CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 -- Ambon 97124 -- Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
E-mail: crisiscentre01@hotmail.com
Ambon, April 21, 2003
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 363
1. WEAPONRY CACHE UNCOVERED – In the late afternoon of April 17, a
motorcyclist and his duo-passenger were halted in the village of Passo, island of
Ambon. They turned out to be in the possession of a homemade bomb. The trail then
let to a house in the neighbourhood of Air Mata Cina, city of Ambon. Its owner, La
Jumu, apparently could escape timely and thus avoid being arrested. In his house the
police found an impressive stock of weaponry.
2. RMS LEADER C.S. ARRESTED – Yesterday police forces succeeded in arresting
Drs. Jhon Rea, "commander of the RMS Forces in Ambon", together with eight RMS
members while they were having a secret meeting in Jhon Rea’s house in the
neighbourhood of Batubulan/Batugajah, city of Ambon. Among those eight, there were
one former lecturer of the Pattimura University, several university students and two
government employees. The police got on their trail after receiving information from
local civilians. Jhon Rea denied any partnership with the FKM Movement of Dr. Alex
Manuputty. He declared that their RMS Headquarters are in England. On searching
the house a large number of incriminating documents and books were discovered in
Indonesian, English and Dutch.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina |
