Basic data
Country	East Timor
local community	Oe-Cusse Ambeno
Administrative office	Nitibe
Suco	Professions
height	0 m
Centro Extensão Naktuka

Naktuka ( German  severed head ) is a village in the East Timorese Suco Beneufe ( Administrative Office Nitibe , Oe-Cusse Ambeno Special Administrative Region ). The 1069 hectare area west of Noel Besis , around Naktuka, is also called the Citrana Triangle .

geography

Naktuka is the westernmost place in East Timor. The village is located on the west side of the Noel Besis, near its confluence with the Sawu Sea and the border with the Indonesian part of West Timor. Citrana is located further east .

The Citrana Triangle was claimed by the Indonesian village of Oepoli ( Kupang District ) until 2019 , although 21 East Timorese families live here. The demarcation was also problematic because the Noel Besi constantly changes its course in the rainy season. In principle, Indonesia based the border course along the deepest point of the river, while East Timor was based on the demarcation of the local, traditional Kingdom of Ambeno .

On July 23, 2019, after a meeting between East Timor's chief negotiator Xanana Gusmão and Wiranto , the Indonesian coordination minister for politics, law and security, it was announced that an agreement had now been reached on the course of the national border.

history

See also : History of East Timor

On the 1899 map, according to which Portugal and the Netherlands agreed to draw the border, Naktuka was part of Portugal. This is what East Timor’s claim to the area is based on.

In September 2009, a group of Indonesian soldiers drove to Naktuka, East Timor, and began taking photos of newly constructed buildings; they were immediately pushed back across the border by the inhabitants. On May 26, 2010, 28 armed soldiers from the Indonesian armed forces broke into Beneufe and raised their flags in Naktuka , one kilometer from the border. On May 29, 2010, they destroyed the two houses of two social institutions in Suco. On June 24, an armed unit of the Indonesian army again entered the Naktuka area one kilometer, but withdrew when they encountered a unit of the East Timorese border police. Residents see a connection with the unclear demarcation between the countries. This was the worst incident between the two countries since East Timor's independence in 2002. On March 4, 2011, Indonesian soldiers violated the border again and drove residents from the disputed strip of land. On October 28, 2011, Indonesian soldiers shot at East Timorese who had illegally crossed the border in a car. At the end of 2012, the Lian Nain Fisen Falo was found murdered in Naktuka. According to press reports, he was kidnapped by strangers while working in the fields and tortured to death. Some houses are also said to have been burned down by strangers. Indonesian soldiers were rumored to be suspected. The Secretary of State for Security Francisco da Costa Guterres dispatched an investigation team. The border was closed in the area for the time being.

economy

In Naktuka rice is grown on 2,275 hectares.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UNMIT card from August 2008 ( memento of the original from December 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 392 kB) 
2. ↑ Amril Amarullah, Nataya Ermanti (translation): A Indonesia - E Timor under Borderline Dispute ( Memento from February 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), VIVANews , November 7, 2009, accessed on January 14, 2016.
3. ^ E. Nusa Tenggara: RI does not agree with Timor Leste on the border region . Antara News , April 5, 2010, accessed January 14, 2016.
4. ↑ RTP: Timor-Leste e Indonésia chegam a acordo para definição de fronteira terrestre , July 23, 2019 , accessed on July 23, 2019.
5. ^ Timor-Leste: Oecusse and the Indonesian Border . ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. International Crises Group, May 20, 2010, accessed on January 14, 2016 (English; pdf; 996 kB) 
6. ^ Indonesian TNI raises Merah Putih flag in Oe-cuse . Timor-Leste News, June 1, 2010.
7. ↑ Indonesia's TNI soldiers destroy social houses in Oe-cusse . Timor-Leste News, June 1, 2010.
8. ↑ TNI soldiers illegally enter Naktuka , Diario Nacional, March 4, 2011.
9. ^ Naktuka case investigated , Suara Timor Loro Sa'e, November 18, 2011.
10. ^ Govt commences investigating death of a Timorese at border . In: Suara Timor Loro Sa'e, January 7, 2013
11. ^ Naktuka's case needs profound investigation . Timor Post, Jan. 7, 2013
12. ↑ Border between Timor-Leste and Indonesia closed following torture and murder of Timorese man by “foreigners” . East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin, January 10, 2013, accessed January 14, 2016.
13. ↑ Zonas Especiais de Economia Social de Mercado de Timor-Leste (ZEESM): Oecusse Special Economic Zones of Social Market Economy First Steps Towards a New Oecusse 2013-2014 . ( Memento of May 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) March 13, 2014, p. 30 (English; pdf; 16.7 MB)