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 31, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 133 1. ISLAMISATION - Once again asked by reporters whether there had been forced islamisation on the island of Kesui and Teor, Governor M.Saleh Latuconsina on local TV last night spoke more clearly. Though not acknowledging that the christians on Kesui and Teor physically had been forced to become islam, nevertheless he conceded that for these christians the only way to save their lives was to become islam. He said that this could be appropriately said of 97% of these christians. Meanwhile, christians insist that the violators of Human Rights at Kesui and Teor should be brought to justice. 2. PROVOCATEUR OF THE CONFLICT AT KESUI - According to "Suara Maluku" newspaper, somebody whose name is not mentioned, was brought to the governor when the evacuationship lay anchored off the coast of Kesui. It then became apparent that the conflict on the island of Kesui was triggered in a not much different way from what had been the start of whole North Moluccas conflict last year: namely a provocating letter which was had allegedly been written by (protestant) Church leaders. The governor entrusted the case to the local police commander (Though having been invited, the Provincial Police was not represented in the evacuation team). 3. FOREIGNERS SENT BACK - "Suara Maluku" reports that on January 24, thirteen Dutchmen, delegates of several organisations in the Netherlands that are concerned about all what has been happening in the Moluccas, came to the Moluccas. They called themselves "Delegasi Omaratan" (Omaratan Delegation) and their mission was given the motto "Sebab Buah Dikenal Pohonnya" (Because The Fruit Is Known By Its Tree). Local authorities, however, suspect that among these thirteen, there are four military-oriented persons. Three of these thirteen persons, members of the Sultan Babullah Foundation in Holland, having arrived at Ternate, North Moluccas, wanted to go on to Tobelo, island of Halmahera, in order to attend a meeting of Halmahera christians there, which was to be held on January 28. However, since the situation there was regarded by local authorities to be not adequately conducive yet, the Governor, Mr. Muhyi Effendie, forbade them to go there, he even sent them out of the North Moluccas, back to Jakarta, on January 26. 4. VICTIMS IN AMBON - In the evening of January 29, Miss Novembri Tuarisa (26), when debarking at the muslim controlled Jos Sudarso harbour, Ambon, was beaten to death. In the morning of January 30, a boy, named Raphael Ferdinandus, was found dead in a pool of blood at the side of the road near Kampung Kolam, Ambon. The cause of his death is still under investigation (reported by "Suara Maluku").  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