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CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA


CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA

Jalan Pattimura 32 -- Ambon 97124 -- Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
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Ambon, November 9, 2005

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 492

1. POVERTY IN THE MOLUCCAS – According to the Office of Statistics, 126,000 families in the Moluccas live under the poverty level, this is 34% of the 1,2 million residents of the Province of the Moluccas (North Moluccas is a Province on its own). Thus was declared by the Governor of the Moluccas to the press. He added that, in order to enhance decent living conditions, the Government will allot funds to 841 villages at an amount of 250.000.000,- Rupiah (Eur 21.500,-) each. Funds are being allocated to 352 villages already; the others will follow in due time. The funds are to be spent on infra structure items like clean water projects, irrigation systems, bridges, roads etc.

2. QUAKE HITS THE ISLAND OF BURU – At least four residents suffered serious injuries when a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Batabual district in the southern part of Buru island, on November 4, 2005. Thus was reported on local TV. We read in The Jakarta Post, that the quake, which also left dozens of other residents lightly injured, damaged 37 houses, with the village of Wamsisi suffering the worst of the damage. Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu and several other officials visited the village and promised immediate aid.

3. HUNTING FOR TERRORISTS – In the attempt of catching the terrorists Jodi and Arsyad – the latter suspected of masterminding the bomb explosion at the Mardika Market in Ambon last August 25, injuring eight people (see Report 486) – the police combed out the entertainment park of Waihaong neighbourhood in Ambon city last November 7. On that occasion 14 people were arrested because unable to show an identity card. Seven others were detained elsewhere in the city. Among these there might be some that are involved in a terrorist network, i.e. a terrorist group under coordination of Arsyad, Iwan and Jodi, that had attacked a police brigade post in the village of Lokki on May 16, 2005 (Report 478) and were suspected of other terrorist acts in the Moluccas as well. Leonidas Braksan, chief of the regional police headquarters, said to Antara news agency that according to some witnesses, Iwan had left Ambon for Banda, Central Moluccas, on Oct 29, while the hiding places of Arsyad and Jodi are still unknown. He also said the three had recruited a number of people from the Central Moluccas and from West Ceram to become their assistants for terror acts in the Moluccas.

C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina


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