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National Police of East Timor Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste
Badge of the National Police of East Timor
Abbreviation	PNTL
Motto	Servir e Proteger Serve and Protect
Agency overview
Formed	10 August, 2001 (as East Timor Police Services)
Preceding agencies	Indonesian National Police(to 1999) East Timor Police Service (2001-2002)
Legal personality	Police service
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	East Timor
Operations jurisdiction	East Timor
Size	5,773 sq mi (14,950 km)
Population	1,261,407
Governing body	Ministry of the Interior
Constituting instrument	UNTAET No.: 22/2001
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Quartel Geral da PNTL. Rua, Jacinto de Cândido, Dili, East Timor
Police officers	4,165 (2018)
Elected officer responsible	Taur Matan Ruak, Minister of the Interior
Agency executive	Faustino da Costa, Chief of Police
Units	12 •General Command •Police Training Center •Ministry of the Interior •Police Information Service •Criminal Investigation Service •Migration service •Border Patrol Unit •Special Police Unit •Maritime Police Unit
Website
www.pntl.tl

The National Police of East Timor (Tetum: Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e, Portuguese: Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste) or PNTL is the national police force of East Timor.

History

The PNTL was established in May 2002 by the United Nations, before sovereignty was passed to the new state, with a mandate to provide security and maintain law and order throughout the country, and to enable the rapid development of a credible, professional and impartial police service. Recruitment drives were conducted in early 2000, and basic training commenced on 27 March 2000, under the auspices of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). On 10 August 2001, the East Timor Police Service was officially established, working alongside CivPol, the United Nations Civilian Police Force. It later changed its name to the Timor-Leste Police Service, before finally adopting its current title of the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste.

It was not until independence, on 20 May 2002, that an agreement was signed outlining the terms and timetable for handing over of full policing duties from CivPol to the PNTL. The PNTL finally assumed responsibility for the whole country on 10 December 2003.

Controversy

There are accusation that some PNTL officers have tortured prisoners who have been arrested.

In August 2017, the PNTL is criticized by Fundasaun Mahein for allowing its officers to be visible with heavy weapons since it undermines the force's community policing strategy.

On 18 November 2018, PNTL officer José Mina, shot dead three young men during a party in the neighborhood of Kulu Hun in Dili.

Organization

There are at least three special units within the PNTL: the Police Reserve Unit, formerly the Rapid Deployment Service; the Border Patrol Unit (Unidade de Patrulhamento de Fronteiras, UPF); and the Rapid Intervention Unit, or UIR, modelled after the Portuguese National Republican Guard riot police, which served in East Timor before its independence.

Equipment

Firearms

•  Austria: Glock 19
•  Germany: Heckler & Koch G36
•  US: M16 rifle
•  Austria: Steyr AUG
•  Belgium: FN FNC Mk2
•  Germany: Heckler & Koch HK33
•  Belgium: FN F2000

Gallery

• National Police of East Timor officers
• National Police of East Timor officers
• Armoured cars of PNTL
• Police station at Bobonaro Village

Historical police emblems

• Police patch during Indonesian occupation
• Police patch used during United Nations administration
• Former badge of the post-independence National Police of East Timor

References

1. United Nations Transitional Administration Administration in East Timor. "Regulation No. 2001/22: On the Establishment of the East Timor Police Service" (PDF) – via peacekeeping.un.org.
2. Direção Geral de Estatística. Timor-Leste em Números, 2018 / Timor-Leste in Figures, 2018 (PDF) (in Portuguese and English).
3. "E Timor Police 'Torture Suspects'". BBC News. 20 April 2006.
4. "PNTL Officers Should Carry Appropriate Weaponry - Fundasaun Mahein". 9 August 2017.
5. Davidson, Helen (20 November 2018). "Timor Leste: drunk police officer's alleged killing of three teenagers sparks protests". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
6. "Ramos Horta Calls for Death Squad Claims Probe". Partido Democratico Timor-Leste. ABC/AFP. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
7. ^ Robert Muggah and Emile LeBrun, ed. (October 2010). Timor-Leste Armed Violence Assessment Final Report (PDF). Special Report No. 12. Small Arms Survey. p. 17. ISBN 978-2-940415-43-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2016.

External links

• Official Website

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