Timor police need more training says rights official

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Updated March 17, 2008 22:05:59

The man appointed by East Timor's parliament to promote and protect human rights has called for much better training for the country's police, accusing some members of the force of behaving worse than their counterparts during the Indonesian occupation.

i>Presenter: Tom Fayle
Speaker: Sebastiao Dias Ximenes, East Timor's

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