The law of Timor-Leste is founded on the laws of Indonesia, applied de facto from October 25, 1999 as determined by the United Nations, though legislation passed by the Timorese parliament supersedes Indonesian law. Laws were originally published only in English, and the government began enacting legislation solely in Portuguese in 2002, so East Timorese law is now written in English, Portuguese and Indonesian. The law is enforced by the National Police, established in 2002, and one of its landmark institutions was the Special Panels of the Dili District Court, which sat from 2000 to 2006 to deal with crimes such as murder, rape and torture committed in 1999. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The law of Timor-Leste is based on the laws of Indonesia that was applied de facto as of October 25, 1999, as was determined by the United Nations; however, legislation passed by the Timor-Leste parliament supersedes Indonesian law.
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