services". This can quickly degenerate from neighbourly vigilantes into protection rackets. The number of members can run into the hundreds. In Dili, where Timorese from all over the country live, gangs have formed along the regional divide between East and West. Westerners (Kaladi) are for example the members of the Sintu Kulao and the Gaya Anak, while the members of for example Commando, Lito Rambo, and Lafaek are Easterners (Firaku). Those groups that are more peacefully organised usually have members from both parts of the country. Many female members are also found here. These also include youth groups led by the Catholic Church. Veterans Organizations Especially after the end of the Indonesian occupation, many freedom fighters felt left alone with their problems. The return to civilian life was made even more difficult by the general lack of jobs, so veterans' organisations were very popular. These groups include the Sagrada Família (Holy Family), the Conselho Popular pela Defesa da República Democrática de Timor-Leste CPD-RDTL (Popular Council for the Defence of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) and the Forças FALINTIL SF75. The veterans' organisations are said to have close contacts with various MAGs and RAGs and to have been involved in various incidents between 2002 and 2006, such as the riots of December 2002. In spring 2010, the CPD-RDTL was accused that members of them and the group Bua Malus (Betelnut) had terrorised the population in parts of the municipalities of Cova Lima and Bobonaro, disguised as ninjas. Initially the government treats the action as a rumor, but then escalated to a massive nationwide police operation to find the "ninjas". As a result, 118 were captured and 7 imprisoned from "ninja activities". The predecessor of the CPD-RDTL split from the rest of the resistance movement in the 1980s. Today, the CPD-RDTL is one of the best organised gangs with about 6,600 members. Its strongholds are in Dili and Baucau. The CPD-RDTL insists that East Timor has been in continuous existence not just since 2002, but since the first declaration of independence in 1975. This makes the temporary UN administration and the current constitution and government illegitimate in its eyes. The party rejects Portuguese as an official language. The CPD-RDTL boycotted the elections to the Constituent Assembly. It also sees itself as the only true successor to the FRETILIN of the founding period. The Sagrada Família has quasi-religious features, which makes it difficult