National Police of Timor-Leste

National Police of Timor-Leste
*Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e*
*Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste*
National Police of Timor-Leste; Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e; Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste
	Badge of the National Police of Timor-Leste
Abbreviation	PNTL
Motto	Servir e Proteger; Serve and Protect
Agency overview
Formed	10 August, 2001 (as East Timor Police Services)
Preceding agencies	Indonesian National Police (to 1999); East Timor Police Service (2001-2002);
Legal personality	Police service
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Timor-Leste
Operations jurisdiction	Timor-Leste
Size	5,773 sq mi (14,950 km2)
Population	1,261,407
Governing body	Ministry of the Interior
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Quartel Geral da PNTL. Rua, Jacinto de Cândido, Dili, Timor-Leste
Police officers	4,165 (2018)
Elected officer responsible	Taur Matan Ruak, Minister of the Interior;
Agency executive	Faustino da Costa, Chief of Police;
Units	12 •General Command ; •Police Training Center ; •Ministry of the Interior ; •Police Information Service ; •Criminal Investigation Service ; •Migration service ; •Border Patrol Unit ; •Special Police Unit ; •Maritime Police Unit;
Website
	www.pntl.tl

The National Police of Timor-Leste (Tetum: Polísia Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e, Portuguese: Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste) or PNTL is the national police force of Timor-Leste.