Top separatist gets nine years in prison (30/11/2004) #9632
The Jakarta Post, November 30, 2004
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The Ambon District Court sentenced on
Monday the secretary-general of the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM), Moses
Tuanakotta, to nine years in prison for subversion.
W. Papua, bone of contention between govt and Papuans (30/11/2004) #9631
The Jakarta Post, November 30, 2004
Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The establishment of West
Papua province could remain a stumbling block in the relations between the central
government and Papuans, if it is not resolved in a way that both sides agree upon.
Maluku residents say no to returnees (29/11/2004) #9620
The Jakarta Post, November 29, 2004
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Not all Maluku residents have responded
positively to the government's efforts to restore infrastructure and security in the
formerly riot-torn province.
Poso Police put price on suspects' heads (29/11/2004) #9619
The Jakarta Post, November 29, 2004
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Poso. After two weeks of a fruitless manhunt, the
Poso Police chief announced on Saturday a reward to anyone who provided
information on the perpetrators behind the recent Poso Central Market blast.
Indonesians rally against Fallujah assault (29/11/2004) #9615
ABC AUSTRALIA, Sunday, November 28, 2004. 6:10pm (AEDT)
About 8,000 Indonesian Muslims have staged a peaceful rally against a major US-led
assault on Iraq's rebel city of Fallujah, which has claimed 2,000 lives.
INDONESIA: Questions remain despite Jakarta arrests (29/11/2004) #9611
ABC AUSTRALIA, 25/11/2004
Judges in an Indonesian court have ruled the trial of radical Islamic leader Abu Bakar
Bashir must proceed, overruling objections from the elderly cleric's lawyers. The ruling
follows this week's arrest in Jakarta of four key suspects involved in the bomb attack
on Australia's embassy in Jakarta ... the arrests were hailed as a breakthrough.
Indonesian police chief Da'i Bachtiar said the four included associates of two
Malaysian fugitives accused of masterminding the September 9th attack, which killed
11 people.
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THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 453 (27/11/2004) #9610
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, November 26, 2004
POVERTY IN AMBON - The aftermath of the conflict in the Moluccas generates
certain consequences, among others an increase of indigent or poor people. The head
of the "Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah Kota Ambon" (Planning Office for
Ambon Construction), Rachman Talaohu declared to Jakarta based "Kompas" daily
that as a result of the improving security, many Ambon residents that had fled the
violence, meanwhile have come back to Ambon, however, have no decent place to
stay yet.
Police identify six terror nests on Java (26/11/2004) #9606
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 26, 2004
Indonesian police identified six suspected terrorist "nests" just a day after arresting
four of the Australian embassy bombers.
Court orders Abu Bakar trial to go ahead (26/11/2004) #9605
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 26, 2004
Indonesian judges yesterday rejected a plea to drop terrorism charges against
hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir and ordered him to stand trial for his alleged
involvement in attacks including the Bali bombings.
Court rules Ba'asyir trial to go on (26/11/2004) #9604
The Jakarta Post, November 26, 2004
Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The South Jakarta District Court rejected
on Thursday the defense argument of Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who will thus
be standing trial for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2003 attack on
JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.
Court Rules Baasyir's Trial Must Continue (26/11/2004) #9603
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 25, 2004 02:33 PM
Laksamana.Net - South Jakarta District Court has rejected defense arguments to halt
the terrorism trial of radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir.
INFID's Short News Overview No. V/34: Nov. 19-25, 2004 (26/11/2004) #9602
INFID, November 25, 2004
Papua. Human rights advocates fear a new military campaign in Papua province is
behind eight recent deaths and has caused up to 5000 people to flee their villages.
Four Arrested Over Embassy Bombing (26/11/2004) #9599
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 24, 2004 11:52 PM
Laksamana.Net - Police have arrested four Islamic militants suspected of involvement
in the September 9 suicide car bombing outside the Australian Embassy in Kuningan,
South Jakarta.
Man reportedly arrested over (24/11/2004) #9595
Australian embassy blast in Jakarta
ABC AUSTRALIA, 24/11/2004, 09:02:17
Indonesian police have reportedly arrested a Muslim militant believed to have been
involved in planning a bomb attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta in
September.
Terror Suspect Said Arrested in Indonesia (24/11/2004) #9594
The New York Times, November 23, 2004
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesian police have
arrested a key terror suspect wanted in the 2002 Bali bombings, last year's attack on
the J.W. Marriott Hotel and a suicide blast in September at the Australian Embassy,
a media report said Tuesday.
Papua human rights probe mooted (24/11/2004) #9592
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 23, 2004 - 3:24PM
Indonesia's human rights watchdog may launch an investigation in Papua following
fighting which has left eight people dead and forced thousands to flee gunmen said to
be covert members of the notorious Kopassus commando unit.
Police seize weapons in raids (22/11/2004) #9584
The Jakarta Post, November 22, 2004
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The Central Sulawesi Police seized more than 500
weapons including homemade firearms in two days of raids over the weekend
following a bombing in the restive regency of Poso on Nov. 13 that killed six people.
Two Poso men released, no link to terror bomb found (22/11/2004) #9582
The Jakarta Post, November 21, 2004
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. The two men arrested on suspicion of
involvement in the Pasar Sentral bomb attack in Poso, Central Sulawesi on Nov. 13
were released on Friday night as police investigators cited a lack of evidence to link
them with the fatal attack.
Kopassus blamed for Papua murders (22/11/2004) #9578
The Jakarta Post, November 22, 2004
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura. Local nongovernmental
organizations, churches and student organizations urged the National Commission on
Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to set up a fact-finding team to investigate the recent
series of shootings in the province.
Human rights groups accuses Indonesian military (22/11/2004) #9576
of involvement in Papuan killing
Associated Press, Thursday November 18, 4:59 PM.
Indonesian troops may have been involved in an attack last week that left a police
officer dead in the restive province of Papua, a human rights group said Thursday and
warned it could spark civil war in the region.
Two Detained Over Poso Bombing (20/11/2004) #9575
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 19, 2004 11:19 PM
Laksamana.Net - Police have detained two men for questioning in connection with last
week's bomb blast that killed six people in Poso, Central Sulawesi province.
Police nab 2 suspects in Poso bomb blast (20/11/2004) #9574
The Jakarta Post, November 20, 2004
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Makassar. Less than a week after a deadly bomb blew up
inside a public transportation minivan in the troubled Central Sulawesi regency of
Poso, police arrested two men on Friday for their alleged role in the attack.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 452 (20/11/2004) #9572
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, November 19, 2004
DISAGREEMENT ON LAND OWNERSHIP - During the years of open conflict certain
areas were "conquered" and in some cases subsequently utilized by the
"conquerors". One of the consequences of restoring law and order is the return of all
those plots of land to their lawful owners. No wonder renewed conflict lurks behind any
directives in this field. Nevertheless, justice must prevail.
Poso officers accused of rights abuses (19/11/2004) #9571
The Jakarta Post, November 19, 2004
Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar. Law enforcers in the conflict-prone
Central Sulawesi town of Poso have committed human rights violations by omission
for allowing a string of violent events to occur in the past three weeks, the National
Commission on Human Rights announced on Thursday.
INFID's Short News Overview No. V/33: Nov 12-18, 2004 (19/11/2004) #9568
INFID, November 18, 2004
The news of Munir's poisoning raises many questions. On the eve of Hari Raya
Idul Fitri 1425 H, Thursday Nov 11, news leaked from sources in Pejambon that the
death of Munir, one of the most prominent human rights defenders in Indonesia, was
caused by a fatal dose of arsenic.
Poso. A bomb on a minibus exploded on Nov. 13 in Poso, killing immediately two
people and raising tensions in the region where religious fighting killed nearly 1,000
people three years ago. Four victims died either en route to the hospital or while
receiving treatment. Three others were seriously wounded.
Travel Restrictions Spark Protest (19/11/2004) #9564
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 18, 2004 10:06 PM
Laksamana.Net - Several UK-based non-government organizations have urged the
British government to put pressure on Indonesia to revoke its policy banning foreign
journalists from traveling to the conflict-prone provinces of Aceh and Papua.
'Kopassus Fomenting Papua Unrest' (19/11/2004) #9563
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 18, 2004 11:51 PM
Laksamana.Net - Australian and Papuan human rights groups have accused the
Indonesian Army's elite Special Forces (Kopassus) of responsibility for a recent
attack on a convoy of local government officials in troubled Papua province.
The Uniting Church's Reverend John Barr and Sydney University's Professor
Stuart Rees called for an end to the military operations in Puncak Jaya and
demanded that a humanitarian assistance mission be allowed into the area.
Acehnese say SBY has made no difference (19/11/2004) #9561
The Jakarta Post, November 19, 2004
Tiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh. Acehnese
responded coldly to the government's decision on Thursday to extend the state of civil
emergency in the province, complaining that they were not involved in the process that
led to the decision.
Police believe same group undermining peace in Poso (18/11/2004) #9556
The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2004
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police believe the perpetrators of last Saturday's bombing
in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso came from the same group that slayed a
prosecutor and killed a Protestant minister in the provincial capital of Palu a few
months earlier.
Court ruling perpetuates conflict in Papua (18/11/2004) #9546
The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2004
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post. The decision by the Constitutional Court on
the judicial review of Law No. 45/1999 in Jakarta on Thursday surprised many,
including those opposed to and those who support the controversial formation of West
Irian Jaya province.
Another fine mess in Papua (18/11/2004) #9545
The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2004
The Constitutional Court could not have come up with a worse decision when it ruled
that the carving of Papua into three provinces was illegitimate while also recognizing
the presence of the new West Irian Jaya province as a fact of life. This ruling is sowing
more confusion into an already confused state of affairs in Papua.
Poso violence acts of terrorism: Widodo (17/11/2004) #9544
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2004
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security
Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto said that the latest string of violent acts in Poso regency,
Central Sulawesi, could be classified as acts of terrorism.
FKM/RMS prisoners beaten up by BRIMOB from Java (17/11/2004) #9541
FKM/RMS News, 16/11/2004
The chronology of the beating of FKM/RMS prisoners by a special force of the police
(BRIMOB) from Eastern-Java in the Prison of Negeri Lama Ambon-Maluku at
Thursday November 11th 2004.
Muslims Are Not Terrorists: Yudhoyono (17/11/2004) #9539
Al-Jazeerah.info [US], 15 November 2004
Agence France Presse, Arab News. JAKARTA, 15 November 2004 - Muslims are not
terrorists, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said yesterday as
millions of people in the world's largest Muslim nation celebrated Eid Al-Fitr.
An Indonesian murder mystery (16/11/2004) #9538
Asia Times, Nov. 16, 2004
By Bill Guerin. JAKARTA - A post-mortem examination in the Netherlands has left
Indonesian police with a classic whodunit mystery and human-rights advocates in
Jakarta fearing for their lives. Like any of British mystery writer Agatha Christie's
famous novels, this mystery has a body, evidence of poisoning, and motives galore.
The setting, however, is hardly the English countryside.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 451 (16/11/2004) #9537
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, November 15, 2004
MISMANAGEMENT - Young men that want to enroll in the police force in Ambon,
surely will pass their testing when paying 7 million rupiahs. This amount of money
equals more than a six months' salary of an average employee but is cheerfully paid,
because "so is life" and a job as a police officer is worth the incurred debt. This is just
a sample of the everywhere present usurping of the powerless.
Authorities ordered to step up security in wake of bomb (16/11/2004) #9536
The Jakarta Post, 11/15/2004 11:34:52 AM
JAKARTA (DPA): Indonesian authorities have been ordered to step up security in the
restive town of Poso, Central Sulawesi province, in the wake of a bomb attack that
killed six people over the weekend, a media report said on Monday.
Papuan Rebels Attack Government Convoy (16/11/2004) #9533
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 14, 2004 02:59 AM
Laksamana.Net - Separatist rebels armed with bows and arrows, axes and spears
have attacked a convoy of local government officials and legislators in Papua province,
killing one police officer and injuring 12 officials, reports said Saturday (13/11/04).
Hendropriyono's Spy Games (15/11/2004) #9528
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 14, 2004 01:47 AM
Laksamana.Net - Former National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Ahmad
Hendropriyono says Indonesian spies eavesdropped on phone calls by Australian
politicians and military figures during the 1999 East Timor crisis and unsuccessfully
tried to recruit Australian spies.
Death toll in Poso explosion rises to six (15/11/2004) #9527
The Jakarta Post, 11/14/2004 8:44:39 PM
JAKARTA (AFP): The death toll from a bombing in the Indonesian province of Central
Sulawesi has risen to six, a hospital worker said.
5 Killed in Poso Explosion (15/11/2004) #9526
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 14, 2004 12:52 AM
Laksamana.Net - Five people have been killed and at least four injured by an
explosion in a public passenger minivan near a police station in the religiously divided
city of Poso in Central Sulawesi province.
Indonesian blast kills five (15/11/2004) #9522
The Australian, November 13, 2004
From correspondents in Jakarta, Indonesia. A BOMB on a minibus exploded today on
Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing five people and raising tensions in a region where
religious fighting killed nearly 1000 people three years ago.
INFID's Short News Overview No. 32: November 5-11, 2004 (15/11/2004) #9519
INFID, November 11, 2004
Autopsy Report for Human Rights Activist Munir handed over. The Dutch Foreign
Minister confirmed that report on the autopsy, conducted on the body of the late Munir
has been handed over to the Indonesian Foreign Office by the Dutch Embassy in
Jakarta today (Nov. 11, 2004). Munir had died on a flight bound for Amsterdam on
Sept 7, 2004 (see INFID's SNO No. V/23: September 3-9, 2004).
Safeguard Rights in Indonesia (15/11/2004) #9518
Letter to Recently Elected Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Human Rights News, November 10, 2004
November 10, 2004. Dear President Yudhoyono: We write to congratulate you on your
electoral victory and recent inauguration as the first president ever to be chosen
directly by the Indonesian people. We wish you every success in the complex and
important undertaking ahead of you.
Chronology of Papua's division (12/11/2004) #9515
The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2004
Oct. 4, 1999: Law No. 45/1999 issued to establish West Irian Jaya and Central Irian
Jaya provinces, the regencies of Paniai, Mimika and Puncak Jaya, and the Sorong
mayoralty.
Central Irian Jaya Province Annulled (12/11/2004) #9514
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 12, 2004 12:01 AM
Laksamana.Net - The Constitutional Court has overturned a controversial law that
would have divided resource-rich and rebellious Papua province into three new
provinces, but ruled that one of the new provinces will remain intact.
Baasyir's Holiday Request Rejected (12/11/2004) #9513
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 11, 2004 09:38 PM
Laksamana.Net - South Jakarta District Court has rejected radical Islamic cleric Abu
Bakar Baasyir's request to celebrate the upcoming Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri outside
his jail cell, where he is being detained during his ongoing terrorism trial.
4 Bali Bombers Get Sentence Reductions (12/11/2004) #9512
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 11, 2004 11:17 PM
Laksamana.Net - Four men convicted for their minor involvement in the October 2002
Bali nightclub bombings will each receive a one-month sentence remission on the
occasion of the post-Ramadhan holiday period of Idul Fitri.
Four Terror Suspects Released (12/11/2004) #9511
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 10, 2004 11:40 AM
Laksamana.Net - Police have reportedly released four men recently detained for
questioning on suspicion of involvement in terrorism.
Indonesian court jails extremist for bomb attacks (11/11/2004) #9510
ABC AUSTRALIA, 11/11/2004, 09:30:43
An Indonesian court has sentenced a man described by prosecutors as a veteran
Islamic extremist, to four years in jail for his part in a series of bomb attacks.
Damanik Released from Prison! (11/11/2004) #9504
Jubilee Campaign USA, November 9, 2004
We are exceedingly pleased to report to you today that the Rev. Rinaldy Damanik,
the Indonesian pastor and peace activist who has been imprisoned since 2002 on
trumped-up charges of weapons possession, was granted early release this week and
is now a free man. Jubilee Campaign has been following Damanik's case over the last
three years and, in fact, Jubilee staff members visited him in his cell during a trip to
Indonesia in 2003. The following story comes from Compass Direct, a wire news
service that focuses on the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. For more
information on Damanik's case, visit our web site: www.jubileec ampaign.org.
'Provocation is new form of terror in post-conflict Poso' (10/11/2004) #9501
The Jakarta Post, November 10, 2004
Sporadic, unsolved and seemingly unprovoked crimes continue in post-conflict areas,
where residents have yet to recover from their trauma. Last week in the Central
Sulawesi town of Poso, a headless body was found just as social psychologist Ichsan
Malik was in the area. Renowned for his contributions to a grassroots peace
movement in Maluku, the director of the Jakarta-based Path to Peace Institute (Titian
Perdamian) spoke with The Jakarta Post correspondent Ruslan Sangadji on
post-conflict terror and current security trends in Poso.
Indon court rejects magazine lawsuit by Bashir (10/11/2004) #9498
ABC AUSTRALIA, 09/11/2004, 21:45:13
An Indonesian court has rejected a $US110 million libel lawsuit, brought by terror
suspect Abu Bakar Bashir against Time magazine, over an article linking him to the
Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group.
Grenade explodes, one dead (09/11/2004) #9492
The Jakarta Post, November 09, 2004
Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar. A hand grenade exploded on Monday
morning in Wajo regency, South Sulawesi province, killing one person and injuring two
others.
New death in restive Poso (09/11/2004) #9489
The Jakarta Post, 11/8/2004 12:59:16 PM
JAKARTA (AFP): The driver of a public minibus was Monday shot dead by a sniper in
the Indonesian town of Poso in Central Sulawesi where sporadic Muslim-Christian
violence has continued for the past four years, police said.
Police confirm arrest of two terror suspects (09/11/2004) #9486
The Jakarta Post, November 09, 2004
Tony Hotland and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bogor. The National
Police confirmed on Monday the arrest of two men by the force's antiterror squad in
Leuwilang district, Bogor regency, last week.
Police arrest three terror suspects (09/11/2004) #9485
The Jakarta Post, 11/8/2004 6:17:00 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): The authorities have arrested three suspects for alleged
involvement in terrorist activity, National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Paiman said on
Monday.
Gunshots alarm local residents (08/11/2004) #9483
The Jakarta Post, November 08, 2004
AMBON, Maluku: Gunshots late on Friday caused panic among residents of a mainly
Muslim neighborhood in riot-torn Ambon city, the capital of Maluku province.
Fire razes four houses in Ambon (08/11/2004) #9482
The Jakarta Post, November 08, 2004
AMBON, Maluku: Fire razed four houses in Ambon city late on Friday, but no
fatalities were reported.
Explosion rocks Makassar (08/11/2004) #9480
The Jakarta Post, November 08, 2004
MAKASSAR. South Sulawesi: Residents of Jl. Pampang in downtown Makassar
woke up on Saturday morning to an explosion that caused minor damage to three
houses.
Clashes damage houses, ships (08/11/2004) #9479
The Jakarta Post, November 08, 2004
Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Makassar. Separate communal clashes on Friday
and Saturday in South Sulawesi and Central Java left several people injured and
dozens of houses and ships damaged.
Hunt on for killer of Poso village chief (07/11/2004) #9476
The Jakarta Post, November 07, 2004
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Poso. A top police officer claimed on Saturday
that police investigators had identified the person who allegedly killed a Christian
village head in Poso regency.
East Timor's unfinished business (07/11/2004) #9472
BBC, Friday, 5 November, 2004, 15:06 GMT
By Sarah Buckley BBC News. Five years after 1,000 people died as East Timor broke
away from Indonesia, almost all those responsible for the violence are still walking
free.
Tension rises as Christian beheaded (06/11/2004) #9470
The Jakarta Post, November 06, 2004
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Poso. Local residents discovered at dawn Friday a
severed head in Sayo subdistrict, Poso regency, at dawn on Friday, with the Idul Fitri
holiday only a week away.
Christian man decapitated in new violence in Poso (06/11/2004) #9469
AsiaNews.it, 5 November, 2004
Poso (AsiaNews/Agencies) - A Christian man has been killed by decapitation in the
latest attack against non-Muslims in the sectarian violence-hit eastern Indonesian
town of Poso, police said on Friday.
Most Papuans no longer sympathize with security forces (06/11/2004) #9468
The Jakarta Post, November 06, 2004
Like war-torn Aceh, Papua remains in the spotlight. Papua Governor Jaap Solossa
talked with The Jakarta Post's Ridwan Max Sijabat on Friday after leading a Papuan
delegation to meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss the
situation in the province.
Police link local elite to Mamasa conflict (06/11/2004) #9467
The Jakarta Post, November 06, 2004
Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Parepare. Police said on Friday they believed that
local politicians masterminded the latest violence in Mamasa regency, West
Sulawesi, in which three villagers were killed.
More Killings in Aceh (06/11/2004) #9466
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 6, 2004 07:57 AM
Laksamana.Net - The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) says soldiers have killed five
separatist rebels in the latest violence in Aceh province, where a massive offensive
against guerrillas shows no signs of abating.
INFID's Short News Overview No. 31: Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2004 (06/11/2004) #9463
INFID, November 04, 2004
Indonesia swaps debt for school with Germany. Indonesia has agreed to a 23
million euro (US$29 million) debt swap with Germany, exchanging repayments for
badly-needed education projects, a government official said on Oct. 3. Jannes
Hutagalung, an official at the ministry of national education, said the deal to be
finalized next Monday would see Jakarta channeling funds meant for paying off its
debt into establishing junior high schools in east Indonesia.
Indonesia deploys 3,000 police as net closes on (04/11/2004) #9459
Malaysian bomb suspects
Tehran Times, November 4, 2004
JAKARTA (AFP) -- Indonesia has deployed 3,000 police in its West Java province
where two Malaysians wanted over the Bali bombings and other attacks are believed
to be hiding, a report said Wednesday.
Ba'asyir trial and the future of the Jemaah Islamiah (04/11/2004) #9457
Asia Times, Nov 3, 2004
By Eric Koo. Last Thursday Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was brought to trial in
an Indonesian court. Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI)
group, is being charged with inciting terror attacks on the state, including the Bali
bombing on October 12, 2002, and the Marriott Hotel bombing on August 5, 2003.
Maluku-East Timor to discuss border issue (03/11/2004) #9455
The Jakarta Post, November 03, 2004
AMBON, Maluku: Maluku Governor Karel Albert Rahalalu said on Tuesday that the
province would discuss border security issues with neighboring country East Timor in
the near future.
Police to Submit Files on Bombing Suspects (03/11/2004) #9454
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 3, 2004 06:27 AM
Laksamana.Net - Police say they will soon submit to state prosecutors evidence files
on two suspects in the September 9 suicide bombing outside the Australian Embassy
in Jakarta, paving the way for the pair to be tried for terrorism.
Some 3,000 police hunt for top terror suspects (03/11/2004) #9453
The Jakarta Post, November 03, 2004
Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Cirebon. National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar
said police would intensify their search, mostly in West Java, for Dr. Azahari bin
Husin and Noordin Mohd. Top, key suspects in the Australian Embassy attack.
Ba'asyir trial: Wrong war, wrong place (03/11/2004) #9452
Asia Times, Nov 3, 2004
By Gary LaMoshi. DENPASAR, Bali - As he faces a second trial on terrorism
charges, Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has taken on symbolic value far beyond
his real importance.
Yudhoyono's cabinet mirrors conflicts (03/11/2004) #9448
within Indonesia's ruling elite
World Socialist Web Site, 1 November 2004
By John Roberts. Indonesia's new 34-member cabinet was sworn in on October 21,
the day after the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The
announcement of the cabinet's composition was made by Yudhoyono and his
vice-president Jusuf Kalla from Jakarta's presidential palace just before midnight,
some four hours behind schedule.
Deadly violence flares in Indonesia's restive north (02/11/2004) #9447
ABC AUSTRALIA, 02/11/2004, 05:33:36
Violence has again flared in Indonesia's restive northern province of Aceh where at
least 19 people have died over the past few days.
Damanik: Prisoner AND President (02/11/2004) #9446
Jubilee Campaign USA, November 1, 2004
On Sunday, October 17, Rev. Rinaldy Damanik, imprisoned for three years on a
trumped-up charge of "carrying illegal weapons," was elected by an overwhelming
majority as President of his Church, the GKST (Gereja Kristen Sulawesi Tengah /
Christian Church of Central Sulawesi). The GKST is the largest Protestant church
body in the Central Sulawesi region.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 450 (01/11/2004) #9442
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 31, 2004
17 YEARS POSTULATED FOR SECRETARY GENERAL FKM - On October 29,
2004, the prosecution at the Ambon District Court postulated 17 years imprisonment
for FKM Secretary General Moses Tuanakotta.
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