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CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA


CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 -- Ambon 97124 -- Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
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Ambon, December 5, 2002

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 334

1. BOMB EXPLOSION – On December 3 a low charge bomb exploded at the clinic of the Perigilima precinct police headquarters, Ambon. No significant damage was done.

2. MEASURES TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMING FEAST DAYS – With Idul Fitri (end of the fasting month Ramadan), Christmas and New Year at hand, security forces are in full alert. The thoroughfare at Galunggung is closed for all traffic from late afternoon up to the following morning every day. Fireworks are forbidden.

3. INSTALLATION ACTING GOVERNOR NEXT DECEMBER 11 – Sinyo Harry Sarundayang, successful former acting governor of the North Moluccas will be installed as the acting governor of the Moluccas in Jakarta next December 11. A group of Muslims that wanted to stage a demonstration yesterday to protest against Sarundayang being assigned, could be persuaded to postpone proffering their aspirations. Governor M.S. Latuconsina called upon the population to support the coming acting governor. Vice-chairman John Mailoa of the Provincial House of Representatives also stated that Sarundayang deserves support thanks to his recent adroit handling of the situation in the Province of the North Moluccas. One of the tasks of the acting governor will be preparing the election of a new Governor and Vice-Governor for the Moluccas.

4. AUTHOR OF PROVOCATIVE LETTER DETAINED – The unsigned letter with a provocative message that was spread among the population of Kei-Kecil recently (see our latest report), and even got as far as Ambon, was written by a mentally unbalanced refugee from Dobo in Tual by the name of Zakaria Wokanubun. Thus was declared to the press yesterday by governor M.S.Latuconsina. He also hoped that any negative effect of this "old-fashionedly styled" provocative letter would be averted. The author is in detention in Tual now.

C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina


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