De Jesus: GoTL must build 1000 replacement houses near airport

Dili Airport - an aerial View - Photo: Acacio Angel

*Independente may 13, 2013The East Timorese Government must build at least 1000 replacement houses for the people it is evicting living close to the Dili International Airport.

Comoro Village chief, Eurico de Jesus, said people from four villages faced eviction by the Government in order to make way for development of the airport.

“The information that the community is concerned with is not whether the development must continue, but that the Government must create a good condition for the community such as their houses before moving them to another place,” he said