HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, January 23, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 128   TENSENESS IN AMBON - Due to the unfavourable situation, yesterday most people in Ambon town preferred to stay at home. The bridge at Pohon Pule, linking the centre of the town to the christian neighbourhoods to the west, was closed by the security forces, so that people who wanted to go to town, had to walk along the alternative track across the hills. This morning the road crossing the bridge was opened again.   HIGH RANKING OFFICERS ARRESTED - There was much shooting near the shore of Mardika neighbourhood between muslims and the security forces starting at about 9.00 PM on January 21 up to about 8.00 AM the following morning, resulting in, on muslim side, ten people being killed and more than a dozen wounded. Thus was reported by Mr. Malik Selang, secretary of the emergency department of the local MUI (muslim staff at the Al-Fatah mosque). The locally stationed Marinirs and Combined Military Forces (Yon-Gab) were more and more being surrounded by the attackers, they were even shot at from building upper floors. The attackers seemed to get additional combatants from the shore, where speedboats unloaded muslim warriors, whereas the Yon-Gab, too, got reenforcements. At last it became apparent that the attackers central command was located in nearby hotel Wijaya II. Entering the place early in the morning of January 22, the Yon-Gab soldiers found a number of Military and Police officers, among whom three high ranking officers, with their weapons. They were arrested immediately. Besides officers, others, too, were arrested, up to a total of 40 persons. They will be tried accordingly. Among those arrested was Police Lieutenant Colonel, Waramas Saragih.   UNREST IN WAHAI - (See Report 126, no. 5) The attack on Wahai by muslim masses from other villages on January 21, was carried out while the christians were in church for Sunday Worship. So nothing obstructed the attackers to burn down more than 60 houses of christians.     CORRECTION on TWO BODIES - Yesterday we wrote in Report 127 no 2: The conflict escalated when two muslims, Ruslan and Yudhi, were dragged by a military panzer vehicle, causing them to be killed . Siwalima newspaper received this information from Mr. Malik Selang, secretary of the emergency department of the local MUI (muslim staff at the Al-Fatah mosque). However, this piece of information turns out to be not true and might have been issued to besmirch the Yon-Gab military and oust them from the Moluccas.Thus was stated by Military Chief Commander I Made Yassa.   C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com