Rogerio Lobato

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Rogerio Tiago Lobato is an East Timorese politician and former Interior Minister belonging to Fretilin. He resigned as Minister over a dispute with the military over alleged discrimination. [1]. Lobato was jailed on five charges of arming hit squads during the 2006 East Timorese crisis in March 2007 and sentenced seven and a half years in jail. [2]

In 2007, he tried to leave the country to go to Malaysia for heart surgery resulting in a standoff at Dili Airport. [3]

Lobato began his political career as part of Fretilin when it declared independence in November 1975. 3rd of December that year he departed East Timor with fellow Fretilin member Mari Alkatiri to promote the interests of the new country. Following the Indonesian invasion of East Timor on December 7th, Lobato and Alkatiri stayed in Africa to campaign for the rights of their home country. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Xinhua "Timor-Leste's two senior ministers resign" 1 June 2006
  2. ^ Northern Territory News "Lobato guilty on `hit squad' charges" 8 March 2007 accessed via Australia New Zealand Reference Centre
  3. ^ ABC News Australia "Stand-off over Lobato departure continues" 9 August 2007
  4. ^ Dennis Shoesmith. 2003. "Timor Leste: Divided Leadership in a Semi-Presidential System." Asian Survey, Vol. 43. No. 2. (Mar. - Apr., 2003), pp. 231-252.
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