3. The Democratic Republic of East Timor shall not recognise any acts or contracts
concerning the natural resources referred to in item 1 of Section 139 entered into or
undertaken prior to the entry into force of the Constitution which are not confirmed
by the competent bodies after the Constitution enters into force.
Section 159
(Working Languages)
Indonesian and English shall be working languages within civil service side by side with
official languages as long as deemed necessary.
Section 160
(Serious Crimes)
Acts committed between the 25th of April 1974 and the 31st of December 1999 that can
be considered crimes against humanity of genocide or of war shall be liable to criminal
proceedings with the national or international courts.
Section 161
(Illegal appropriation of assets )
Illegal appropriation of mobile and fixed assets that took place before the entry into force
of the present Constitution is considered crime and shall be resolved as provided for in
the Constitution and the law.
Section 162
(Reconciliation)
1. It is incumbent upon the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation to
discharge functions conferred to it by UNTAET Regulation No. 2001/10.
2. The competencies, mandate and objectives of the Commission shall be redefined by
the Parliament whenever necessary.
Section 163
(Transitional judicial organization)
1. The collective judicial instance existing in East Timor, composed of national and
international judges with competencies to judge serious crimes committed between
the 1st of January and the 25th of October 1999, shall remain operational for the time
deemed strictly necessary to conclude the cases under investigation.
2. The judicial Organization existing in East Timor on the day the present Constitution
enters into force shall remain operational until such a time as the new judicial system
is established and starts its functions.
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