Governor warns civil servants

Governor warns civil servants

DILI, East Timor: Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares urged all employees of the provincial government to maintain their loyalty to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

Those who could not be loyal had better step aside, Abilio said, while opening a meeting of the local branch of the Civil Service Corps on Monday.

The quality and discipline of civil servants depends to a large extend on their loyalty to the corps, the state and the nation, he said as quoted by the Antara news agency.

Members of the Civil Service Corps must know, understand and live according to Pancasila, the state ideology, and the 1945 Constitution, he added.

The governor said East Timor had made tremendous progress in the 19 years since its integration with the republic. (emb)