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: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, March 27, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 156 1. LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT ABOUT THE RMS Only now it was known that the Moluccan Sovereignty Front (Front Kedaulatan Maluku = FKM) last January 18th sent a letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia about the RMS. The letter which was signed by its executive chairman Dr.A.H. Manuputty, by its general secretary Hengky Manuhutu and by the head of the FKM Juridical Board, Semmy Waileruny, handles about the legitimacy of the RMS and asks the President to comply with the legal demands of the RMS, i.e. independency. The FKM stresses that it itself is not the RMS; its position is to mediate as a neutral body between the RMS and the Indonesian government. In an extensive argumentation it argues that the RMS demand for independence for the South Moluccas is fully justified. (We may add, however, that the majority of the people of these South Moluccas might regard themselves better off when staying within the Republic of Indonesia) (summarized from Siwalima daily). 2. PROVOCATIVE RADIO STATIONS Two radiostations in Ambon in their daily late afternoon and evening broadcasts are considered by the christians as provocative for their moslem listeners and slanderous for christians, namely Radio Gema Suara Muslim (GSM) and Radio Suara Perjuangan Muslim Maluku (SPMM). It is very irritating to hear so many false newscasts being sent out, twisting facts and even concocting events that never occurred. The Governor as the Responsible for the Civil Emergency State is urged to reprimand or to close down these stations, since the Laskar Jihad in this way seems to try to prevent that any reconciliation be achieved. 3. DELEGATION LEFT FOR EUROPE The catholic bishop of Amboina, Msgr. P.C.Mandagi, together with Mr. John Titaley (protestant) and Mr. Yusuf Eli (moslem) today left for Europe. Msgr. Mandagi explained to the local press that they are scheduled to have meetings in Brussels, London and Geneva. Principal purpose is to explain the actual situation in the Moluccas and how the people of the Moluccas have become victims of political provocation by certain groups, on both local and national level. The delegation will also plead for help in matters of reconciliation and in physical and psychical rehabilitation. Help is also needed in the fields of politics, economics, social issues and culture. The delegation is expected to return on April 12. 4. We attach the original text in Indonesian of the Recommendations of the three day National Dialogue on Revitalizing Local Culture for Rehabilitation and Development in the Moluccas towards a New Indonesia which was held in Tual-Langgur, Kei-Kecil, S.E.Moluccas on 15-18 March. The English translation is not (yet) available. 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