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Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organized crime’, president José Ramos-Horta says


Australian federal police say they are working with tiny nation to respond to threat of online scam centres

Timor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organized crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.

His comments come as Australian federal police confirmed to the Guardian the force is providing support to local law enforcement in Timor-Leste, including a December 2025 visit from the agency’s digital forensic and cyber experts.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/timor-leste-vulnerable-to-online-scam-centres-president-jose-ramos-horta

Author : Ariel Bogle and Kate Lamb

Publish date : 2026-04-08 15:00:00

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