Moluccan Community USA
Plea for awareness throughout the world of the on-going human
rights violations and injustice in Ambon and the Moluccas
We the Moluccan Community USA in New York and surrounding area, in behalf of the
suffering and still continuing an "Un-ending conflicts" and injustice of an on-going
human rights violations in peaceful Moluccas - Spice Islands located as part of
Eastern Indonesian province for more than three years which began in Ambon in
January 1999.
Innocent civilians in city of Ambon and the Moluccas still being victimized and violated
their rights in their home and everywhere because of the "inability" of Indonesian
government to stop the conflicts, instead they are kept inflamed by ignoring and see
the other way and let thousands of "Laskar Jihad forces" from Java islands come to
the Moluccas to aggravated an already complicate situation and enhances the
conflicts (war) and treat Moluccan christians as a second class citizens because of
some central governments' Indonesian elites political and ideological agendas.
Its more than 3 (three) years of violence and criminal acts by "Indonesian army (TNI)"
by using "Laskar Jihads" as their "militia army" terrorizing the Moluccan christians
went on rampage and terrorizing villages resulting in 9.000 dead, 500.000 homeless
people, thousand of orphans, thousand of people traumatized by the event, Jakarta's
top military brass is still denying the responsibility for the blood shed and the tragedy
of the millenium.
The so called "sectarian war" is nothing more than Indonesian government
"manipulation" to the world by inventing religious war between Muslims and Christians
to create "devide et impera" (divide and rule) the people in the Moluccas. And most
Indonesian press has also played a part in aggravating the conflicts with its biased
reporting of the facts and create feared in Ambon/Maluku also as tools of Indonesian
elites.
On April 3, 2002 a powerful large bomb exploded in Christian area in Ambon cafe,
killing four people and injuring another 58, shortly afterward a crowd angered the
violence to the city burn down the local governor's office, since then the situation
remained tense, the Laskar Jihad's back army is believed to be resposible for a
deadly bombing, even the police knew the suspects but nothing is being done.
Today after years of Maluku conflicts, Indonesian Army, Police and the Laskar Jihad
are currently praticing the politic of desperation in blamed game by accusing the
indigenous people as Moluccan separatist or FKM/RMS as an illegal organizations by
intimidating by putting "feared" throughout the Moluccas that they will be shot and kill
if taking part of the ceremony of the raising Moluccan flags. The force arrest of
Moluccan leader dr Alex Manuputty. Banned all foreigners, foreign journalist and
NGO's (non-government agency organizations) entering Ambon/Moluccas provinces
for witnessing what will taking place in the month of April.
The unprotected Moluccan itself are to blame in the formerly peaceful place for this
strife knowing full well the Indonesian government is the chief cause of the tragedy
and behinds the conflicts, its common knowledge among human rights activists that
the conflicts in the Moluccas is being driven by the political and ideological agendas
of established player within the political elite in Jakarta, in which religious sensitivities
are used as a tool.
Our solidarity with the peaceful and non-violence struggle of Moluccan people with
Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM) movement in Ambon/Maluku the genuine will of the
Alifuru's (Moluccan indigenous people) free from Indonesian propaganda of political
agenda, deceive and stigmatize by RMS phobia and to persuit and restored freedom,
justice, human rights and self determination by restore the 1950's South Moluccas
sovereignty for the dignity of Moluccan people and better future.
For the reference: RMS or South Moluccas Republic is not separate group, instead
RMS is a country that was annexed illegaly in 1950 by the Republic of Indonesia.
Therefore we plea to the people throughout the world.
- An increase in the awareness throughout the world of the on-going human rights
violators in Ambon and the Moluccas. An improvement in human rights conditions in
Ambon based on an independent investigation by an International organization.
- Urge the Secretary general of the United Nations and President Bush as well as the
leaders of the countries that sympathized with the struggle of the Moluccan people for
justice and freedom to engage themselves in the resolution of this civil war in Maluku
and to insvetigate the involvement of the various componets including the Indonesian
government, the Army (TNI), Police (Polri) in several atrocities that occured and drag
all the guilty parties to the International tribunal.
- Urge the Secretary of the United Nations, President Bush, and the leader of
sovereign countries to monitor the actions of the Indonesian government including the
army and police and stop them from using represive measures against FKM - the
indigenous Moluccan people struggle and ask for the immidiate release of Moluccan
leader dr Alex Manuputty.
- Urge the Secretary of the United Nations and The United Stated of America and all
other sovereign countries to facilitate a dialog concerning The Republic of South
Moluccas and make it possible for the RMS case to be discussed in the United
General Assembly.
- The majority of the Moluccan people wish the intervention of International peace
keeping forces of anti terrorist forces to end all kinds of acts involving injustice, crime,
violence, cruelty, negative conspiracy and manipulation committed by the Indonesian
government on the Moluccas.
- A restoration of genuine peace and justice for all the people in Ambon and the
Moluccas. An honest presentation by the real Moluccan and supported by
International organizations.
Moluccan Community USA
mcusa99@yahoo.com
New York City - April 25, 2002
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