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, May 4, 2002
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 276
1. AMBON AGAIN CLOSED TO FOREIGNERS – From May 2nd on, Ambon again is
closed to foreigners that want to come in. No time limit has been fixed this time. A
CNN team, on arriving at Ambon Pattimura Airport a couple of days ago, was refused
permission to enter Ambon.
2. JAFAR’S RESPONSE TO THE ORDER OF SWEEPING ON WEAPONRY –
Listening to local SPMM (Muslim) radio broadcasting, almost every day one can hear
Jafar Umar Thalib’s preaching against the RMS Christians, against the army and
against the USA. He orders the Muslims – including office employees and
schoolchildren – to stay at home as long as the sweeping on weaponry is taking
place, and everybody should withstand any sweeping being carried out on them.
Anticipating the entering of military forces into laskar jihad HQ at the Kebun Cengkeh
area, laskar jihads have erected a brick wall blocking the road from Galunggung to
Kebun Cengkeh. Chief Police Commander Brigader General Sunarko declared he will
see to it that the wall will be pulled down.
3. YAFAR’S TABLIQ AKBAR – Several subscribers of these reports asked for the
complete text of the tabliq akbar (“religious speech”) that was delivered by Jafar
Umar Thalib in front of the Al-Fatah Mosque last April 26th. Since he talked for about
one hour, we lack the time that is needed to transcribe let alone translate the whole
text. Anyway, here are some excerpts just to give an impression. Note that after
virtually every sentence loud approving shouting could be heard (spontaneously?
staged?). “Woe you, listen to me, you beguiled Malino heroes, listen to the word of
Allah, being a command to all of us. Muslims, get your warriors ready to face those
enemies, with any devices you can contribute, get your horses ready to launch an
universal war towards those your enemies. They are also Allah’ enemies. Any
expenses you do in preparing this war will manifoldly be rewarded by Allah. Get your
weaponry ready, discard any riches in order to make grenades… To the security
forces that are to carry out sweeping on us, woe you, balloon shooters, woe you!
Listen to me: you that have proved to be unable to guard the Governor’s Office
building, how could you be capable to protect us, Muslims! Go on sleeping with your
wives and stop pretending you are the people’s protectors… Woe, you Governor!
Listen to the voice of Jafar Umar Thalib. Please denounce Jafar Umar Thalib to your
Megawati as a provocateur and tell your Megawati that the Muslims will not stop
waging war… Listen, oh rows, Allah’s cherished ones, listen you, Mudjahidin…
Don’t fear anymore the teachings of the Civil Emergency Traitor, do not recoil for the
utterances of this coward. It is only Allah’s threat we fear… If we withdraw, Allah
menaces you with his wrath…
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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