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CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA


CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA

Jalan Pattimura 32 -- Ambon 97124 -- Indonesia
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Ambon, November 27, 2005

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 495

1. EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CERAM ONCE AGAIN - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rocked the large island of Ceram, North of the island of Ambon, at 3.28 a.m. last Friday, November 25. The tremor was felt on most of the island, but as yet there have not been any reports of casualties or physical damage. Twelve days earlier, too, a strong tectonic quake rocked the island. In both cases most people fled from their homes, whereas many people in coastal areas headed for higher grounds for fear of a tsunami.

2. STRIFE BETWEEN VILLAGES CLAIM ONE DEAD - Dispute on ownership of land often causes discord and even violence between villages anywhere in the Moluccas. In the evening of November 23 and the early morning of November 24, two muslim villages on the Northern part (Leihitu subdistrict) of the island of Ambon, Mamala and Morale, clashed on the issue of land-ownership, resulting in one dead and fifteen injured; ten houses were set on fire. Ali Malawat (42) from the village of Mamale was killed when a home-made bomb exploded in his hands. The conflict came to an end thanks to persuasive intervention by the police and Mobile Brigaders. However, the fact that during the clash home-made bombs, rifles and other weaponry were used, supports the assumption that in Ambon there is still a lot of weaponry hidden among civilians. Search on weapons which was carried out by police and military personnel in both villages the day after (November 25), reportedly resulted in confiscation of 17 home-made rifles, 3 home-made pistols, 6 home-made grenades, 71 bullets and 50 winged arrows.

3. TERRORIST NEST UPROOTED - A rather spectacular anti-terrorist action was carried out by police forces from the Ceram capital Masohi in cooperation with Mobile Brigade police and Ambon Ressort police personnel. On indication by local residents - thus was declared to mass media by provvincial Police Chief Commander, Brigader General Adityawarman - the police arrived at the village of Haya (Tehoru district, South-Ceram) at 2.50 a.m. on November 25. The number of persons they managed to arrest in their sleep was 21. Ten of them are from the island of Java and are thought to be active in the Al-Mujahidin pesantren in the hamlet of Sakanusa, village of Haya, led by Ustad Batar. Their names are: Zamdani, Amru Rosid, Musap, Rudi Hendrawan, Abu Ayas, Alan Alpasa, Indra Mulyono, Anto, Aliansyah and Iman Sulaiman. The others are from Haya: Bahtiar Syarif, Alimudin Pellu, Ahmad Ayun Ayuba, Muhamad Pellu, Idrus Wailissa, Bambang Wiyono Wailissa, Benyamin Namakule, Kasman Abdullah, Rajab Mahu, Iman Sulaiman, Syamsudin Hayoto serta Hi Mampo. Arrested was also the one who was the main target, namely police officer Syarif Tarabubun (26), who is suspected of participating in a number of terrorist actions, such as the killings at Wamkana (March 5, 2004 - Report 431), Villa Karaoke (February 15, 2005 - Report 466) and Loki (May 16, 2005 - Report 478). Though now calling himself Lukman Mute and having put on weight and possessing a clean skin, nevertheless he was recognized as the nefarious policeman. All of these persons are in custody now. Additional note: Police Chief Adityawarman said that Imam Samudera, notorious as the Bali bomb initiator, had been at the same site near the village of Haya; his mother-in-law is from that area. The Haya area - he said - used to be a terrorist training camp. The police will investigate whether recently there still have been any training activities there.

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


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