On Monday, 26 April, FOKUPERS received news from a resident of Liquisa that ABRI has threatened people living in the countryside, in places remote from the town of Liquisa, to move into the town. Those who remain behind are warned that they will be killed.

Initially, the army was forcing all males of 12 and older to leave their villages but then, everyone, including newborn babies,women who have just given birth, pregnant women and even people who are very advanced in age, ill or paralysed to move to Liquisa. anyone failing to do so before the deadline will not be allowed to enter Liquisa and will all be killed

Thereafter, officers also told residents that anyone who is known to be on an army blacklist needn't bother to move to Liquisa. On 25 April, ABRI forced everyone in Tibar (on the border between Dili and Liquisa) to take a blood oath with sheep's blood mixed with arak and a kind of ecstasy and join the Red and Whie Iron militia led by Leoneto Martins, district chief of Liquica.

Today, 26 April, at 4pm, 160 inhabitants of Asumano village left their houses and went to Ebeno, on the way to Liquisa. The large crowd, including newborn babies, children and the elderly were screaming with fear because of the threats from ABRI. No one understands why the army is forcing people to leave their villages and go to Liquisa.

Today there was a blood-drinking ceremony in Gleno, District of Ermera in preparation for an attack on people still remaining in villages in the district of Liquisa.