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: comamq@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, May 17, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 179 1. SHOOTING AGAIN IN THE BAY OF AMBON In the early morning of Wednesday May 16, from four speedboats gunfire was sprayed on the christian village of Alang. Alang lies on the northern peninsula of Ambon, some 15 km west of Pattimura airport, Laha. The boats are thought to have come from the direction of the moslem village of Wakasihu, about 8 km to the west of Laha. The firing was done using organic rifles. There were no victims, but a lot of damage was done to the residents houses. Their fusillades were answered by locally stationed Den Zipur V military security forces, assisted by several local residents. Though chasing the attackers, nobody could be caught. In the early afternoon another speedboat aimed its shooting at Amahusu, a christian village on the southern peninsula of Ambon, to the west of Ambon town. One civilian was wounded by a bullet. A christian speedboat travelling from Waipia on the island of Ceram to Passo on Ambon island, while bypassing the muslim villages of Liang and Tulehu, was shot at by people coming from the direction of Tulehu, but there were no victims nor significant damage. All of this shooting very much hampers traffic by sea in and around the island of Ambon, which of course is most damaging economic and general welfare of the citizens. Today there is shooting and commotion in Batumerah. This morning and around midday again there was shooting in the Bay& In short: the situation is developping in the wrong direction. 2. COMMENTS ON THE NEW MOLUCCAS POLICE CHIEF COMMANDER The new Police Chief Commander Brigadir General Edy Darnadi is received by many people with suspicion. Protestant Minister Chris Sahetapy said to Siwalima daily: It was he who when he was deputy Police Chief Commander in East Java let the Jihad fighters board for Ambon in/since May last year . Several days ago, before coming to the Moluccas, he paid a visit to Ya far Umar Thalib when Ya far still was in detention at the Police Headquarters in Jakarta. 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