Congratulations to Adérito de Jesus Soares. He was sworn in today as Timor-Leste's first Anti-Corruption Commissioner. Adérito served on
ETAN's Executive Committee while he was in U.S. studying for a Masters in Law degree at NYU. He has spoken at numerous ETAN-organized events, including a UN press conference on justice and accountability and a congressional briefing. He is a founding board member of
La'o Hamutuk.
ETAN wishes him and the East Timorese people well as he takes on his new position.
News reports of the swearing in ceremony can be found
here and
here.
Aderito (right) with ETAN (and La'o Hamutuk's) Charles Scheiner in Dili, September 2009. Photo by John M. Miller/ETAN
