HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - AMBON 97124 Tel 0062 (0)911 342195   Fax 0062 (0)911 355337      E-mail: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, September 4, 2000 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 48 Summoned by President Abdurrahnmat Wahid to talk about the condition of the Moluccas, a deputation left for Jakarta on September 1 on three special airplanes. The first plane was boarded by governor Dr.Ir. M.Saleh Latuconsina, military chief commander I Made Yasa and police chief commander Firman Gani. On the second flight were to be found a delegation of about 12 christians, including the bishop of Amboina, Msgr.P.C.Mandagi MSC, whereas the third plane was boarded by a muslim delegation of also about 12 persons. In Jakarta they will also meet with christian and muslim leaders. However it is questioned: why could not they all board one and the same plane?? On August 31 the MS Danau Rana upon entering Ambon, was found to have detonators (19 wired one and 5 wireless ones) and some ammunition on board. According to local newspaper 'Siwalima', the leader of the Jihad Communication Forum Ahlus Sunnah Wal' Jamaah, Ustad Jaffar Umar Tahlib, explained to the muslim community in the Ambon Al-Fatah Mosque on September 3 on the topic: 'Urgent zest of the muslims to fulfill their strive'. His Tabligh Akbar was broadcast on Radio Gema Suara Muslim 99, 7 FM. He said that the islam community will keep on warfare until all slander towards the muslims by the christians will be stopped. He said: 'Keep on fighting the christians until all of their potential to pester the muslim community will be obliterated.' He further said that any negotiations of peace is impossible. 'The war will only be over as soon as the muslims control the town of Ambon & I am sure we can end the conflict by means of war. There is no other way to pave the way for a bright future for our children and grandchildren.' He said that it is not the muslims who are the rioters and agitators, on the contrary they are the victims of christian RMS insurgents. So he expected the muslims would behave as genuine muslims, meanwhile fervently praying to Allah. He compared the actual conducive situation in Ambon to a 'break' like it is done in a football match, because he could not see any sincere disposition on the side of the christians to foster peace. On the contrary the christians just want to dominate the Moluccas, their ultimate goal being ' with help of the UN ' the separation of the Moluccas from Indonesia. He called Gus Dur, the Indonesian president, a traitor, saying: 'With God's help ('Insya Allah') Gus Dur will be sentenced by the people, because he never defends the rights of the muslims.' Time and again various christian organisations and private persons repeatedly say that no negotiation with the muslims will be possible as long as the jihad warriors still are in the Moluccas. 'Siwalima' newspaper reports that in the destroyed Poka-Rumahtiga area, which is now dominated by muslims, many graves in the general graveyard are being robbed from any valuable objects. The same is happening at the general graveyard of Kebun Cengkeh, at the outskirts of Ambon (close to Batumerah/Galunggung). Last week a deputation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived to do investigation and inventarisation of the refugees' needs. Together with Indonesian Red Cross delegates they had a meeting with the vice governor Dra.Paula B.Renyaan on September 2. They are ready to help in the fields of health care, water supply, protection for civilians and searach for 'disappeared persons', insofar needed. CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA, Msgr Jos Tethool MSC Auxiliary Bishop of Amboina  C.J.Böhm MSC Secretary  CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - AMBON 97124 Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, August 31, 2000 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 47 The governor is considering legal processes to take place on a ship in the Bay of Ambon, apparently to create a neutral location, which can be approached by anyone without being obstructed by roadblocks or dangerous passages. Passing by the Tanjung (point of land) Martha Alfons at Poka/Rumahtiga on their speedboats, christians perceive certain activities taking place in this former, totally destroyed christian area at the opposite side of the Bay. 'Siwalima' newspaper wonders whether a kind of 'Hitu' is being established there by the muslims. ('Hitu Lama' on the north coast of Ambon island is the headquarters of the jihad troops). Along the shore there is a lot of activity. There is an increasing traffic of muslim speed boats from and to Batumerah (Ambon town). On Tanjung Marta Alfons itself there is a large banner with the 'new name' of this tanjung: 'Tanjung Mujahidin'. An old colonial two story house on that location has been spared, allegedly for snipers' activities on passing by boats. The MSF (Médécins Sans Frontières) has built 20 long-sheds ('barraques') in Larier (between Passo and Hutumuri) with the help of about a 100 workers from the refugees themselves. They provide decent shelter for 800 christian refugees from Waai. The MSF is also active in vaccinating hundreds of refugees children against measles. A foreign reporter, meeting occasionally with some Jihad fighters, noticed that at least two of them were foreigners: one obviously from Yemen and one from some other Arab country. He further noticed that these Jihads did not commit themselves to any conversation, even would not shake and extended hand. The whole Moluccas are quiet these days. The governor and his aides are bargaining with both parties to secure safe passage through each other's neighourhoods : § for the christians through Pohon Mangga (at the west end of the town) and through Batumerah/Galunggung (to the east), § for the muslims through Benteng/OSM/Batugantung and through the village of Passo to Tantui. CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA, Msgr Jos Tethool MSC Auxiliary Bishop of Amboina C.J.Böhm MSC Secretary Received via e-mail from : compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Copyright © 1999-2000  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line* http://go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/alifuru67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com