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 19, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 180 1. FKM LEADER RETURNED TO AMBON Dr. Alex Manuputty, leader of the controversial Front Kedaulatan Maluku Movement, who had been summoned to Jakarta in order to explain on his alleged RMS-activities, returned to Ambon last May 17, where his case further will be dealed with. 2. NEW POLICE CHIEF COMMANDER PROMISES A RAY OF SUNSHINE The new Police Chief Commander Brigader General Edi Darnadi, who arrived at Ambon on May 17, introduced himself on local TV. He said that initially priority would be given to internal consolidation of the police forces. He also hoped that all his good endeavours to end the conflict, would be sustained by the local population. He promised to try and let a ray of sunshine ( be it just one ray , he said) brighten the dismal situation in the Moluccas. 3. ESCALATION OF UNREST During the last few days tenseness and unrest on and around the island of Ambon has escalated, as can be concluded from our latest reports. On several locations in the town of Ambon grenades exploded, causing panic. Various vessels are being attacked by speedboats. Speedboats also chase each other with murderous intentions. Among the vessels being shot at was the landing boat Pinggui which left the ( christian ) anchorage of Gudang Arang, Ambon, on May 17, bound for Masohi on the island of Ceram. It was only five minutes after weighing anchor that it was attacked by gunfire from a speedboat. However, none of the passengers, among whom was an Australian citizen, was hurt. 4. VICTIMS OF BUTCHERING On May 16, Cornelis Nahusona and Benny (Poly?) Salaka left their village of Kariu, island of Haruku (a small island east of Ambon), for the woods to pick durian fruit. The following day they were found having been killed in an atrocious way. 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