Sahe da Silva is the official spokesperson for Timor Leste's governing Fretilin Party, in NSW Australia. He was motivated to work with Fretilin after the misrepresentation of that party and its top officials in the Australian Press. Riots forced resi
Sahe Da Silva Dr. Mari Alkatiri Warwick Fry Community Radio station 2NimFM
Note: Due to a technical mishap the sound quality on the second interview (with Mari Alkatiri) leaves a lot to be desired. The interview with Sahe Da Silva is fine.
Alkatiri speaks out. March 10 2007 Mari Alkatiri, General Secretary to East Timor's governing Fretilin Party, and former Prime Minister, grants an exclusive interview to community radio station 2NimFM. Mari Alkatiri says he is pursuing legal action against the Australian ABC Four Corners program for the defamatory story that he was 'arming death squads', and which led to pressures which forced his resignation as Prime minister last year. He will also be providing evidence of two attempted coups against him, and foreign involvement in these attempts. He talks about his confidence in the Fretilin party's ability to win the upcoming elections, his willingness to stand for Prime Minister, if requested, and the success of his administration in securing the best possible outcome for East Timor to exploit its oil resources, and how the East Timorese economy is about to take off.