Welaluhu

Welaluhu
Welaluhu
Coordinates	9 ° 2 ′  S , 126 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 2 ′  S , 126 ° 0 ′  E
Basic data
Country	East Timor
local community	Manufahi
Administrative office	Fatuberlio
Suco	Clacuc
height	103 m

Welahulu is the main town of the East Timorese administrative office Fatuberlio ( Manufahi municipality ). It is located in Suco Clacuc at an altitude of 103  m . To the south of the center on the southern coast road of East Timor are further parts of Welaluhu. In the center there is a community health center, a makeshift helipad, a pre-secondary school and a primary school. Another primary school is located in the southern part.

history

See also : History of East Timor

In 1981 the inhabitants of the Suco Caicassa were forcibly resettled in Welaluhu by the Indonesian occupiers. Many died of malaria and starvation.

At the end of 2012, over 1,000 supporters of the CPD-RDTL organization under the leadership of General Coordinator Aitahan Matak occupied a large area in Welaluhu, near Weberec , which belongs to the local village community. The administrator of the sub-district Fatuberlio Tobias Hornay spoke of 7,000 members of the CPD-RDTL, the organization itself of as many as 11,000. The centenary of the Manufahi rebellion under the Liurai Boaventura was chosen as the occasion . Because they wore machetes and uniforms, the local population felt threatened by them and demanded that they leave. Aitahan Matak denied a criminal act. They want to operate in a cooperative agriculture to make East Timor independent of imports. There are also no illegal collections of money. You only accept donations to finance the project. The CPD-RDTL also denied that it stole and slaughtered local livestock. The local population complained that their fields had been occupied by the CPD-RDTL, while the organization spoke of unused land that had previously been used by the Indonesians for their resettlement program and therefore now belonged to the state. President Taur Matan Ruak and the Cabinet demanded Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on Police (PNTL) and soldiers of the Timor Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) to send, in order to maintain public order. Army Commander-in-Chief Lere Anan Timor said he saw no danger from the CPD-RDTL and did not believe in criminal acts. The CPD-RDTL only failed to contact the local leaders and the village community before settling. In mid-March 2013, the remaining 800 CPD-RDTL members were brought back to their home districts by the Welaluhu police. The fields were given to local authorities. The CPD-RDTL was offered by the government to cultivate properties in other districts as a cooperative.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UNMIT: Timor-Leste District Atlas version 02, August 2008 ( Memento from December 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 523 kB)
2. ↑ "Chapter 7.3 Forced Displacement and Famine" ( Memento of November 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.3 MB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
3. ↑ ^{a b} East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin: CPD-RDTL members continue wearing military uniforms and carrying machetes intimidating local residents , November 21, 2012 , accessed December 16, 2012
4. ^ Radio Timor-Leste: Local residents in Fatuberliu disagree with CPD-RDTL's presence , November 21, 2012
5. ^ East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin: CPD-RDTL accused of slaughtering the people's livestock in Fatuberliu, Defense Force Chief warns against protests against the State , November 23, 2012 , accessed December 16, 2012
6. ^ Radio Timor-Leste: More than 11,000 CPD-RDTL members remain in Fatuberliu , November 23, 2012
7. ^ East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin: CPD-RDTL continues to be a thorn in the side of the Timor-Leste Government , December 15, 2012 , accessed December 16, 2012
8. ↑ Televizaun Timor-Leste: Police return CPD-RDTL members to Their districts , March 19, 2013