hiː ɐsˈɜːɾᵻd ðætðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ mˈæɹi ˌælkɐtˈiəɹi hæd ɡˈɪvən ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ tə fˈaɪɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə kɹˈaʊd, bɪkˈʌz ɪn hɪz ɹˈoʊl æz ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi pəlˈiːsmən hiː hæd ɛskˈɔːɹɾᵻd kˈɜːnəl lˈɪɹ ˈɑːnən tˈiːmoːɹ, ðə tʃˈiːf ʌv stˈæf tʊ ˌɛfdˌiːtˌiːˈɛl kəmˈændɚ bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹdʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɹˈuːæk, tʊ ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ wɪð ˌælkɐtˈiəɹi, ænd hæd hˈɜːd lˈɪɹ sˈeɪ ɪmˈiːdɪətli ˈæftɚ ðə mˈiːɾɪŋ ðˈæt "aɪ ɔːlɹˌɛdi hæv ˈɔːɹdɚz tə tˈeɪk ˈækʃən."
He asserted that the Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri had given the order to fire into the crowd, because in his role as a military policeman he had escorted Colonel Lere Anan Timor, the chief of staff to FDTL commander Brigadier-General Ruak, to a meeting with Alkatiri, and had heard Lere say immediately after the meeting that "I already have orders to take action."