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The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)

Domingu, 16 de Marsu, 2008

Soeharto-nia ema sai Suspeitu

Hosi Lindsay Murdoch ho Tom Hyland

Apelu ba investigasaun ba asasíniu atu inklui « preman terkenal » (gangster –red)

Polítiku-na’in ida iha Timor-Leste halo ona apelu ba investigasaun kona-ba atake hasoru lideransa nasaun nian iha foin daudauk ne’e atu inklui “preman” boot ida iha Jakarta.

Preman ne’e naran Hercules Rozario Marçal, maibé iha nia hela-fatin iha Indonézia, no mós iha Timor-Leste, moris-fatin ne’ebé nia hakarak fila bá, ema refere bebeik ba nia hanesan Hercules de’it – “liurai preman hotu-hotu nian”.

Hercules iha ligasaun di’ak ho jenerál sira hosi tempu Soeharto nian – inkluindu ofisiál ida, ne’ebé Nasoins Unidas halo ona akuzasaun bá nia hanesan ema responsável ba destruisaun iha Timor-Leste hafoin referendum iha 1999.

Hercules vizita Dili ho delegasaun emprezáriu altu-nivel Indonézia nian semana tolu molok atentadu hasoru Prezidente Ramos-Horta nia vida ho atentadu atu rapta (penculikan –red) Primeidu Ministru Xanana Gusmão.

Durante ninia vizita iha 21 de Janeiru, nia hasoru ho lider na’in rua hotu no mós ofisiál seniór balu. Nia dehan nia buka hela oportunidade atu investe.

Mario Carrascalão, membru rejime iha podér iha Timor-Leste, dehan katak nia “hatene buar ruma ladi’ak atu akontese” bainhira Hercules vizita Dili.

Hercules sai famozu iha Jakarta iha tinan 1990 nian hanesan preman ida ne’ebé involve iha rede protesaun, ekstorsaun, taru-osan ho prostituisaun.

Nia ho ninia geng serve mós hanesan rejime Soehato nia liman-ain, hodi intimida opozisaun Soeharto nian no mós ativista pro-independénsia Timor-Leste.

Sr. Carrascalão, governadór durante okupasaun Indonézia, maka prezidente Partidu Sosiál-Demokrata, partidu ida hosi partidu na’in haat ne’ebé estabelese koligasaun lideradu hosi Sr. Gusmão.

Polítiku seniór sira ho ajénsia internasionál sira seluk iha Timor-Leste mós iha preokupasaun ida hanesan hasoru Hercules.

Nia dehan nia rona katak kuandu Hercules mai iha Dili, nia mós hasoru malu ho rebelde Alfredo Reinado, ne’ebé mate ho tiru durante atake iha 11 de Fevereiru hasoru Prezidente Ramos-Horta. Maibé nia dehan nia laiha prova.

“Sá de’it maka Hercules halo hela iha Timor-Leste, nia tenke tama mós iha investigasaun ne’e,” Sr. Carrascalão dehan.

Dr. Ian Wilson hosi Murdoch University iha Perth (Austrália), ne’ebé atu publika daudauk livru ida kona ba geng sira, halo ona entrevista ho Hercules.

“Naran inisiativa busines ne’ebé sériu sei lakohi buka halo buat ruma ho nia, sertamente iha Indonézia,” Dr. Wilson dehan. “Ninia reputasaun boot tebetebes no la’ós reputasaun di’ak.”

The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia)

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Soeharto's Man Suspected

By Lindsay Murdoch and Tom Hyland

Call for assassination inquiry to include notorious gangster

ONE of East Timor's most influential politicians has called for the inquiry into the recent attacks on the nation's leaders to be widened to include the possible role of a notorious Jakarta gangster.

The gangster is Hercules Rozario Marcal, but in Indonesia where he lives, and East Timor the birthplace he wants to return to, he's always referred to as just Hercules - "the king of the gangsters".

Hercules had close links with Soeharto-era generals - including an officer charged by the United Nations with orchestrating the destruction of East Timor after the 1999 independence ballot.

Hercules visited Dili with a high-powered Indonesian business delegation three weeks before the attempted assassination of President Jose Ramos-Horta and the attempted abduction of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.

During the January 21 visit, he met both leaders and other senior officials and said he was looking at investment opportunities.

Mario Carrascalao, part of East Timor's ruling alliance, said he "knew something bad was about to happen" when Hercules visited Dili.

Hercules gained notoriety in Jakarta in the 1990s as a gangster involved in protection rackets, extortion, gambling and prostitution.

He and his gang also served as enforcers for the Soeharto regime, intimidating political dissidents and East Timorese independence activists.

Mr Carrascalao, governor during the Indonesian occupation, is president of the Social Democratic Party, one of four parties in the current coalition headed by Mr Gusmao.

His suspicions about Hercules are also shared by other senior politicians and international agencies in East Timor.

He said he had heard that while Hercules was in Dili he met the army rebel Alfredo Reinado, who was shot dead during the February 11 attack on President Ramos-Horta. But he said he had no proof.

"No matter what Hercules was doing in East Timor, he should be part of the commission of inquiry," Mr Carrascalao said.

Dr Ian Wilson of Perth's Murdoch University, who is about to publish a book on the gangs, has interviewed Hercules.

"Any serious business initiative wouldn't want anything to do with him, in Indonesia certainly," Dr Wilson said. "His reputation is huge and it's not a good one."