It was one of the most feared of all the militia in East Timor, and was responsible for the burning of houses, murder, torture, rape, and intimidation of hundreds of East Timorese citizens during the 1999 pullout from East Timor by the military of Indonesia, and in the time leading up to the referendum for independence.
BMP merupakan salah satu milisi yang paling ditakuti di Timor Timur dan bertanggung jawab atas aksi pembakaran rumah, pembunuhan, penyiksaan, pemerkosaan, dan penindasan ratusan warga Timor Timur selama masa penarikan militer Indonesia dari Timor Timur tahun 1999, serta masa-masa menjelang referendum kemerdekaan.