The sacked army commander whose rebellion triggered the collapse of security in East Timor today demanded that Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resign and be put on trial.
Speaking in his hillside stronghold outside the capital, Dili, Major Alfredo Reinado also said he was willing to die for his cause.
Maj Reinado, who led a band of 600 soldiers fired for insubordination into clashes with loyalist security forces, blamed Mr Alkatiri for East Timor's current crisis and said it wouldn't be over until he was gone from office.
"Alkatiri has to resign and go to court for all the crimes he ordered," Maj Reinado said, accusing the prime minister of telling troops to open fire on civilian demonstrators who supported the rebels.
Four people were killed and dozens injured when a demonstration turned into riots in Dili in April.
Clashes took place between the rebels and security forces, with machete-wielding gangs fighting in the streets, looting and setting fires.
More than 2,000 foreign troops, most of them Australian, are trying to restore order.