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the F-FDTL (responsible to secu-
re the area of the PTL´s residen-
ce) and PNTL (former PTL´s CP).
“Unidade Especial de Polícia” – the
development of a PNTL´s capacity
From 2006 to 2012 the PORFPU
conducted a permanent adap-
tation to the country situation
adjusting its modular and fl exi-
ble organization to transport the
operational effort to increase the
capacity building of PNTL´s stron-
gest unit – the Unidade Especial de
Polícia (Special Police Unit – SPU).
The SPU had as main capabilities solidated with frequent joint ope- agreement, after the closing of
the Public Order Battalion (POB), rations, patrols and exercises. UNMIT, the GNR already trai-
a Special Operations Company Seeking to illustrate the signifi cant ned more than 700 PNTL offi cers
(SOC), a Close Protection Com- training effort developed by the in different types of police skil-
pany (CPC) and an EOD Section. PORFPU ST, we can identify the twel- ls resulting on noteworthy em-
In the sequence of an innovating ve Public Order Courses, nine CP powerment of Timor-Leste Police.
and remarkable political decision, Courses, one CP Course in Portu- The President of Timor-Leste (PTL)
TL decided to build the SPU with gal, one Special Operations Stage, Close Protection Team – a case study
the training support of UNMIT, one Special Operations Course in As referred above, the SPU´s Clo-
but exclusively executed by the Portugal and one EOD Stage in TL. se Protection Company (CPC) was
PORFPU. With this decision TL´s To ensure the continuity of the ca- responsible to conduct the PTL´s
authorities were seeking to create pacity building process, GNR ST´s CP before his attempt of assassi-
their own police identity, taking as were continuously engaged on nation. After this tragic event, the
reference one country and one of mentoring and advising the SPU PORFPU was tasked to assume
its institution, the GNR. The ratio- subunits. The results were outstan- this responsibility. For this purpo-
nal was easy to identify, the trai- ding and totally met the expecta- se, a PORFPU Special Operations
ning provided by the training unit tion of all the parties involved. Team (SOT) was exclusively dedi-
of UNMIT was implemented by In fact, still nowadays, fourteen cated to the PTL´s CP and another
multinational teams of individual years after the fi rst PORFPU cour- SOT to set up a static post at PTL´s
police offi cers lacking of cohe- se in TL, a GNR ST is deployed residence, on a 24/7 operation.
sive, common and mature trai- in TL to continue the capacity bu- To launch this complex opera-
ning performance and identity. ilding process. Under a bilateral tion, joint coordination at ope-
For this purpose the rational level were imple-
PORFPU assigned a mented with the F-FDTL,
Specialized Team (ST) the UNPOL and the PNTL,
exclusively dedicated to and it was decided to inte-
Monitor, Mentor, Advi- grate in the PORFPU SOT
se or Train (MMA-T) the one PNTL CP Offi cer, who
PNTL´s SPU. During the was already working closely
six years of the POR- with the PTL for long time.
FPU deployment in TL, The PTL´s CP operation star-
several courses were ted smoothly without major
implemented, comple- step backs which provided
mented with Train of an opportunity to start as-
Trainers (ToT) courses sessing and recruiting the
in Portugal, and con- best PNTL CP Offi cers to

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