HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Refferal References         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: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, December 9, 2000 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 104 FURTHER DETAILS ON THE EVENTS AT KESUI - Our Crisis Centre has meanwhile met several christians who managed to escape on the freighter "Shinta" (see Report 101 no.3). A protestant teacher at the catholic elementary school of Wunin, named J.Suitella, told us that the christians who are confined in several mosques on the island, are not being beaten or tortured, at least up to December 1st, when he left. Another told us that a catholic teacher at the elementary school of the islam village of Suat, named Balubun, originating from Kei, was killed because he refused to convert to islam, apparently to set an example for the others. Today's "Siwalima" newspaper reports on an interview with a resident of Karlomin (island of Kesui), whose name is Matheus Masan. He was forced to "convert" to the islam religion on November 26; his name then was changed into Mansyur Masan. He showed the kopiah (specific muslim cap) he had been given on that occasion. Meanwhile the chairman of our Crisis Centre, Fr. Agus Ulahaiyanan, wants to stress, that those witnesses who managed to escape from the island of Kesui, cannot possible know everything was has happened and is happening on the island, since the various locations are separated one from another. So our correction on the number of casualties (see yesterday's Report sub no. 3) may be wrong after all. There is no report available yet from the investigation team which has been sent to Kesui, which - by the way - consists of muslims only (probably not on purpose, but perhaps the christians simply are scared).   POLICEMAN KILLED IN MASOHI - On December 5 a christian policeman named Anggwarmase, was lynched by a mob of muslim youngsters in Masohi, the capital of the Central Moluccas on the South coast of the island of Ceram. It happened at the harbour of Masohi/Amahai when he went there to fetch some personal goods that had been sent to him by ship. His body has not been found yet. This event caused tenseness in and around Masohi.   MURDERED SOLDIER FOUND - A soldier who was missing from his unit in the muslim quarters of Waihaong (town of Ambon) since Saturday December 2, had apparently been killed. His body was found a day later in Galunggung, another islam neighbourhood of Ambon.   SMALL-SCALE ATTACKS IN AMBON - Every now and then the security forces come into action to cope with small-scale attacks on christian quarters, such as last nigh at Kapaha/Tantui/Galunggung, at the North-East outskirts of Ambon. When there are no casualties, such incidents are usually hardly mentioned or reported upon, but we notice improvement of the watchfulness and neutrality of the security forces.   WHY IS THERE NO END TO THE CONFLICT - What causes the conflict to go on and on? Frequently heard causes are (apart from the Jihads presence), among others: The governor is said to be insufficiently pro-active, indulging in sort of inertia or passivity; The legislative councils, both provincial and municipal, are impotent to cope with the conflict; There is no law enforcement, so the law of the jungle is practised, which means revenge upon revenge. C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2000  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/ambon67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com