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lateral agreement, until present. sired end-sate was to build a PNTL trust among partners. A truthful
Conclusions Presidential CP Team forged within PNTL´s ownership empowerment
Standard UN FPU doctrinal tasks the highest standards and to pro- project was designed, implemen-
don’t comprise the executive CP ceed with the executive mandate ted and concluded in a perma-
duties substituting the Host Na- handover as soon as possible. For nent and close harmony between
tion Police. However, the historical this purpose the GNR Specialised leadership, trainers and trainees.
background between Portugal and Team was exclusively dedicated The main take way for a capacity
Timor-Leste and operational effi - to two main tasks: to temporarily building process is to fi nd the stra-
ciency demonstrated by the GNR execute the Presidential CP; and tegic balance between what both
during past crisis situations and to, build a CP capacity within the parties wish to achieve and to create
especially during the President´s PNTL´s SPU. The multidimensional conditions for a win-win paradigm.

FROM 2006 TO 2012 THE PORFPU CON-

DUCTED A PERMANENT ADAPTATION TO 1. DPKO - Policy (Revised) Formed Police
Units in United Nations Peacekeeping
Operations - Ref. 2016.10.
THE COUNTRY SITUATION ADJUSTING ITS 2. The Portuguese Guarda Nacional
MODULAR AND FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATION Republicana (GNR) is a gendarmerie
type force, legally defi ne as security
TO TRANSPORT THE OPERATIONAL EFFORT force composed of military personnel,
organised into a special corps of troops
TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY BUILDING OF with administrative autonomy. In normal
circumstances the GNR fundamental-
PNTL´S STRONGEST UNIT – THE UNIDADE ly exercises typical policing missions
although, within the scope of the
ESPECIAL DE POLÍCIA (SPECIAL POLICE UNIT execution of national defence policy and
in cooperation with the Armed Forces,
– SPU). military missions may be commissioned
from it.
3. FALINTIL – Forças de Defesa de Ti-
mor-Leste (F-FDTL)
attempted of assassination created approach set on the two lines of 4. Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL).
the conditions for this exceptional action should drive towards a com-
CP operation. From there to the prehensive and structured transfer
decision to assign to the GNR the of knowledge, skills and capacities
building of a CP capacity within to reach the identifi ed end-state.
the PNTL´s SPU was a natural step. The GNR challenge was to beco-
The rationale of this decision laid me a sustainable agent of change
on the political choice to adopt a in complex environment, where
single policing model as reference. the operational threats was real
To reform or rebuild the security and concomitantly the PNTL iden-
sector of a country the selection of tifi ed shortfalls in organisation,
particular police organization from experience and administrative fra-
one single country, or a multina- mework required and superior ef-
tional organization but with strong fort for the capacity building goal.
common identity and standardize The success of the operation it was
procedures like EUROGENDFOR, due to a constant adjustment of the
appears to be a coherent and pro- ways to attain the ends we set our-
ductive decision. Moreover, the selves to achieve in order to perma-
use of Specialized Teams, consti- nently meet the expectations of the
tuted by cohesive and experienced Timorese authorities. The fl exibility Lt. Col. João Duque Martinho
subject matter experts, exclusively to coexist the technical and tactical EUROGENDFOR Plans and Policy
dedicated to their tasks, has proven training demands with the PNTL Offi cer
to be a powerful and effi cient tool. culture, police posture and beha-
From the beginning, the GNR de- vioural habits, was vital for building

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