HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: comamq@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, May 10, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 174 1. INVESTIGATION ON THE JAFAR UMAR THALIB CASE Following the arrest of Laskar Jihad leader Jafar Umar Thalib in Surabaya and his confinement at the Police Headquarters in Jakarta on May 4, a police investigation team has been sent to Ambon to collect evidence on the charge of any criminal activities committed by this Jafar Umar Thalib in Ambon. The investigation will be carried out in close cooperation with the local Police. The team is led by Police Brigade General Aryanto Sukadi. Mr. Sukadi declared to the press that special attention will be paid to any witnesses of the death penalty being executed in Ahuru/Ambon on 30 years old Jihad warrior Abdul Rahim on March 27 (See Report 172 No. 2). Also the grave will be opened in order to ascertain the cause of the victim s death. Muslim SPMM radio last night said that a number of muslim leaders do not agree with opening the grave. Aside from the investigation on the death of Abdul Rahim, a general investigation on other alleged misconduct of Jafar will be carried out as well.. 2. YAFAR IN CUSTODY / FRESH JIHAD FORCES TO BE SENT TO AMBON According to Siwalima daily, yesterday 300 laskar jihad members, including Ayip Syafruddin, chairman of the forum Komunikasi Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah, were permitted to visit Jafar Umar Thalib at the police headquarters in Jakarta where he is being detained. Afterwards Mr. Syafruddin declared to the press that Jafar using the Arab language had ordered all his followers to preserve unity among themselves and to forestall all what is abominable before Allah. A group of 500 laskar jihads, who arrived to ask for Jafar s blessing before they would leave for Ambon, was prevented from meeting with their chief. 3. ALEX MANUPUTTY LEAVING FOR JAKARTA Executive leader of the Front Kedaulatan Maluku (FKM) Dr. Alex Manuputty (who by the way is a physician specialized in aids prevention) will leave for Jakarta today at the invitation of the Chief Police Commander, Police General S.Bimantoro. In order to be able to prepare himself for his departure, he was allowed to return to his residence at Kudamati yesterday morning, guarded by some twenty Brimob Police officers. C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com